The Special Jury Prize of the Certain Regard series was awarded to the French-Japanese animation The Red Turtle, the first feature by Oscar-winning Dutch shorts animator Michael Dudok de Wit.
An unusual collaboration with revered animation house Studio Ghibli, this entirely dialogue-free fable was acquired earlier this week by Sony Pictures Classics.
It is already considered a player for next year’s best animated feature Oscar, a category that has been friendly to foreign arthouse fare.
Red Turtle, The: Michael Dudok de Wit Wins Award at Cannes Fest
The Special Jury Prize of the Certain Regard series was awarded to the French-Japanese animation The Red Turtle, the first feature by Oscar-winning Dutch shorts animator Michael Dudok de Wit.
An unusual collaboration with revered animation house Studio Ghibli, this entirely dialogue-free fable was acquired earlier this week by Sony Pictures Classics.
It is already considered a player for next year’s best animated feature Oscar, a category that has been friendly to foreign arthouse fare.