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Cannes Film Festival Pays Tribute To “Unique & Visionary Artist” David Lynch

The Cannes Film Festival has paid tribute to director David Lynch who was a long-time habitué, winning it Palme d’Or prize for Wild at Heart in 1990 and serving as jury president in 2002. “It is with infinite sadness that we learn of the passing of David Lynch, a unique and visionary artist whose work has influenced cinema like few others,” the festival said in a statement following the announcement of the director’s death on Thursday at the age of 78. Lynch was a regular guest at Cannes, kicking off with Wild at Hear t for which he won the Palme d’Or in 1990, beating other contenders such as Clint Eastwood’s White Hunter, Black Heart, Ken Loach’s Hidden Agenda and Jean-Luc Godard’s Nouvelle Vague.

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