A former student of Ingmar Bergman, Roy Andersson (b. 1943) has achieved international celebrity status not for feature films but for his elaborate and creative television commercials—described by Bergman as the best in the world. Besides working in this distinctive métier, Andersson has also conceived three original works of narrative cinema, each awarded accolades for differing reasons. His most recent film, Songs From the Second Floor, won the Prix du Jury of the Cannes Film Festival in 2000.