66th Cannes Film Festival: Top honor to ‘Blue is the Warmest Colour’

May 31, 2013

Recently concluded 66^th Cannes Film Festival held in Cannes, France conferred honors on some of the best films from across the world. The top award- the Palme d’Or went to Blue is the Warmest Colour (La Vie D’Adèle Chapitres) directed by French-Tunisian filmmaker Abdellatif Kechiche.
The film which starred Adele Exarchopoulos and Lea Seydoux is cinematic adaptation of a novel by Julie Maroh.
Other Awards

Grand Prix: Inside Llewyn Davis directed by Coen brothers
Jury Prize: Like Father, Like Son directed by Hirokazu Kore-Eda
Best Director Prize: Mexico’s Amat Escalante for his film Heli
Best Actor prize: Bruce Dern for Nebraska
Best Actress prize: Berenice Bejo of France for her role in The Past