娱乐英语新闻:Mexican drama wins new talent prize in Cannes

CANNES, France, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican drama "Despues de Lucia" has won the top prize of the 65th Cannes film festival's new talent section, or the "Un Certain Regard", as the world's top movie showcase is set to close on Sunday.

The jury of the new talent section, chaired by British actor and director Tim Roth, made the choice out of 20 films and revealed it at a ceremony on Saturday night.

"This was an extraordinarily strong group of films and our deliberations were passionate. The film makers never once failed us! Incredible!" said Roth.

Directed by Michel Franco, the film features a young woman and her father who move to a new town and leave their old lives far behind.

Suzanne Clement and Emile Dequenne were both awarded as the section's best actress, for their roles respectively in "Laurence Always" and "A Perdre La Raison".

The special jury prize went to Le Grand Soir directed by Benoit Delepine and Gustave Kervern, while Aida Begic's Djeca was named as the special distinction to the jury.

Other members in the jury include Leila Bekhti, Sylvie Pras, Tonie Marshall and Luciano Monteagudo.

The new talent section was launched in 1978 by Gilles Jacob at the festival, aimed at encouraging young and inexperienced directors.

The coveted top prize Palme d'Or is to be announced on Sunday at the end of the festival, for which 22 selected films are competing.