2016 Cannes Film Festival


The 69th Cannes Film Festival took place from 11 to 22 May 2016. Australian filmmaker George Miller was the president of the jury for the main competition. British filmmaker Ken Loach won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for a second time with the drama film I, Daniel Blake. At a press conference, Loach said that he was "quietly stunned" to win.
The official poster pays homage to Jean-Luc Godard's Contempt, featuring a still of Michel Piccoli ascending the Casa Malaparte. French actor Laurent Lafitte was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies.
The festival opened with Café Society by Woody Allen.
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Juries

Main competition

''Un Certain Regard''

''Caméra d'or''

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

''Cinéfondation'' and Short Films Competition

Independent Juries

Nespresso Grand Prize (Critics' Week)

''L'Œil d'or''

  • Gianfranco Rosi, Italian filmmaker - Jury President
  • Anne Aghion, French-American filmmaker
  • Natacha Régnier, Belgian actress
  • Thierry Garrel, French artistic consultant and director
  • Amir Labaki, Brazilian film critic and curator

Queer Palm

Official Selection

Main 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 by Asghar Farhadi was added to the competition lineup on 22 April 2016. The following films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or:

''Un Certain Regard''

The films competing in the Un Certain Regard section were announced at a press conference on 14 April 2016: Clash by Mohamed Diab, was announced as the opening film for the Un Certain Regard section. Hell or High Water by David Mackenzie was added to the lineup on 22 April 2016. The following films were selected:

Out of Competition

The following films were selected to screen out of competition:

Special Screenings

The following films were selected to receive Special Screening:

Cinéfondation

The Cinéfondation section focuses on films made by students at film schools. The following 18 entries 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.

Short Films Competition

Out of 5,008 entries, the following films were selected to compete for the Short Film Palme d'Or.

Cannes Classics

The full line-up for the Cannes Classics section was announced on 20 April 2016. With the screening of the first prize of the Fipresci, for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the International Federation of Film Critics awards.

''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

Critics' Week

The full selection for the Critics' Week section was announced on 18 April 2016, at the section's website. In Bed with Victoria by Justine Triet was selected as the opening film, while the short films Bonne Figure by Sandrine Kiberlain, En Moi by Laetitia Casta, and Kitty by Chloë Sevigny were selected as the closing films.

Directors' Fortnight

The full selection for the Directors' Fortnight section was announced on 19 April 2016, at the section's website. Sweet Dreams by Marco Bellocchio was selected as the opening film, while and Dog Eat Dog by Paul Schrader was selected as the closing film.

ACID

The Association for Independent Cinema and its Distribution, 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.

Official Awards

In Competition

[Honorary Palme d'Or]

''Un Certain Regard''

''Cinéfondation''

First Prize: Anna by Or SinaiSecond Prize: In the Hills by Hamid AhmadiThird Prize: The Noise of Licking by Nadja Andrasev & The Guilt, Probably by Michael Labarca

[Caméra d'Or]

Divines by Houda Benyamina

Short Films Competition

Independent Awards

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Toni Erdmann by Maren Ade Dogs by Bogdan Mirică Raw by Julia Ducournau

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[Prize of the Ecumenical Jury]

It's Only the End of the World by Xavier DolanCommendations:

Critics' Week

Nespresso Grand Prize: Mimosas by Oliver Laxe
  • France 4 Visionary Award: Album by Mehmet Can MertoğluSACD Award: Diamond Island by Davy ChouLeica Cine Discovery Prize for Short Film: Prenjak by Wregas BhanutejaCanal+ Award: Birth of a Leader by Antoine de BaryGan Foundation Support for Distribution Award: One Week and a Day by Asaph Polonsky

Directors' Fortnight

Art Cinema Award: Wolf and Sheep by Shahrbanoo SadatSACD Award: The Together Project by Sólveig Anspach

[L'Œil d'or]

Cinema Novo by Eryk Rocha

[Queer Palm]

The Lives of Thérèse by Sébastien LifshitzShort Film Queer Palm: Gabber Lover by Anna Cazenave Cambet

Palm Dog

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The Student by Kirill Serebrennikov

Cannes Soundtrack Award