Jury Prize (Cannes Film Festival)The Jury Prize (French: Prix du Jury) is an award of the Cannes Film Festival bestowed by the jury of the festival on one of the competing feature films. According to American film critic Dave Kehr, the award is "intended to recognize an original work that embodies the spirit of inquiry". Its most recent winner was the German filmmaker Valeska Grisebach for The Dreamed Adventure at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. HistoryThe award was first presented in 1946.
2010 Cannes Film FestivalThe 63rd Cannes Film Festival took place from 12 to 23 May 2010. American filmmaker Tim Burton served as jury president for the main competition. Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. English actress Kristin Scott Thomas was the mistress of ceremonies.
2004 Cannes Film FestivalThe 57th Cannes Film Festival took place from 12 to 23 May 2004. American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino served as jury president for the main competition. While American filmmaker Michael Moore won the Palme d'Or for the documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11, becoming the first documentary to win the festival's main prize since The Silent World in 1956.
Palme d'OrHighest prize awarded at the Cannes Film FestivalAwardThe Palme d'Or (French pronunciation:; English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded to the director of the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film.
Blissfully YoursBlissfully Yours (Thai: สุดเสน่หา, romanized: S̄ud s̄aǹeh̄ā) is a 2002 Thai romance film written and directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul. It won the Un Certain Regard prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. PlotMin is an illegal Burmese immigrant living in Thailand who has contracted a mysterious painful rash covering his upper body. His girlfriend, Roong, and a middle-aged woman, Orn, take him to see a doctor.
Tropical MaladyTropical Malady (สัตว์ประหลาด RTGS: Satpralat; lit. "monster") is a 2004 Thairomanticpsychological dramaart film written and directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul. The film is divided into two segments – the first is a romance between two men, and the second a mysterious tale about a soldier lost in the woods, bedeviled by the spirit of a shaman.
Un Certain RegardUn Certain Regard (French:; 'A Certain Glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or. This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films with unusual styles and non-traditional stories seeking international recognition.
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past LivesUncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Thai: ลุงบุญมีระลึกชาติ; RTGS: Lung Bunmi Raluek Chat) is a 2010 Thai fantasydrama film written, produced, and directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul. The film, which explores themes of reincarnation, centers on the last days in the life of its title character, played by Thanapat Saisaymar.
Thai languageThai, or Central Thai (historically Siamese; Thai: ภาษาไทย), is a Tai language of the Kra–Dai language family. It is spoken by the Central Thai, Mon, Lao Wiang, and Phuan people in Central Thailand and by the vast majority of Thai Chinese enclaves throughout the country. It is the sole official language of Thailand. Thai is the most spoken of over 60 languages of Thailand by both number of native and overall speakers.
Tama Art UniversityTama Art University (多摩美術大学, Tama bijutsu daigaku) or Tamabi (多摩美) is a private art university located in Tokyo, Japan. It is known as one of the top art schools in Japan. HistoryThe forerunner of Tamabi was Tama Imperial Art School (多摩帝国美術学校, Tama Teikoku Bijutsu Gakkō) founded in 1935. It was chartered as a junior college in 1950 and became a four-year college in 1953.Royal Thai General System of TranscriptionThe Royal Thai General System of Transcription (RTGS; Thai: หลักเกณฑ์การถอดอักษรไทยเป็นอักษรโรมันแบบถ่ายเสียงของราชบัณฑิตยสถาน) is the official system for rendering Thai words in the Latin script. It was published by the Royal Institute of Thailand in early 1917, when Thailand was called Siam.
Thai nameThai names use the Western order of a given name followed by a family name. This is like Lao, but differs from the patterns of Cambodian which place the family name first. Like Iranian and Turkish counterparts, Thai family names are a relatively recent introduction. They are required to be unique to a family; they are usually quite long as a result.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.