Complex sentence: With "Silent Light", Reygadas competed once more for the Palme d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, and has become one of the most prominent writer--directors of modern Mexican cinema.
Split into simpler sentences: With "Silent Light", Reygadas competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. He has become one of the most prominent writer--directors of modern Mexican cinema.