Paweł Pawlikowski awarded Best Director in Cannes

There was no Palme d'Or for Polish cinema in Cannes, however, Pawel Pawlikowski did bring home Best Director. The award was for his movie "Cold War", set in the 1950s and 60s and telling the story of tough love between two people from different worlds. Pawlikowski received the award from the head of the jury, Cate Blanchett. He dedicated it to Janusz Głowacki who wrote the screenplay with him but died in August last year.