Cannes 2021: Julia Ducournau Wins Top Honour

Julia Ducournau’s “Titane,” a wild body-horror thriller won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, making Ducournau the second female filmmaker to win the festival’s top honor in its 74 year history.

Ducournau’s win was a long-awaited triumph. The only previous female filmmaker to win Cannes’ top honor among the most prestigious awards in cinema was Jane Campion for “The Piano” in 1993.

The award for “Titane” an extremely violent film this year’s jury said came out of a democratic process of conversation and debate.

The Cannes Festival, until 2003 was called the International Film Festival and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival. It’s an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around the world.

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