Cannes: Icelandic Film ‘Hrútar’ Wins The Top Un Certain Regard Prize, Japan’s Kiyoshi Kurosawa Wins Best Director

19 films hailing from 21 different countries played in competition in the Un Certain Regard section of Cannes 2015. Announced today, the top prize went to an Icelandic film, Grímur Hákonarson's “Hrútar” and the Best Director award went to Japanese filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa for his film “Journey To The Shore.” The jury, comprise of president Isabella Rossellini (filmmaker - United States, Italy), and jurors Haifaa al-Mansour (director - Saudi Arabia), Panos H. Koutras (director - Greece), Nadine Labaki (director, actress - Lebanon) and Tahar Rahim (actor - France) gave out film prize total. Here’s Rossellini’s statement: “We, the jury, would like to thank...

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