Rochester, NY and Los Angeles, CA, Sunday, May 28, 2017 --

Eastman Kodak Company is very pleased to congratulate Sofia Coppola for winning the Best Director Award at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Coppola's film 'The Beguiled', was shot on Kodak 35mm film.

'The talent of all the motion picture artists at Cannes is self-evident but we are particularly proud of Sofia Coppola and her masterpiece The Beguiled as it was shot on 35mm film,' said Steve Bellamy, President of Kodak Motion Picture and Entertainment. 'Sofia is only the second female director in the history of the Cannes Festival to win Best Director!'

In total, there were six wins for movies shot on Kodak film at Cannes:

  • Best Director for Sofia Coppola, 'The Beguiled' - DP Philippe Le Sourd.
  • Best Screenplay for 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' - directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, DP Thimios Bakatakis.*
  • Special mention by the jury for Short Films 'Katto' - directed by Teppo Airaksinen, DP Aarne Tapola.
  • Directors' Fortnight Prizes - Europa Cinemas Label Awards for 'A Ciambra' - directed by Jonas Carpgnano, DP Jonas Carpgnano.
  • Un Certain Regard - Best Poetic Narrative for 'Barbara' - directed by Mathieu Amalric, DP Christophe Beaucarne.
  • Critic's Week - Feature Films - SACD Award for 'Ava' - directed by Léa Mysius, DP Paul Guilhaume.

* 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' was a joint winner with 'You Were Never Really Here'.

Films, shot on Kodak, that were in competition for the Palme d'Or

  1. 'The Beguiled'

    Directed by Sofia Coppola, DP Philippe Le Sourd. It stars Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman and Kirsten Dunst.

  2. 'The Killing of A Sacred Deer'

    Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, DP Thimios Bakatakis. It stars Nicole Kidman, Alicia Silverstone and Colin Farrell.

  3. 'Good Time'

    Directed by Ben and Josh Safdie, DP Sean Prince Williams. It stars Robert Pattinson, Barkhad Abdi and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

  4. 'Wonderstruck'

    Directed by Todd Haynes, DP Edward Lachman. It stars Amy Hargreaves, Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams.

  5. 'The Meyerowitz Stories'

    Directed by Noah Baumbach, DP Robbie Ryan. It stars Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller and Emma Thompson.

  6. 'Jupiter's Moon'

    Directed by Kornel Mundruczo, DP Marcell Rév. It stars Merab Ninidze, Zoltán Mucsi, and György Cserhalmi.

  7. 'Redoubtable'

    Directed by Michel Hazavanicius, DP Guillaume Schiffman. It stars Stacy Martin, Bérénice Bejo and Louis Garrel.

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