It’s the final day of the Cannes Film Festival today, and following yesterday’s announcement of the Director’s Fortnight awards, now we have word from Critics Week and FIPRESCI ahead of tonight’s official competition ceremony. Meanwhile, the festival’s official sidebar, Un Certain Regard (UCR), has also announced its results.
UCR, which presented 20 films from 20 different countries, has given its top prize to Greek repression drama Kynodontas (Dogtooth). Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it’s a tale of three teenage children who are completely cut off from the outside world by their parents.
This year’s selection featured works by named auteurs like Bong Joon-ho and Hirokazu Kore-eda who went home empty-handed. Precious, directed by Lee Daniels and starring Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz and Mo’Nique, also failed to scoop an award, despite tremendous praise for its handling of its subject matter and performances.
Un Certain Regard
UN CERTAIN REGARD PRIZE
Dogtooth – Yorgos Lanthimos
UN CERTAIN REGARD JURY PRIZE
Police, Adjective – Corneliu Porumboiu
SPECIAL PRIZE UN CERTAIN REGARD 2009
No One Knows About The Persian Cats – Bahman Ghobadi
Father of My Children – Mia Hansen-Love
Critics’ Week
CRITICS’ WEEK GRAND PRIX
Goodbye Gary – Nassim Amaouche
SACD PRIZE
Lost Persons Area – Caroline Strubbe
CID/CCAS CASH PRIZE
Whisper With the Wind – Shahram Alidi
Ofaj/TV5 MONDE (VERY) YOUNG CRITIC AWARD
Whisper With the Wind
REGARDS JEUNES PRIZE
Whisper With the Wind
CANAL PLUS GRAND PRIX (SHORT)
Seeds of the Fall – Patrick Eklund
KODAK SHORT FILM DISCOVERY PRIZE
Logorama – Francois Alaux, Herve de Crecy, Ludovic Houplain
FIPRESCI
The FIPRESCI federation of film critics presents one award to a film in the official competition, one to a film in Un Certain Regard and one to a film in either Critics’ Week or Director’s Fortnight.
COMPETITION
The White Ribbon – Michael Haneke
UN CERTAIN REGARD
Police, Adjective – Corneliu Porumboiu
DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT/CRITICS’ WEEK
Amreeka – Cherien Dabis
