The wordless animated film about a man stranded on a desert island won the Special Jury Prize of the program section Un Certain Regard.
The Dutch director Michael Dudok de Wit worked for almost ten years to the movie, he made a major Japanese animation producer Ghibli. The director won fifteen years ago an Oscar for his short animated film Father and daughter .
Wonderful moment
“This is a wonderful moment after ten years of very hard work, “Dudok de Wit informs after the ceremony. The jury stated in a note to The Red Turtle a rare, very poetic film is.
When the award was announced, was in the audience especially by the Japanese throughout loud cheering and applause. “It is the first time that Studio Ghibli in Cannes has won a prize. This is both for me and for Ghibli as for the film a very happy day.”
Viggo Mortensen
the Finnish boxing movie the Happiest day in the life of Olli Maki received the award for best title of the program section Un Certain Regard. American film Captain Fantastic , with actor Viggo Mortensen as a hippie father who goes on a road trip with his six children, was awarded Best Director.
Michael Dudok de Wit comes after the festival Cannes to the Netherlands on June 20 The Red Turtle will premiere at cinema Eye in Amsterdam. The film will be shown from July 7 in Dutch cinemas
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