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2019 Cannes Film Festival

The 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2019.[3] Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu served as jury president for the main competition.[4][5] South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Parasite, becoming the first Korean to win the award.[6]

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2019 Cannes Film Festival
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Official poster of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival featuring Agnès Varda, while filming her debut film La Pointe Courte (1955)[1]
Opening filmThe Dead Don't Die
Closing filmThe Specials
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or:
Parasite
Hosted byÉdouard Baer[2]
No. of films21 (In Competition)
Festival date14–25 May 2019
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
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The festival honoured French filmmaker Agnès Varda, who died early that year, featuring her on the official poster of the festival.[7] The photograph used was taken during the filming of her debut film La Pointe Courte (1955), which screened at the Cannes Film Festival.[1]

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Alejandro González Iñárritu, Main Competition jury president

The festival opened with The Dead Don't Die by Jim Jarmusch,[8] and closed with The Specials by Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano.

Juries

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Nadine Labaki, Un Certain Regard jury president

Main competition

Un Certain Regard

Caméra d'or

  • Rithy Panh, Cambodian-French director - Jury President[12]
  • Alice Diop, French director
  • Benoît Delhomme, French cinematographer
  • Sandrine Marques, French director, author and film critic
  • Nicolas Naegelen, French president and director of Polyson

Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition

Critics' Week

  • Ciro Guerra, Colombian director - Jury President[15][16]
  • Jonas Carpignano, Italian-American director
  • Amira Casar, French-English actress
  • Djia Mambu, Belgian-Congolese film journalist and critic
  • Marianne Slot, French-Danish film producer

L'Œil d'or

Queer Palm

Official sections

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In Competition

The following films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or:[19][20]

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Atlantics (CdO) Atlantique Mati Diop Senegal, France, Belgium
Bacurau (QP) Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles Brazil, France
The Dead Don't Die (opening film) Jim Jarmusch United States
Frankie (QP) Ira Sachs United States, France, Portugal
A Hidden Life Terrence Malick United States, Germany, Austria
It Must Be Heaven Elia Suleiman Palestine, France, Germany, Canada, Qatar, Turkey
Little Joe Jessica Hausner Austria, Germany, United Kingdom
Matthias & Maxime (QP) Matthias et Maxime Xavier Dolan Canada
Les Misérables (CdO) Ladj Ly France
Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo Abdellatif Kechiche
Oh Mercy! (QP) Roubaix, une lumière Arnaud Desplechin
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino United States, United Kingdom, China
Pain and Glory (QP) Dolor y gloria Pedro Almodóvar Spain
Parasite 기생충 Bong Joon-ho South Korea
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (QP) Portrait de la jeune fille en feu Céline Sciamma France
Sibyl Justine Triet France, Belgium
Sorry We Missed You Ken Loach United Kingdom, France, Belgium
The Traitor Il traditore Marco Bellocchio Italy, France, Brazil, Germany
The Whistlers La Gomera Corneliu Porumboiu Romania, France, Germany
The Wild Goose Lake 南方车站的聚会 Diao Yinan China, France
Young Ahmed Le Jeune Ahmed Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne Belgium, France
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(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
(QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.

Un Certain Regard

The following films were selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section:[19]

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English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Adam (QP)Maryam TouzaniMorocco
Beanpole (QP)ДылдаKantemir BalagovRussia
The Bears' Famous Invasion of SicilyLa famosa invasione degli orsi in SiciliaLorenzo MattottiFrance, Italy
A Brother's Love (CdO) La Femme de mon frèreMonia ChokriCanada
Bull (CdO) Annie SilversteinUnited States
The Climb (CdO) Michael Covino
Fire Will ComeO que ArdeÓliver LaxeSpain, France, Luxembourg
Liberté (QP)LibertéAlbert SerraSpain, France, Germany, Portugal
Homeward (CdO) EvgeNariman AlievUkraine
The Invisible Life of Eurídice GusmãoA Vida Invisível de Eurídice GusmãoKarim AïnouzBrazil, Germany
Joan of ArcJeanneBruno DumontFrance
Nina Wu灼人秘密Midi ZTaiwan, Malaysia, Myanmar
On a Magical NightChambre 212Christophe HonoréFrance, Belgium, Luxembourg
Once in TrubchevskОднажды в ТрубчевскеLarissa SadilovaRussia
PapichaMounia MeddourAlgeria, France
Port Authority (CdO) (QP)Danielle LessovitzUnited States, France
Summer of Changsha (CdO) 六欲天Zu FengChina
The Swallows of KabulLes Hirondelles de KaboulZabou Breitman and Eléa Gobé MévellecFrance, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Monaco
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(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
(QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.

Out of Competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[19][21]

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
La Belle Époque Nicolas Bedos France
The Best Years of a Life Les plus belles années d'une vie Claude Lelouch
Diego Maradona (ŒdO) Asif Kapadia United Kingdom
Rocketman (QP) Dexter Fletcher United States
The Specials (closing film) Hors normes Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano France
Too Old to Die Young (episodes 4 and 5) Nicolas Winding Refn United States
Midnight Screenings
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil악인전Lee Won-taeSouth Korea
Lux ÆternaGaspar NoéFrance
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(QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
(ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the Œil d'or for documentary.

Special Screenings

The following films were selected be shown in the special screenings section:[19]

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
5B (ŒdO)Dan KraussUnited States
ChicuarotesGael García BernalMexico
The Cordillera of Dreams (ŒdO)La cordillera de los sueñosPatricio GuzmánFrance, Chile
Family Romance, LLCWerner HerzogGermany, United States, Japan
For Sama (ŒdO) من أجل سماWaad Al Kateab and Edward WattsSyrian, United Kingdom, United States
Ice on Fire (ŒdO)Leila ConnersUnited States
Que sea ley (ŒdO)Juan SolanasArgentina
Share (CdO) Pippa BiancoUnited States
Living and Knowing You Are AliveÊtre vivant et le savoirAlain CavalierFrance
TommasoAbel FerraraItaly
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(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
(ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the Œil d'or for documentary feature.

Short Films Competition

Out of 4,240 entries, the following films were selected to compete for the Short Film Palme d'Or.[22]

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
The VanErenik BeqiriAlbania, France
AnnaDekel BerensonUkraine, Israel, United Kingdom
The Jump (ŒdO)Vanessa Dumont and Nicolas DavenelFrance
The Distance Between Us and the Sky (QP)Vasilis KekatosGreece, France
All InclusiveTeemu NikkiFinland
Who TalksIngen lyssnarElin ÖvergaardSweden
And Then the BearAgnès PatronFrance
ButterfliesParparimYona RozenkierIsrael
Monster GodMonstruo DiosAgustina San MartínArgentina
White EchoChloë SevignyUnited States
The NapLa SiestaFederico Luis TachellaArgentina
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(ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the Œil d'or for documentary.
(QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.

Cinéfondation

The Cinéfondation section focuses on films made by students at film schools. The following 17 entries (14 live-action and 3 animated films) were selected out of 2,000 submissions. Six of the films selected represent schools participating in Cinéfondation for the first time.[22]

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English title Original title Director(s) School
AmbienceWisam Al JafariDar al-Kalima University College of Arts and Culture, Palestine
Mano a manoLouise CourvoisierCinéFabrique, France
One Hundred and Twenty-Eight ThousandSto dvacet osm tisícOndřej ErbanFAMU, Czech Republic
Jeremiah (QP)Kenya GillespieUniversity of Texas at Austin, United States
Pura vidaMartin GondaFTF VŠMU – Film and Television Faculty, Academy of Performing Arts, Slovakia
AdamShoki LinNTU, Singapore
RiftNetekYarden Lipshitz LouzSapir College, Israel
Solar PlexusDavid McShaneNFTS, United Kingdom
Rosso: A True Lie About a FishermanRosso: La Vera storia falsa del pescatore ClementeAntonio MessanaLa Fémis, France
As Up to NowAhogy eddigKatalin MoldovaiBudapest Metropolitan University (METU), Hungary
FavouritesFavoritenMartin MonkFilmakademie Wien, Austria
RoadkillLeszek MozgaUAL, United Kingdom
The Little SoulDuszyczkaBarbara RupikPWSFTviT, Poland
HiêuRichard VanCalArts, United States
BamboeFlo Van DeurenRITCS, Belgium
Complex Subject (QP)SlozhnopodchinennoeOlesya YakovlevaSt Petersburg State University of Film and Television, Russia
Alien령희Yeon JegwangKorea National University of Arts, South Korea
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(QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.

Cannes Classics

The full line-up for the Cannes Classics section was announced on 26 April 2019.[23]

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Restorations
125, rue Montmartre (1959)Gilles GrangierFrance
La Cité de la peur (1994)Alain BerbérianFrance
Diary of a Nurse (1957)护士日记Tao JinChina
The Doors (1991)Oliver StoneUnited States
Easy Rider (1969)Dennis Hopper
The Golden Age (1930)L'Âge d'orLuis BuñuelFrance
The Horse Thief (1986)盗马贼Tian ZhuangzhuangChina
Loves of a Blonde (1965)Lásky jedné plavovláskyMiloš FormanCzechoslovakia
Miracle in Milan (1951)Miracolo a MilanoVittorio De SicaItaly
Moulin Rouge (1952)John HustonUnited Kingdom
Nazarín (1958)Luis BuñuelMexico
Plogoff, des pierres contre des fusils (1980)Nicole Le GarrecFrance
Seven Beauties (1975)Pasqualino SettebellezzeLina WertmüllerItaly
The Shining (1980)Stanley KubrickUnited States, United Kingdom
Kanał (1957)Andrzej WajdaPoland
Toni (1934)Jean RenoirFrance
Twenty Years of African Cinema (1983)Caméra d’AfriqueFérid BoughedirTunisia, France
The White Caravan (1964)თეთრი ქარავანი / Белый караванTamaz Meliava and Eldar ShengelayaSoviet Union
The White Snake Enchantress (1958)白蛇伝Taiji YabushitaJapan
The Witness (1969)A tanúPéter BacsóHungary
The Woman Who Dared (1943)Le Ciel est à vousJean GrémillonFrance
The Young and the Damned (1950)Los OlvidadosLuis BuñuelMexico
Documentaries about Cinema
Cinecittà - I mestieri del cinema Bernardo Bertolucci Mario Sesti Italy
Forman vs. Forman Helena Třeštíková and Jakub Hejna Czech Republic, France
La Passione di Anna Magnani Enrico Cerasuolo Italy, France
Les Silences de Johnny Pierre-William Glenn France
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound Midge Costin United States
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Cinéma de la Plage

The Cinéma de la Plage is a part of the Official Selection of the festival. The outdoors screenings at the beach cinema of Cannes are open to the public.[24]

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Evening English title Original title Director(s) Country
Wednesday 15The 400 Blows (1959)Les 400 CoupsFrançois TruffautFrance
Thursday 16La Cité de la peur (1994)Alain Berbérian
Saturday 18Any Number Can Win (1962)Mélodie en sous-solHenri VerneuilFrance, Italy
Sunday 19The Doors (1991)Oliver StoneUnited States
Monday 20Hauts les filles (2019)François ArmanetFrance
Tuesday 21Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)臥虎藏龍Ang LeeTaiwan, Hong Kong, China, United States
Wednesday 22Easy Rider (1969)Dennis HopperUnited States
Thursday 23Boyz n the Hood (1991)John Singleton
Friday 24The Patriots (1994)Les PatriotesÉric RochantFrance
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Parallel sections

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Critics' Week

The following films were selected to be screened in the Critics' Week section:[25]

Features

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
In Competition
Abou LeilaAmin Sidi-BoumédièneAlgeria, France, Qatar
A White, White DayHvítur, Hvítur DagurHlynur PálmasonIceland, Denmark, Sweden
I Lost My BodyJ'ai perdu mon corpsJérémy ClapinFrance
Land of AshesCeniza NegraSofía Quirós UbedaCosta Rica, Argentina, Chile, France
Our MothersNuestras MadresCésar DíazGuatemala, Belgium, France
The Unknown SaintLe Miracle du Saint InconnuAlaa Eddine AljemMorocco, France, Qatar
VivariumLorcan FinneganIreland, Belgium, Denmark
Short Films
Community Gardens Kolektyvinai Sodai Vytautas Katkus Lithuania
Ikki illa meint Andrias Høgenni Denmark, Faroe Islands
Journey Through a Body (QP) Camille Degeye France
The Last Trip to the Seaside Ultimul drum spre mare Adi Voicu Romania
Lucía en el limbo Valentina Maurel Belgium, France, Costa Rica
The Manila Lover (QP) Johanna Pyykkö Norway, Philippines
Party Day Día de Festa Sofia Bost Portugal
She Runs (QP) Qiu Yang China, France
The Trap Fakh Nada Riyadh Egypt, Germany
Tuesday From 8 to 6 Mardi de 8 à 18 Cecilia de Arce France
Special Screenings
Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains (closing film) 春江水暖 Gu Xiaogang China
Heroes Don't Die Les héros ne meurent jamais Aude Léa Rapin France, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Litigante (opening film) Franco Lolli Colombia, France
You Deserve a Lover (QP) Tu mérites un amour Hafsia Herzi France
Special Screenings - Short Films
Demonic Pia Borg Australia
Naptha Moin Hussain United Kingdom
Please Speak Continuously and Describe Your Experiences as They Come to You Brandon Cronenberg Canada
Invisible Hero Invisível Herói Cristèle Alves Meira Portugal, France
Tenzo Katsuya Tomita Japan
Invitation Films from Morelia International Film Festival
Satán Carlos Tapia González Switzerland
San Miguel Cris Gris Mexico
The Girl with Two Heads La chica con dos cabezas Betzabé García
The Thin Air El aire Delgado Pablo Giles
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Directors' Fortnight

The following films were selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight section:[26][27]

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
In Competition
Alice and the MayorAlice et le MaireNicolas PariserFrance
An Easy GirlUne fille facileRebecca Zlotowski France
And Then We Danced (QP) და ჩვენ ვიცეკვეთLevan AkinSweden, Georgia
The Bare Necessity (CdO)PerdrixErwan Le DucFrance
Blow It to BitsOn va tout péterLech Kowalski
Deerskin (opening film) Le DaimQuentin Dupieux
Dogs Don't Wear PantsKoirat eivät käytä housujaJ-P ValkeapääFinland, Latvia
First Love初恋Takashi MiikeJapan, United Kingdom
For the MoneyPor el dineroAlejo MoguillanskyArgentina
Ghost TropicBas DevosBelgium
Give Me LibertyKirill MikhanovskyUnited States
The HaltAng HupaLav DiazPhilippines, China
The LighthouseRobert EggersCanada, United States
Particles (CdO)Les ParticulesBlaise HarrisonSwitzerland, France
LillianAndreas HorvathAustria
OlegJuris KursietisLatvia, Belgium, Lithuania, France
The OrphanageParwareshgahShahrbanoo SadatDenmark, Afghanistan, France
Sick, Sick, Sick (CdO)Sem seu sangueAlice FurtadoBrazil, Netherlands, France
Song Without a Name (CdO)Canción sin nombreMelina LeónPeru, Switzerland
Tlamess (QP)Ala Eddine SlimTunisia, France
To Live to Sing活着唱着Johnny MaChina, France
WoundsBabak AnvariUnited States
Yves (closing film) Benoît ForgeardFrance
Zombi Child (QP)Bertrand Bonello
Special Screenings
Red 11 Robert Rodriguez United States
The Staggering Girl Luca Guadagnino Italy
Short and Medium-length Films
Ghost Pleasure Plaisir fantôme Morgan Simon France
Grand Bouquet (QP) Nao Yoshigai Japan
Je te tiens Sergio Caballero Spain
The Marvelous Misadventures of the Stone Lady Les Extraordinaires Mésaventures de la jeune fille de pierre Gabriel Abrantes France, Portugal
Movements Jeong Da-hee South Korea
Olla Ariane Labed France, United Kingdom
Piece of Meat Jerrold Chong and Huang Junxiang Singapore
Stay Awake, Be Ready Hãy Tỉnh Thức và Sẵn Sàng An Pham Thien Vietnam, South Korea, United States
That Which Is to Come Is Just a Promise Flatform Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand
Two Sisters Who Are Not Sisters Deux sœurs qui ne sont pas sœurs Beatrice Gibson United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, France
Exhibition
Go Where You Look! (Aloft, Chalkroom and To the Moon) Laurie Anderson, Hsin-Chien Huang
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(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
(QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.

ACID

The following films were selected to be screened in the ACID (Association for the Distribution of Independent Cinema) section:[28][29]

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Feature Films
As Happy As PossibleRêve de jeunesseAlain RaoustFrance, Portugal
Blind SpotL'Angle mortPierre Trividic, Patrick-Mario BernardFrance
Des Hommes (ŒdO)Alice Odiot, Jean-Robert Viallet
Indianara (ŒdO)(QP)Aude Chevalier-Beaumel, Marcelo BarbosaBrazil
Kongo (ŒdO)Hadrien La Vapeur, Corto VaclavFrance
Mickey and the BearAnnabelle AttanasioUnited States
Solo (ŒdO)Artemio BenkiFrance, Czech Republic, Argentina, Austria
Take Me Somewhere NiceEna SendijarevićNetherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Vif-argentStéphane BatutFrance
ACID Trip #3 - Argentina
Brief Story from the Green Planet Breve historia del planeta verde Santiago Loza Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Spain
Las Vegas Juan Villegas Argentina
Sangre blanca Barbara Sarasola-Day
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(ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.
(QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.

Official awards

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Bong Joon-ho, winner of the Palme d'Or
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Kleber Mendonça Filho, Jury Prize winner
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Ladj Ly, Jury Prize winner

Main competition

The following awards were presented for films shown In Competition:[30]

Un Certain Regard

Caméra d'Or

Short Films Competition

Cinéfondation

  • First Prize: Mano a mano by Louise Courvoisier[32]
  • Second Prize: Hiêu by Richard Van
  • Third Prize:
    • Ambience by Wisam Al Jafari
    • The Little Soul by Barbara Rupik

Honorary Palme d'Or

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

Critics' Week

Directors' Fortnight

L'Œil d'or

Queer Palm

François Chalais Prize

Cannes Soundtrack Award

CST Award for Best Artist-Technician

Palm Dog

Chopard Trophy

Pierre Angénieux Excellens in Cinematography

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