2019_Cannes_Film_Festival

2019 Cannes Film Festival

2019 Cannes Film Festival

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.[4][5] The Palme d'Or went to the South Korean film Parasite, directed by Bong Joon-ho; Bong became the first Korean director to win the award.[6]

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American film director Jim Jarmusch's ensemble zombie comedy film The Dead Don't Die served as the opening film of the festival.[7] The festival honoured French filmmaker Agnès Varda, who died in March 2019, featuring her on the official poster of the festival.[8] The photograph used was taken during the filming of her debut film La Pointe Courte (1955), which later screened at the Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Alejandro González Iñárritu, Main Competition jury president

Juries

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

In Competition

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

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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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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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

Critics' Week

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

Features

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(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]

More information English title, Original title ...
(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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(ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.
(QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.

Official Awards

Bong Joon-ho, winner of the Palme d'Or
Mati Diop, Grand Prix winner
Kleber Mendonça Filho, Jury Prize winner
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

Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist

Palm Dog

Chopard Trophy

Pierre Angénieux Excellens in Cinematography

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