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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 (1963), 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.
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:
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:
The following films were selected to screen out of competition:
The following films were selected to receive Special Screening:
The Cinéfondation section focuses on films made by students at film schools. The following 18 entries (14 fiction films and 4 animation films) 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.
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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 (1963), 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.
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:
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:
The following films were selected to screen out of competition:
The following films were selected to receive Special Screening:
The Cinéfondation section focuses on films made by students at film schools. The following 18 entries (14 fiction films and 4 animation films) 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.