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Cannes film festival : Romanian Director Cristian Mungiu takes Best Director award
Romania’s Cristian Mungiu and France’s Olivier Assayas share best director prize at Cannes for this 69th edition. Mungiu, who won the Palme d’Or in 2007, was rewarded for his critically-acclaimed “Baccalaureat / Graduation” about a father’s dilemma of what to tell his daughter about a corrupt world. Romania had for this 69th edition five movies in competition, an impressive number taking into consideration the real situation of the local film industry.
After 10 days and 21 films in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, the top prizes were awarded last night. On the way into the Palais this evening, members of George Miller’s jury said they now hold the record for the longest deliberation time ever, notes www.deadline.com.
Also, other Romanian movies and co-productions were awarded during this festival
FIPRESCI awarded the debut of young Romanian Bogdan Mirica with 'Caini' (Dogs)
The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) awarded on Saturday night its prizes to films in the official selections of the Cannes film festival; the critics validated by one of their three prizes the debut of young Romanian Bogdan Mirica with 'Caini' (Dogs), competing in the 'Un Certain Regard' selection.
"A promising first feature that skillfully mixes crime and western genres, giving us insight into conflicts of contemporary Romania, " the critics jury motivated its choice of 'Dogs', Agerpres correspondent reports. The film actually delves into the issue of land property restoration, where Mirica finds a fable on the complexity of the human soul.
The audience ovation showed approval of the jury's decision.