58th Festival de Cannes

With films by David Cronenberg (A History of Violence), Gus Van Sant (Last Days), Hou Hsia Hsien (Three Times), Lars von Trier (Manderlay) or Wim Wenders (Don't come Knocking), among others the International Competition of Cannes 2005 again showcased a number of illustrious film directors - whereby none of the forementioned won an award. The prize of the Ecumenical Jury chaired by Hans Hodel went to Michael Haneke's Caché which also received the Fipresci (International Film Critics) Award and the Award for Best Direction by the International Jury. The winner of the Golden Palm was L'enfant, directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. They got the prestigious award for the second time. Later, L'enfant would be winner of the European Templeton Film Award as Best film of the Year, a prize awarded by INTERFILM.