Arcand, Leconte receive France-Canada cultural accolades

Canadian filmmaker Denys Arcand and French filmmaker Patrice Leconte have been awarded the Samuel de Champlain cultural prize, an annual accolade presented by the Paris-based France-Canada Institute. The prize acknowledges contributions to the understanding of the cultures of the two nations through letters, the moving image and theatre. The prizes were presented at a ceremony in Paris today.Arcand, who won the Best-Foreign Language Oscar as well as the Best Picture ...