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 Official poster of the 68th Cannes Film Festival featuring a photo of Ingrid Bergman by David Seymour | |
| Opening film | Standing Tall |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Ice and the Sky |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: Dheepan |
| Hosted by | Lambert Wilson |
| No. of films | 19 (In Competition) 19 (Un Certain Regard) 9 (Short Film) |
| Festival date | 13 – 24 May 2015 |
| Website | www |
The 68th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 2015.[1] Ethan Coen and Joel Coen were the Co-Presidents of the Jury for the main competition.[2] It was the first time that two people chaired the jury.[3] Since the Coen brothers each received a separate vote, they were joined by seven other jurors to form the customary nine-juror panel.[4] French actor Lambert Wilson was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies.[5] The Official Selection of films for the 2015 festival, including the line-up for the Main Competition, was announced on 16 April 2015.[6][7]
The Palme d'Or was awarded to the French film Dheepan directed by Jacques Audiard.[8][9] On winning the award Audiard said "To receive a prize from the Coen brothers is something pretty exceptional. I'm very touched".[10] French film director Agnès Varda was presented with the Honorary Palme d'Or at the festival's closing ceremony. She is also the first female filmmaker to ever receive the award.[11]
The festival poster featured Hollywood star and Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman, photographed by David Seymour. The poster was chosen to pay tribute to Bergman for her contributions to films and who also served as the Jury President at 1973 Cannes Film Festival. As part of the tribute to Bergman, the Swedish documentary Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words was screened in the Cannes Classics section.[12]
Standing Tall, directed by Emmanuelle Bercot, was the festival's opening film. This was the second opening film in the festival's history to have been directed by a woman, after A Man in Love by Diane Kurys which opened the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.[13] Ice and the Sky, directed by Luc Jacquet, was the festival's closing film.[14] Both the opening and closing films were selected for the strength and importance of their messages—Standing Tall for the way its themes respond to the Charlie Hebdo shootings and Ice and the Sky for its concern for the future of the planet.[14][15][16]
At the festival, director Thierry Frémaux asked celebrities to abstain from taking selfies on the red carpet. While he did not have the powers to ban the pictures from the red carpet altogether, Thierry Fremaux urged celebrities to resist the temptation.[17]
Juries
Main competition
The full jury for the Main Competition was announced on 21 April 2015:[18][19]
- Ethan Coen, American filmmaker - Jury Co-President
- Joel Coen, American filmmaker - Jury Co-President
- Rossy de Palma, Spanish actress
- Guillermo del Toro, Mexican film director
- Xavier Dolan, Canadian film director and actor
- Jake Gyllenhaal, American actor
- Sophie Marceau, French actress and film director
- Sienna Miller, English actress
- Rokia Traoré, Malian singer-songwriter and composer
Un Certain Regard
- Isabella Rossellini, Italian-American actress - Jury President[20][21]
- Haifaa al-Mansour, Saudi Arabian film director
- Panos H. Koutras, Greek film director
- Nadine Labaki, Lebanese film director and actress
- Tahar Rahim, French actor
Camera d'Or
- Sabine Azéma, French actress - Jury President[22][23]
- Claude Garnier, French cinematographer
- Delphine Gleize, French film director
- Yann Gonzalez, French film director
- Didier Huck, French Technicolor executive
- Bernard Payen, French film critic and curator
- Melvil Poupaud, French actor
Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition
- Abderrahmane Sissako, Mauritanian film director - Jury President[24][25]
- Cécile de France, Belgian actress
- Joana Hadjithomas, Lebanese film director
- Daniel Olbrychski, Polish actor
- Rebecca Zlotowski, French film director
Critics' Week
- Ronit Elkabetz, Israeli actress and film director - Jury President[4][26]
- Andréa Picard, Canadian film curator and critic
- Katell Quillévéré, French film director
- Peter Suschitzky, English cinematographer
- Boyd van Hoeij, French-based Dutch film critic
L'Œil d'or
- Rithy Panh, Franco-Cambodian documentary film director - Jury President[27][28]
- Diana El Jeiroudi, Syrian documentary film producer
- Scott Foundas, American film critic
- Irène Jacob, Franco-Swiss actress
- Nicolas Philibert, French documentary film director
Queer Palm
- Desiree Akhavan, American-Iranian film director and actress - Jury President[29]
- Ava Cahen, French journalist
- Laëtitia Eïdo, French actress
- Elli Mastorou, Belgian film journalist
- Nadia Turincev, French film producer
Official selection
In Competition
The films competing for the Palme d'Or were announced at a press conference on 16 April 2015.[30] Two films were added to the main competition line-up on 23 April 2015, Valley of Love, directed by Guillaume Nicloux, and Chronic, directed by Michel Franco.[31] The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Assassin | 聶隱娘 | Hou Hsiao-hsien | Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, France |
| Carol (QP) | Todd Haynes | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Chronic | Michel Franco | Mexico, France | |
| Dheepan | Jacques Audiard | France | |
| The Lobster | Yorgos Lanthimos | Greece, France, Ireland, Netherlands, United Kingdom | |
| Louder Than Bombs | Joachim Trier | Norway, France, Denmark, United States | |
| Macbeth | Justin Kurzel | United Kingdom, France, United States | |
| Marguerite & Julien (QP) | Marguerite et Julien | Valérie Donzelli | France |
| The Measure of a Man | La Loi du marché | Stéphane Brizé | |
| Mia Madre | Nanni Moretti | Italy | |
| Mountains May Depart | 山河故人 | Jia Zhangke | China, Japan, France |
| My King | Mon roi | Maïwenn | France |
| Our Little Sister | 海街diary | Hirokazu Koreeda | Japan |
| The Sea of Trees | Gus Van Sant | United States | |
| Sicario | Denis Villeneuve | ||
| Son of Saul (CdO) | Saul fia | László Nemes | Hungary |
| Tale of Tales | Il racconto dei racconti | Matteo Garrone | Italy, France, United Kingdom |
| Valley of Love | La Vallée de l'amour | Guillaume Nicloux | France |
| Youth | La giovinezza | Paolo Sorrentino | Italy, France, Switzerland, United Kingdom |
- (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.[32]
- (QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.
Un Certain Regard
The following films competed in the Un Certain Regard section.[30][31][33] Lamb, the first feature film directed by Yared Zeleke, is also the first Ethiopian film to be included in the Official Selection.[31] Sweet Red Bean Paste, directed by Naomi Kawase, was announced as the opening film for the Un Certain Regard section.[31] The Un Certain Regard Prize winner has been highlighted: