John Carpenter Will Be Given 2019 Golden Coach Award At Cannes Film Festival

Seminal horror director John Carpenter will receive the 2019 Golden Coach Award. Cannes Film Festival will award the honor to Carpenter at the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar. According to Comicbook.com, Carpenter began in the genre with his “Halloween” film in 1978. The French Directors’ Guild called Carpenter “a creative genius of raw, fantastic and spectacular emotions.” Carpenter is known for working with great actors, helping launch the career of Jamie Lee Curtis.