The 69th

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...

was held from 11 to 22 May 2016. Australian director George Miller was the President of the Jury for the main competition. French actor

Laurent Lafitte Laurent Lafitte (born 22 August 1973) is a French actor. He is known for playing the role of Patrick in ''Elle''. In March 2016 he was named as the host of the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival The 69th Cannes Fil ...

was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies. On 15 March it was announced that Japanese director Naomi Kawase would serve as 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 ...

and Short Film Jury president. American director

Woody Allen Heywood "Woody" Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American film director, writer, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades and multiple Academy Award-winning films. He began his career writing ...

's film ''

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'' opened the festival. The Palme d'Or was awarded to the British film '' I, Daniel Blake'' directed by Ken Loach, which also served as closing film of the festival. At a press conference, Loach said that he was "quietly stunned" to win.

Juries

Main competition

* George Miller, Australian film director, Jury President * Arnaud Desplechin, French film director * Kirsten Dunst, American actress *

Valeria Golino Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and film director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in ''Rain Man'', ''Big Top Pee-wee'' and the two ''Hot Shots!'' films, particularly the olive-in-the-bell ...

, Italian actress and film director *

Mads Mikkelsen Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen, (; born 22 November 1965) is a Danish actor. Originally a gymnast and dancer, he rose to fame in Denmark as an actor for his roles such as Tonny in the first two films of the ''Pusher'' film trilogy (1996, 2004), Det ...

, Danish actor *

László Nemes László Nemes (born Nemes Jeles László; ; 18 February 1977) is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. His 2015 debut feature film, ''Son of Saul,'' was screened in the main competition at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the ...

, Hungarian film director * Vanessa Paradis, French actress and singer *

Katayoon Shahabi Katayoon Shahabi (born 1968) is an Iranian film producer and CEO of Shahrzad Media International. In April 2016 she was named as one of the jury members for the main competition section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival The 69th Cannes Film Fe ...

, Iranian film producer * Donald Sutherland, Canadian actor

Un Certain Regard

* Marthe Keller, Swiss actress, President *

Jessica Hausner Jessica Hausner (born 6 October 1972) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. She received international attention in 2001 when her film ''Lovely Rita'', a portrait of a young girl who feels confined by family constraints, was screened in ...

, Austrian film director * Diego Luna, Mexican actor and film director * Ruben Östlund, Swedish film director *

Céline Sallette Céline Sallette (born 25 April 1980) is a French actress. Career In 2012, she was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress for her performance in ''House of Tolerance''. In 2016, she was a member of the jury for the Un Certain ...

, French actress

Caméra d'or

* Catherine Corsini, French film director and actress, President *Jean-Christophe Berjon, French film critic * Alexander Rodnyansky, Ukrainian film producer *Isabelle Frilley, French CEO of Titra Film *Jean-Marie Dreujou, French cinematographer

Cinéfondation and short films

* Naomi Kawase, Japanese film director, President * Marie-Josée Croze, Franco-Canadian actress *

Jean-Marie Larrieu Jean-Marie Larrieu (born 8 April 1965) is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed eleven films since 1987. His film ''To Paint or Make Love'' was entered into the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. He is the brother of film director A ...

, French film director *

Radu Muntean Radu Muntean (; born 8 June 1971 in Bucharest) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. He is a central figure of the Romanian New Wave.

, Romanian film director *

Santiago Loza Santiago Loza (born April 15, 1971, in Córdoba, Argentina) is an Argentine film director. He studied at Universidad Nacional Film School, Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA)´s Escuela Nacional de Experimentación y Realizaci ...

, Argentine film director and playwright

Independent juries

Nespresso Grand Prize (International Critics' Week) *

Valérie Donzelli Valérie Donzelli (born 2 March 1973) is a French actress, filmmaker and screenwriter. She has directed five feature films and two short films since 2008, including the film ''Declaration of War'' (2011). Early life Valérie Donzelli was born i ...

, French film director and actress, President *

Alice Winocour Alice Winocour (born 13 January 1976) is a French screenwriter and director. Life and career Winocour was born in Paris, France, to a Jewish family. After studying screenwriting at La Fémis, Winocour made three short films and wrote the script ...

, French film director * Nadav Lapid, Israeli film director * David Robert Mitchell, American film director *

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 ...

, Argentine film director L'Œil d'or * Gianfranco Rosi, Italian documentary film director, President *

Anne Aghion Anne Aghion (born 1960) is a French-American documentary filmmaker. She is a Guggenheim Fellow, a Mac Dowell Colony Fellow and a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Fellow. In 2005, she won an Emmy Award for her documentary film, documentary ...

, French-American documentary film director * Natacha Régnier, Belgian actress *Thierry Garrel, French artistic consultant and director of documentaries for Arte TV *Amir Labaki, Brazilian film critic and curator Queer Palm * Olivier Ducastel and

Jacques Martineau Jacques Martineau (born 8 July 1963) is a French film director and screenwriter who works in collaboration with partner Olivier Ducastel. Life and career After spending his adolescence in Nice, Martineau moved to Paris to study at the Ecole N ...

, French film directors, Presidents *Emilie Brisavoine, French film director and actress *João Federici, Brazilian artistic director of Festival MixBrasil *Marie Sauvion, French film journalist

Official selection

In competition

The films competing in the main competition section for the Palme d'Or were announced at a press conference on 14 April 2016: '' The Salesman'', directed by

Asghar Farhadi Asghar Farhadi ( fa, اصغر فرهادی, ; born 7 May 1972)Soureh Movie Database

was added to the competition lineup on 22 April 2016. The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted. :(QP) indicates film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Un Certain Regard

The films competing in the Un Certain Regard section were announced at a press conference on 14 April 2016: '' Clash'', directed by Mohamed Diab, was announced as the opening film for the Un Certain Regard section. '' Hell or High Water'', directed by David Mackenzie was added to the Un Certain Regard lineup on 22 April 2016. The Un Certain Regard Prize winner has been highlighted. :(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature. - (QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Out of competition

The following films were selected to screen out of competition: :(ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.

Special screenings

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

Cinéfondation

The

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 2,300 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 Bosnian and Venezuelan film schools have been selected. More than half of the films selected were directed by women. The winner of the Cinéfondation First Prize has been highlighted.

Short films

Out of 5,008 entries, the following films were selected to compete for the

Short Film Palme d'Or The Short Film Palme d'Or (french: Palme d'Or du court métrage) is the highest prize given to a short film at the Cannes Film Festival. Since the creation of the Cinéfondation La ''Cinéfondation'' is a foundation under the aegis of the Cannes ...

. The Short film Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted.

Cannes Classics

The full line-up for the Cannes Classics section was announced on 20 April 2016. :(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature. - (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.

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The full selection for the International Critics' Week section was announced on 18 April 2016, at the section's website. ''

In Bed with Victoria ''In Bed with Victoria'' (original title: ''Victoria'') is a 2016 French romantic comedy-drama film directed by Justine Triet. It was screened in the International Critics' Week section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Efira received a Magri ...

'', directed by

Justine Triet Justine Triet (born 17 July 1978) is a French film director, screenwriter and editor. She is a graduate of the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. Her debut feature, '' Age of Panic'', was presented as part of the ACID programme at the 2 ...

was selected as the opening film for the International Critics' Week section, while the short films ''

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'', directed by

Sandrine Kiberlain Sandrine Kiberlain (born Sandrine Kiberlajn; 25 February 1968) is a French actress and singer. Her most notable roles were in the films '' The Patriots'' (1994), '' A Self Made Hero'' (1996), ''For Sale'' (1998), ''Alias Betty'' (2001), ''Madem ...

, ''

En Moi ''En Moi'' (also known as In Me) is a 2016 French short film directed, written and produced by Laetitia Casta in her directorial debut. The film had its world premiere at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Cannes International Critics' Week. Plo ...

'', directed by Laetitia Casta, and '' Kitty'', directed by

Chloë Sevigny Chloë Stevens Sevigny (, born November 18, 1974) is an American actress, model, filmmaker and fashion designer. Known for her work in independent films, often appearing in controversial or experimental features, Sevigny is the recipient of se ...

were selected as its closing films. Feature films - The winner of the Nespresso Grand Prize has been highlighted. :(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature. - (QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm. Shorts films - The winner of the Discovery Award for Short Film has been highlighted. Special screenings :(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or 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 19 April 2016, at the section's website. '' Sweet Dreams'', directed by Marco Bellocchio was selected as the opening film for the Directors' Fortnight section and '' Dog Eat Dog'', directed by

Paul Schrader Paul Joseph Schrader (; born July 22, 1946) is an American screenwriter, film director, and film critic. He first received widespread recognition through his screenplay for Martin Scorsese's ''Taxi Driver'' (1976). He later continued his collabo ...

was selected as the closing film for the Directors' Fortnight section. Feature films - The winner of the Art Cinema Award has been highlighted. :(CdO) film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature. - (ŒdO) film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary. - (QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm. Short films - The winner of the Illy Prize for Short Film has been highlighted.

ACID

The Association for Independent Cinema and its Distribution (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. The full ACID selection was announced on 19 April 2016, at the section's website. :(QP) indicates film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Awards

Official awards

In Competition * Palme d'Or: '' I, Daniel Blake'' by Ken Loach *

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It's Only the End of the World ''It's Only the End of the World'' (french: Juste la fin du monde) is a 2016 drama film written, edited and directed by Xavier Dolan. The film is based on the play of the same name by Jean-Luc Lagarce and stars Gaspard Ulliel, Nathalie Baye, Mario ...

'' by Xavier Dolan *

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: ** Cristian Mungiu for ''

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Olivier Assayas Olivier Assayas (born 25 January 1955) is a French film director, screenwriter and film critic. Assayas is known for his slow-burning period pieces, psychological thrillers, neo-noirs and French comedies. His work has become synonymous with the ...

for ''

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for '' The Salesman'' * Best Actress: Jaclyn Jose for ''

Ma' Rosa ''Ma' Rosa'' is a 2016 Filipino drama film directed by Brillante Mendoza. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, Jaclyn Jose won the award for Best Actress. It was selected as the Filipino ent ...

'' *

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: Shahab Hosseini for '' The Salesman'' *

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Andrea Arnold Andrea Arnold, OBE (born 5 April 1961) is an English filmmaker and former actor. She won an Academy Award for her short film ''Wasp'' in 2005. Her feature films include ''Red Road'' (2006), ''Fish Tank'' (2009), and ''American Honey'' (2016), ...

* Honorary Palme d'Or:

Jean-Pierre Léaud Jean-Pierre Léaud, ComM (; born 28 May 1944) is a French actor, known for playing Antoine Doinel in François Truffaut's series of films about that character, beginning with ''The 400 Blows'' (1959). He also worked several times with Jean-Luc God ...

Un Certain Regard * Un Certain Regard Award: ''

The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki ''The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki'' ( fi, Hymyilevä mies, translation=Smiling man) is a 2016 Finnish biographical drama film co-written and directed by Juho Kuosmanen. It won the Un Certain Regard prize at the 2016 Cannes Film Festiv ...

'' by

Juho Kuosmanen Juho Kuosmanen (born September 30, 1979) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He graduated from Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture in 2014. Kuosmanen's graduation film called The Painting Sellers was nominated for fiv ...

* Un Certain Regard Jury Prize: '' Harmonium'' by Kōji Fukada * Un Certain Regard Award for Best Director: Matt Ross for '' Captain Fantastic'' * Un Certain Regard Award for Best Screenplay:

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and

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for ''

The Stopover ''The Stopover'' (french: Voir du pays) is a 2016 French film directed by Delphine and Muriel Coulin. It explores the tensions among a group of French soldiers returning from a tour of duty in Afghanistan, focusing on the experiences of three yo ...

'' * Un Certain Regard Special Prize: '' The Red Turtle'' by Michael Dudok de Wit Cinéfondation * First Prize: ''Anna'' by Or Sinai * Second Prize: ''In the Hills'' by Hamid Ahmadi * Third Prize: ''The Noise of Licking'' by Nadja Andrasev & ''The Guilt, Probably'' by Michael Labarca Golden Camera * Caméra d'Or: '' Divines'' by

Houda Benyamina Houda Benyamina (born 1980) is a French director and screenwriter. She won the Cannes Film Festival Camera d'Or and César Award for Best First Feature Film for her 2016 film ''Divines''. Benyamina was born in Viry-Châtillon, Paris in a Morocca ...

Short Films *

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Juanjo Giménez Juanjo Giménez Peña (born 18 April 1963) is a Spanish director and filmmaker. He is best known for his films ''Indirect Free Kick'' (1997), ''Rodilla'' (2009), ''"Nitbus"'' (2007), ''Maximum Penalty'' (2005) and ''Timecode'' that earned him Sho ...

* Special Mention: ''The Girl Who Danced with the Devil'' by João Paulo Miranda Maria

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes * ''

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Maren Ade Maren Ade (; born 12 December 1976) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer. Ade lives in Berlin, teaching screenwriting at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg in Ludwigsburg. Together with Janine Jackowski and Jonas Dornbach, she r ...

(In Competition) * ''

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(Un Certain Regard) * ''

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'' by Julia Ducournau (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 ...

: Ryu Seong-hie (art direction) for '' The Handmaiden'' Ecumenical Jury * Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: ''

'' by Xavier Dolan * Commendations: ** '' I, Daniel Blake'' by Ken Loach ** ''

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

Oliver Laxe Óliver Laxe Coro (born 11 April 1982) is a French-born Spanish film director, screenwriter and actor of Galician ancestry. His debut feature film '' You All Are Captains'' premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Pr ...

France 4 Visionary Award The France 4 Visionary Award is an independent film award given by France 4 at the Cannes Film Festival to reflect "the cinephile's passion and enthusiasm for new talent in the film industry". It was founded in 2012 and is given to one out of the ...

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* SACD Award: '' Diamond Island'' by

Davy Chou Davy Chou ( km, ដេវី ជូ; born 13 August 1983) is a Cambodian-French filmmaker. He has written, directed and produced several films. Chou made his feature length debut with '' Diamond Island'' (2016) and made his follow-up with the fi ...

* Leica Cine Discovery Prize for Short Film: '' Prenjak'' by Wregas Bhanuteja * Canal+ Award: ''Birth of a Leader'' by Antoine de Bary * Gan Foundation Support for Distribution Award: ''

One Week and a Day ''One Week and a Day'' (or ''Shavua ve Yom'', he, שבוע ויום) is a 2016 Israeli drama film directed by Asaph Polonsky. It was screened in the International Critics' Week section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Gan Foun ...

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Awards in the frame of Directors' Fortnight * Art Cinema Award: '' Wolf and Sheep'' by

Shahrbanoo Sadat Shahrbanoo Sadat (born in 1991) is an Afghan filmmaker born in Tehran, Iran. Life and career Sadat grew up in Tehran and a remote community in central Afghanistan. She studied documentary filmmaking at the Kabul workshop of Ateliers Varan , an ...

* SACD Award: '' The Together Project'' by

Sólveig Anspach Sólveig Anspach (8 December 1960 – 7 August 2015) was an Icelandic-French film director and screenwriter. Born to a German-Romanian father Gerhard Anspach and an Icelandic mother Högna Sigurðardóttir, she spent most of her life living ...

* SACD special mention: '' Divines'' by

* Europa Cinemas Label Award: ''

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* Illy Prize for Short Film: ''Chasse Royal'' by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret * Illy special mention: ''The Beast'' by Miroslav Sikavica L'Œil d'or Jury *

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* Special Mention: ''

The Cinema Travelers ''The Cinema Travellers'' is a 2016 documentary film about the travelling cinemas of India, directed by Shirley Abraham and Amit Madheshiya. The film is produced by Cave Pictures, India, a company co-founded by Shirley Abraham and Amit Madheshiya ...

'' by Shirley Abraham and

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Queer Palm Jury * Queer Palm Award: ''

The Lives of Thérèse ''The Lives of Thérèse'' (french: Les Vies de Thérèse) is a French documentary film, released in 2016.

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Sébastien Lifshitz Sébastien Lifshitz (born 21 January 1968) is a French screenwriter and director. He teaches at La Fémis, a school that focuses on the subject of image and sound. He studied at the École du Louvre, and has a bachelor's degree from the Universit ...

* Short Film Queer Palm: ''Gabber Lover'' by Anna Cazenave Cambet Palm Dog Jury *

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: Nellie for '' Paterson'' * Grand Jury Prize: Jacques for ''

'' * Palm Dog Manitarian Award: Ken Loach for showcasing a three-legged dog named Shea in '' I, Daniel Blake'' 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 histor ...

: '' The Student'' by Kirill Serebrennikov Cannes Soundtrack Award *

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for '' The Neon Demon''

References

External links

Official website Retrospective 2016

Cannes Film Festival: Awards for 2016
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