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Asharq Al-Awsat
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Palestinian Filmmakers Win Directing Award at Un Certain Regard Competition at Cannes
Palestinian twin filmmakers Arab and Tarzan Nasser earned a directing award at the Cannes Film Festival's second-tier Un Certain Regard competition on Friday for "Once Upon a Time in Gaza." To everyone in Gaza, "to every single Palestinian: your lives matter and your voice matters, and soon Palestine will be free," said Tarzan Nasser, eliciting a standing ovation. The movie follows a low-level drug dealer and his underling in the coastal enclave the year the Hamas group took over. Chilean director Diego Cespedes' first feature, "The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo," won the top prize at the Un Certain Regard competition. This year's Un Certain Regard section, which usually focuses on more art-house fare, was particularly strong, with several promising directorial debuts from actors including Scarlett Johansson, Harris Dickinson and Kristen Stewart. Colombian director Simon Mesa Soto's dark comedy exploring the art world, "A Poet," received the runner-up Jury Prize. Frank Dillane, who stars in Dickinson's well-received debut about a homeless man, "Urchin," took home best performance along with Cleo Diara, who stars in Portuguese director Pedro Pinho's exploration of neo-colonialism, "I Only Rest in the Storm." The screenplay award went to British director Harry Lighton and his Alexander Skarsgard-led romance "Pillion."
Mint
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
Cannes 2025: Diego Cespedes' ‘Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo' wins Un Certain Regard award
'The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo,' the first feature by Chilean director Diego Cespedes, won the Cannes Film Festival's second-tier Un Certain Regard category on Friday evening. The film set in the early 1980s centres around a queer family in Chile and the onset of the AIDS epidemic. While accepting the prize, Cespedes said that the award celebrates existence 'even when it makes others uncomfortable'. 'This award doesn't celebrate perfection. It celebrates that fear, that stubbornness to exist just as we are, even when it makes others uncomfortable,' he said. 'Once Upon a Time in Gaza' earned a directing award for Palestinian twin filmmakers Arab and Tarzan Nasser. The film follows a low-level drug dealer and his underling in the coastal enclave the year the Islamist group Hamas took over. To everyone in Gaza, 'to every single Palestinian: your lives matter and your voice matters, and soon Palestine will be free,' said Tarzan Nasser, eliciting a standing ovation. 'A Poet' received the runner-up Jury Prize. Directed by Colombian director Simon Mesa Soto, this dark comedy explores the art world. Frank Dillane, who stars in Dickinson's well-received debut about a homeless man, 'Urchin,' took home best performance along with Cleo Diara, who stars in Portuguese director Pedro Pinho's exploration of neo-colonialism, 'I Only Rest in the Storm'. The screenplay award went to British director Harry Lighton and his Alexander Skarsgard-led kinky romance 'Pillion.' This year's Un Certain Regard section, which usually focuses on more arthouse fare, was particularly strong. It saw several promising directorial debuts from actors, including Scarlett Johansson, Harris Dickinson, and Kristen Stewart. India marked its entry in the segment with director Neeraj Ghaywan's 'Homebound' starring Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa. The official synopsis of 'Homebound' reads: "Two childhood friends from a small North Indian village chase a police job that promises them the dignity they've long been denied. But as they inch closer to their dream, mounting desperation threatens the bond that holds them together."
Malay Mail
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Malay Mail
‘Stubbornness to exist': Chile's ‘The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo' wins Cannes' Un Certain Regard honours for queer storytelling
CANNES, May 24 — Chilean director Diego Cespedes' first feature, 'The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo,' won the Cannes Film Festival's second-tier Un Certain Regard category on Friday evening. The film set in the early 1980s centres around a queer family in Chile and the onset of the AIDS epidemic. 'This award doesn't celebrate perfection. It celebrates that fear, that stubbornness to exist just as we are, even when it makes others uncomfortable,' said Cespedes while accepting the prize. This year's Un Certain Regard section, which usually focuses on more art-house fare, was particularly strong, with several promising directorial debuts from actors including Scarlett Johansson, Harris Dickinson and Kristen Stewart. 'Once Upon a Time in Gaza,' which follows a low-level drug dealer and his underling in the coastal enclave the year the Islamist group Hamas took over, earned a directing award for Palestinian twin filmmakers Arab and Tarzan Nasser. To everyone in Gaza, 'to every single Palestinian: your lives matter and your voice matters, and soon Palestine will be free,' said Tarzan Nasser, eliciting a standing ovation. Colombian director Simon Mesa Soto's dark comedy exploring the art world, 'A Poet,' received the runner-up Jury Prize. Frank Dillane, who stars in Dickinson's well-received debut about a homeless man, 'Urchin,' took home best performance along with Cleo Diara, who stars in Portuguese director Pedro Pinho's exploration of neo-colonialism, 'I Only Rest in the Storm.' The screenplay award went to British director Harry Lighton and his Alexander Skarsgard-led kinky romance 'Pillion.' — Reuters
GMA Network
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- GMA Network
'Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo' wins Un Certain Regard competition at Cannes
Director Diego Cespedes and cast members Matias Catalan, Paula Dinamarca, Tamara Cortes, Francisco Diaz, Pedro Nunoz pose during a photocall for film 'The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo' in competition for the category Un Certain Regard at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 16, 2025. REUTERS/Manon Cruz CANNES, France - Chilean director Diego Cespedes' first feature, "The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo," won the Cannes Film Festival's second-tier Un Certain Regard category on Friday evening. The film set in the early 1980s centers around a queer family in Chile and the onset of the AIDS epidemic. "This award doesn't celebrate perfection. It celebrates that fear, that stubbornness to exist just as we are, even when it makes others uncomfortable," said Cespedes while accepting the prize. This year's Un Certain Regard section, which usually focuses on more art-house fare, was particularly strong, with several promising directorial debuts from actors including Scarlett Johansson, Harris Dickinson and Kristen Stewart. "Once Upon a Time in Gaza," which follows a low-level drug dealer and his underling in the coastal enclave the year the Islamist group Hamas took over, earned a directing award for Palestinian twin filmmakers Arab and Tarzan Nasser. To everyone in Gaza, "to every single Palestinian: your lives matter and your voice matters, and soon Palestine will be free," said Tarzan Nasser, eliciting a standing ovation. Colombian director Simon Mesa Soto's dark comedy exploring the art world, "A Poet," received the runner-up Jury Prize. Frank Dillane, who stars in Dickinson's well-received debut about a homeless man, "Urchin," took home best performance along with Cleo Diara, who stars in Portuguese director Pedro Pinho's exploration of neo-colonialism, "I Only Rest in the Storm." The screenplay award went to British director Harry Lighton and his Alexander Skarsgard-led kinky romance "Pillion." —Reuters
Reuters
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Reuters
'Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo' wins Un Certain Regard competition at Cannes
CANNES, France, May 23 (Reuters) - Chilean director Diego Cespedes' first feature, "The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo," won the Cannes Film Festival's second-tier Un Certain Regard category on Friday evening. The film set in the early 1980s centres around a queer family in Chile and the onset of the AIDS epidemic. "This award doesn't celebrate perfection. It celebrates that fear, that stubbornness to exist just as we are, even when it makes others uncomfortable," said Cespedes while accepting the prize. This year's Un Certain Regard section, which usually focuses on more art-house fare, was particularly strong, with several promising directorial debuts from actors including Scarlett Johansson, Harris Dickinson and Kristen Stewart. "Once Upon a Time in Gaza," which follows a low-level drug dealer and his underling in the coastal enclave the year the Islamist group Hamas took over, earned a directing award for Palestinian twin filmmakers Arab and Tarzan Nasser. To everyone in Gaza, "to every single Palestinian: your lives matter and your voice matters, and soon Palestine will be free," said Tarzan Nasser, eliciting a standing ovation. Colombian director Simon Mesa Soto's dark comedy exploring the art world, "A Poet," received the runner-up Jury Prize. Frank Dillane, who stars in Dickinson's well-received debut about a homeless man, "Urchin," took home best performance along with Cleo Diara, who stars in Portuguese director Pedro Pinho's exploration of neo-colonialism, "I Only Rest in the Storm." The screenplay award went to British director Harry Lighton and his Alexander Skarsgard-led kinky romance "Pillion."
