I’m starting post with info from twitter that’s just pouring, but will not publish until awards are posted at the official site; still I’m getting info from the official festival twitter feed.
Here are the winners that Emir Kusturica and his jury selected for this year.
Un Certain Regard Prize (tie):
아리랑 Arirang, Kim ki-duk, South Korea
Halt Auf Freier Strecke (Stopped on Track), Andreas Dresen, Germany
Jury Prize: Elena, Andrei Zvyagintsev, Russia
Best Director: Mohammad Rasoulof for Bé Omid é Didar (Good Bye)
FIPRESCI Award: L'Exercice de l'Etat (The Minister), Pierre Schoeller, France
To read official press release please go here.Very pleased with winners as almost all -except one- are films that I have to watch and definitively will watch.
The Un Certain Regard Award Winners and the Jury