The 68th

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was held from 13 to 24 May 2015.

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and

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were the Presidents of the Jury for the main competition. It was the first time that two people chaired the jury. Since the Coen brothers each received a separate vote, they were joined by seven other jurors to form the customary nine-juror panel. French actor

Lambert Wilson Lambert Wilson (born 3 August 1958) is a French actor, singer and activist. He is best known internationally for his portrayal of The Merovingian in ''The Matrix Reloaded'', ''The Matrix Revolutions'' and ''The Matrix Resurrections''. Biograph ...

was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies. The

Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

was awarded to the French film ''

Dheepan ''Dheepan'' is a 2015 French crime drama film directed by Jacques Audiard and co-written by Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, and Noé Debré. The film was partly inspired by Montesquieu's ''Persian Letters'', as well as the 1971 film '' Straw Dogs'', w ...

'' directed by

Jacques Audiard Jacques Audiard (; born 30 April 1952) is a French film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is the son of Michel Audiard, also a film director and screenwriter. He has won both the César Award for Best Film and the BAFTA Award for Best Fi ...

. On winning the award Audiard said "To receive a prize from the Coen brothers is something pretty exceptional. I'm very touched". The festival poster featured Hollywood star and Swedish actress

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, 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. '' Standing Tall'', directed by

Emmanuelle Bercot Emmanuelle Bercot (born 6 November 1967) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. Her film '' Clément'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Her 2013 film '' On My Way'' premiered in competi ...

, 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 Diane Kurys (; born 3 December 1948) is a French director, producer, filmmaker and actress. Several of her films as director are semi-autobiographical. Personal life Kurys was born in Lyon, Rhône, France, the younger of two daughters. She is ...

which opened the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. '' Ice and the Sky'', directed by

Luc Jacquet Luc Jacquet (born 5 December 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed the film ''March of the Penguins'', which won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature in 2005 and received a nomination for the Writers Guild of ...

, was the festival's closing film. 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. 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. The Official Selection of films for the 2015 festival, including the line-up for the Main Competition, was announced on 16 April 2015. At the festival, director

Thierry Frémaux Thierry Frémaux (; born 29 May 1960) is the director of the Institut Lumière, of the Lumière Film Festival and of the Cannes Film Festival. Education and career Frémaux has a '' diplôme d'études approfondies'' (equivalent to a Master of Ad ...

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.

Juries

Main competition

The full jury for the Main Competition was announced on 21 April 2015: *

and

, American film directors, Jury Presidents *

Rossy de Palma Rosa Elena García Echave (born 16 September 1964), known professionally as Rossy de Palma, is a Spanish actress and model. She is well known for her roles in films by Pedro Almodóvar such as ''Law of Desire'', ''Women on the Verge of a Nervou ...

, Spanish actress * Sophie Marceau, French actress and film director *

Sienna Miller Sienna Rosie Diana Miller (born December 28, 1981) is an American-British actress. Born in New York City and raised in London, she began her career as a photography model, appearing in the pages of Italian '' Vogue'' and for the 2003 Pirelli c ...

, English actress *

Rokia Traoré Rokia Traoré (born 24. January 1974) is a Malian-born singer, songwriter and guitarist. She made six albums between 1998 and 2016. ''Bowmboï'' (2003) won the Critics Award category at the BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music in 2004 and ''Tcham ...

, Malian singer-songwriter and composer * Guillermo del Toro, Mexican film director *

Xavier Dolan Xavier Dolan-Tadros (; born 20 March 1989) is a Canadian filmmaker, actor and costume designer. He began his career as a child actor in commercials before directing several arthouse feature films. He first received international acclaim in 2 ...

, Canadian film director and actor *

Jake Gyllenhaal Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal (; ; born December 19, 1980) is an American actor. Born into the Gyllenhaal family, he is the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, and his older sister is actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. He ...

, American actor

Un Certain Regard

Isabella Rossellini Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini (born 18 June 1952) is an Italian-American actress, author, philanthropist, and model. The daughter of the Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman and the Italian film director Roberto Rossellini, she is noted ...

, Italian-American actress, President *

Haifaa al-Mansour Haifaa al-Mansour ( ar, هيفاء المنصور ''Hayfā’a al-Manṣūr''; born 10 August 1974), is a Saudi Arabian film director. She is one of the country's best-known and most controversial directors, and the first female Saudi filmmaker ...

, Saudi Arabian film director *

Nadine Labaki Nadine Labaki ( ar, نادين لبكي ''Nādīn Labikī''; born February 18, 1974) is a Lebanese actress, director and activist. Labaki first came into the spotlight as an actress in the early 2000s. Her film-making career began in 2007 after ...

, Lebanese film director and actress *

Panos H. Koutras Panos H. Koutras ( el, Πάνος Χ. Κούτρας; born in Athens) is a Greek film director, film producer and screenwriter, who made his debut with the feature film '' The Attack of the Giant Moussaka'' (1999), an independent science-fiction ...

, Greek film director *

Tahar Rahim Tahar Rahim (born 4 July 1981) is a Franco-Algerian actor. He is known for his starring role as Malik El Djebena in the 2009 award-winning French movie '' A Prophet'' by Jacques Audiard, FBI Agent Ali Soufan in '' The Looming Tower'', Judas in ...

, French actor

Camera d'Or

Sabine Azéma Sabine Azéma (born 20 September 1949) is a French stage and film actress and director. Born in Paris, she graduated from the Paris Conservatory of Dramatic Arts. Career Her film career began in 1975. Azéma appeared in '' A Sunday in the ...

, French actress, President *

Delphine Gleize Delphine Gleize (born 5 May 1973) is a French film director and screenwriter. She has directed ten films since 1998. Her film '' Carnages'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival The 55th Cannes Film Festi ...

, French film director *

Melvil Poupaud Melvil Poupaud (born 26 January 1973) is a French actor, author and filmmaker. Career Poupaud's first appearance was, as a child, in Raúl Ruiz's 1983 film '' City of Pirates''. He met Ruiz through his mother, Chantal Poupaud, who was a well-kn ...

, French actor *Claude Garnier, French cinematographer *Didier Huck, French

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executive *

Yann Gonzalez M83 are a French electronic music group formed in Antibes in 1999 and currently based in Los Angeles. Initially a duo of multi-instrumentalists Nicolas Fromageau and Anthony Gonzalez, Fromageau parted ways shortly after touring for their second ...

, French film director *Bernard Payen, French film critic and curator

Cinéfondation and short films

Abderrahmane Sissako Abderrahmane Sissako (born 13 October 1961) is a Mauritanian-born Malian film director and producer. His film '' Waiting for Happiness'' (''Heremakono'') was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival official selection under Un Certain Regard, wi ...

, Mauritanian film director, President *

Joana Hadjithomas Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige are Lebanese filmmakers and artists. Their work includes feature and documentary films, video and photographic installations, sculpture, performance lectures and texts. Personal life Joana Hadjithomas (b ...

, Lebanese film director *

Rebecca Zlotowski Rebecca Zlotowski (born 21 April 1980) is a French film director and screenwriter. Education A former student at prestigious Ecole Normale Supérieure, Rebecca Zlotowski received her teaching qualification in French modern literature in 2003. ...

, French film director *

Cécile de France Cécile de France (; born 17 July 1975) is a Belgian actress. After achieving success in French cinema hits such as '' L'Art (délicat) de la séduction'' (2001) and ''Irène'' (2002), she gained international attention for her lead roles in ''H ...

, Belgian actress *

Daniel Olbrychski Daniel Marcel Olbrychski (; born 27 February 1945) is a Polish film and theatre actor who is widely considered one of the greatest Polish actors of his generation. He appeared in 180 films and TV productions and is best known for leading roles ...

, Polish actor

Independent juries

Nespresso Grand Prize (International Critics' Week) *

Ronit Elkabetz Ronit Elkabetz ( he, רונית אלקבץ; 27 November 1964 – 19 April 2016) was an Israeli actress, screenwriter and film director. She worked in both Israeli and French cinema. She won three Ophir Awards and received a total of seven nomin ...

, Israeli actress and film director, President *

Katell Quillévéré Katell Quillévéré (born 30 January 1980) is a French film director and screenwriter, known for directing the films ''Love Like Poison'' (2010) and '' Suzanne'' (2013). In 2015 she was selected to be a member of the jury for the International ...

, French film director *

Peter Suschitzky Peter Suschitzky, A.S.C. (born 25 July 1941) is a British cinematographer and photographer. Among his most known works as director of photography are ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'', ''The Empire Strikes Back,'' and '' Mars Attacks!'' and the l ...

, English cinematographer *Andréa Picard, Canadian film curator and critic *Boyd van Hoeij, France-based Dutch film critic L'Œil d'or *

Rithy Panh Rithy Panh ( km, ប៉ាន់ រិទ្ធី; born April 18, 1964) is a Cambodian documentary film director and screenwriter. The French-schooled director's films focus on the aftermath of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambod ...

, Franco-Cambodian documentary film director, President *

Nicolas Philibert Nicolas Philibert (; born 10 January 1951) is a French film director and actor. Biography Philibert's father was a film lecturer and he attended his talks in his youth. This encouraged him to embark on a film career. He started this with Ren� ...

, French documentary film director *

Irène Jacob Irène Marie Jacob (born 15 July 1966) is a French-Swiss actress known for her work with Polish film director Krzysztof Kieślowski. She won the 1991 Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for the Kieślowski film ''The Double Life of Vero ...

, Franco-Swiss actress * Diana El Jeiroudi, Syrian documentary film producer *Scott Foundas, American film critic Queer Palm *

Desiree Akhavan Desiree Akhavan (born December 27, 1984) is an American filmmaker, writer and actress. She is best known for her 2014 feature film debut '' Appropriate Behavior'', *Ava Cahen, French journalist *Elli Mastorou, Belgian film journalist *Nadia Turincev, French film producer *

Laëtitia Eïdo Laëtitia Eïdo (born October 25, 1985) is a French actress, born to a French father and a Lebanese mother. She is best known as Dr. Shirin El Abed, one of the leading roles in the Israeli Netflix series '' Fauda'', and as the voice of Mira in the ...

, French actress

Official selection

In competition

The films competing for the

were announced at a press conference on 16 April 2015. Two films were added to the main competition line-up on 23 April 2015, '' Valley of Love'', directed by

Guillaume Nicloux Guillaume Nicloux (born 3 August 1966) is a French novelist, director and actor. He is the founder of the theatre company La Troupe. He has written crime fiction and directed films for cinema and French television. He won the Best Screenplay Awar ...

, and '' Chronic'', directed by

Michel Franco Michel Franco (born 28 August 1979) is a Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his film '' After Lucia'' that won the Prize Un Certain Regard at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. His films typically deal with th ...

. The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted. :(CdO) indicates film eligible for the

Caméra d'Or The Caméra d'Or ("''Golden Camera''") is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes' selections (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des ...

as directorial debut feature. - (QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Un Certain Regard

The following films competed in the ''

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films w ...

'' section. ''

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'', the first feature film directed by Yared Zeleke, is also the first Ethiopian film to be included in the Official Selection. '' Sweet Red Bean Paste'', directed by

Naomi Kawase is a Japanese film director. She was also known as , with her former husband's surname. Many of her works have been documentaries, including ''Embracing'', about her search for the father who abandoned her as a child, and ''Katatsumori'', about ...

, was announced as the opening film for the ''Un Certain Regard'' section. The Un Certain Regard Prize winner has been highlighted. :(CdO) film eligible for the

as directorial debut feature. - (ŒdO) film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.

Out of competition

The following films were selected to screen out of competition: :(CdO) indicates film eligible for the

as directorial debut feature. - (ŒdO) film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary. - (QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Special screenings

:(CdO) indicates film eligible for the

as directorial debut feature. - (ŒdO) film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.

Cinéfondation

The

Cinéfondation La ''Cinéfondation'' is a foundation under the aegis of the Cannes Film Festival, created to inspire and support the next generation of international filmmakers. It was created in 1998 by Gilles Jacob. Since then it has developed complementary ...

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. The winner of the Cinéfondation First Prize has been highlighted.

Short films

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

Cannes Classics

The full line-up for the Cannes Classics section was announced on 30 April 2015. Greek-French film director

Costa-Gavras Costa-Gavras (short for Konstantinos Gavras; el, Κωνσταντίνος Γαβράς; born 12 February 1933) is a Greek-French film director, screenwriter, and producer who lives and works in France. He is known for films with political and s ...

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. :(CdO) indicates film eligible for the

as directorial debut feature. - (ŒdO) film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary. :* screening possibly cancelled.

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.

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The full selection for the

International Critics' Week The International Critics' Week (french: Semaine de la Critique) was founded in 1962 and is organized by the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics. It was created following the showing of '' The Connection'' directed by Shirley Clarke which had been ...

section was announced on 20 April 2015, at the section's website. '' The Anarchists'', directed by

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, and '' Learn by Heart'', directed by Mathieu Vadepied, were selected as the opening and closing films for the International Critics' Week section. Feature films - The winner of the Nespresso Grand Prize has been highlighted. :(CdO) indicates film eligible for the

as directorial debut feature. - (QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm. Shorts selection - The winner of the Discovery Award for Short Film has been highlighted. Special screenings :(CdO) indicates film eligible for the

as directorial debut feature. - (QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Directors' Fortnight

The full selection for the

Directors' Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) is an independent selection of the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festiv ...

section was announced on 21 April 2015, at the section's website. ''

In the Shadow of Women ''In the Shadow of Women'' (french: L'Ombre des femmes) is a 2015 French-Swiss drama film directed by Philippe Garrel, starring Clotilde Courau, Stanislas Merhar, and Lena Paugam. It was selected to open the Directors' Fortnight section at the 20 ...

'', directed by

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, and Dope, directed by

Rick Famuyiwa Rick Famuyiwa (born June 18, 1973) is an American director, producer and screenwriter of productions including ''The Wood'' (1999), ''Brown Sugar'' (2002), '' Talk to Me'' (2007), '' Dope'' (2015), and ''Confirmation'' (2016). His films have bee ...

were selected as the opening and closing films for the Directors' Fortnight section. ''Actua 1'', a previously unseen 1968 short film directed by Garrel, preceded the screening of ''In the Shadow of Women''. Feature films - The winner of the Art Cinema Award has been highlighted. :(CdO) indicates film eligible for the

as directorial debut feature. - (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. Special screenings

ACID

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, 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. The full ACID selection was announced on 21 April 2015, at the section's website. :(QP) indicates film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Awards

Official awards

In Competition *

: ''

'' by

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: ''

Son of Saul ''Son of Saul'' ( hu, Saul fia) is a 2015 Hungarian historical drama film directed by László Nemes, in his feature directorial debut, and co-written by Nemes and Clara Royer. It is set in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II, a ...

'' by László Nemes *

Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * BA ...

Hou Hsiao-hsien Hou Hsiao-hsien (; born 8 April 1947) is a Mainland Chinese-born Taiwanese film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a leading figure in world cinema and in Taiwan's New Wave cinema movement. He won the Golden Lion at the Venice ...

for '' The Assassin'' * Best Screenplay:

for '' Chronic'' *

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: **

for '' Mon roi'' **

Rooney Mara Patricia Rooney Mara ( ; born April 17, 1985) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, ...

for '' Carol'' * Best Actor:

Vincent Lindon Vincent Lindon (born 15 July 1959) is a French actor and filmmaker. For his role in the film '' The Measure of a Man'' (2015), Lindon won Best Actor at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, Best Actor at the 41st César Awards and the IFFI Best Actor A ...

for '' The Measure of a Man'' *

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: ''

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'' by

Yorgos Lanthimos Georgios "Yorgos" Lanthimos ( el, Γιώργος Λάνθιμος, Giórgos Lánthimos, ; born 23 September 1973) is a Greek film director, film producer, screenwriter, photographer, theatre director and former professional basketball player. Sin ...

* Special Award - Honorary Palme d'Or: Agnès Varda Un Certain Regard *

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: ''

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* Un Certain Regard Jury Prize: ''

The High Sun ''The High Sun'' ( hr, Zvizdan) is a 2015 Croatian drama film directed by Dalibor Matanić. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival winning the Jury Prize. It is the first Croatian film to be screened at ...

'' by

Dalibor Matanić Dalibor Matanić (, born 21 January 1975) is a Croatian filmmaker. His most well-known film is the 2002 feature '' Fine Dead Girls'' which won the Special Jury Prize at the 2003 Sochi film festival. His 2015 film '' The High Sun'' was screened ...

* Un Certain Regard Award for Best Director:

Kiyoshi Kurosawa is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film critic and a professor at Tokyo University of the Arts. Although he has worked in a variety of genres, Kurosawa is best known for his many contributions to the Japanese horror genre, his honorific ...

for ''

Journey to the Shore is a 2015 Japanese romantic drama film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, starring Tadanobu Asano and Eri Fukatsu. It is adapted from Kazumi Yumoto's novel ''Kishibe no Tabi''. It screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Fe ...

'' * Prix Un Certain Talent: '' The Treasure'' by

Corneliu Porumboiu Corneliu Porumboiu (; born 14 September 1975) is a Romanian film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Life and education Corneliu Porumboiu was born in Vaslui, Vaslui County, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country lo ...

* Un Certain Regard Special Prize for Promising Future: ** '' Nahid'' by Ida Panahandeh ** ''

Masaan ''Masaan'' (; also known as ''Fly Away Solo'' in English) is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language independent drama film and starring Richa Chadda and Vicky Kaushal in lead roles. It is Kaushal's debut Hindi film, and is also the directorial debut of ...

'' by

Neeraj Ghaywan Neeraj Ghaywan is an Indian film director and writer who works in Hindi films. He is the winner of several accolades including a National film Award and two Filmfare Awards. Ghaywan assisted filmmaker Anurag Kashyap on ''Gangs of Wasseypur ...

Golden Camera *

: '' Land and Shade'' by César Augusto Acevedo Cinéfondation * First Prize: '' Share'' by Pippa Bianco * Second Prize: ''Lost Queens'' by Ignacio Juricic Merillán * Third Prize: ''The Return of Erkin'' by Maria Guskova and ''Victor XX'' by Ian Garrido López Short Films * Short Film Palme d'Or: '' Waves '98'' by Ely Dagher * Short Film Palme d'Or: '' P.S. I Can’t Breathe'' by Monet Merchand and Rochelle Leanne

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes * ''

'' by László Nemes (In Competition) * ''

'' by

(Un Certain Regard) * ''

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'' by

Santiago Mitre Santiago Mitre (born 4 December 1980) is an Argentine film director and screenwriter. He was named as a member of the jury of the International Critics' Week section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. In 2016, Mitre won the Havana Star Prize f ...

(International Critics' Week) Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist *

Vulcan Award The Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist (french: Prix Vulcain de l’Artiste Technicien) is an independent film award created in 2003. It rewards the work of a technician for his or her collaboration in the creation of a film from the official se ...

: Tamás Zányi (sound designer) for

Ecumenical Jury *

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: '' Mia Madre'' by

Nanni Moretti Giovanni "Nanni" Moretti (; born 19 August 1953) is an Italian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His films have won accolades including a Palme d'Or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival for ''The Son's Room'', a Silver Bear at the ...

* Commendations: ** '' The Measure of a Man'' by Stéphane Brizé ** ''

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'' by

Brillante Mendoza Brillante "Dante" Mendoza (born 30 July 1960) is a Filipino independent filmmaker. Mendoza is known one of the key members associated with the Filipino New Wave. Career He was born and raised in San Fernando, Pampanga. He took advertising ...

Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week * Nespresso Grand Prize: ''

'' by

* France 4 Visionary Award: '' Land and Shade'' by César Augusto Acevedo * SACD Award: '' Land and Shade'' by César Augusto Acevedo * Sony CineAlta Discovery Award for Short Film: ''Chickenpox'' by Fulvio Risuleo * Canal+ Award: ''Ramona'' by Andrei Crețulescu * Gan Foundation Support for Distribution Award: ''

The Wakhan Front ''The Wakhan Front'' (french: Ni le ciel ni la terre) is a 2015 French war thriller drama film directed by Clément Cogitore. It was screened in the International Critics' Week section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Jérémie Renier ...

'' by

Clément Cogitore Clément Cogitore (born 27 August 1983) is a French Contemporary art, contemporary artist and filmmaker. Combining film, video, installations and photographs, Cogitore questions the modalities of cohabitation between humankind and its own image ...

Awards in the frame of Directors' Fortnight * Art Cinema Award: '' Embrace of the Serpent'' by

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* SACD Prize: ''

My Golden Days ''My Golden Days'' (french: Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse), also titled ''My Golden Years'', is a 2015 French drama film directed by Arnaud Desplechin. It stars Quentin Dolmaire, Lou Roy-Lecollinet, and Mathieu Amalric. It is a prequel to the ...

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Arnaud Desplechin Arnaud Desplechin (; born 31 October 1960) is a French film director and screenwriter. In 2016, he won the César Award for Best Director for ''My Golden Days'' (2015). Life and career Desplechin was born in Roubaix. He is the son of Robert and ...

* Europa Cinemas Label Award: ''

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Deniz Gamze Ergüven Deniz Gamze Ergüven (born 4 June 1978), is a Turkish-French film director best known for her debut feature film ''Mustang''. Early life and education Ergüven was born in Ankara, Turkey but moved to France in the 1980s. She grew up and went to ...

* Illy Prize for Short Film: ''Rate Me'' by Fyzal Boulifa * Special Mention: ''The Exquisite Corpus'' by Peter Tscherkassky L'Œil d'or Jury *

L'Œil d'or ''L'Œil d'or, le prix du documentaire'' — Cannes (, "The Golden Eye, The Documentary Prize — Cannes") is a documentary film award created in 2015. It is awarded to the best documentary presented in one of the sections of the Cannes Film Festi ...

: '' Beyond My Grandfather Allende'' by Marcia Tambutti Allende * Special Mention: '' Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words'' by Stig Björkman Queer Palm Jury * Queer Palm Award: '' Carol'' by

Todd Haynes Todd Haynes (; born January 2, 1961) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films span four decades with themes examining the personalities of well-known musicians, dysfunctional and dystopian societies, and blurred gender ...

* Special Mention: ''

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* Short Film Queer Palm: ''Lost Queens'' by Ignacio Juricic Merillán Palm Dog Jury *

Palm Dog Award The Palm Dog Award is a yearly alternative award presented by the international film critics during the Cannes Film Festival. Begun in 2001 by Toby Rose, it is awarded to the best performance by a canine (live or animated) or group of canines dur ...

: Lucky the Maltipoo for '' Arabian Nights'' * Grand Jury Prize: "Bob" from ''

'' * Palm Dog Manitarian award: ''

I Am a Soldier ''I Am a Soldier'' (french: Je suis un soldat) is a 2015 French-Belgian drama film directed by Laurent Larivière, starring Louise Bourgoin and Jean-Hugues Anglade. Set in Roubaix, France, the film follows Sandrine, an unemployed young woman w ...

'' Prix François Chalais *

François Chalais Prize The François Chalais Prize (French: ''Prix François Chalais'') is awarded at two main events, the Cannes Film Festival (since 1997) and the Young Reporters' Awards (since 1999). It was created to pay tribute to French journalist and film histori ...

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'' by László Nemes Cannes Soundtrack Award *

Lim Giong Lim Giong (; born 7 June 1964) is a Taiwanese musician, DJ, actor, and an active figure in the Taiwanese experimental electronic music scene. He is known for recording rock songs in Taiwanese Hokkien, starting with his first hit song "Marching F ...

for '' The Assassin''

References

External links

2015 Cannes Film Festival
(web.archive)
Official website Retrospective 2015

Cannes Film Festival: Awards for 2015
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