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There is something sacrireligious about the remake of a film, especially if it is from the hands of the exact same filmmaker, this applies to mostly everyone else unless your name is Michael Haneke. After Sony Pictures Classics profit-making pick-up with last year’s Cache (Hidden), the folks at Warner Independent Pictures are pulling out the checkbook for a multiple territory deal for he rights to Michael Haneke 's English-language debut.

In give or take 364 days from now, the 65th edition of the Cannes film festival will be upon us. I know it's absurd, but there are some bonafide films in the works from some Cannes vets and according to these prognostications I supply below, we'll have one more heavyweight event with the possible participation from the likes of Abbas Kiarostami, Olivier Assayas, Paul Thomas Anderson and Hou Hsiao Hsien being joined by recent Palme d'Or winners (2008 and 2009) Laurent Cantet and Michael Haneke.

The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu has been named the Best Romanian Film at the 11th Best Film Fest edition - a festival which awards the Best in Romanian film of the previous year. Its director, Andrei Ujica, has also won the Best Director category. The award for the Best Film released in Romania during 2010 went to David Fincher’s The Social Network, while The White Ribbon/Das Weisse Band by Michael Haneke received the Best European Film award.

As of today, their top three consists of the Golden Lion winning film from Samuel Maoz (Lebanon), the Palme d'or winning Michael Haneke's White Ribbon and Cannes' Grand Prize winning Jacques Audiard's A Prophet.

Less than 24 hours after Germany nominated Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon, it is the world critics association of FIPRESCI and its 223 members (I'm not one of them) that have bestowed the "Grand Prix 2009 for the Best Film of the Year" to the Haneke's B&W delight.