Cannes Directors’ Fortnight: Clio Barnard’s ‘I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning’ Wins People’s Choice Audience Award
Clio Barnard's film 'I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning' has won the People's Choice Audience Award at Cannes Directors' Fortnight. Additionally, Lila Pinell's film 'Shana' received the Coup de Cœur des Auteurs prize. Both films have garnered attention for their compelling narratives and strong performances.
- ▪Clio Barnard's 'I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning' won the People's Choice Audience Award at Cannes Directors' Fortnight.
- ▪Lila Pinell's 'Shana' received the Coup de Cœur des Auteurs prize from France's rights collection society SACD.
- ▪The film 'I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning' features an ensemble cast including Anthony Boyle and Joe Cole.
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Home Film Global May 21, 2026 11:15am PT Cannes Directors’ Fortnight: Clio Barnard’s ‘I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning’ Wins People’s Choice Audience Award ‘Shana,’ directed by Lila Pinell, scoops the SACD Coup de Cœur des Auteurs prize, from France’s rights collection management body By John Hopewell, Elsa Keslassy I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning Chris Harris Cannes Directors’ Fortnight has served some compensation for a scant presence of U.K. filmmakers in major sections at those year’s festival, awarding the highest profile among them, Clio Barnard, the section’s only official prize: the Directors’ Fortnight People Choice Award – an effective Audience Award – for “I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning.” In a second award announced Thursday Cannes evening, this time from a…
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