Saturday, May 22, 2010

63rd Festival de Cannes Un Certain Regard Award Winners


Not long ago the section had its award ceremony and here are the winners that really excited me and perhaps starts to make the awards more interesting.

Prize of Un Certain Regard - Fondation Groupama Gan Pour Le Cinema: 하하하 Ha Ha Ha, Hong Sangsoo, South Korea, 2010

Jury Prize: Octubre (October), Daniel Vega and Diego Vega, Peru, Venezuela and Spain, 2010

Prize for Best Performance: Adela Sanchez, Eva Bianco and Victoria Raposo in Los Labios (The Lips), Ivan Fund and Santiago Loza, Argentina, 2010

The jury presided by Claire Denis did not disappointed (me) by honoring films that at least seem intriguing (to me). Congratulations to South Korea, Peru and Argentina! To read the official announcement go here.

Collateral Awards

FIPRESCI Award: Pál Adrienn (Adrienn Pal), Ágnes Kocsis, Hungary, Netherlands, France and Austria, 2010

Prix du Regard Jeune: Les Amours Imaginaires (Heartbeats), Xavier Dolan, Canada, 2010

This is it for this year.

Cheers!!!

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