The 69th Cannes Film Festival has wrapped!
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The movie tells a story in which a writer goes back, after 12 years of absence, to his hometown, planning on annoucing his upcoming death to his family.
Entertainment Desk – The Cannes film festival marked its end with the prestigious “Palme D’Or” award goes to British filmmaker Ken loach for his extraordinary portrayal of a carpenter fighting bureaucracy in the film “I, Daniel Blake”.
I, Daniel Blake is an indictment of the austerity/state welfare policies in Britain, and tells the story of an elderly man who has to stop working after suffering a heart attack, but loses his welfare benefits as well.
In addition, DFI grantee films, Mimosas and Diamond Island won key prizes at the Critics Week and Directors Fortnight sections of the 2016 Festival. An incident linked to the previous tenant will dramatically change their life.
Despite mixed reviews, director Asghar Farhadis film The Salesman picked up several awards including best screenplay and best actor for Shahab Hosseini.
Jaclyn Jose in Ma’Rosa was named Best Actress.
The other jury members included four females, actress Kirsten Dunst from the United States, producer Katayoon Shahabi from Iran, actress and director Valeria Golino from Italy, and French actress Vanessa Paradis.
He also shot the film American Honey, which won the Jury Prize.
And even fewer expected “It’s Only The End Of The World”, directed by Xavier Dolan, to win second prize, the Grand Prix, after being universally slated by critics.
This year, 21 films were competing for the award.
This year’s jury of the main competition was composed of nine people, headed by Australian film director George Miller.
Houda Benyamina’s “Divines” about a young French teenage girl from a tough immigrant suburb got the nod for best first film, the Camera d’Or.
“We are delighted that their talent and creativity has been recognised by the festival jury and want to congratulate them on their success”.
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Ken Loach set scenes of I, Daniel Blake in a timber yard, with MH Southern, on Church Bank, used as the backdrop and some of the firm’s staff drafted in as extras and given lines.
