“I don’t know what to say” says a shocked looking Warwick Thornton; Viva le cinema…
The emotions are high and the press office a frenzy. Am sitting next to Amanda Palmer who is looking like she just won an award in a sexy 1920s flavoured black getup. Will catch up with her later and also hopefully some Samson and Delilah team who must be jumping off the walls. Saw Stephanie Bunbury first in, in the press conference just now, good on her, so you should be able to read her story tomorrow in SMH and the AGE. My story will be in Screenhub Australia on Monday also and later on here.
so other priwes are:
Palme D’Or: The White Ribbon
Grand Prix: Un Prophet
Lifetime Achievement: Alain Resnais
Best director: Brillante MENDOZA for KINATAY
Jury Prize: Fish Tank and Bak-Jwi
Male Actor: Christopher Waltz in Inglorious Barstards
Female Actor: Charlotte Gainsbourg
Screenplay: Mei Feng for CHUN FENG CHEN ZUI DE YE WAN
Short film
Palme D’OR: Arena directed by Joao Salaviza
Special mention: The Six Dollar Fifty Man
Res of prizes see the Cannes Film Festival website
