We've only been paying peripheral attention to this year's Cannes Film Festival, a.) because we're up to our necks in preparing for our World Premiere, and b.) because the doc developments haven't exactly been what you'd call breathtaking, although Raphaela has done a good job keeping up with the social scene (here, here, here and here) and breaking the news - to me at least - that Bulgarian superstar docmakers Andrey Paounov (THE MOSQUITO PROBLEM AND OTHER STORIES) and Boris Depodov (CORRIDOR 8) were seeking money for a new animated film.
But I have been kept abreast by the twitter feeds of a few colleagues who have been steadfastly reporting their thoughts, reviews and whereabouts during their days in the south of France. So, today, I was getting the prize winners in somewhat real time as I had my morning coffee, and I was interested to note that @FilmmakerMag, @alisonwilmore, @KarinaLongworth, @MattDentler, @erickohn, @laurex, @dwhtwit, @BRM and @The_AV_Club all had Michael Haneke's THE WHITE RIBBON as this year's Palme D'Or winner earlier - and in some cases hours - before @nytimes. Not an earth-shattering revelation, I grant you.
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