The 72nd Cannes Film Festival rewards two Luxembourg co-productions

The winners of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival are approaching, but the first awards are already starting to come in, particularly for the "Best of" section.A certain look"3 Luxembourg co-productions took part.

The feature film Room 212 by Christophe Honoré, co-produced by Lilian Eche and Christel Henon (Bidibul Productions), won the acting prize for Chiara Mastroianni.
The feature film The fire will come (O que arde) directed by Oliver Laxe and co-produced by Donato Rotunno and Elise André (Tarantula Luxembourg) was awarded the Jury Prize.

18 films were in competition in the official selection.A certain look". The jury was made up of Nadine Labaki (director, actress and President of the Jury, Lebanon), Marina Foïs (actress, France), Nurhan Sekerci-Porst (producer, Germany), Lisandro Alonso (director, Argentina) and Lukas Dhont (director, Belgium).

Luxembourg was represented at Cannes with 4 co-productions:
In the Official Selection "Un certain regard" :
– Room 212
– The fire will come (O que arde)
– The Swallows of Kabul (Melusine Productions, Stéphan Roelants)

In the "Directors' Fortnight" selection:
– The Orphanage (Samsa Film, Jani Thiltges)