马修·兰金 (Matthew Rankin) 的《通用语言》荣获戛纳导演双周单元首个观众奖。 "Universal Language" by Matthew Rankin wins Directors' Fortnight's first Audience Award at Cannes.

由加拿大导演马修·兰金执导的波斯语和法语电影《通用语言》荣获戛纳电影节“导演双周”单元首届观众奖。 "Universal Language," a Persian and French-language film by Canadian director Matthew Rankin, won the first-ever Audience Award at Directors' Fortnight, a Cannes Film Festival event. 这是戛纳电影节首个观众奖项，也是“导演双周”单元首次设立的无评审团奖项。 This marks the first audience award at Cannes and the first introduced by Directors' Fortnight, a side program without a jury. 首届奖金价值 7,500 欧元（8,100 美元）。 The inaugural prize is worth €7,500 ($8,100).