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2017 Cannes Film Festival

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2017 Cannes Film Festival
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The 70th Cannes Film Festival took place from 17 to 28 May 2017, in Cannes, France.[2] Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar was the president of the jury for the main competition. Italian actress Monica Bellucci hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.[3][4] Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for his comedy-drama film The Square.[5][6][7]

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The festival celebrated its 70th edition with a special anniversary section featuring some of the new works from well established filmmakers. The official poster of the festival featured Italian actress Claudia Cardinale.[1] The actress responded: "'I am honored and proud to be flying the flag for the 70th Festival de Cannes, and delighted with this choice of photo. It's the image I myself have of the Festival, of an event that illuminates everything around ... Happy anniversary!"[8]

The festival opened with Ismael's Ghosts by Arnaud Desplechin, and closed with The Square.[9][10]

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Pedro Almodóvar, Main competition jury president
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Uma Thurman, Un Certain Regard jury president
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Sandrine Kiberlain, Caméra d'or jury president
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Juries

Main competition

Un Certain Regard

Caméra d'or

Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition

Independent juries

Nespresso Grand Prize (Critics' Week)

  • Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazilian filmmaker - Jury President[13]
  • Diana Bustamante Escobar, Colombian film producer and artistic director of FICCI
  • Eric Kohn, American film critic
  • Hania Mroué, Lebanese director of Metropolis Cinema
  • Niels Schneider, French-Canadian actor

L'Œil d'or

  • Sandrine Bonnaire, French actress and filmmaker - Jury President[14]
  • Lorenzo Codelli, Italian film critic
  • Dror Moreh, Israeli filmmaker
  • Thom Powers, American programmer and festival director
  • Lucy Walker, British filmmaker

Queer Palm

  • Travis Mathews, American filmmaker - Jury President[15]
  • Yair Hochner, Israeli film director, founder and artistic director of TLVFest
  • Paz Lazaro, Spanish film programmer
  • Didier Roth-Bettoni, French journalist and film historian
  • Lidia Leber Terki, French filmmaker
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Official selection

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In Competition

The following films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or:[9][10]

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Un Certain Regard

The films competing in the Un Certain Regard section were announced at a press conference on 13 April 2017. Barbara, directed by Mathieu Amalric, was announced as the opening film for the Un Certain Regard section.[9][10][16] The following films were selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section:

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(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.

Out of Competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[9][10][16]

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(ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.

Special Screenings

The following films were selected to be screened in the Special Screenings section:[16]

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(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.
(ŒdO) film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.
(QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Virtual Reality

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70th Anniversary Events

The following films were selected to be screened in the 70th Anniversary section:

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Cinéfondation

The Cinéfondation section focuses on films made by students at film schools. The following 16 entries (14 fiction films and 2 animation films) were selected out of 2,600 submissions. Four of the films selected represent schools participating in Cinéfondation for the first time.[17]

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Short Films Competition

Out of 4,843 entries, the following films were selected to compete for the Short Film Palme d'Or.[17]

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Cannes Classics

The full line-up for the Cannes Classics section was announced on 3 May 2017.[18]

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(ŒdO) indicates 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.[19]

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Parallel sections

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Critics' Week

The full selection for the Critics' Week section was announced on 21 April 2017, at the section's website.[20][21] Sicilian Ghost Story, directed by Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza, was selected as the opening film for the Critics' Week section, while Brigsby Bear, directed by Dave McCary, was selected as its closing film. The feature film competition included, for the first time in the section's history, an animated film and a documentary film.[21]

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(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.
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Directors' Fortnight

The full selection for the Directors' Fortnight section was announced on 20 April 2017, at the section's website.[22][23][24]

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(QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.

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.[25][26] The full ACID selection was announced on 21 April 2017:[27]

Feature films

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Special Screenings

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ACID Trip #1 - Serbia

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Official awards

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Ruben Östlund, winner of the 2017 Palme d'Or
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Robin Campillo, winner of the Grand Prix

In Competition

Honorary Palme d'Or

Un Certain Regard

Cinéfondation

  • First Prize: Paul Is Here by Valentina Maurel[30]
  • Second Prize: Animal by Bahman and Bahram Ark
  • Third Prize: Two Youths Died by Tommaso Usberti

Caméra d'Or

Short Films Competition

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Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

Critics' Week

  • Nespresso Grand Prize: Makala by Emmanuel Gras[32]
  • France 4 Visionary Award: Gabriel and the Mountain by Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa
  • Leica Cine Discovery Prize for Short Film: Los Desheredados by Laura Ferrés
  • Gan Foundation Support for Distribution Award: Gabriel and the Mountain by Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa
  • SACD Award: Ava by Léa Mysius
  • Canal+ Award: The Best Fireworks Ever by Aleksandra Terpińska

Directors' Fortnight

L'Œil d'or

Queer Palm

Palm Dog

Prix François Chalais

Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist

Cannes Soundtrack Award

Chopard Trophy

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