Festival de cannels

About the festival:

•         Founded in 1946

•         Takes place around 11 to 22 May each year.

•         It greet artists and professionals from around the world

•          The enthusiasm of the press at the announcement of the selection on April 14th, the arrival of the greatest filmmakers, actors and other film artists, the massive return of professionals, film-buffs, and a vibrant Film Market

•          The president is Jacob Gilles

•         The first edition of the Festival was originally set to be held in Cannes in 1939 under the presidency of Louis Lumière.  However, it was not until over a year after the war ended that it finally took place, on 20 September 1946.

•          It rapidly gained international reputation

•          Awarded for the first time in 1955 to the film Marty directed by Delbert Mann , it was awarded to the best film In Competition until then

•         Producers are the ones who have a higher number of attendance

•          Before 1972, the films that competed in the selection were chosen by their country of origin. From 1972 onwards, however, the Festival asserted its independence by choosing the films that would feature in the Official Selection for itself.

•         In 1932 was the first competitive international film festival in Venice

•         Sell films on basis or their artistic qualities, to represent each country and to show different traditions or different point of views the different countries have.

How many films are in the competition:

• The official selection – the main event of the festival 
• There are 20 films competing for the palme D’or 
• There are 10 films competing for the Short Film Palme d’Or.

Judges:

• President of the Jury – feature film Robert de Niro
• President of the jury – Cinefoundation and short films Michel Gondry
• President of the jury – golden camera Joon Ho Bong
• President of the jury – un certain regard Emir Kusturica

Prices:

• Competition
• Palme d'Or - Golden Palm
• Grand Prix - Grand Prize of the Festival
• Prix du Jury - Jury Prize
• Palme d'Or du court métrage - Best Short Film
• Prix d'interprétation féminine - Best Actress
• Prix d'interprétation masculine - Best Actor
• Prix de la mise en scène - Best Director
• Prix du scénario - Best Screenplay
• Other Sections
• Prix Un Certain Regard - Young talent, innovative and audacious works
• Cinéfondation prizes - Student films
• Caméra d'Or - Best first feature film
• Given by Independent Entities
• Prix de la FIPRESCI - International Federation of Film Critics Prize
• Prix Vulcain - Awarded to a technical artist by the CST
• International Critics' Week Prizes
• Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
• Palm Dog, for best canine performance.[7]
• Queer Palm, for LGBT-related films.[8

Feature film

• Palme d'Or

LUNG BOONMEE RALUEK CHAT (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives) directed by Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL

• Grand Prix

DES HOMMES ET DES DIEUX (OF GODS AND MEN) directed by Xavier BEAUVOIS

• Award for Best Director

Mathieu AMALRIC for TOURNÉE (ON TOUR)

• Award for Best Screenplay

LEE Chang-dong for POETRY

• Award for Best Actress

Juliette BINOCHE in COPIE CONFORME (CERTIFIED COPY) directed by Abbas KIAROSTAMI

• Award for Best Actor Ex-aequo

Javier BARDEM in BIUTIFUL directed by Alejandro GONZÁLEZ IÑÁRRITU

Elio GERMANO in LA NOSTRA VITA (OUR LIFE) directed by Daniele LUCHETTI

• Jury Prize

UN HOMME QUI CRIE (A screaming man) directed by Mahamat-Saleh HAROUN

• SHORT FILMS
• Palme d'Or - Short Film

CHIENNE D'HISTOIRE (BARKING ISLAND) directed by Serge AVÉDIKIAN

• Jury Prize - Short Film

MICKY BADER (BATHING MICKY) directed by Frida KEMPFF