As much as people have quibbles with (much more democratically voted-on) awards like the Oscars, the decisions by juries at film festivals tend to be even more contentious. Usually drawn from practitioners and actors, with a few other curious participants in there as well, jurors often come in with their own likes, dislikes and agendas, and in the absence of a unanimous choice, often end up settling for compromises.
Indeed, this year's Cannes Film Festival jury president Nanni Moretti said, after the awards were unveiled this past weekend, that none of the them were unanimously voted for (word is Andrea Arnold in particular was a fervent opponent of Leos Carax's "Holy Motors"). That being said, their Palme D'Or winner was a popular one: while a few critics were rooting for "Holy Motors," almost everyone was delighted that Michael Haneke's "Amour" picked up the prize (his second in four years,...
Indeed, this year's Cannes Film Festival jury president Nanni Moretti said, after the awards were unveiled this past weekend, that none of the them were unanimously voted for (word is Andrea Arnold in particular was a fervent opponent of Leos Carax's "Holy Motors"). That being said, their Palme D'Or winner was a popular one: while a few critics were rooting for "Holy Motors," almost everyone was delighted that Michael Haneke's "Amour" picked up the prize (his second in four years,...
- 5/31/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
So, it’s the final day at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and, if you’ve been around these parts in the last few weeks, you’ll know about our excitement at the fact that an African film, Un homme qui crie (A Screaming Man), by Chadian filmmaker, Mahamet-Saleh Haroun is in competition for this year’s Palm d’or. Reviews coming out of Cannes have been quite positive and, as of the date of the film’s screening, on May 16th, its has been seen by some as a front-runner for the top prize.
Following up Tambay’s “first look” post over a week ago, I’ve been watching Haroun’s Cannes 2010 coverage on the official Cannes Film Festival website, which now has english language subtitled clips from the film, as well as photo call, press conference and red carpet coverage.
For those of you who didn’t catch Tambay’s post,...
Following up Tambay’s “first look” post over a week ago, I’ve been watching Haroun’s Cannes 2010 coverage on the official Cannes Film Festival website, which now has english language subtitled clips from the film, as well as photo call, press conference and red carpet coverage.
For those of you who didn’t catch Tambay’s post,...
- 5/23/2010
- by MsWOO
- ShadowAndAct
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