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2019 Cannes Film Festival
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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]
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]
The festival opened with The Dead Don't Die by Jim Jarmusch,[8] and closed with The Specials by Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano.
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Juries
Main competition
- Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican director - Jury President[4][9]
- Enki Bilal, French author, artist and director
- Robin Campillo, French director
- Elle Fanning, American actress
- Yorgos Lanthimos, Greek director
- Maimouna N'Diaye, Senegalese actress
- Paweł Pawlikowski, Polish director
- Kelly Reichardt, American director
- Alice Rohrwacher, Italian director
Un Certain Regard
- Nadine Labaki, Lebanese-Canadian director - Jury President[10][11]
- Lisandro Alonso, Argentine director
- Lukas Dhont, Belgian director
- Marina Foïs, French actress
- Nurhan Sekerci-Porst, German film producer
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
- Claire Denis, French director - Jury President[13][14]
- Eran Kolirin, Israeli director
- Panos H. Koutras, Greek director
- Stacy Martin, French-British actress
- Cătălin Mitulescu, Romanian director
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
- Yolande Zauberman, French director, Jury President[17]
- Romane Bohringer, French actress and director
- Éric Caravaca, French actor and director
- Iván Giroud, Cuban film festival director
- Ross McElwee, American director
Queer Palm
- Virginie Ledoyen, French actress, Jury President[18]
- Claire Duguet, French cinematographer and director
- Kee-Yoon Kim, French comedian
- Filipe Matzembacher, Brazilian director
- Marcio Reolon, Brazilian director
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Official sections
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In Competition
The following films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or:[19][20]
- (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]
- (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]
- (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]
- (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]
- (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]
- (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]
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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Parallel sections
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Critics' Week
The following films were selected to be screened in the Critics' Week section:[25]
Features
- (QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Directors' Fortnight
The following films were selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight section:[26][27]
- (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]
- (ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.
- (QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
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Official awards
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Main competition
The following awards were presented for films shown In Competition:[30]
- Palme d'Or: Parasite by Bong Joon-ho
- Grand Prix: Atlantics by Mati Diop
- Best Director: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne for Young Ahmed
- Jury Prize:
- Bacurau by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles
- Les Misérables by Ladj Ly
- Best Actress: Emily Beecham for Little Joe
- Best Actor: Antonio Banderas for Pain and Glory
- Best Screenplay: Céline Sciamma for Portrait of a Lady on Fire
- Special Mention: Elia Suleiman for It Must Be Heaven
Un Certain Regard
- Un Certain Regard Award: The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão by Karim Aïnouz[31]
- Un Certain Regard Jury Prize: Fire Will Come by Oliver Laxe
- Un Certain Regard Award for Best Director: Kantemir Balagov for Beanpole
- Un Certain Regard Jury Award for Best Performance: Chiara Mastroianni for On a Magical Night
- Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize:
- Albert Serra for Liberté
- Bruno Dumont for Joan of Arc
- Coup de Cœur Award:
- A Brother's Love by Monia Chokri
- The Climb by Michael Angelo Covino
Caméra d'Or
Short Films Competition
- Short Film Palme d'Or: The Distance Between Us and the Sky by Vasilis Kekatos
- Special Mention: Monster God by Agustina San Martín
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
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Independent awards
FIPRESCI Prizes
- In Competition: It Must Be Heaven by Elia Suleiman[36]
- Un Certain Regard: Beanpole by Kantemir Balagov
- Parallel section: The Lighthouse by Robert Eggers (Directors' Fortnight)
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Critics' Week
- Nespresso Grand Prize: I Lost My Body by Jérémy Clapin[38]
- Leitz Cine Discovery Prize for Short Film: She Runs by Qiu Yang
- Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award: Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson for A White, White Day
- Gan Foundation Award for Distribution: Vivarium by Lorcan Finnegan
- SACD Award: Our Mothers by César Díaz
- Canal+ Award for Short Film: Ikki Illa Meint by Andrias Høgenni
Directors' Fortnight
- Europa Cinemas Label Award for Best European Film: Alice and the Mayor by Nicolas Pariser[39]
- SACD Award for Best French-language Film: An Easy Girl by Rebecca Zlotowski[40]
- Illy Short Film Award: Stay Awake, Be Ready by Pham Thien An
- Carrosse d'Or: John Carpenter[41]
L'Œil d'or
Queer Palm
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire by Céline Sciamma[43]
- Short Film Queer Palm: The Distance Between Us and the Sky by Vasilis Kekatos
François Chalais Prize
Cannes Soundtrack Award
CST Award for Best Artist-Technician
- Flora Volpelière (editing) and Julien Poupard (cinematography) for Les Misérables[46]
- Special Mention: Claire Mathon for Atlantics and Portrait of a Lady on Fire (cinematography)
- Artistic Direction Mention: Lee Ha-jun for Parasite
Palm Dog
- Palm Dog Award: Sayuri for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood[47]
- Grand Jury Prize:
- Canine cast in Little Joe
- Canine cast in Aasha and the Street Dogs (Marché du Film)
- Palm DogManitarian Award: Google for their support of dogs in the workplace
- Underdog Award: The Unadoptable
Chopard Trophy
Pierre Angénieux Excellens in Cinematography
- Bruno Delbonnel[49]
- Special Encouragement Award for promising cinematographer: Modhura Palit[50]
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