The 75th annual Cannes Film Festival is a film festival that took place from 17 to 28 May 2022. The festival featured a tribute to actor Tom Cruise, whose film '' Top Gun: Maverick'' premiered at the festival and where the actor was awarded an Honorary Palme d'Or award on short notice. The official poster for the festival was designed as a homage to '' The Truman Show'' (1998).
The festival returned to its full spectator capacity after disruption to the previous two year's editions due to COVID-19 restrictions in France.
Juries
The following juries were named for the festival.
Main competition
* Vincent Lindon, French actor, Jury President
* Asghar Farhadi, Iranian director, screenwriter and producer
* Rebecca Hall, English actress, producer, director and screenwriter
*
Ladj Ly
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Biography
Ly's ...
, French director, screenwriter, actor and producer
*
Jeff Nichols
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* Valeria Golino, Italian actress, director and producer, Jury President
*
Benjamin Biolay
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, French singer, songwriter, actor and producer
* Debra Granik, American director
* Joanna Kulig, Polish actress
* Édgar Ramírez, Venezuelan actor and producer
Caméra d'or
* Rossy de Palma, Spanish actress, Jury President
* Natasza Chroscicki, French general director of Arri France
*
Lucien Jean-Baptiste
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* Samuel Le Bihan, French actor
* Olivier Pelisson, French film critic
* Éléonore Weber, French director and author
Cinéfondation and short films
* Yousry Nasrallah, Egyptian director, Jury President
* Monia Chokri, Canadian actress, director and screenwriter
* Félix Moati, French actor, director and screenwriter
* Laura Wandel, Belgian director and screenwriter
*
Ariane Labed
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, French-Greek actress
Queer Palm
* Catherine Corsini, French director and screenwriter, Jury President
* Djanis Bouzyani, French actor, director and screenwriter
* Marilou Duponchel, French journalist
* Stéphane Riethauser, Swiss director
* Paul Struthers, Australian producer
L'Œil d'or
* Agnieszka Holland, Polish director, Jury President
*
Pierre Deladonchamps
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, French actor
* Hicham Falah, Moroccan general director of the Agadir International Documentary Film Festival
*
Iryna Tsilyk
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, Ukrainian director and writer
* Alex Vicente, Spanish film critic
Official selection
In competition
The following films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or:
''Un Certain Regard''
The following films were selected to compete in the '' Un Certain Regard'' section:
:(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
Out of competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
Cannes Premiere
The following films were selected to be screened in the Cannes Premiere section:
Special Screenings
:(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
Short films
Out of 3,507 entries, the following films were selected to compete for the
Short Film Palme d'Or
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Cinéfondation
The Cinéfondation section focuses on films made by students at film schools. The following 16 entries (13 live-action and 3 animated films) were selected out of 1,528 submissions. Four of the films selected represent schools participating in Cinéfondation for the first time.
Cannes Classics
The following films were selected to be screened in Cannes Classics:
Restorations
:(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
Documentaries
:(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
Cinéma de la plage
The following films have been selected to be screened out of competition, in the "Cinéma de la plage" section.
:(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
Special screenings
:(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
Directors' Fortnight
The following films were selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight section:
Features
:(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
Special screenings
Awards
In Competition
The following awards were presented for films shown In Competition:
* Palme d'Or: ''
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Best Screenplay
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* Un Certain Regard « Coup de cœur » Prize: ''
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* First Prize: ''A Conspiracy Man'' by Valerio Ferrara
* Second Prize: ''Somewhere'' by Li Jiahe
* Third Prize (jointly awarded):
** ''Glorious Revolution'' by Masha Novikova
** ''Humans Are Dumber When Crammed up Together'' by Laurène Fernandez
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* Un Certain Regard: ''
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* French Touch Prize of the Jury: ''
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* Canal+ Award for Short Film: ''On Xerxes’ Throne'' by Evi Kalogiropoulou
Directors' Fortnight
* Europa Cinemas Label Award for Best European Film: ''
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* Carrosse d'Or:
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War Pony
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** Canine cast in ''
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