Greek director Vasilis Kekatos’ film, “The Distance Between Us and the Sky”, unanimously won the Palme d’Or for best short film at the 72nd Cannes Festival on Saturday.
Kekatos is the first Greek to win the award for best short film at Cannes after his film stood out among 11 shortlisted films from 4,240 films submitted.
The film also came away with the Queer Palm for Best Short Film for its sensitive approach to desire.
READ MORE: Lanthimos selected to be part of Cannes Film Festival jury
This is the second successive time that a Greek film has returned from Cannes with an award, following the win by Jacqueline Lentzou at the Cannes’ Critics Week in 2018 for her film “Hector Malo: The Last Day of the Year”.