Mike Leigh's up for Cannes prize

BRITISH director Mike Leigh's new film, Another Year, is in the running for the Cannes Film Festival's top prize, the Palme d'Or, it was announced today.

By The Newsroom

Published 16th Apr 2010, 11:43 BST

Updated 16th Apr 2010, 11:55 BST

The ensemble comedy-drama, starring Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville and Imelda Staunton, is the sole British film in competition at this year's festival.