SPIELBERG TAKES TOP FRENCH HONOUR
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French President Jacques Chirac, cast aside his political differences with America to decorate the US filmmaker behind such cinematic greats as Jaws and ET.
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Not only did the world join him in heralding the arrival   of the most genetically blessed offspring in all the land, but his   latest big screen venture, the Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu-directed   Babel, took home a prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
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The director will be  honoured at the Dubai International Film Festival.
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US director Clint Eastwood is awarded France's highest civilian distinction, the Legion d'honneur.
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Actor Al Pacino receives the American Film Institute's highest honour at a gala reception in Hollywood.
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Hollywood star George Clooney is honoured by the French government for his achievements in cinema.
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A culture-clash drama, a quirky portrait of strong women, a harrowing imprisonment story, an unnerving fairy tale and a saga of unheralded World War II heroes are contending for top honors at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Documentary filmmaker Peter Kosminsky has come under the spotlight at the International Festival of Audiovisual Programs in France, where he has been awarded a EuroFipa of honor for his work.
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CANNES, France  - A hard-hitting Romanian film set towards the end of the communist era won the Cannes Film Festival's top honor on Sunday.
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An Australian movie about life before Europeans arrived triumphs at the country's top awards.
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James Bond star Daniel Craig is named best actor by the London Evening Standard for his role in Casino Royale.
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Eastwood has been presented with the prestigious Legion d'honneur, the highest civilian distinction in France, at a special ceremony in Paris.Comment
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It seems the whole world is a village. M. Night Shyamalan continued to thrill international audiences over the weekend, and not even the formidable muscle of Steven Spielberg could knock "The Village" from its third consecutive weekend in the top spot.
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President Jacques Chirac made U.S. film  director Steven Spielberg a knight in the French Legion of  Honor on Sunday, hailing him as a great filmmaker committed to  fighting hatred and intolerance.
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Actor Jude Law is awarded one of France's top cultural honours at a ceremony in London.
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CANNES, France  - A hard-hitting Romanian movie set toward the end of the Communist era won the Cannes Film Festival's top honor on Sunday.
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Film director Roman Polanski is awarded a lifetime achievement prize by the European Film Academy.