CANNES -- Three films, including Tommy Lee Jones' Competition entry The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, have been disqualified from competing for the Camera d' Or, a spokesperson from the Camera d' Or office confirmed Saturday. James Marsh's Un Certain Regard entry The King and Karin Albou's Critics' Week entry La Petite Jerusalem also have been taken out of the running for the prize for best first feature film after it was confirmed that all three of the helmers have directed films for the small screen, which violates qualification rules. "They were withdrawn because the directors have previously done films for television," the spokesperson said. "Verification was ongoing when the festival started, and then we realized these weren't first films."...
- 5/14/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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