The Cannes Film Festival is handing out its awards now. We'll have them for you as they are announced from the Palais. **Palme d'Or Court Metrage:** _Cross Country_ (dir: Maryna Vroda) **Camera dOr (best first film)**: _Las Acasias_ (dir: Pablo Giorgelli) **Official Competition** **Prix Du Jury:** _Poliss_ (dir: Maiwenn) **Prix du Scenario (Screenplay):** Joseph Cedar, _Footnote_ (Israel) MORE Brad Pitt's new movie The Tree Of Life has grown on Cannes Film Festival judges - it has won the coveted Palme d'Or prize for Best Film.The movie, directed by Terrence Malick, follows the fortunes of two young boys brought up by a strict, brutal... Kirsten Dunst attends the premiere of Cannes Film Festival's closing movie, Christophe HonorĂ©'s Les Bien-Aimes, held at the Palais des Festivals on Sunday (May 22) in Cannes, France. The 29-year-old actress wore a Chanel Haute Couture dress from the Spring/Summer 2010 collection. Kirsten accessorized with Chanel jewels and vintage Valentino shoes. Les Bien-Aimes, aka The Beloved, [...] American director Terrence Malick's expansive drama "The Tree of Life" won the top honor at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, while Kirsten Dunst took the best-actress prize for the apocalyptic saga "Melancholia." > Actress Elena Anaya, right, kisses director Pedro Almodovar on the cheek as they arrive for the screening of The Skin I Live In, at the 64th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 19, 2011. > In this photo taken Tuesday, May 17, 2011, actor Brad Pitt poses for portraits after an interview with the Associated Press promoting the film The Tree of Life at the 64th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, . > Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan arrives for the closing ceremony at the 64th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 22, 2011. > Actress Kirsten Dunst arrives for the closing ceremony at the 64th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 22, 2011. CANNES, France (Reuters) - U.S. director Terrence Malick's long-awaited film "The Tree of Life" won the Palme d'Or prize for best picture at the Cannes film festival on Sunday. US director Terrence Malick's 'The Tree of Life' wins Cannes Film Festival's top prize CANNES, France (Reuters) - Kirsten Dunst won best actress in Cannes Sunday for her role in "Melancholia," directed by Denmark's Lars Von Trier who was thrown out of the film festival for joking he was a Nazi and Hitler sympathiser. Film News: Mars Films to simultaneously release film in France -- Woody Allen's romantic comedy, "Midnight in Paris," will open the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 11. Bigger stars on the carpet, a stronger film industry and the much anticipated comeback of U.S. director Terrence Malick are set to give this year's Cannes Film Festival a boost after... ... Valmont, the luxury Swiss skincare house, will operate an exclusive Pop-Up Spa at the 64th International Cannes Film Festival catering to the A-list. Some big news has hit the wire regarding the 64th Festival de Cannes. Here's the full press release: ("Emma Jones," December 3, 2010) Cannes, France - Nine monks go about the simple rhythms of their life, in the certain knowledge that they face an imminent death. Hardly a movie pitch which would have predicted success but Xavier Beauvois's Of Gods and Men was not only runner up at this year's Cannes Film Festival; it 's now the French Oscar entry - as well as taking more than 8m euro at the French box office. The Croisette is in full bloom this year. There will be plenty of flashbulbs popping at the 64th Cannes Film Festival as Brad Pitt and Sean Penn walk the red carpet on behalf of Terrence... Christophe Honore's Les Bien-Aimés ( The Beloved ) has been selected to close the Cannes Film Festival this year. The musical drama, which takes place over a half century, from the 60s to the present, and was filmed in Paris, London, Prague,... BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Walking Shadows LLC announces that the surprise hit of the Cannes Film Festival, 'COLIN,' a British zombie movie, which cost just $75 (GBP 45) to make, will make its North American Premiere at the 13th Floor Haunted House in San Antonio, Texas on Thursday, September 23, 2010 - before moving to theaters nationwide in September and October. PARIS (AP) -- Pedro Almodovar's story of a plastic surgeon bent on exacting vigilante justice and Terrence Malick's period piece about three Midwestern brothers, starring Brad Pitt, are among 19 movies vying for the top prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival....
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