Mexico's Amat Escalante Wins Cannes Best Director Award for 'Heli' Agence France-Presse
go to original May 26, 2013

HELI (CineVistaBlog)

Mexico's Amat Escalante won the best director prize at the Cannes Film Festival Sunday for the ultra-violent "Heli" about his country's blood-drenched drug wars.

The 34-year-old filmmaker showed a family trapped in a brutally vicious circle of crime and revenge, with torture scenes that left some queasy viewers running for the aisles.

Following is a list of winners at the 66th Cannes festival, the world's largest cinema showcase. (Belinda Goldsmith/Reuters)

• Palme d'Or (Best Film) - "La Vie d'Adele - Chapitre 1 & 2" (Blue is the Warmest Colour) by Abdellatif Kechiche (France)

• Grand Prix (Runner-up) • "Inside Llewyn Davis" by Ethan and Joel Coen (U.S.)

• Jury Prize (Third Prize) • "Soshite Chichi Ni Naru" (Like Father, Like Son) by Kore-Eda Hirokazu (Japan)

• Camera d'Or (Debut Film) • "Ilo Ilo" by Anthony Chen (Singapore)

• Best Director • "Heli" by Amat Escalante (Mexico)

• Best Screenplay • "Tian Zhu Ding" (A Touch of Sin) by Jia Zhangke (China)

• Best Actress • Berenice Bejo in "Le Passe" (The Past) (France)

• Best Actor • Bruce Dern in "Nebraska" (U.S.)

• Short Film • "Safe" by Moon Byoung-Gon (South Korea)

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