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Cannes Prizes Un Certain Regard: “Captain Fantastic” Wins Best Director, “Olli Maki” is Best FIlm

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Here’s the list from the Un Certain Regard section of Cannes. Congrats to Matt Ross, who won Best Director for “Captain Fantastic.” This movie will be a break out in the US when it’s released July 8th.


PRIZE OF UN CERTAIN REGARD

HYMYILEVÄ MIES

(THE HAPPIEST DAY IN THE LIFE OF OLLI MÄKI)

DE JUHO KUOSMANEN

JURY PRIZE

FUCHI NI TATSU

(HARMONIUM)

DE FUKADA KÔJI

PRIZE FOR BEST DIRECTOR

MATT ROSS

POUR CAPTAIN FANTASTIC


PRIZE FOR BEST SCREENPLAY

DELPHINE COULIN, MURIEL COULIN

POUR VOIR DU PAYS (THE STOPOVER)

UN CERTAIN REGARD SPECIAL PRIZE

LA TORTUE ROUGE

(THE RED TURTLE)

DE MICHAEL DUDOK DE WIT

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Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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