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2015 Cannes Film Festival

The 68th Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 2015.[1] Ethan and Joel Coen were the Co-Presidents of the Jury for the main competition,[2] marking the first time that two people co-chaired the jury.[3] Since the Coen brothers each received a separate vote, they were joined by seven other jurors to form the customary nine-juror panel.[4] French actor Lambert Wilson was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies.[5][6][7]

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2015 Cannes Film Festival
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Official poster of the 68th Cannes Film Festival featuring a photo of Ingrid Bergman by David Seymour
Opening filmStanding Tall
Closing filmIce and the Sky
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or:
Dheepan
Hosted byLambert Wilson
No. of films19 (In Competition)
Festival date13 – 24 May 2015
Websitewww.festival-cannes.com/en.html
Cannes Film Festival
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French filmmaker Jacques Audiard won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Dheepan.[8][9] During his speech, Audiard stated that "receive a prize from the Coen brothers is something pretty exceptional. I'm very touched".[10] French film director Agnès Varda was presented with the Honorary Palme d'Or at the festival's closing ceremony. She was the first female filmmaker to ever receive the award.[11]

The festival's official poster featured Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman, photographed by David Seymour. The poster was chosen to pay tribute to Bergman for her contributions to films, whom also served as the Jury President at 1973 Cannes Film Festival. As part of the tribute, the documentary Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words was screened in the Cannes Classics section.[12]

The festival opened with Standing Tall by Emmanuelle Bercot,[13] and closed with Ice and the Sky by Luc Jacquet.[14] Both the opening and closing films were selected for the strength and importance of their messages; Standing Tall for the way its themes respond to the Charlie Hebdo shootings and Ice and the Sky for its concern for the future of the planet.[14][15][16]

The edition was infamously marked by artistic director Thierry Frémaux pledge to celebrities to abstain from taking selfies on the red carpet. While he did not have the powers to ban the pictures from the red carpet altogether, Fremaux urged celebrities to resist the temptation.[17]

Juries

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The main competition jury
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Ethan and Joel Coen, Main Jury Presidents, with Festival President Pierre Lescure.
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Isabella Rossellini, Un Certain Regard Jury President
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Abderrahmane Sissako, Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition Jury President

Main competition

The full jury for the Main Competition was announced on 21 April 2015:[18][19]

Un Certain Regard

Camera d'Or

Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition

Critics' Week

L'Œil d'or

Queer Palm

  • Desiree Akhavan, American-Iranian film director and actress - Jury President[29]
  • Ava Cahen, French journalist
  • Laëtitia Eïdo, French actress
  • Elli Mastorou, Belgian film journalist
  • Nadia Turincev, French film producer

Official selection

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In Competition

The films competing for the Palme d'Or were announced at a press conference on 16 April 2015.[30] Two films were added to the main competition line-up on 23 April 2015, Valley of Love, directed by Guillaume Nicloux, and Chronic, directed by Michel Franco.[31] The following films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or:

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
The Assassin聶隱娘Hou Hsiao-hsienTaiwan, China, Hong Kong, France
Carol (QP)Todd HaynesUnited Kingdom, United States
ChronicMichel FrancoMexico, France
DheepanJacques AudiardFrance
The LobsterYorgos LanthimosGreece, France, Ireland, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Louder Than BombsJoachim TrierNorway, France, Denmark, United States
MacbethJustin KurzelUnited Kingdom, France, United States
Marguerite & Julien (QP)Marguerite et JulienValérie DonzelliFrance
The Measure of a ManLa Loi du marchéStéphane Brizé
Mia MadreNanni MorettiItaly
Mountains May Depart山河故人Jia ZhangkeChina, Japan, France
My KingMon roiMaïwennFrance
Our Little Sister海街diaryHirokazu KoreedaJapan
The Sea of TreesGus Van SantUnited States
SicarioDenis Villeneuve
Son of Saul (CdO)Saul fiaLászló NemesHungary
Tale of TalesIl racconto dei raccontiMatteo GarroneItaly, France, United Kingdom
Valley of LoveLa Vallée de l'amourGuillaume NiclouxFrance
YouthLa giovinezzaPaolo SorrentinoItaly, France, Switzerland, United Kingdom
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(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.[32]
(QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Un Certain Regard

The following films competed in the Un Certain Regard section.[30][31][33] Lamb, the first feature film directed by Yared Zeleke, is also the first Ethiopian film to be included in the Official Selection.[31] Sweet Red Bean Paste, directed by Naomi Kawase, was announced as the opening film for the Un Certain Regard section.[31] The following films were selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section:

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Alias MariaJosé Luis Rugeles GraciaColombia, Argentina, France
Cemetery of Splendourรักที่ขอนแก่นApichatpong WeerasethakulThailand
The Chosen OnesLas elegidasDavid PablosMexico
DisorderMarylandAlice WinocourFrance
Fly Away Solo (CdO)MasaanNeeraj GhaywanIndia
The Fourth DirectionChauthi KootGurvinder Singh
The High SunZvizdanDalibor MatanićCroatia, Slovenia
I Am a Soldier (CdO)Je suis un soldatLaurent LarivièreFrance, Belgium
Journey to the Shore岸辺の旅Kiyoshi KurosawaJapan
Lamb (CdO)Yared ZelekeEthiopia, France, Germany, Norway
Madonna마돈나Shin Su-wonSouth Korea
Nahid (CdO)ناهیدIda PanahandehIran
One Floor BelowUn etaj mai josRadu MunteanRomania
The Other Side (ŒdO)Roberto MinerviniUnited States, Italy
RamsHrútarGrímur HákonarsonIceland
The Shameless무뢰한Oh Seung-ukSouth Korea
Sweet Red Bean PasteあんNaomi KawaseJapan
TrapTaklubBrillante MendozaPhilippines
The TreasureComoaraCorneliu PorumboiuRomania
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(CdO) film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.[32]
(ŒdO) film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.

Out of Competition

The following films were selected to screen out of competition:[13][14][30][31][34][35][36]

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Ice and the Sky (closing film) (ŒdO)La Glace et le cielLuc JacquetFrance
Inside OutPete DocterUnited States
Irrational ManWoody Allen
The Little PrinceLe Petit PrinceMark OsborneFrance
Mad Max: Fury RoadGeorge MillerAustralia, United States
Standing Tall (opening film)La Tête hauteEmmanuelle BercotFrance
Midnight Screenings
Amy (ŒdO) (QP)Asif KapadiaUnited Kingdom
Love (QP)Gaspar NoéFrance
Office (CdO)오피스Hong Won-chanSouth Korea
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(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.[32]
(ŒdO) film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.
(QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Special Screenings

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Afterthought (CdO)היורד למעלהElad KeidanIsrael
AmnesiaBarbet SchroederSwitzerland, France
Don't Tell Me the Boy Was MadUne histoire de fouRobert GuédiguianFrance
Macadam StoriesAsphalteSamuel Benchetrit
Our House (ŒdO)OkaSouleymane CisséMali
Panama (CdO)Pavle VučkovićSerbia
A Tale of Love and Darkness (CdO)סיפור על אהבה וחושךNatalie PortmanUnited States, Israel
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(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.[32]
(ŒdO) film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.

Cinéfondation

The Cinéfondation section focuses on films made by students at film schools. The following 18 entries (14 fiction films and 4 animation films) were selected out of 1,600 submissions. More than one-third of the films selected represent schools participating in Cinéfondation for the first time. It is also the first time that a film representing a Spanish film school had been selected.[37] The winner of the Cinéfondation First Prize has been highlighted:

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English title Original title Director(s) School
14 StepsЧетырнадцать шаговMaksim ShavkinMoscow School of New Cinema, Russia
AbsentAbwesendEliza Petkovadffb, Germany
AmphibianAnfibioHéctor Silva NúñezEICTV, Cuba
LeonardoFélix Hazeaux, Thomas Nitsche, Edward Noonan, Franck Pina, & Raphaëlle PlantierMOPA (formerly Supinfocom-Arles), France
Lost QueensLocas perdidasIgnacio Juricic MerillánCarrera de Cine y TV Universidad de Chile, Chile
The Magnetic NatureEl ser mágneticoMateo BendeskyUniversidad del Cine, Argentina
ManomanSimon CartwrightNational Film and Television School, United Kingdom
ParadiseHet ParadijsLaura VandewynckelRITS School of Arts Brussels, Belgium
RetrieverTomáš Klein and Tomáš MertaFAMU Prague, Czech Republic
The Return of Erkinвозвращение ЭркинMaria GuskovaHigh Courses for Scriptwriters & Film Directors, Russia
SharePippa BiancoAFI Directing Workshop for Women, United States
SlaughterhouseکشتارگاهBehzad AzadiArt University of Tehran, Iran
Ten Buildings Awayעשרה רחובות, מאה עציםMiki PolonskiMinshar for Art, Israel
To Return UntilAinahan ne palaaSalla SorriAalto University-ELO Film School Helsinki Finland
TsunamiSofie KampmarkThe Animation Workshop, Denmark
Under the Sun日光之下Qiu YangThe VCA, Film & TV School, Melbourne University, Australia
Victor XXIan Garrido LópezESCAC, Spain
The Wheel of EmotionsLes ChercheursAurélien PeillouxLa Fémis, France
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Short Films Competition

Out of 4,550 entries, the following films were selected to compete for the Short Film Palme d'Or.[37] The Short film Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted:

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Ave Mariaالسلام عليك يا مريمBasil KhalilPalestine, France, Germany
BuddyCopainJan Roosens & Raf RoosensBelgium
The GuestsShane DanielsenAustralia
Love Is BlindDan HodgsonUnited Kingdom
PatriotEva RileyUnited Kingdom
Present ImperfectPresente imperfectoIair SaidArgentina
P.S. I Can't BreatheMonet Merchand & Rochelle WhiteUnited States
Sunday LunchLe Repas dominicalCéline DevauxFrance
TuesdaySalıZiya DemirelTurkey, France
Waves '98موج ٩٨Ely DagherLebanon, Qatar
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Cannes Classics

The full line-up for the Cannes Classics section was announced on 30 April 2015. Greek-French film director Costa-Gavras was announced as the guest of honor. In tribute to the recently deceased Portuguese film director, Cannes Classics screened Manoel de Oliveira's posthumous 1982 film Memories and Confessions. The film was previously unseen outside of Portugal.[38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46]

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Tributes
Citizen Kane (1941)Orson WellesUnited States
The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
Lumière!Louis LumièreFrance
More (1969)Barbet SchroederWest Germany, France, Luxembourg
Memories and ConfessionsVisita ou Memórias e ConfissõesManoel de OliveiraPortugal
Z (1969)Costa-GavrasFrance, Algeria
Documentaries
By Sidney Lumet (ŒdO)Nancy BuirskiUnited States
Gérard Depardieu: Larger Than Life (CdO) (ŒdO)Depardieu grandeur natureRichard MelloulFrance
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story (ŒdO)Daniel RaimUnited States
Hitchcock/Truffaut (ŒdO)Kent Jones
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words (ŒdO)Jag är IngridStig BjörkmanSweden
Orson Welles: Shadows & Light (ŒdO)Orson Welles, autopsie d'une légendeElisabeth KapnistFrance
Sembene! (CdO) (ŒdO)Samba Gadjigo & Jason SilvermanUnited States, Senegal
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans (ŒdO)Gabriel Clarke & John McKennaUnited States, United Kingdom
This Is Orson Welles (film)|This Is Orson Welles (ŒdO)Clara Kuperberg & Julia KuperbergFrance
Anniversary of the Sixty Years of the Creation of the Palme d'Or
The Golden Palm's Legend (CdO) (ŒdO)La Légende de la Palme d'OrAlexis VellerFrance
Restored Prints
Battles without Honor and Humanity (1973) 仁義なき戦い Kinji Fukasaku Japan
Black Girl (1966) La Noire de... Ousmane Sembène France, Senegal
Elevator to the Gallows (1958) Ascenseur pour l'échafaud Louis Malle France
Insiang (1976) Lino Brocka Philippines
Marius (1931) Alexander Korda France
La Marseillaise (1938) Jean Renoir
The Official Story (1985) La historia oficial Luis Puenzo Argentina
Orders (1974) Les Ordres Michel Brault Canada
Panic (1946) Panique Julien Duvivier France
Ran (1985) Akira Kurosawa Japan
Rocco and His Brothers (1960) Rocco e i suoi fratelli Luchino Visconti Italy, France
The Round-Up (1965) Szegénylegények Miklós Jancsó Hungary
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939) 残菊物語 Kenji Mizoguchi Japan
Sur (1988) Fernando Solanas Argentina, France
The Third Man (1949) Carol Reed United Kingdom
A Touch of Zen (1971) 俠女 King Hu Taiwan
Welcome, or No Trespassing (1964) Добро пожаловать, или Посторонним вход воспрещён Elem Klimov Soviet Union
Les yeux brûlés (1986) Laurent Roth France
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(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.[32]
(ŒdO) film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.

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:[47]

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Evening English title Original title Director(s) Country
Thursday 14The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)Le grand blond avec une chaussure noireYves RobertFrance
Friday 15Ran (1985)Akira KurosawaJapan
Saturday 16Hôtel du Nord (1938)Marcel CarnéFrance
Sunday 17Ivan the Terrible (1944)Иван ГрозныйSergei EisensteinSoviet Union
Monday 18Rabid Dogs (2015)EnragésEric HannezoFrance, Canada
Tuesday 19Joe Hill (1971)Bo WiderbergSweden, United States
Wednesday 20The Terminator (1984)James CameronUnited States
Thursday 21Apollo 13 (1995)Ron Howard
Friday 22Hibernatus (1969)Edouard MolinaroFrance, Italy
Saturday 23The Usual Suspects (1995)Bryan SingerUnited States
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Parallel sections

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Critics' Week

The full selection for the Critics' Week section was announced on 20 April 2015, at the section's website.[48] The Anarchists, directed by Elie Wajeman, and Learn by Heart, directed by Mathieu Vadepied, were selected as the opening and closing films for the Critics' Week section.

Feature films

The winner of the Nespresso Grand Prize has been highlighted:

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Dégradé (CdO)Arab and TarzanFrance, Qatar
Krisha (CdO)Trey Edward ShultsUnited States
Land and Shade (CdO)La tierra y la sombraCésar Augusto AcevedoColombia, France, Netherlands, Chile, Brazil
Mediterranea (CdO)Jonas CarpignanoItaly, France, United States, Germany
PaulinaLa patotaSantiago MitreArgentina, Brazil, France
Sleeping Giant (CdO)Andrew CividinoCanada
The Wakhan Front (CdO) (QP)Ni le ciel ni la terreClément CogitoreFrance, Belgium
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(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.[32]
(QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Shorts Films Competition

The winner of the Discovery Award for Short Film has been highlighted:

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
BoysPojkarnaIsabella CarbonellSweden
ChickenpoxVaricellaFulvio RisuleoItaly
Command ActionJoão Paulo Miranda MariaBrazil
The Dragon's DemiseLa Fin de dragonMarina DiabyFrance
Everything Will Be OkayAlles wird gutPatrick VollrathGermany
The Fox Exploits the Tiger's MightLucky KuswandiIndonesia
Love Comes LaterSonejuhi SinhaUnited States
Monsters Turn Into LoversJeunesse des Loups-GarousYann DelattreFrance
RamonaAndrei CrețulescuRomania
Too Cool for SchoolKevin PhillipsUnited States
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Special Screenings

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The AnarchistsLes AnarchistesElie WajemanFrance
Coin Locker Girl (CdO)차이나타운 / ChainataunHan Jun-heeSouth Korea
Learn by Heart (CdO)La Vie en grandMathieu VadepiedFrance
Two Friends (CdO) (QP)Les Deux AmisLouis Garrel
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(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.[32]
(QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Directors' Fortnight

The full selection for the Directors' Fortnight section was announced on 21 April 2015, at the section's website.[49][50] In the Shadow of Women, directed by Philippe Garrel, and Dope, directed by Rick Famuyiwa were selected as the opening and closing films for the Directors' Fortnight section.[49][51] Actua 1, a previously unseen 1968 short film directed by Garrel, preceded the screening of In the Shadow of Women.[52]

Feature films

The winner of the Art Cinema Award has been highlighted:

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Arabian NightsAs 1001 NoitesMiguel GomesPortugal
Beyond My Grandfather Allende (CdO) (ŒdO)Allende, mi abuelo AllendeMarcia Tambutti AllendeChile, Mexico
The Brand New TestamentLe Tout Nouveau TestamentJaco Van DormaelLuxembourg, France, Belgium
Cowboys (CdO)Les CowboysThomas BidegainFrance
Dope (QP)Rick FamuyiwaUnited States
Embrace of the SerpentEl abrazo de la serpienteCiro GuerraColombia, Venezuela, Argentina
FatimaPhillipe FauconFrance
Green RoomJeremy SaulnierUnited States
The Here After (CdO)EfterskalvMagnus von HornFrance, Poland, Sweden
In the Shadow of WomenL'Ombre des femmesPhilippe GarrelFrance
Much Loved (QP)Nabil AyouchMorocco, France
Mustang (CdO) (QP)Deniz Gamze ErgüvenFrance
My Golden DaysTrois souvenirs de ma jeunesseArnaud Desplechin
Peace to Us in Our DreamsŠarūnas BartasLithuania, France, Russia
A Perfect DayFernando León de AranoaSpain
Songs My Brothers Taught Me (CdO)Chloé ZhaoUnited States
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(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.[32]
(ŒdO) film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.
(QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Shorts Selection

The winner of the Illy Prize for Short Film has been highlighted:

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
BackyardQuintalAndré Novais OliveiraBrazil
Blue ThunderBleu tonnerreJean-Marc E. Roy & Philippe David GagnéCanada
The Broken PastEl pasado rotoMartín Morgenfeld & Sebastián SchjaerArgentina
Calme ta joieEmmanuel LaskarFrance
The Exquisite CorpusPeter TscherkasskyAustria
A Few SecondsQuelques secondesNora El HourchFrance
Kung FuryDavid SandbergSweden
PitchouneReda KatebFrance
PuebloElena López RieraSpain
Rate MeFyzal BoulifaUnited Kingdom
Trials, ExorcismsProvas, ExorcismosSusana NobrePortugal
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Special Screenings

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Yakuza Apocalypse: The Great War of the Underworld極道大戦争Takashi MiikeJapan
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ACID

ACID, an association of French and foreign film directors, demonstrates its support for nine films each year, seeking to provide support from filmmakers to other filmmakers.[53][54] The full ACID selection was announced on 21 April 2015, at the section's website.[55]

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
(Be)LongingVolta à TerraJoão Pedro PlácidoPortugal, Switzerland, France
CosmodramaPhilippe FernandezFrance
Gaz de FranceBenoît Forgeard
The Grief of OthersPatrick WangUnited States
I Am the PeopleJe suis le peupleAnna RoussillonFrance
Pauline (QP)Pauline s'arracheEmilie Brisavoine
Raging RoseCrache CoeurJulia KowalskiFrance, Poland
Vanity (QP)La VanitéLionel BaierSwitzerland, France
Where There Is Shade (QP)De l'ombre il y aNathan NicholovitchFrance
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(QP) indicates film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Official Awards

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Jacques Audiard, winner of the Palme d'Or
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László Nemes, winner of the Gran Prix
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Director and stars of Palme d'Or winner Dheepan

In Competition

Honorary Palme d'Or

Un Certain Regard

Caméra d'Or

Cinéfondation

  • First Prize: Share by Pippa Bianco[58]
  • Second Prize: Lost Queens by Ignacio Juricic Merillán
  • Third Prize:
    • The Return of Erkin by Maria Guskova
    • Victor XX by Ian Garrido López

Short Films Competition

Independent Awards

FIPRESCI Prizes

Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

Critics' Week

Directors' Fortnight

L'Œil d'or

Queer Palm

Palm Dog

François Chalais Prize

Cannes Soundtrack Award

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