Tonight in Cannes, within the Award Gala of the 69th Edition of the Film Festival, George Miller, Chairman of the Jury, announced the winners.
Cristian Mungiu (
Bacalaureat/Graduation) was granted the Best Director Award, ex aequo with Olivier Assayas (
Personal Shopper – a French production).
British director Ken Loach won the Palme d’Or for the feature
I, Daniel Blake, and the Grand Prix went to Xavier Dolan (
Mommy) for the feature
It’s Only the End of the World. The Jury Award went to Andrea Arnold, for
American Honey, a Great Britain – USA co-production.
Un Certain Regard was won by Juno Kuosmanen of Finland, for the feature
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki. Yesterday evening, the winner of the
FIPRESCI – Un Certain Regard Award was also announced:
Bogdan Mirică, for his film
Câini/Dogs.
