2019 Cannes Film Festival
The 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2019. Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu served as jury president for the main competition. South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Parasite, becoming the first Korean to win the award.
The festival honoured French filmmaker Agnès Varda, who died early that year, featuring her on the official poster of the festival. The photograph used was taken during the filming of her debut film La Pointe Courte, which screened at the Cannes Film Festival.
The festival opened with The Dead Don't Die by Jim Jarmusch, and closed with The Specials by Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano.
Juries
Main competition
- Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican director - Jury President
- Enki Bilal, French author, artist and director
- Robin Campillo, French director
- Elle Fanning, American actress
- Yorgos Lanthimos, Greek director
- Maimouna N'Diaye, Senegalese actress
- Paweł Pawlikowski, Polish director
- Kelly Reichardt, American director
- Alice Rohrwacher, Italian director
''Un Certain Regard''
- Nadine Labaki, Lebanese-Canadian director - Jury President
- Lisandro Alonso, Argentine director
- Lukas Dhont, Belgian director
- Marina Foïs, French actress
- Nurhan Sekerci-Porst, German film producer
''Caméra d'or''
- Rithy Panh, Cambodian-French director - Jury President
- Alice Diop, French director
- Benoît Delhomme, French cinematographer
- Sandrine Marques, French director, author and film critic
- Nicolas Naegelen, French president and director of Polyson
''Cinéfondation'' and Short Films Competition
- Claire Denis, French director - Jury President
- Eran Kolirin, Israeli director
- Panos H. Koutras, Greek director
- Stacy Martin, French-British actress
- Cătălin Mitulescu, Romanian director
Critics' Week
- Ciro Guerra, Colombian director - Jury President
- Jonas Carpignano, Italian-American director
- Amira Casar, French-English actress
- Djia Mambu, Belgian-Congolese film journalist and critic
- Marianne Slot, French-Danish film producer
''L'Œil d'or''
- Yolande Zauberman, French director, Jury President
- Romane Bohringer, French actress and director
- Éric Caravaca, French actor and director
- Iván Giroud, Cuban film festival director
- Ross McElwee, American director
Queer Palm
- Virginie Ledoyen, French actress, Jury President
- Claire Duguet, French cinematographer and director
- Kee-Yoon Kim, French comedian
- Filipe Matzembacher, Brazilian director
- Marcio Reolon, Brazilian director
Official sections
In Competition
The following films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or:The following films were selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section:
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:Special Screenings
The following films were selected be shown in the special screenings section:Short Films Competition
Out of 4,240 entries, the following films were selected to compete for the Short Film Palme d'Or.The Cinéfondation section focuses on films made by students at film schools. The following 17 entries were selected out of 2,000 submissions. Six of the films selected represent schools participating in Cinéfondation for the first time.
Cannes Classics
The full line-up for the Cannes Classics section was announced on 26 April 2019.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
Critics' Week
The following films were selected to be screened in the Critics' Week section:Directors' Fortnight
The following films were selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight section:ACID
The following films were selected to be screened in the ACID section:Official awards
Main competition
The following awards were presented for films shown In Competition:- Palme d'Or: Parasite by Bong Joon-ho
- Grand Prix: Atlantics by Mati Diop
- Best Director: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne for Young Ahmed
- Jury Prize:
- * Bacurau by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles
- * Les Misérables by Ladj Ly
- Best Actress: Emily Beecham for Little Joe
- Best Actor: Antonio Banderas for Pain and Glory
- Best Screenplay: Céline Sciamma for Portrait of a Lady on Fire
- * Special Mention: Elia Suleiman for ''It Must Be Heaven''
''Un Certain Regard''
- Un Certain Regard Award: The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão by Karim AïnouzUn Certain Regard Jury Prize: Fire Will Come by Oliver LaxeUn Certain Regard Award for Best Director: Kantemir Balagov for BeanpoleUn Certain Regard Jury Award for Best Performance: Chiara Mastroianni for On a Magical NightUn Certain Regard Special Jury Prize:
- * Albert Serra for Liberté
- * Bruno Dumont for Joan of ArcCoup de Cœur Award:
- * A Brother's Love by Monia Chokri
- * The Climb by Michael Angelo Covino
''[Caméra d'Or]''
Our Mothers by César DíazShort Films Competition
- Short Film Palme d'Or: The Distance Between Us and the Sky by Vasilis Kekatos
- * Special Mention: Monster God by Agustina San Martín
''Cinéfondation''
First Prize: Mano a mano by Louise CourvoisierSecond Prize: Hiêu by Richard VanThird Prize:- * Ambience by Wisam Al Jafari
- * The Little Soul by Barbara Rupik
Honorary Palme d'Or">Palme d'Or">Honorary Palme d'Or
Independent awards
FIPRESCI Prizes">International Federation of Film Critics">FIPRESCI Prizes
In Competition: It Must Be Heaven by Elia SuleimanUn Certain Regard: Beanpole by Kantemir BalagovParallel section: The Lighthouse by Robert Eggers[Prize of the Ecumenical Jury]
A Hidden Life by Terrence MalickCritics' Week
Nespresso Grand Prize: I Lost My Body by Jérémy ClapinLeitz Cine Discovery Prize for Short Film: She Runs by Qiu YangLouis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award: Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson for A White, White DayGan Foundation Award for Distribution: Vivarium by Lorcan FinneganSACD Award: Our Mothers by César DíazCanal+ Award for Short Film: Ikki Illa Meint by Andrias HøgenniDirectors' Fortnight
Europa Cinemas Label Award for Best European Film: Alice and the Mayor by Nicolas PariserSACD Award for Best French-language Film: An Easy Girl by Rebecca ZlotowskiIlly Short Film Award: Stay Awake, Be Ready by Pham Thien AnCarrosse d'Or: John Carpenter''[L'Œil d'or]''
For Sama by Waad Al-Kateab and Edward WattsThe Cordillera of Dreams by Patricio Guzmán[Queer Palm]
Portrait of a Lady on Fire by Céline SciammaShort Film Queer Palm: The Distance Between Us and the Sky by Vasilis Kekatos[François Chalais Prize]
A Hidden Life by Terrence Malick[Cannes Soundtrack Award]
- Alberto Iglesias for ''Pain and Glory''
[CST Award for Best Artist-Technician]
- Flora Volpelière and Julien Poupard for Les Misérables
- * Special Mention: Claire Mathon for Atlantics and Portrait of a Lady on Fire Artistic Direction Mention: Lee Ha-jun for ''Parasite''
Palm Dog
- Palm Dog Award: Sayuri for Once Upon a Time in HollywoodGrand Jury Prize:
- * Canine cast in Little Joe
- * Canine cast in Aasha and the Street Dogs Palm DogManitarian Award: Google for their support of dogs in the workplaceUnderdog Award: ''The Unadoptable''
Chopard Trophy">Trophée Chopard">Chopard Trophy
[Pierre Angénieux Excellens in Cinematography]
- Bruno DelbonnelSpecial Encouragement Award for promising cinematographer: Modhura Palit