MOSCOW (Sputnik) — French filmmaker Jacques Audiard was awarded the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, organizers said Sunday via the festival's official Twitter account.
The 63-year-old director collected the Palme d'Or award for "Dheepan," a drama film about a former Sri Lankan insurgent arriving in Paris in search of a better life.
Palme d'or #Cannes2015: Dheepan by Jacques Audiard http://t.co/7kHWMMlFTy pic.twitter.com/cVl5VrIsGC
— Festival de Cannes (@Festival_Cannes) May 24, 2015
Audiard also claimed the Grand Prix, the second-best prestigious award of the Cannes Festival, in 2009 for his "A Prophet" prison drama.
This year, the jury, chaired by US sibling directors Joel and Ethan Coen, awarded the Grand Prix to Hungary's Laszlo Nemes for his debut feature "Son of Saul."
Another local talent, Vincent Lindon, scooped the Best Actor prize for his turn in "The Measure of a Man."
Hou Hsiao-Hsien of Taiwan was named the Best Director for his martial arts film "The Assassin."
