Haneke's 'WHITE RIBBON' Wins Cannes' Palme d'Or

Variety is reporting that Michael Haneke's "The White Ribbon," the black-and-white drama set in a rural German village on the eve of WWI, received the Palme d'Or from the jury of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival on Sunday. The trade paper also reports that Sony Pictures Classics nabbed the North American rights to the film before the festival. 

The Grand Prix was awarded to French helmer Jacques Audiard's tough prison drama, "A Prophet."

Actor Christoph Waltz won the acting prize for his multilingual turn in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds." Charlotte Gainsbourg took best actress honors for her performance as a grieving mother in Lars von Trier's "Antichrist," the designated scandale of this year's fest.

86 year old French film veteran Alain Resnais, in competition with "Wild Grass," received a lifetime achievement award from the jury.

2009 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION JURY PRIZES:

Palme d'Or

"The White Ribbon" (Michael Haneke, Germany-France-Austria-Italy)

Grand Prix

"A Prophet" (Jacques Audiard, France)

Special Jury Prize

Alain Resnais, "Wild Grass" (France)

Director

Brillante Mendoza ("Kinatay," Philippines)

Jury Prize

"Fish Tank" (Andrea Arnold, U.K.), "Thirst" (Park Chan-wook, South Korea-U.S.)

Actor

Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds" (U.S.-Germany)

Actress

Charlotte Gainsbourg, "Antichrist" (Denmark-Germany-France-Sweden-Italy-Poland)

Screenplay

Mei Feng, "Spring Fever" (Hong Kong-France)

SHORT FILMS JURY PRIZES:

Palme d'Or

"Arena" (Joao Salaviza, Portugal)

Special Mention

"The Six Dollar Fifty Man" (Mark Albiston, Louis Sutherland, New Zealand)

UN REGARD JURY AWARDS:

Main Prize

"Dogtooth" (Yorgos Lanthimos, Greece)

Jury Prize

"Police, Adjective" (Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania)

Special Prize

"No One Knows About Persian Cats" (Bahman Ghobadi, Iran), "Father of My Children" (Mia Hansen-Love, France)

OTHER MAIN JURY AWARDS:

Camera d'Or

"Samson and Delilah" (Warwick Thornton)

Special Mention

"Ajami" (Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani, Israel-Germany)

The Critics' Week Grand Prix

"Farewell Gary" (Nassim Amamouche, France)

Fipresci Awards

Competition: "The White Ribbon" (Michael Haneke, Germany-Austria-France-Italy) Un Certain Regard: "Police, Adjective" (Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania) Directors' Fortnight: "Amreeka" (Cherien Dabis, Canada-Kuwait-U.S.). To read the full Variety article click here.

 

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