'Burning' wins FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes Film Festival
  • 6 years ago
The International Federation of Film Critics has handed out its top trophy to South Korean director Lee Chang-dong at the 71st Cannes Film Festival.
Lee's 'Burning',… starring 'The Walking Dead's' Steven Yeun snagged the International Critics Prize,… for its stunning visuals and emotionally complex comment on contemporary society.
'Burning' received the highest mark ever awarded by the international critics' poll.
But the Palme d'Or , the most prestigious award,... went to Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda and his new film, 'Shoplifters'.