2021_Cannes_Film_Festival

2021 Cannes Film Festival

2021 Cannes Film Festival

Film festival

The 74th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 6 to 17 July 2021,[1] after having been originally scheduled from 11 to 22 May 2021.[2] American director Spike Lee was invited to be the head of the jury for the festival for a second time, after the COVID-19 pandemic in France scuttled plans to have him head the jury of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival.[3]

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The Official Selection was announced on 3 June 2021.[4] French film director Leos Carax's musical film Annette was the opening film of the festival.[5] Arthur Harrari's Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle opened the Un Certain Regard section.[6] The Honorary Palme d'Or was awarded to American actress and filmmaker Jodie Foster, and Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio.[7][8]

The Palme d'Or went to Titane, directed by Julia Ducournau, who became the second female director to win the award and the first to win not jointly with another director (in 1993 Jane Campion had won jointly with Chen Kaige).[9] At the awards ceremony on 17 July 2021, jury head Spike Lee made a gaffe by accidentally announcing the festival's top prize winner at the start of the night instead of the end.[10][11]

Mistress of ceremonies was the actress Doria Tillier.[12]

Juries

Main competition

Un Certain Regard

Caméra d'or

  • Mélanie Thierry, French actress, Jury President
  • Audrey Abiven, French director of Tri Track (post-synchronization company)
  • Éric Caravaca, French actor and director
  • Romain Cogitore, French director, screenwriter and photographer
  • Laurent Dailland, French director of photography
  • Pierre-Simon Gutman, French critic

Cinéfondation and short films

Independent juries

Critics' Week

L'Œil d'or

Queer Palm

  • Nicolas Maury, French actor and director, Jury President
  • Josza Anjembe, French director, screenwriter and journalist
  • Roxane Mesquida, French actress
  • Vahram Muratyan, French artist and graphic designer
  • Aloïse Sauvage, French actress and singer

Official selection

In competition

The following films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or:[13][14]

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(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:[14]

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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:[14]

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Cannes Premiere

The following films were selected to be screened in the Cannes Premiere section:[14][15]

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

Special Screenings

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

Cinema for the Climate

Ephemeral section of films about environment:

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Short Films Foundation

Out of 3,739 entries, the following films were selected to compete for the Short Film Palme d'Or.

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(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 (13 live-action and 4 animated films) were selected out of 1,835 submissions. Four of the films selected represent schools participating in Cinéfondation for the first time.

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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 22 June 2021.[16]

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Cinéma de la plage

The following films have been selected to be screened out of competition, in the "Cinéma de la plage" section.

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Parallel Sections

Critics' Week

The following films were selected to be screened in the Critics' Week.

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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.

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight section:[17]

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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.

Short and medium-length films

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(QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.

Official Awards

74th Cannes Film Festival Jury
Julia Ducournau, Palme d'Or winner
Asghar Farhadi, Grand Prix winner
Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Jury Prize winner

In Competition

The following awards were presented for films shown In Competition:[18][19]

Un Certain Regard

Caméra d'Or

Short Films Competition

  • Short Film Palme d'Or: All the Crows in the World by Tang Yi
    • Special Mention: August Sky by Jasmin Tenucci

Cinéfondation

  • First Prize: The Salamander Child by Théo Degen
  • Second Prize: Cicada by Yoon Daewoen
  • Third Prize:
    • Love Stories on the Move by Carina-Gabriela Daşoveanu
    • Cantareira by Rodrigo Ribeyro

Honorary Palme d'Or

Independent Awards

FIPRESCI Prizes

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

Critics' Week

  • Nespresso Grand Prize: Feathers by Omar El Zohairy
  • Leitz Cine Discovery Prize for Short Film: Lili Alone by Zou Jing
  • Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award: Sandra Melissa Torres for Amparo

Directors' Fortnight

L'Œil d'or

Queer Palm

François Chalais Prize

Cannes Soundtrack Award

Palm Dog

Chopard Trophy

CNC Development Support for Best Project in La Résidence

  • Saleh Kashefi for the project "Mammad"
  • Inbar Horesh for the project "Birth Right"

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