CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
The 75th Cannes Film Festival
17 - 28 May 2022
Cannes Film Festival 2022
JUST FOR YOU
Not one of the gilded few sporting a film festival badge?
No probs, you can still indulge your love of films. Every evening during the film festival on the Plage Mace there is a free open air cinema showing classic films - just turn up and grab a deckchair
Also free is Cannes Cinephiles showing films at four cinemas in Cannes.
Free tickets can also be had for Critics' Week
Tickets for films shown as part of the Directors' Fortnight are available from the HQ outside the Malmaison or through Cannes Cinephiles and cost eight euros each or 40 euros for six showings. Tickets are available on-line at www.ticketonline.festival-cannes.com
See below for full details of these public events at the Cannes Film Festival - just scroll down!
Always check what language the film is shown in, if there are subtitles and in what language
(usually French and English but do check)
Two giant screens in town show highlights of the festival including press conferences, photo calls and the stars on the red carpet.
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL - PRESIDENT OF THE JURY 2022
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President of the Jury of the 75th Festival of Cannes is French actor and filmmaker Vincent Lindon.
He won Best Actor at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival for his role in the film The Measure of the Man. And went on to win Best Actor at the 41st César Awards and the IFFI Best Actor Award at the 46th International Film Festival of India |
The Jury
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 Cannes Film Festival Jury
Asghar Farhadi Director, producer, screenwriter Iran Ladj Ly Director, screenwriter, actor, producer France Jeff Nichols Director, screenwriter USA Joachim Trier Director, screenwriter Norway |
Cannes Film Festival Mistress of Ceremonies 2022
Virginia Efira
Virginia Efira
Belgian Actress & TV
Presenter
HONORARY PALME D'OR
At the Opening Ceremony Forest Whitaker will be presented with an Honorary Palme d'Or.
"It is a tradition for the Festival to honour those who made its history," says Pierre Lescure, festival president. Forest first appeared in Cannes in Bird with Clint Eastwood. He returned six times in the Official Selection and four times in the Competition. Films such as The Crying Game, Smoke, Panic Room, Phone Booth, The Last King of Scotland (Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Actor), Street Kings, Southpaw, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Black Panther, The Butler, and Respect show his multiple facets and eclectic choices. Zulu by Jérôme Salle closed the 2013 Festival. In addition to his work as an actor, he has directed 4 feature films and produced films such as Ryan Coogler’s Fruitvale Station presented in Un Certain Regard.
Honorary Palme D'Or Forest Whitaker
OPENING FILM
Final Cut
Michel HAZANAVICIUS
Out of Competition
Michel Hazanavicius has changed the French title of the film, Z (comme Z) as the letter Z is now synonymous with Russian agression. In French it will now be known as Coupez!
World Premier: ELVIS Out of Competition
Australian director, screenwriter and producer Baz Luhrmann presents the world premiere of his latest feature film Elvis.
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Filmmaker Baz Luhrmann made history at the Cannes Film Festival by being the only director to show two feature films at the opening with Moulin Rouge! in 2001 which was running in Competition and The Great Gatsby in 2013.
In 1992, he was a sensation at the 45th edition of the Festival with his first film Strictly Ballroom which was screened in Un Certain Regard section. |
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL: FILMS IN COMPETITION
HOLY SPIDER by Ali ABBASI
LES AMANDIERS by Valeria BRUNI TEDESCHI
CRIMES OF THE FUTURE by David CRONENBERG
TORI AND LOKITA by Jean-Pierre et Luc DARDENNE
STARS AT NOON by Claire DENIS
FRÈRE ET SŒUR by Arnaud DESPLECHIN
CLOSE by Lukas DHONT
ARMAGEDDON TIME by James GRAY
BROKER by KORE-EDA Hirokazu
NOSTALGIA by Mario MARTONE
RMN by Cristian MUNGIU
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS by Ruben ÖSTLUND
HAEOJIL GYEOLSIM
(DECISION TO LEAVE) PARK by Chan-Wook
SHOWING UP by Kelly REICHARDT
LEILA’S BROTHERS by Saeed ROUSTAEE
BOY FROM HEAVEN by Tarik SALEH
ZHENA CHAIKOVSKOGO
(TCHAÏKOVSKI'S WIFE) by Kirill SEREBRENNIKOV
EO by Jerzy SKOLIMOWSKICompetition
LE OTTO MONTAGNE by C Vandermeersch, Felix Van Groeningen
UN PETIT FRÈRE by Léonor Serraille
TOURMENT SUR LES ÎLES by Albert Serra
Out of Competition
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Tom Cruise is receiving the honour for his lifetime achievement in the film industry. One of the world's highest-paid actors, he has won three Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for a British Academy Film Award and three Academy Awards. His films have grossed over $4 billion in North America and over $10.1 billion worldwide.
Cruise began acting in the early 1980s and made his breakthrough in the action drama film Top Gun (1986). Critical acclaim came with his roles in The Colour of Money (1986), Rain Man (1988), and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). For his portrayal of Ron Kovic in the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Cruise's performance as a motivational speaker in the drama film Magnolia (1999) earned him another Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. As an action star, he has played Ethan Hunt in all of the Mission: Impossible films
Cruise began acting in the early 1980s and made his breakthrough in the action drama film Top Gun (1986). Critical acclaim came with his roles in The Colour of Money (1986), Rain Man (1988), and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). For his portrayal of Ron Kovic in the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Cruise's performance as a motivational speaker in the drama film Magnolia (1999) earned him another Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. As an action star, he has played Ethan Hunt in all of the Mission: Impossible films
Un Certain Regard @ Cannes
Uncertain Regards
The Jury
President: Valeria Golino
Italian director, actress and producer
She is joined on the jury by...
Debra Granik Director USA;
Joanna Kulig Actress Poland;
Benjamin Biolay Singer-songwriter, producer, actor France;
Édgar Ramírez Actor, producer Venezuela
Un Certain Regard features 20 films this year, including eight first films and nine films by female directors.
Opening Film 2022
Father & Soldier by Mathieu Vadepied:
starring Omar Sy, Alassane Diong and Jonas Bloquet
The film highlights the story of the Senegalese infantry men, forgotten heroes of World War One, forced to leave their homeland and fight to liberate France.
It tells the story of Bakary Diallo, a father, who enlists in the French army in 1917 to join Thierno, his 17-year-old son, who was drafted by force.
Official Selection
LES PIRESLise AKOKA Romane GUERET 1st film
KURAK GÜNLER (BURNING DAYS) Emin ALPER
METRONOM Alexandru BELC 1st film
SICK OF MYSELF Kristoffer BORGLI
ALL THE PEOPLE I'LL NEVER BE Davy CHOU
DOMINGO Y LA NIEBLA (DOMINGO AND THE MIDST) Ariel ESCALANTE MEZA
PLAN 75 HAYAKAWA Chie 1st film
UNTITLED PINE RIDGE PROJECT Riley KEOUGH, Gina GAMMELL 1st film
CORSAGE Marie KREUTZER
BACHENNYA METELYKA (BUTTERFLY VISION) Maksim NAKONECHNYI 1st film
VANSKABTE LAND / VOLAÐA LAND (GODLAND) Hlynur PÁLMASON
RODEO Lola QUIVORON 1st film
JOYLAND Saim SADIQ 1st film
THE SILENT TWINS Agnieszka SMOCZYNSKA
THE STRANGER Thomas M WRIGHT
PLUS QU JA Emily Atef
MEDITERRANEAN FEVER Maha Haj
LE BLEU DU CAFTAN Maryam Touzani
HARKA Lotfy Nathan 1st film
Winners are...
Un Certain Regard Prize
President: Valeria Golino
Italian director, actress and producer
She is joined on the jury by...
Debra Granik Director USA;
Joanna Kulig Actress Poland;
Benjamin Biolay Singer-songwriter, producer, actor France;
Édgar Ramírez Actor, producer Venezuela
Un Certain Regard features 20 films this year, including eight first films and nine films by female directors.
Opening Film 2022
Father & Soldier by Mathieu Vadepied:
starring Omar Sy, Alassane Diong and Jonas Bloquet
The film highlights the story of the Senegalese infantry men, forgotten heroes of World War One, forced to leave their homeland and fight to liberate France.
It tells the story of Bakary Diallo, a father, who enlists in the French army in 1917 to join Thierno, his 17-year-old son, who was drafted by force.
Official Selection
LES PIRESLise AKOKA Romane GUERET 1st film
KURAK GÜNLER (BURNING DAYS) Emin ALPER
METRONOM Alexandru BELC 1st film
SICK OF MYSELF Kristoffer BORGLI
ALL THE PEOPLE I'LL NEVER BE Davy CHOU
DOMINGO Y LA NIEBLA (DOMINGO AND THE MIDST) Ariel ESCALANTE MEZA
PLAN 75 HAYAKAWA Chie 1st film
UNTITLED PINE RIDGE PROJECT Riley KEOUGH, Gina GAMMELL 1st film
CORSAGE Marie KREUTZER
BACHENNYA METELYKA (BUTTERFLY VISION) Maksim NAKONECHNYI 1st film
VANSKABTE LAND / VOLAÐA LAND (GODLAND) Hlynur PÁLMASON
RODEO Lola QUIVORON 1st film
JOYLAND Saim SADIQ 1st film
THE SILENT TWINS Agnieszka SMOCZYNSKA
THE STRANGER Thomas M WRIGHT
PLUS QU JA Emily Atef
MEDITERRANEAN FEVER Maha Haj
LE BLEU DU CAFTAN Maryam Touzani
HARKA Lotfy Nathan 1st film
Winners are...
Un Certain Regard Prize
Short Films & Cinefondation
The Jury is...
Yousry Nasrallah – Chairman
Director, Egypt
Monia Chokri Actress & director, Canada; Laura Wandel Director & screenwriter, Belgium; Félix Moati Actor & director. France; Jean-Claude Raspiengeas Journalist & Film critic, France
The Jury will be awarding the Short Film Palme d'Or to one of the films in Competition:
TSUTSUE Amartei Armar
PO SUI TAI YANG ZHI XIN (A SHORT STORY) Bi Gan
LORI (MELANCHOLY OF MY MOTHER'S LULLABIES) Abinash Bikram Shah
HAI BIAN SHENG QI YI ZUO XUAN YA (THE WATER MURMURS) Story Chen
UOGOS (CHERRIES) Vytautas Katkus
SAME OLD Lloyd Lee Choi
LE FEU AU LAC (FIRE AT THE LAKE) Pierre Menahem
GAKJIL (PERSONA) Sujin Moon
LUZ NOCTURNA (NIGHT LIGHT) Kim Torres
Cinefondation Awards are for film students
The three Cinéfondation prizes will go to the best of the from film school students.
Winners are...
Palme d'Or Short Film:
Special Jury Mention for Short Film:
CAMERA D'OR 2022...
...for the best first film
The Caméra d’Or, created in 1978, is awarded to the director of the best first film presented in the Official Selection - In Competition, Out of Competition and Un Certain Regard, as well as the Critics' Week and the Directors’ Fortnight. This year's jury president is Spanish actress and model Rossy de Palma (left).
Best First Film:
CANNES FILM CLASSICS - our cinema heritage
Jean Eustache’s The Mother and the Whore (left) is the grand opening to Cannes Classics. Other highlights include two episodes of Ethan Hawke’s event series on Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, a tribute to Gérard Philipe (born in Cannes), Patrick Dewaere who died 40 years ago, one last conversation with Jean-Claude Carrière, the Cinemateca Brasileira and Glauber Rocha, Pilipino director Mike De Leon, Arrabal the poet, a Czech new wave masterpiece, a close-up on Romy Schneider, one last goodbye to Fernando Solanas, a salute to Souleyman Cissé from his daughter.
India is the Country of Honour, The Film Foundation and the World Cinema Project, an homage to Indian Cinema, the 70th anniversary of Singin’ In The Rain, Orson Welles and Kafka, a continuation of Vittorio movie restorations, De Sicca and Duvivier’s timeless classics, Robbie Robertson’s The Band for their last show. And finally double Olympic feature with the official film of the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972 directed by 8 directors from the whole world and the one presented as world premiere of the Olympic Games in Tokyo directed by Naomi Kawase.
India is the Country of Honour, The Film Foundation and the World Cinema Project, an homage to Indian Cinema, the 70th anniversary of Singin’ In The Rain, Orson Welles and Kafka, a continuation of Vittorio movie restorations, De Sicca and Duvivier’s timeless classics, Robbie Robertson’s The Band for their last show. And finally double Olympic feature with the official film of the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972 directed by 8 directors from the whole world and the one presented as world premiere of the Olympic Games in Tokyo directed by Naomi Kawase.
Festival De Cannes 2022
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Cinema de la Plage Great films shown on the Mace Beach at 9.30pm, free entry You just turn up - first come, first seated on the deckchairs. Many of the films are presented by the directors and stars associated with them. Be there! 
Wednesday, May 25 Christophe… définitivement (Christophe… Definitely) directed by Ange Leccia and Dominique Gonzales-Foerster 2022, France Followed by a giant karaoke hosted by the great Aline Afanoukoé after the film. Sponsored by ARTE Thursday, May 26 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (E.T. l'extra-terrestre) directed by Steven Spielberg 1982, USA 40th anniversary of the film Friday, May 27 Fanfan la tulipe directed by Christian-Jaque 1952, France Saturday, May 28 The Last Picture Show (La Dernière séance) directed by Peter Bogdanovich 1971, USA A cult movie. |
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Cannes Film Fans
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Cannes Directors' Fortnight: 18 - 27 May 2022
*open to the public*
Directors Fortnight 2022
You can buy an individual ticket (8 euros) or a pass (40 euros) for six festival showings from the headquarters at Malmaison on the Croisette or the Cinephile tent or online www.ticketonline.festival-cannes.com/newcompte.aspx
NB The pass must be bought online. See the website for full details www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com
Feature Films
FLIGHT (Scarlet) by Pietro Marcello opening movie
1976 by Manuela Martelli First feature film
THE DAM (Al-Sadd, السّد) by Ali Cheri First feature film
THE SUPER 8 YEARS YEARS by Annie Ernaux & David Ernaux-Briot First feature film
ASHKAL by Youssef Chebbi First feature film
THE FIVE DEVILS THE FIVE by Lea Mysius
BY HUMANI CORPORIS FABRICA by Verena Paravel & Lucien Castaing-Taylor
CONTINENTAL DRIFT (SOUTH) by Lionel Bayer
EL AGUA (The Water) by Elena Lopez Riera First feature film
ENYS MEN by Mark Jenkins
FALCON LAKE by Charlotte LeBon First feature film
FOGO-FÁTUO (Will-o'-the-Wisp) by Joao Pedro Rodrigues
FUNNY PAGES by Owen Kline First feature film
GOD'S CREATURES by Anna Rose Holmer & Saela Davis
THE HARKIS (Harkis) by Philippe Faucon
MEN by Alex Garland Special session
THE MOUNTAIN by Thomas Salvador
PAMFIR by Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk First feature film
REVOIR PARIS (Paris Memories) by Alice Winocourt
UNDER THE FIG TREES by Erige Sehiri
ONE FINE MORNING by Mia Hansen-Love
UN VARÓN (A Male) by Fabian Hernandez First feature film
THE GREEN PERFUME by Nicolas Pariser Closing film
SHORT FILMS
ARIBADA by Simon(e) Jaikiriuma Paetau & Natalia Escobar
AS TIME PASSES by Jamil McGinnis
BEBEN (Tremor, Tremor) by Rudolf Fitzgerald-Leonar
YOUNG GIRLS BURY THEIR LIVES by Maïté Sonnet
HAPPY NEW YEAR, JIM by Andrea Gatopoulos
JITTERBUG by Ayo Akingbade
MARIA SCHNEIDER, 1983 by Elisabeth Subrin
POTEMKINISTII (The Potemkinists) by Radu Jud
STAGING DEATH by Jan Soldier
THE SPIRAL by Maria Silvia Esteve
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NB The pass must be bought online. See the website for full details www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com
Feature Films
FLIGHT (Scarlet) by Pietro Marcello opening movie
1976 by Manuela Martelli First feature film
THE DAM (Al-Sadd, السّد) by Ali Cheri First feature film
THE SUPER 8 YEARS YEARS by Annie Ernaux & David Ernaux-Briot First feature film
ASHKAL by Youssef Chebbi First feature film
THE FIVE DEVILS THE FIVE by Lea Mysius
BY HUMANI CORPORIS FABRICA by Verena Paravel & Lucien Castaing-Taylor
CONTINENTAL DRIFT (SOUTH) by Lionel Bayer
EL AGUA (The Water) by Elena Lopez Riera First feature film
ENYS MEN by Mark Jenkins
FALCON LAKE by Charlotte LeBon First feature film
FOGO-FÁTUO (Will-o'-the-Wisp) by Joao Pedro Rodrigues
FUNNY PAGES by Owen Kline First feature film
GOD'S CREATURES by Anna Rose Holmer & Saela Davis
THE HARKIS (Harkis) by Philippe Faucon
MEN by Alex Garland Special session
THE MOUNTAIN by Thomas Salvador
PAMFIR by Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk First feature film
REVOIR PARIS (Paris Memories) by Alice Winocourt
UNDER THE FIG TREES by Erige Sehiri
ONE FINE MORNING by Mia Hansen-Love
UN VARÓN (A Male) by Fabian Hernandez First feature film
THE GREEN PERFUME by Nicolas Pariser Closing film
SHORT FILMS
ARIBADA by Simon(e) Jaikiriuma Paetau & Natalia Escobar
AS TIME PASSES by Jamil McGinnis
BEBEN (Tremor, Tremor) by Rudolf Fitzgerald-Leonar
YOUNG GIRLS BURY THEIR LIVES by Maïté Sonnet
HAPPY NEW YEAR, JIM by Andrea Gatopoulos
JITTERBUG by Ayo Akingbade
MARIA SCHNEIDER, 1983 by Elisabeth Subrin
POTEMKINISTII (The Potemkinists) by Radu Jud
STAGING DEATH by Jan Soldier
THE SPIRAL by Maria Silvia Esteve
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The French Film Guild's Golden Coach is awarded each year to one director
The Carrosse d'Or is a bronze statuette inspired by the figures of the Comedia dell'Arte and Jean Renoir's film of the same name – it was created by painter-sculptor Lili Legouvello.
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The Carrosse d'Or is a bronze statuette inspired by the figures of the Comedia dell'Arte and Jean Renoir's film of the same name – it was created by painter-sculptor Lili Legouvello.
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Official Cannes
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The official poster for this year's Film Festival has been released. It is from Jim Carney: The Truman Show 1998. The organisers say it is a carpet leading up the stairs in the hope of being in the limelight: "A poetic celebration of the insuperable quest for expression and freedom". It can be purchased at official outlets in Cannes |
Critics' Week: 18 - 26 May 2022
Dedicated to finding new film industry talent
61st Anniversary
*open to the public*
Showings are at the Espace Miramar. Tickets are available from rue Pasteur near the Miramar or from the Cinephiles tent.
Opening Film
When You Finish Saving the World, USA - Jesse Eisenberg
Feature Film Special Screenings
Goutte d’or, France - Clément Cogitore
Tout le monde aime Jeanne, France - Céline Devaux
Closing Film
Da-eum-so-hee (Next Sohee), South Korea Jung July
Feature Films in Competition
Aftersun Charlotte Wells UK - USA
Alma Viva Cristèle Alves France - Portugal
Dalva Emmanuelle Belgium - France
La Jauría Andrés Ramírez Pulido Colombia
Nos cérémonies Simon France
Tasavor (Imagine) Ali Behrad Iran
Metsurin tarina (The Woodcutter Story)
Mikko Myllylahti Finland - Denmark - Holland - Germany
Shorts in Competition
Las criaturas que se derriten bajo el sol Chile - France
Cuerdas (Chords) Spain
Dang Wo Wang Xiang Ni De Shi Hou (Will You Look At Me) China
Ice Merchants Portugal - United-Kingdom - France
It’s Nice In Here Netherlands
Nisam je stigao voljeti (I Didn’t Make It To Love Her) Bosnia - Spain - United-Kingdom
Στον Θρόνο του Ξέρξη (On Xerxes’ Throne / Sur le trône de Xerxès) Greece
Raie Manta (Manta Ray) France
Swan dans le centre (Swan In the Center) France
Hideous United-Kingdom
Scale France - United-Kingdom - Czech Republic - Belgium
See web site: www.semainedelacritique.com
When You Finish Saving the World, USA - Jesse Eisenberg
Feature Film Special Screenings
Goutte d’or, France - Clément Cogitore
Tout le monde aime Jeanne, France - Céline Devaux
Closing Film
Da-eum-so-hee (Next Sohee), South Korea Jung July
Feature Films in Competition
Aftersun Charlotte Wells UK - USA
Alma Viva Cristèle Alves France - Portugal
Dalva Emmanuelle Belgium - France
La Jauría Andrés Ramírez Pulido Colombia
Nos cérémonies Simon France
Tasavor (Imagine) Ali Behrad Iran
Metsurin tarina (The Woodcutter Story)
Mikko Myllylahti Finland - Denmark - Holland - Germany
Shorts in Competition
Las criaturas que se derriten bajo el sol Chile - France
Cuerdas (Chords) Spain
Dang Wo Wang Xiang Ni De Shi Hou (Will You Look At Me) China
Ice Merchants Portugal - United-Kingdom - France
It’s Nice In Here Netherlands
Nisam je stigao voljeti (I Didn’t Make It To Love Her) Bosnia - Spain - United-Kingdom
Στον Θρόνο του Ξέρξη (On Xerxes’ Throne / Sur le trône de Xerxès) Greece
Raie Manta (Manta Ray) France
Swan dans le centre (Swan In the Center) France
Hideous United-Kingdom
Scale France - United-Kingdom - Czech Republic - Belgium
See web site: www.semainedelacritique.com
Chairman of the Critics' Week jury this year is
Kaother Ben Hania
Tunisian filmmaker nominated at the Oscars for best foreign film in 2021 with L’Homme qui a vendu sa peau. She is joined on the jury by French-Greek actress Ariane Labed; director of the Busan film festival, Huh Moon-yung; Iceland's Benedikt Erlingsson; and Belgian Benoit Debie.
And the 2021 Winners are...
Nespresso Grand Prize for best feature film
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Leitz Cine Discovery Prize for short film
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Louis Roederer Foundation for best actor
Kaother Ben Hania
Tunisian filmmaker nominated at the Oscars for best foreign film in 2021 with L’Homme qui a vendu sa peau. She is joined on the jury by French-Greek actress Ariane Labed; director of the Busan film festival, Huh Moon-yung; Iceland's Benedikt Erlingsson; and Belgian Benoit Debie.
And the 2021 Winners are...
Nespresso Grand Prize for best feature film
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Leitz Cine Discovery Prize for short film
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Louis Roederer Foundation for best actor
On the red carpet...
Sixty meters of red carpet are used to cover the famous 24 steps at the Palais des Festivals. In the past the carpet was changed three times a day during the festival with a total of 2km used. In 2021 this was cut by 50% and only one km was used to help save the planet.
The president of the festival Pierre Lesclure, former head of Canal Plus, greets the stars and other guests at the top of the steps. He is joined by the mayor of Cannes, currently David Lisnard
Frock Spot Opening Night: 6 July 2021
The president of the festival Pierre Lesclure, former head of Canal Plus, greets the stars and other guests at the top of the steps. He is joined by the mayor of Cannes, currently David Lisnard
Frock Spot Opening Night: 6 July 2021
Bella Hadid
Candice Swanepoel wears Etro
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Carla Bruni Sarkozy
Jodie Foster
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Cannes Film Murals
Take a tour round Cannes to see all the film murals - there are 16 in total. This one is at the bus station and celebrated 100 years of cinema: can you spot Mickey Mouse, R2-D2 and Batman? The Palme d'Or by Chopard
The Palme d'Or is worth about 20,000 euros and the 19 leafed palm is made from 118 grammes of pure gold. It is attached to a block of crystal. Each piece is unique as the crystal can be of a slightly different hue each year. Two are made, as well as two mini Palme d'Or, for each festival by five of Chopard's top jewellers in Geneva. These same artisans produce the "red carpet" range of jewellery worn by the stars each evening.
The mini palm d'ors are for the best actor and actress awards. And the 2021 winners were...
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Cannes' multiplex cinema (above) includes a museum of cinema. Thanks to the Cannes film festival, the town has more than 10,000 films, 50,000 interviews with stars and 300,000 photographs.
It has been designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti and has seats for 2,426 people in 12 cinemas. The chef of the Palme d'Or restaurant in the Martinez Hotel prepares a film themed menu for the jury's first meal together. The tourist authorities produce a brochure featuring film tours on the Cote d'Azur to see where great movies were made. Set-jetting rather than jet-setting 250 gardeners plant 15,000 plants in the town for the festival & 400 giant planters protect pedestrians 4,580 journalists join the 12,000 film professionals 700 local and national police are on hand to look after everyone together with 580 street cameras And 100 extra taxis are in Cannes for the festival The wonderful Villa Domergue (below) is at the disposal of the jury during the Festival. 
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