2010 Cannes Film Festival
The 63rd Cannes Film Festival took place from 12 to 23 May 2010. American filmmaker Tim Burton served as jury president for the main competition. Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives.
English actress Kristin Scott Thomas was the mistress of ceremonies. Agence France-Presse, Reuters, Associated Press and Getty TV boycotted the press conference that announced the line-up for the festival, due to a dispute over access to the red carpet. In a press release, the agencies said that they "may be forced to suspend their presence at the festival altogether" if an agreement was not reached. Days before the festival was to begin, concerns were expressed that attendees might be delayed, or would not attend, due to plane flights to surrounding areas in France being delayed or canceled due to volcanic ash in the sky.
The festival opened with Robin Hood by Ridley Scott, and closed with The Tree by Julie Bertuccelli.
Juries
Main competition
The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 2010 Official Selection:- Tim Burton, American filmmaker - Jury President
- Alberto Barbera, Italian film critic
- Kate Beckinsale, English actress
- Emmanuel Carrère, French author, screenwriter and director
- Benicio del Toro, Puerto Rican actor
- Alexandre Desplat, French composer
- Víctor Erice, Spanish filmmaker
- Shekhar Kapur, Indian director
- Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Italian actress
Un Certain Regard
- Claire Denis, French filmmaker - Jury President
- Patrick Ferla, Swiss journalist
- Kim Dong-ho, South Korean director of Busan Film Festival
- Helena Lindblad, Swedish critic
- Serge Toubiana, French General Director of the Cinémathèque Française
Camera d'Or
- Gael García Bernal, Mexican actor and director - Jury President
- Stéphane Brizé, French director
- Gérard de Battista, French cinematographer
- Didier Diaz, FICAM
- Charlotte Lipinska, French critic and member of the French Union of Critics
Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition
- Atom Egoyan, Canadian director - Jury President
- Emmanuelle Devos, French actress
- Carlos Diegues, Brazilian filmmaker
- Dinara Droukarova, Russian actress
- Marc Recha, Spanish Director
Official Selection
In Competition
Two days before the beginning of the festival, the just finished film Route Irish by Ken Loach, was added to the main competition. The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:''Un Certain Regard''
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:Special Screenings
The following films were selected to be screened:''Cinéfondation''
The following short films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:Short Films Competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:Cannes Classics
The following films were selected to be screened:''Cinéma de la Plage''
The Cinéma de la Plage section line-up includes classics films, commemorations and world premieres of new productions at the Cannes' Plage Macé. The following films were selected to be screened:Parallel sections
Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 49th Critics' Week :Directors' Fortnight
The documentary film Benda Bilili! about disabled Kinshasa street musicians Staff Benda Bilili had its world premiere at the festival, with the group in attendance and performing at the Director's Fortnight opening party. The following films were screened for the 2010 Directors' Fortnight :Official Awards
The Palme d'Or was won by the Thai film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul. It was the first time that an Asian movie won the award since 1997. Tim Burton, chairman of the jury that determined the award, stated about its decision: "You always want to be surprised by films and this film did that for most of us". French film Of Gods and Men was the runner up. The Xavier Beauvois' film had been considered a favorite alongside Mike Leigh's Another Year. During the ceremony special attention was paid to Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi in hopes of increasing international pressure on the Iranian government to release Panahi from jail.The following films and people received the 2010 Official selection awards:
In Competition
- Palme d'Or: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Grand Prix: Of Gods and Men by Xavier Beauvois
- Best Director: Mathieu Amalric for On Tour
- Best Screenplay: Poetry by Lee Chang-dong
- Best Actress: Juliette Binoche for Certified Copy
- Best Actor:
- * Javier Bardem for Biutiful
- * Elio Germano for Our Life
- Prix du Jury: A Screaming Man by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Un Certain Regard
- Prix Un Certain Regard: Hahaha by Hong Sang-sooUn Certain Regard Jury Prize: October by Daniel Vega, Diego VegaUn Certain Regard Best Actress Award: Adela Sanchez, Eva Bianco, Victoria Raposo for ''The Lips''
Cinéfondation
- First Prize: The Painting Sellers by Juho Kuosmanen2nd Prize: Anywhere Out of the World by Vincent Cardona3rd Prize:
- * The Fifth Column by Vatche Boulghourjian
- * I Already Am Everything I Want to Have by Dane Komljen
Golden Camera
Short films
- Short Film Palme d'Or: Barking Island by Serge AvédikianShort Film Jury Prize: Bathing Micky by Frida Kempff
Independent awards
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On Tour by Mathieu Amalric Adrienn Pál by Ágnes Kocsis You All Are Captains by Oliver LaxeVulcan Award of the Technical Artist
- Vulcan Award: Leslie Shatz, Bob Beemer, Jon Taylor for ''Biutiful''
Ecumenical Jury
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Of Gods and Men by Xavier Beauvois
- * Special Mention:
- * Another Year by Mike Leigh
- * Poetry by Lee Chang-dong