Juliette Binoche Best Actress at the 63rd Cannes

Cannes Film Festival successfully held for the 63rd time on Sunday (05/23/2010). Juliette Binoche had won an award for Best Actress.

As quoted from the official site of Cannes Film Festival, Monday (24/05/2010), Juliette who is now 46 years old, received the award through her role as Elle in the movie 'Certified Copy'. The movie is a movie plots Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami origin.

French actress Juliette is a considerable achievement in the international arena. In fact, in 1996 and then, she ever got the award for Best Supporting Actress at the Academy Awards through her role in 'The English Patient'.

Meanwhile, the award for Best Actor achieved by Javier Bardem and Elio Germano. Bardem gets the award by his role in 'Biutiful', and Germano is thank his act in 'Our Life'.

Award Palme d'Or for short film category went to 'Barking Island' which worked by Serge Avedikian. And, the short film 'Bathing Mickey' Frida's work succeeded in bringing home Kempff Jury Prize award.

Thailand Film Triumphed at Cannes

Shock occurred at the Cannes Film Festival 63rd be held on Sunday (05/23/2010). For the first time, film production Thailand triumphed in one of the most prestigious film festival that.

As quoted from the official website of the Cannes Film Festival, Monday (24/05/2010), 'Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives' was awarded the Palme d'Or. Horror fantasy genre film by Apichatpong Weerasethakul is tilled, the director from Thailand.

"It's like another world for me. I thank to the spirits and ghosts in Thailand which all this becomes reality I can stand here," says Apichatpong Weerasethakul.

The Grand Prix, the award for the second champion fell to the 'Of Gods and Men', directed by Xavier Beauvois. Meanwhile, 'A Screaming Man', a film set in the civil war claim Mahamat-Saleh Haroun successfully reached the Jury Prize.

Mathieu Amalric, the French actor managed to get a Best Director award. Award to Mathieu provided by star of 'Twilight', Kristen Stewart, who was promoting her new movie there.

Cannes Film Festival Opening 'Robin Hood'

Cannes Film Festival was held back for the 63rd time. 'Robin Hood' a collaboration between the director Ridley Scott and actor Russell Crowe will be the first film to be shown at the festival.

As quoted by the BBC, Wednesday (05/12/2010), actor and supporting actress of the movie, like Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett and Max von Sydow was determined to be present at the event, unless the director Ridley Scott. Reportedly, Scott absent because his knee had not recovered after surgery.

Scott is a director who simply have a name at the Cannes Film Festival. Two of his films made, 'The Duellists' and 'Thelma and Louise' had received awards in the 90s.

Still around Cannes in 2010, the director of 'Alice in Wonderland', Tim Burton, also elected president of film festival juries. This is the third time, the team involved as the Cannes jury. In 1997, he had become a member of the jury and in 2006, he served as chairman of the jury for the short film category. Festival de Cannes was held for 12 days, from 12 to 23 May.