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Cannes
"Looking for Eric" won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury in Cannes 2009. The Golden Palm was awarded to Michael Haneke's "Das weiße Band" which received a Commendation by the Ecumenical Jury as well.
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Luebeck
In 2008, the Nordic Film Days celebrate thier 50th anniversary. Since 1956 the festival presents films from Scandinavia, since 1989 also from the Baltics. The INTERFILM Jury awarded the Church Film Prize to "Ping pongkingen" (The King of Ping Pong), directed by Jens Jonsson, Sweden.
Awards
Current issues
Peter Paul Huth's reporting from Cannes ends with a look at the ‘Cannes Classics’ section.
Commentary on the decisions of the festival jury chaired by Juliette Binoche. By Peter Paul Huth