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Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Winners: Iraqi Film ‘The President’s Cake’ Clinches People’s Choice Audience Award
Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Winners: Iraqi Film ‘The President’s Cake’ Clinches People’s Choice Audience Award
It celebrates the legacy of late Belgian director Chantal Akerman, a long-time friend of the Fortnight, who premiered several works, including Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, in the section. The jury this year consisted of Marie Boudon (Cinéma le Méliès, Montreuil, France); Ditte Daugbjerg Christensen (Øst for Paradis, Aarhus, Denmark); Caro Raedts (Cinema ZED, Leuven, Belgium) and Piotr Szczyszyk (Kino Palacowe, Poznań, Poland). The screenplay is by the director Carnoy, with photography by Arnaud Guez, sound by Charlie Cabocel, François Aubinet, Thibaud Rie and Mathieu Cox, production design by Yasmina Chavanne, editing by Suzana Pedro, and music by Pierre Desprats.
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