Thomas Vinterberg

Cannes crowned "Love" by Austria's Michael Haneke, the wrenching tale of a man and his dying wife, with its Palme d'Or prize as Europe swept the awards at world cinema's top showcase.

Danish heart-throb Mads Mikkelsen clinched the best actor prize at Cannes on Sunday for his role in Thomas Vinterberg's taut psychological thriller "The Hunt".

"Love", the wrenching tale of an elderly man caring for his dying wife, scooped top prize at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, handing a second Palme d'Or to Austria's Michael Haneke.

Tales of love, mobsters, an exorcism gone wrong and a wacky shape-shifter were hot favourites for the Palme d'Or as the Cannes festival jury hunkered down ahead of Sunday night's award ceremony.

Tales of love, mobsters, an exorcism gone wrong and a wacky shape-shifter were hot favourites for the Palme d'Or as the Cannes festival jury hunkered down ahead of Sunday night's award ceremony.

Tales of true love, mobsters and an exorcism gone wrong lead the pack of 22 world cinema contenders racing for the Cannes festival's Palme d'Or top prize to be awarded on Sunday.

A Romanian nunnery tale, a killer whale of a drama and a wrenching story of love and death jostled for Cannes glory on Monday as the world's top cinema showcase hit the half-way mark.

A Romanian nunnery tale, a killer whale of a drama and a wrenching story of love and death jostled for Cannes glory Monday as the world's top cinema showcase hit the half-way mark.

A Romanian nunnery tale, a killer whale of a drama and whimsical pre-teen love jostled for Cannes glory Monday as the world's top cinema showcase hit the half-way mark.

"The Hunt", a taut psychological thriller starring Danish heart-throb Mads Mikkelsen as a man falsely accused of molesting a child, emerged Sunday as a hot contender at Cannes.

Arthouse directors and Hollywood royalty will converge on the French Riviera for two weeks from Wednesday as the Cannes Film Festival rolls out the red carpet for the giants and mavericks of the movie galaxy.

Lars von Trier, who on Thursday was barred from the Cannes Film Festival over remarks about Hitler, is regarded as both a brilliant auteur and an unabashed provocateur.

With 13 Michelin stars to its name and a restaurant recently crowned the best in the world, Copenhagen has become a surprise must for Europe's gastronomical pilgrims and a culinary trend-setter.

Polanski, Scorsese films rub shoulders with Asian movies, Banksy film at Berlin festival. New films from Roman Polanski and Martin Scorsese will rub shoulders with a historical drama from China and the work of an elusive British graffiti artist at this year's 60th edition of the Berlin film festival.

Official program at this year's Berlin International Film Festival. A list of the movies being shown in the official program at this year's Berlin International Film Festival, which runs Feb. 11-21.