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Brandy, in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, wins the Palm Dog 2019

Brandy, in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood Brandy, in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Winners

  • Palm Dog: Brandy, in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood by Quentin Tarantino
  • Jury Grand Prize: Aasha and the Street Dogs, directed by Frederik Du Chau; Little Joe by Jessica Hausner
  • Palm Dog Manitarian: Google
  • Underdog Award: The Unadoptables, by the RSPCA with Louis Smith

The Jury

  • Kaleem Aftab: journalist for The Independent
  • Peter Bradshaw: film critic for The Guardian
  • Rita Di Santo: Vice-President of The International Federation of Film Critics (Fipresci)
  • Wendy Mitchell: film journalist
  • Anna Smith: President of the London Critics Circle and host of the podcast Girls On Film
  • Tim Robey: journalist for The Telegraph
  • Joe Utichi: journalist for Deadline Hollywood
  • Damon Wise: film critic and author

The jury stunned by various canine performances

At the prestigious ceremony held at the Members’ Club in Cannes, Sayuri, who played Brandy in Quentin Tarantino’s film Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, received the coveted collar. The jury was joined by Sally Philipps from the Bridget Jones film series, as well as the famous impersonator Ronni Ancona.

Applause and cheers were also given to two other winners. Aasha and the Street Dogs by Frederik Du Chau and Little Joe by Jessica Hausner received the Jury Grand Prize. One captured the jury’s heart by depicting street dogs in Mumbai; the other highlighted man’s best friend’s sixth sense.

Quentin Tarantino poses with the jury and a Brandy lookalike, surrounded by Sally Phillips and Ronni Ancona. © Rob Aft
Louis Smith for The Unadoptables

Technological advances serving animal welfare

In addition to being at the forefront of technology, Google values the place of dogs in the workplace. To reward its good deeds towards our four-legged companions – notably by creating dog-friendly work environments – the web giant was awarded the Palm Dog Manitarian.

Finally, the Palm Dog jury recognised the RSPCA for its mini-documentary The Unadoptables, funded by Huawei. The organisation received the Underdog Award for helping shelter animals find a forever home using technological advances.

The 2019 Selection

  • Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, by Quentin Tarantino

  • Aasha and the Street Dogs, by Frederik Du Chau

  • Little Joe, by Jessica Hausner

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