Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival (; ), until 2003 called the International Film Festival ('), is the most prestigious film festival in the world.
Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around ...
is a film festival that took place from 17 to 28 May 2022. French actor Vincent Lindon served as jury president for the main competition. French actress
Virginie Efira
Virginie Efira (born 5 May 1977) is a Belgian and French actress. She had her first leading role in '' It Boy'' (2013). Efira subsequently received praise for '' In Bed with Victoria'' (2016), for which she received a Magritte Award for Best Act ...
hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.
Swedish filmmaker
Ruben Östlund
Ruben Östlund () (born 13 April 1974) is a Swedish filmmaker best known for his satirical black comedy films '' Force Majeure'' (2014), '' The Square'' (2017) and '' Triangle of Sadness'' (2022). He is the recipient of various accolades, includi ...
won the ''
Palme d'Or
The (; ) is the highest prize awarded to the director of the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festiv ...
'', the festival's top prize, for a second time with the comedy-drama film '' Triangle of Sadness.'' The Honorary Palme d'Or was awarded to American actors
Forest Whitaker
Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, filmmaker, and activist. His accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Best Actor Award at the ...
and
Tom Cruise
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, the later on short notice during the international premiere of '' Top Gun: Maverick''.
The official poster for the festival was designed as a homage to ''
The Truman Show
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Michel Hazanavicius
Michel Hazanavicius ( ; born 29 March 1967) is a French film director, screenwriter, editor, and producer. He is best known for his 2011 film, ''The Artist (film), The Artist'', which won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 84th Academy Aw ...
. The edition also marked the festival's return to its full spectator capacity after the disruption in its previous two year's editions due to COVID-19 restrictions in France.
Asghar Farhadi
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, Iranian director, screenwriter and producer
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Rebecca Hall
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, English actress, producer, director and screenwriter
* Ladj Ly, French director, screenwriter, actor and producer
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Jeff Nichols
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, American director and screenwriter
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Deepika Padukone
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, Indian actress
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Noomi Rapace
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, Swedish actress
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Joachim Trier
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, Norwegian director and screenwriter
* Jasmine Trinca, Italian actress and director
''Un Certain Regard''
*
Valeria Golino
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, Italian actress, director and producer - Jury President
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Debra Granik
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, American director
* Joanna Kulig, Polish actress
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Yousry Nasrallah
Yousry Nasrallah ( ) (born 26 July 1952) is an Egyptian film director.
Biography
Nasrallah was born to a Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Coptic Christian family in Cairo. He grew up in Zamalek, in central Cairo. He graduated in econo ...
Kaouther Ben Hania
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, Tunisian director and screenwriter - Jury President
* Benoît Debie, Belgian cinematographer
* Benedikt Erlingsson, Icelandic director
* Huh Moon-yung, Korean film critic and director of the
Busan International Film Festival
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Catherine Corsini
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Agnieszka Holland
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, Polish director - Jury President
* Pierre Deladonchamps, French actor
* Hicham Falah, Moroccan general director of the Agadir International Documentary Film Festival
* Iryna Tsilyk, Ukrainian director and writer
* Alex Vicente, Spanish film critic
Official sections
In Competition
The following films were selected to compete for the ''
Palme d'Or
The (; ) is the highest prize awarded to the director of the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festiv ...
'':
''Un Certain Regard''
The following films were selected to compete in the ''
Un Certain Regard
(; '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 with unusua ...
'' section:
:(CdO) indicates film eligible for the
Out of 3,507 entries, the following films were selected to compete for the
Short Film Palme d'Or
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The following films were selected to be screened in the
Directors' Fortnight
The Directors' Fortnight (, formerly ) is an independent section held in parallel to 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 festival as a ...
Palme d'Or
The (; ) is the highest prize awarded to the director of the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festiv ...
Ruben Östlund
Ruben Östlund () (born 13 April 1974) is a Swedish filmmaker best known for his satirical black comedy films '' Force Majeure'' (2014), '' The Square'' (2017) and '' Triangle of Sadness'' (2022). He is the recipient of various accolades, includi ...
Claire Denis
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:
Park Chan-wook
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Song Kang-ho
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for ''
Broker
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Tarik Saleh
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He is most known for his Cairo-trilogy starring Fa ...
Jerzy Skolimowski
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Saim Sadiq
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* Un Certain Regard Best Director: Alexandru Belc for '' Metronom''
* Un Certain Regard Best Performance Prize:
** Vicky Krieps in ''
Corsage
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In ...
Rodeo
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'' by Lola Quivoron
Short Film Competition
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Short Film Palme d'Or
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* Short, Mississippi, an unincorporated community
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: ''The Water Murmurs'' by Jianying Chen
** Special Mention'': Lori (Melancholy of my Mother's Lullabies)'' by Abinash Bikram Shah
* First Prize: ''A Conspiracy Man'' by Valerio Ferrara
* Second Prize: ''Somewhere'' by Li Jiahe
* Third Prize:
** ''Glorious Revolution'' by Masha Novikova
** ''Humans Are Dumber When Crammed up Together'' by Laurène Fernandez
Forest Whitaker
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Tom Cruise
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Riley Keough
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Saeed Roustaee
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Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
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* ''
Broker
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'' by
Hirokazu Kore-eda
is a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor. He began his career in television and has since directed more than a dozen feature films, including '' Nobody Knows'' (2004), '' Still Walking'' (2008), and '' After the Storm'' ( ...
Ice Merchants
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'' by
João Gonzalez
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* Europa Cinemas Label Award for Best European Film: '' One Fine Morning'' by
Mia Hansen-Løve
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* SACD Award for Best French-language Film: ''The Mountain'' by Thomas Salvador
* Carrosse d'Or:
Kelly Reichardt
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L'Å’il 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 ...
Shaunak Sen
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Queer Palm
The Queer Palm is an independently sponsored prize for selected LGBT-relevant films entered into the Cannes Film Festival. The award was founded in 2010 by journalist Franck Finance-Madureira. It is sponsored by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Mart ...
Saim Sadiq
Saim Sadiq is a Pakistani screenwriter and director who won the Jury Prize of the Un Certain Regard section at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival for directing the drama film ''Joyland'', the first Pakistani film to be selected in Cannes. ''Joyland'' ...
Tarik Saleh
Tarik Saleh (; born 28 January 1972) is a Swedish television producer, animator, publisher, journalist, and film director. He was born in Stockholm to a Swedish mother and an Egyptian father.
He is most known for his Cairo-trilogy starring Fa ...
Saeed Roustaee
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Paweł Mykietyn
Paweł Jan Mykietyn (Polish pronunciation: ; born 20 May 1971) is a Polish award-winning composer and clarinetist.
By the year 2012, Mykietyn had written two symphonies, cello, piano and violin concertos, St. Marc Passions for soprano, narrator ...
Ruben Östlund
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Jerzy Skolimowski
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Palm Dog
* Palm Dog Award: Brit in '' War Pony''
* Grand Jury Prize:
** Marcel in ''Marcel!''
** Canine cast in '' Godland''
* Palm DogManitarian Award: Patron (Ukrainian Jack Russell terrier mine sniffer)
* Palm Hound Dog: Titane
The 2022 Cannes Film Festival also saw the first edition of the ''TikTok Short Film Competition''. It was organized in partnership with social media giant
TikTok
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, and was part of a desire to diversify the audience of the festival. The jury consisted of Oscar-nominated director
Rithy Panh
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The French-schooled director's films focus on the aftermath of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. His works are from an authorit ...
, world-famous TikTok creator Khaby Lame, director Camille Ducellier, director-stylist Basma Khalifa and writer-director Angele Diabang. The first Grand Prix Award for Best Film was given to Matej Rimanić, for his film '' Love In Plane Sight'', the second Grand Prix Award was given to Mabuta Motoki, for his film ''Is it Okay to Chop Down Trees?''. The jury also awarded Tim Hamilton with his film ''Zero Gravity'' for Best Edit, and Claudia Cochet with her film ''Modern Princess'' for Best Script.Cannes: TikTok’s Short-Film Competition Awards Two Grand Prix After Jury Controversy The Hollywood Reporter.
2022
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