Black Dog by China’s Guan Hu has won the Un Certain Regard Prize at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, handed out by a jury chaired by Xavier Dolan (flanked by Vicky Krieps, Maïmouna Doucouré, Asmae El Moudir and Todd McCarthy). The film was produced by Chinese company The Seventh Art Pictures, and French sales agent Playtime is overseeing its international sales.

The Jury Prize went to The Story of Souleymane [+lee también:
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The Directing Prize was tied between Italy’s Roberto Minervini for The Damned [+lee también:
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Also of note were the Best Actress Award, which was bestowed upon India’s Anasuya Sengupta for her turn in The Shameless [+lee también:
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Here is the full list of winners:

Un Certain Regard Prize
Black Dog - Guan Hu (China)

Jury Prize
The Story of Souleymane [+lee también:
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entrevista: Boris Lojkine
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Directing Prize
Roberto Minervini - The Damned [+lee también:
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Rungano Nyoni – On Becoming a Guinea Fowl [+lee también:
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entrevista: Rungano Nyoni, Susan Chardy
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Best Actor
Abou Sangaré - The Story of Souleymane

Best Actress
Anasuya Sengupta - The Shameless [+lee también:
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entrevista: Konstantin Bojanov
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Youth Prize
Holy Cow [+lee también:
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entrevista: Louise Courvoisier
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Special Mention
Norah - Tawfik Alzaidi (Saudi Arabia)