68th_Cannes_Film_Festival

2015 Cannes Film Festival

2015 Cannes Film Festival

Film festival

The 68th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 2015.[1] Ethan Coen and Joel Coen were the Co-Presidents of the Jury for the main competition.[2] It was the first time that two people chaired the jury.[3] Since the Coen brothers each received a separate vote, they were joined by seven other jurors to form the customary nine-juror panel.[4] French actor Lambert Wilson was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies.[5] The Official Selection of films for the 2015 festival, including the line-up for the Main Competition, was announced on 16 April 2015.[6][7]

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The Palme d'Or was awarded to the French film Dheepan directed by Jacques Audiard.[8][9] On winning the award Audiard said "To receive a prize from the Coen brothers is something pretty exceptional. I'm very touched".[10] French film director Agnès Varda was presented with the Honorary Palme d'Or at the festival's closing ceremony. She is also the first female filmmaker to ever receive the award.[11]

The festival poster featured Hollywood star and Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman, photographed by David Seymour. The poster was chosen to pay tribute to Bergman for her contributions to films and who also served as the Jury President at 1973 Cannes Film Festival. As part of the tribute to Bergman, the Swedish documentary Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words was screened in the Cannes Classics section.[12]

Standing Tall, directed by Emmanuelle Bercot, was the festival's opening film. This was the second opening film in the festival's history to have been directed by a woman, after A Man in Love by Diane Kurys which opened the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.[13] Ice and the Sky, directed by Luc Jacquet, was the festival's closing film.[14] Both the opening and closing films were selected for the strength and importance of their messages—Standing Tall for the way its themes respond to the Charlie Hebdo shootings and Ice and the Sky for its concern for the future of the planet.[14][15][16]

At the festival, director Thierry Frémaux asked celebrities to abstain from taking selfies on the red carpet. While he did not have the powers to ban the pictures from the red carpet altogether, Thierry Fremaux urged celebrities to resist the temptation.[17]

Juries

Ethan and Joel Coen, Main Jury Presidents, with Festival President Pierre Lescure.
Isabella Rossellini, Un Certain Regard Jury President
Sabine Azéma, Camera d'Or Jury President
Abderrahmane Sissako, Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition Jury President

Main competition

The full jury for the Main Competition was announced on 21 April 2015:[18][19]

Un Certain Regard

Camera d'Or

Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition

Critics' Week

L'Œil d'or

Queer Palm

  • Desiree Akhavan, American-Iranian film director and actress - Jury President[29]
  • Ava Cahen, French journalist
  • Laëtitia Eïdo, French actress
  • Elli Mastorou, Belgian film journalist
  • Nadia Turincev, French film producer

Official selection

In Competition

The films competing for the Palme d'Or were announced at a press conference on 16 April 2015.[30] Two films were added to the main competition line-up on 23 April 2015, Valley of Love, directed by Guillaume Nicloux, and Chronic, directed by Michel Franco.[31] The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted:

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(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.[32]
(QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Un Certain Regard

The following films competed in the Un Certain Regard section.[30][31][33] Lamb, the first feature film directed by Yared Zeleke, is also the first Ethiopian film to be included in the Official Selection.[31] Sweet Red Bean Paste, directed by Naomi Kawase, was announced as the opening film for the Un Certain Regard section.[31] The Un Certain Regard Prize winner has been highlighted:

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(CdO) film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.[32]
(ŒdO) film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.

Out of Competition

The following films were selected to screen out of competition:[13][14][30][31][34][35][36]

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(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.[32]
(ŒdO) film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.
(QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Special Screenings

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(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.[32]
(ŒdO) film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.

Cinéfondation

The Cinéfondation section focuses on films made by students at film schools. The following 18 entries (14 fiction films and 4 animation films) were selected out of 1,600 submissions. More than one-third of the films selected represent schools participating in Cinéfondation for the first time. It is also the first time that a film representing a Spanish film school had been selected.[37] The winner of the Cinéfondation First Prize has been highlighted:

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Short Films Competition

Out of 4,550 entries, the following films were selected to compete for the Short Film Palme d'Or.[37] The Short film Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted:

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Cannes Classics

The full line-up for the Cannes Classics section was announced on 30 April 2015. Greek-French film director Costa-Gavras was announced as the guest of honor. In tribute to the recently deceased Portuguese film director, Cannes Classics screened Manoel de Oliveira's posthumous 1982 film Memories and Confessions. The film was previously unseen outside of Portugal.[38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46]

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(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.[32]
(ŒdO) 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:[47]

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Parallel sections

Critics' Week

The full selection for the Critics' Week section was announced on 20 April 2015, at the section's website.[48] The Anarchists, directed by Elie Wajeman, and Learn by Heart, directed by Mathieu Vadepied, were selected as the opening and closing films for the Critics' Week section.

Feature films

The winner of the Nespresso Grand Prize has been highlighted:

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(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.[32]
(QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Shorts Films Competition

The winner of the Discovery Award for Short Film has been highlighted:

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Special Screenings

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(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.[32]
(QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Directors' Fortnight

The full selection for the Directors' Fortnight section was announced on 21 April 2015, at the section's website.[49][50] In the Shadow of Women, directed by Philippe Garrel, and Dope, directed by Rick Famuyiwa were selected as the opening and closing films for the Directors' Fortnight section.[49][51] Actua 1, a previously unseen 1968 short film directed by Garrel, preceded the screening of In the Shadow of Women.[52]

Feature films

The winner of the Art Cinema Award has been highlighted:

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(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.[32]
(ŒdO) film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.
(QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Shorts Selection

The winner of the Illy Prize for Short Film has been highlighted:

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Special Screenings

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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.[53][54] The full ACID selection was announced on 21 April 2015, at the section's website.[55]

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(QP) indicates film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Official Awards

Jacques Audiard, winner of the Palme d'Or
László Nemes, winner of the Gran Prix
The main competition jury
Director and stars of Palme d'Or winner Dheepan
Director, producer and stars of Mad Max: Fury Road

In Competition

Honorary Palme d'Or

Un Certain Regard

Caméra d'Or

Cinéfondation

  • First Prize: Share by Pippa Bianco[58]
  • Second Prize: Lost Queens by Ignacio Juricic Merillán
  • Third Prize:
    • The Return of Erkin by Maria Guskova
    • Victor XX by Ian Garrido López

Short Films Competition

Independent Awards

FIPRESCI Prizes

Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

Critics' Week

Directors' Fortnight

L'Œil d'or

Queer Palm

Palm Dog

François Chalais Prize

Cannes Soundtrack Award

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