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Sheepdog named Panda claims Palm Dog award at Cannes
Lola receives the Palm Dog award on-behalf of the dog named Panda, winner of the award for his best canine performance in the film "The Love that Remains" (L'Amour qu'il nous reste) during the 78th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes.
Image: Stephane Mahe / REUTERS
Forget the Cannes Film Festival's strict dress code: Guests at the popular Palm Dog awards last weekend used their time in the spotlight to roll around on stage and bark at the competition.
Dozens of people gathered at the Plage du Festival tent along the crowded Croisette boulevard to celebrate the film world's canine celebrities at the ceremony now in its 25th year.
Human guests sipped on glasses of wine and excitedly crowded around the four-legged attendees of various breeds, who seemed all too happy for the attention, if not a bit confused.
This year's award winner was Panda, an Icelandic sheepdog who stars in the Icelandic family drama "The Love That Remains" by director Hlynur Palmason that's playing out of competition.
Panda, who is Palmason's dog in real life, was not able to attend the event but recorded a video to accept the prize: a red bandana with the words Palm Dog 2025 emblazoned in gold thread.
Past winners include Messi, the Border collie from Justine Triet's "Anatomy of a Fall," who converted his star power into a French TV show, as well as Brandy, a pit bull belonging to Brad Pitt's character in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."
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2. A woman poses with her dog Savana wearing pink glasses and a Palme d'Or symbol.
Image: Stephane Mahe / REUTERS
Panda "doesn't really know yet, but I guess she will feel good when she has gotten this around her neck," said the Icelandic film's producer Anton Mani Svansson about the bandana.
"But she's a real earthbound star," he added.
Panda was chosen because of how central she is to the family's life in the film, joining them on hikes, in the car or at the mother's art studio, said jury member Wendy Mitchell.
"There are so many great competitors this year, but this dog is at the heart of the film," Mitchell said.
