Iranian Cinema maverick Jafar Panahi must be doing something right to still be making films that move international audiences, if not transform them by virtue of contact with his understated art.
Cannes has gone corporate, but still has some sand in its Juries.
Winning the Palme d'Or is still a big deal. Congratulations to Jafar Panahi.
Palme d’Or: “It Was Just An Accident,” Jafar Panahi
Grand Prix: “Sentimental Value,” Joachim Trier
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho, “The Secret Agent”
Actor: Wagner Moura, “The Secret Agent”
Actress: Nadia Melliti, “Little Sister”
Jury Prize — TIE: “Sirat,” Olivier Laxe AND “Sound of Falling,” Mascha Schilinski
Special Award (Prix Spécial): “Resurrection,” Bi Gan
Screenplay: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, “Young Mothers”
OTHER PRIZES
Camera d’Or: ”The President’s Cake,” Hasan Hadi
Camera d’Or Special Mention: “My Fther’s Shadow,” Akinola Davies Jr.
Short Film Palme d’Or: “I’m Glad You’re Dead Now,” Tawfeek Barhom
Short Film Special Mention: “Ali,” Adnan Al Rajeev
Golden Eye Documentary Prize: “Imago,” Déni Oumar Pitsaev
Golden Eye Special Jury Prize: “The Six Billion Dollar Man,” Eugene Jarecki
Queer Palm: “Little Sister,” Hafsia Heerzi
Palme Dog: Panda, “The Love That Remains”
FIPRESCI Award (Competition): “The Secret Agent,” Kleber Mendonça Filho
FIPRESCI Award (Un Certain Regard): “Urchin,” Harris Dickinson
FIPRESCI Award (Parallel Sections): “Dandelion’s Odyssey,” Momoko Seto
UN CERTAIN REGARD
Un Certain Regard Award: “The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo,” Diego Céspedes
Jury Prize: “A Poet,” Simón Mesa Soto
Best Director Prize: Tarzan and Arab Nasser, “Once Upon a Time in Gaza”
Performance Awards: Cléo Diara, “I Only Rest in the Storm”; Frank Dillane, “Urchin”
Best Screenplay: Harry Lighton, “Pillion”
Special Mention: “Norah,” Tawfik Alzaidi
DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT
Europa Cinemas Label: “Wild Foxes,” Valéry Carnoy
Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers Prize: “Wild Foxes,” Valéry Carnoy
Audience Choice Award: “The President’s Cake,” Hasan Hadi
CRITICS’ WEEK
Grand Prize: “A Useful Ghost,” Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
French Touch Prize: “Imago,” Déni Oumar Pitsaev
GAN Foundation Award for Distribution: Le Pacte, “Left-Handed Girl”
Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award: Théodore Pellerin, “Nino”
Leitz Cine Discovery Prize (short film): “L’mina,” Randa Maroufi
Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers Prize: Guillermo Galoe and Victor Alonso-Berbel, “Sleepless City”
Canal+ Short Film Award: “Erogenesis,” Xandra Popescu
IMMERSIVE COMPETITION
“From Dust,” Michel van der Aa
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