Other winners included Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi, whose It Was Just an Accident won the festival's top prize, the Palme d’Or, just days after distribution company Neon picked up the US rights for the film.

A power cut in southern France caused by suspected sabotage has disrupted screenings on the final day of the Cannes Film Festival. About 160,000 homes in the city of Cannes and surrounding areas lost power early on Saturday, before supply was restored in the afternoon.

A major power cut across southern France left around 160,000 homes without electricity on Saturday and impacted the town of Cannes, which is currently hosting its annual international film festival.