2016 Cannes Film Festival
 Official poster of the 69th Cannes Film Festival featuring a still from Jean-Luc Godard's 1963 film Contempt, with Michel Piccoli ascending the Casa Malaparte[1] | |
| Opening film | Café Society[2] |
|---|---|
| Closing film | I, Daniel Blake[3] |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or (I, Daniel Blake) |
| Hosted by | Laurent Lafitte |
No. of films | 21 (In Competition) 18 (Un Certain Regard) 10 (Short Film) |
| Festival date | 11 – 22 May 2016 |
| Website | festival-cannes.com/en |
The 69th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 May 2016.[4] Australian director George Miller was the President of the Jury for the main competition.[5] French actor Laurent Lafitte was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies. On 15 March it was announced that Japanese director Naomi Kawase would serve as the Cinéfondation and Short Film Jury president.[6] American director Woody Allen's film Café Society opened the festival.[2][7]
The Palme d'Or was awarded to the British film I, Daniel Blake directed by Ken Loach,[8][9] which also served as closing film of the festival.[3] At a press conference, Loach said that he was "quietly stunned" to win.[10]
Contents
1 Juries
1.1 Main competition
1.2 Un Certain Regard
1.3 Caméra d'or
1.4 Cinéfondation and short films
1.5 Independent juries
2 Official selection
2.1 In competition
2.2 Un Certain Regard
2.3 Out of competition
2.4 Special screenings
2.5 Cinéfondation
2.6 Short films
2.7 Cannes Classics
2.8 Cinéma de la Plage
3 Parallel sections
3.1 International Critics' Week
3.2 Directors' Fortnight
3.3 ACID
4 Awards
4.1 Official awards
4.2 Independent awards
5 References
6 External links
Juries
George Miller, Main competition jury president
Marthe Keller, Un Certain Regard jury president
Catherine Corsini, Caméra d'or jury president
Naomi Kawase, Cinéfondation and short films jury president
Main competition
George Miller, Australian film director, Jury President[11]
Arnaud Desplechin, French film director
Kirsten Dunst, American actress
Valeria Golino, Italian actress and film director
Mads Mikkelsen, Danish actor
László Nemes, Hungarian film director
Vanessa Paradis, French actress and singer
Katayoon Shahabi, Iranian film producer
Donald Sutherland, Canadian actor
Un Certain Regard
Marthe Keller, Swiss actress, President[12]
Jessica Hausner, Austrian film director
Diego Luna, Mexican actor and film director
Ruben Östlund, Swedish film director
Céline Sallette, French actress
Caméra d'or
Catherine Corsini, French film director and actress, President[13]
- Jean-Christophe Berjon, French film critic
Alexander Rodnyansky, Ukrainian film producer- Isabelle Frilley, French CEO of Titra Film
- Jean-Marie Dreujou, French cinematographer
Cinéfondation and short films
Naomi Kawase, Japanese film director, President[14]
Marie-Josée Croze, Franco-Canadian actress
Jean-Marie Larrieu, French film director
Radu Muntean, Romanian film director
Santiago Loza, Argentine film director and playwright
Independent juries
Nespresso Grand Prize (International Critics' Week)
Valérie Donzelli, French film director and actress, President[15]
Alice Winocour, French film director
Nadav Lapid, Israeli film director
David Robert Mitchell, American film director
Santiago Mitre, Argentine film director
L'Œil d'or
Gianfranco Rosi, Italian documentary film director, President[16]
Anne Aghion, French-American documentary film director
Natacha Régnier, Belgian actress- Thierry Garrel, French artistic consultant and director of documentaries for Arte TV
- Amir Labaki, Brazilian film critic and curator
Queer Palm
Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau, French film directors, Presidents[17][18]
Emilie Brisavoine, French film director and actress- João Federici, Brazilian artistic director of Festival MixBrasil
- Marie Sauvion, French film journalist
Official selection
In competition
The films competing in the main competition section for the Palme d'Or were announced at a press conference on 14 April 2016:[19][20]The Salesman, directed by Asghar Farhadi was added to the competition lineup on 22 April 2016.[21] The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Honey | Andrea Arnold | U.K., United States | |
Aquarius (QP) | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Brazil | |
| Elle | Paul Verhoeven | France, Germany, Belgium | |
| From the Land of the Moon | Mal de pierres | Nicole Garcia | France |
| Graduation | Bacalaureat | Cristian Mungiu | Romania, France |
| The Handmaiden | 아가씨 / Agasshi (QP) | Park Chan-wook | South Korea |
| I, Daniel Blake | Ken Loach | U.K., France | |
It's Only the End of the World (QP) | Juste la fin du monde | Xavier Dolan | Canada, France |
| Julieta | Pedro Almodóvar | Spain | |
| The Last Face | Sean Penn | United States | |
| Loving | Jeff Nichols | United States, U.K. | |
| Ma' Rosa | Brillante Mendoza | Philippines | |
The Neon Demon (QP) | Nicolas Winding Refn | United States | |
| Paterson | Jim Jarmusch | United States | |
| Personal Shopper | Olivier Assayas | France | |
| The Salesman | فروشنده / Forushande | Asghar Farhadi | Iran, France |
| Sieranevada | Cristi Puiu | Romania, France, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Macedonia | |
| Slack Bay | Ma Loute | Bruno Dumont | France, Germany |
Staying Vertical (QP) | Rester Vertical | Alain Guiraudie | France |
| Toni Erdmann | Maren Ade | Germany, Austria | |
| The Unknown Girl | La Fille inconnue | Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne | Belgium |
(QP) indicates film eligible for the Queer Palm.[22]
Un Certain Regard
The films competing in the Un Certain Regard section were announced at a press conference on 14 April 2016:[19][20]Clash, directed by Mohamed Diab, was announced as the opening film for the Un Certain Regard section. Hell or High Water, directed by David Mackenzie was added to the Un Certain Regard lineup on 22 April 2016.[21] The Un Certain Regard Prize winner has been highlighted.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| After the Storm | 海よりもまだ深く / Umi yori mo Mada Fukaku | Hirokazu Koreeda | Japan |
| Apprentice | Boo Junfeng | Singapore, France, Germany | |
| Beyond the Mountains and Hills | מעבר להרים ולגבעות Me'Ever Laharim Vehagvaot | Eran Kolirin | Israel |
| Captain Fantastic | Matt Ross | United States | |
Clash (opening film) | اشتباك / Eshtebak | Mohamed Diab | Egypt, France, Germany, UAE |
The Dancer (CdO) (QP) | La Danseuse | Stéphanie Di Giusto | France |
Dogs (CdO) | Câini | Bogdan Mirică | Romania, Bulgaria |
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (CdO) | Hymyilevä Mies | Juho Kuosmanen | Finland |
| Harmonium | 淵に立つ / Fuchi ni Tatsu | Kōji Fukada | Japan |
| Hell or High Water | David Mackenzie | United States | |
| Inversion | وارونگی / Varoonegi | Behnam Behzadi | Iran |
The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis (CdO) | La larga noche de Francisco Sanctis | Francisco Márquez, Andrea Testa | Argentina |
| Pericle | Pericle il Nero | Stefano Mordini | Italy |
Personal Affairs (CdO) | أمور شخصية / Omor Shakhsiya | Maha Haj | Israel |
The Red Turtle (CdO) | La Tortue rouge | Michael Dudok de Wit | France, Japan |
| The Stopover | Voir du pays | Delphine Coulin, Muriel Coulin | France |
| The Student | (М)Ученик / (M)Uchenik | Kirill Serebrennikov | Russia |
The Transfiguration (CdO) | Michael O'Shea | United States | |
(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature. - (QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.[22]
Out of competition
The following films were selected to screen out of competition:[19][20][21]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The BFG | Steven Spielberg | USA, U.K., Canada | |
Café Society (opening film) | Woody Allen | United States | |
| Money Monster | Jodie Foster | United States | |
| The Nice Guys | Shane Black | United States | |
| The Wailing | 곡성 / Gokseong | Na Hong-jin | South Korea |
Midnight Screenings | |||
| Blood Father | Jean-François Richet | France | |
Gimme Danger (ŒdO) | Jim Jarmusch | United States | |
| Train to Busan | 부산행 / Bu-san-haeng | Yeon Sang-ho | South Korea |
(ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.[22]
Special screenings
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Prod. country |
|---|---|---|---|
Le Cancre (QP) | Paul Vecchiali | France | |
| Chouf | شوف / Chouf | Karim Dridi | France, Tunisia |
| The Death of Louis XIV | La Mort de Louis XIV | Albert Serra | France, Portugal, Spain |
Exile (ŒdO) | Rithy Panh | Cambodia | |
| Fool Moon | La Forêt de Quinconces | Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet | France |
Hands of Stone[23] | Jonathan Jakubowicz | United States, Panama | |
Hissein Habré, A Chadian Tragedy (ŒdO) | Hissein Habré, une tragédie tchadienne | Mahamat-Saleh Haroun | Chad |
The Last Resort (ŒdO) | L'ultima spiaggia | Thanos Anastopoulous, Davide Del Degan | Italy |
Peshmerga[24] | Bernard-Henri Lévy | France | |
Wrong Elements (ŒdO) | Jonathan Littell | France, Belgium | |
(ŒdO) film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary. - (QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.[22]
Cinéfondation
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.[25] The winner of the Cinéfondation First Prize has been highlighted.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Kilogram | Park Young-Ju | K-ARTS, South Korea | |
| The Alan Dimension | Jac Clinch | NFTS, UK | |
| All Rivers Run to the Sea | Toate fluviile curg în mare | Alexandru Badea | UNATC, Romania |
| Anna | Or Sinai | Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, Israel | |
| Aram | Fereshteh Parnian | Lumière University Lyon 2, France | |
| Business | Malena Vain | Universidad del Cine, Argentina | |
| Fine | Dobro | Marta Hernaiz Pidal | film.factory, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Gabber Lover | Anna Cazenave Cambet | La Fémis, France | |
| The Guilt, Probably | La culpa probablemente | Michael Labarca | Universidad de los Andes, Venezuela |
| In the Hills | Hamid Ahmadi | London Film School, UK | |
| Nest | Gudh | Saurav Rai | Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, India |
| The Noise of Licking | A nyalintás nesze | Nadja Andrasev | MOME, Hungary |
| The Reasons in the World | Las razones del mundo | Ernesto Martínez Bucio | CCC, Mexico |
| The Sleeping Saint | La santa che dorme | Laura Samani | Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Italy |
| Somewhere | Ailleurs | Mélody Boulissière | E.N.S.A.D., France |
| Submarine | Mounia Akl | Columbia University School of the Arts, USA | |
| Trash | Poubelle | Alexandre Gilmet | INSAS, Belgium |
| Whatever The Weather | Bei Wind und Wetter | Remo Scherrer | Hochschule Luzern - Design & Kunst, Switzerland |
Short films
Out of 5,008 entries, the following films were selected to compete for the Short Film Palme d'Or.[25] The Short film Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4:15 P.M. The End of the World | 4:15 PM Sfarsitul Lumii | Catalin Rotaru, Gabi Virginia Sarga | Romania |
| Après Suzanne | Félix Moati | France | |
| Dreamlands | Sarah Dunlop | United Kingdom | |
| Fight on a Swedish Beach | Simon Vahlne | Sweden | |
| The Girl Who Danced with the Devil | A moça que dançou com o diabo | João Paulo Miranda Maria | Brazil |
| Imago | Raymond Gutierrez | Philippines | |
| Law of the Lamb | صوف على الظهر / Souf alla al-dhahr (La Laine sur le dos) | Lotfi Achour | Tunisia, France |
| Mother | Madre | Simón Mesa Soto | Colombia |
| The Silence | Il Silenzio | Farnoosh Samadi Frooshani, Ali Asgari | Italy |
| Timecode | Juanjo Giménez | Spain | |
Cannes Classics
The full line-up for the Cannes Classics section was announced on 20 April 2016.[26]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
The double Palme d'Or of 1966[27] | |||
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966) | Signore & signori | Pietro Germi | Italy, France |
A Man and a Woman (1966) | Un homme et une femme | Claude Lelouch | France |
A crossed tribute to Raymond Depardon and Frederick Wiseman[28] | |||
News Items (1983) | Faits divers | Raymond Depardon | France |
Hospital (1970) | Frederick Wiseman | United States | |
70th anniversary of the Fipresci[29] | |||
| Screening of the first prize of the Fipresci, for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the International Federation of Film Critics awards. | |||
Farrebique (1946) | Farrebique ou Les quatre saisons | Georges Rouquier | France |
Special screenings[30] | |||
Planet of the Vampires (1965) | Terrore nello spazio | Mario Bava | Italy, Spain, United States |
Time to Die (1966) | Tiempo de morir | Arturo Ripstein | Mexico |
Restored prints[31] | |||
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
Adieu Bonaparte (1985) | وداعاً بونابرت / Weda'an Bonaparte | Youssef Chahine | Egypt, France |
The Day Shall Dawn (1959) | Jago hua savera | Aaejay Kardar | Pakistan |
Decalogue V and Decalogue VI (1990) | Dekalog, pięć and Dekalog, sześć | Krzysztof Kieślowski | Poland |
Howards End (1992) | James Ivory | U.K., Japan, USA | |
Indochine (1992) | Régis Wargnier | France | |
Lady Killer (1937) | Gueule d'amour | Jean Grémillon | France, Germany |
The Last Chance (1945) | Die letzte Chance | Leopold Lindtberg | Switzerland |
Love (1971) | Szerelem | Károly Makk | Hungary |
Masculin Féminin (1966) | Masculin féminin: 15 faits précis | Jean-Luc Godard | France, Sweden |
Memories of Underdevelopment (1968) | Memorias del subdesarrollo | Tomás Gutiérrez Alea | Cuba |
Momotaro, Sacred Sailors (1945) | 桃太郎 海の神兵 / Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei | Mitsuyo Seo | Japan |
One-Eyed Jacks (1961) | Marlon Brando | United States | |
Pepper Candy aka Sweet and Sour (1963) | Dragées au poivre | Jacques Baratier | France, Italy |
The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) | Roger Corman | United States | |
Rendezvous in July (1949) | Rendez-vous de juillet | Jacques Becker | France |
Santi-Vina (1954) | Thavi Na Bangchang | Thailand | |
Solaris (1972) | Солярис / Solyaris | Andrei Tarkovsky | Soviet Union |
Sorcerer (1977) | William Friedkin | United States | |
Ugetsu (1953) | 雨月物語 / Ugetsu monogatari | Kenji Mizoguchi | Japan |
Valley of Peace (1956) | Dolina miru | France Štiglic | Yugoslavia |
Valmont (1989) | Miloš Forman | France, United States | |
Voyage to the End of the Universe (1963) | Ikarie XB-1 | Jindřich Polák | Czechoslovakia |
Documentaries about Cinema[32] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
The Cinema Travelers (CdO) (ŒdO) | Shirley Abraham, Amit Madheshiya | India | |
The Family Whistle (CdO) (ŒdO) | Michele Russo | Italy, United States | |
Cinema Novo (ŒdO) | Eryk Rocha | Brazil | |
Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey (CdO) (ŒdO) | Sally Sussman | USA, U.K., Portugal, Turkey | |
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (ŒdO) | Alexis Bloom, Fisher Stevens | United States | |
Gentleman Rissient (ŒdO) | Benoît Jacquot, Pascal Mérigeau, Guy Seligmann | France | |
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond (CdO) (ŒdO) | Pierre Filmon | France | |
Women Who Run Hollywood (ŒdO) | Et la femme créa Hollywood | Clara Kuperberg, Julia Kuperberg | France |
Bernadette Lafont, and God Created the Free Woman (ŒdO) | Bernadette Lafont et Dieu créa la femme libre | Esther Hoffenberg | France |
World Premiere Preview[33] | |||
Journey Through French Cinema[34] | Voyage à travers le cinéma français | Bertrand Tavernier | France |
(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature. - (ŒdO) film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.[22]
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.[35]
| Evening | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 12 | Purple Rain (1984) | Albert Magnoli | United States | |
| Friday 13 | King of Hearts (1966) | Le Roi de coeur | Philippe de Broca | France |
| Saturday 14 | Coup de tête (1979) | Jean-Jacques Annaud | France | |
| Monday 16 | The Endless Summer (1966) | Bruce Brown | United States | |
| Tuesday 17 | The Great Dictator (1940) | Charlie Chaplin | United States | |
| Wednesday 18 | Sorcerer (1977) | William Friedkin | United States | |
| Thursday 19 | The Easy Life (1962) | Il sorpasso | Dino Risi | Italy |
| Friday 20 | Kiss Me Deadly (1955) | Robert Aldrich | United States | |
| Saturday 21 | We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974) | C'eravamo tanto amati | Ettore Scola | Italy |
Parallel sections
International Critics' Week
The full selection for the International Critics' Week section was announced on 18 April 2016, at the section's website.[36]In Bed with Victoria, directed by Justine Triet was selected as the opening film for the International Critics' Week section, while the short films Bonne Figure, directed by Sandrine Kiberlain, En Moi, directed by Laetitia Casta, and Kitty, directed by Chloë Sevigny were selected as its closing films.[37]
Feature films - The winner of the Nespresso Grand Prize has been highlighted.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
Album (CdO) | Albüm | Mehmet Can Mertoğlu | Turkey, France, Romania |
| Diamond Island | Davy Chou | Cambodia, France | |
| Mimosas | Las Mimosas | Oliver Laxe | Spain, France, Morocco, Qatar |
One Week and a Day (CdO) | שבוע ויום / Shavua ve yom | Asaph Polonsky | Israel |
Raw (CdO) (QP) | Grave | Julia Ducournau | France, Belgium |
Tramontane (CdO) | ربيع / Rabi'h | Vatche Boulghourjian | Lebanon, France |
A Yellow Bird (CdO) | K. Rajagopal | Singapore, France | |
(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature. - (QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.[22]
Shorts films - The winner of the Discovery Award for Short Film has been highlighted.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnie | 阿尼 / Arnie | Rina B. Tsou | Taiwan, Philippines |
| Ascension | Ascensão | Pedro Peralta | Portugal |
| Birth of a Leader | L'enfance d'un chef | Antoine de Bary | France |
| Campo de Viboras | Cristèle Alves Meira | Portugal | |
| Delusion Is Redemption to Those in Distress | O Delírio é A Redenção Dos Aflitos | Filipe Fernandes | Brazil |
| Limbo | Konstantina Kotzamani | Greece | |
| Oh What a Wonderful Feeling | François Jaros | Canada | |
| Prenjak | Wregas Bhanuteja | Indonesia | |
| Superbia | Luca Tóth | Hungary | |
| The Virgin Soldier | Le Soldat vierge | Erwan Le Duc | France |
Special screenings
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
Apnea (CdO) (QP) | Apnée | Jean-Christophe Meurisse | France |
En Moi (closing film) | Laetitia Casta | France | |
| From the Diary of a Wedding Photographer | מיומנו של צלם חתונות / Myomano shel tzalam hatonot | Nadav Lapid | Israel |
| Happy Times Will Come Soon | I tempi felici verranno presto | Alessandro Comodin | Italy, France |
In Bed with Victoria (opening film) | Victoria | Justine Triet | France |
Kitty (closing film) | Chloë Sevigny | United States | |
| Los pasos del agua | César Augusto Acevedo | Colombia | |
Smile (closing film) | Bonne figure | Sandrine Kiberlain | France |
(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature. - (QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.[22]
Directors' Fortnight
The full selection for the Directors' Fortnight section was announced on 19 April 2016, at the section's website.[38][39]Sweet Dreams, directed by Marco Bellocchio was selected as the opening film for the Directors' Fortnight section and Dog Eat Dog, directed by Paul Schrader was selected as the closing film for the Directors' Fortnight section.
Feature films - The winner of the Art Cinema Award has been highlighted.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| After Love | L'Economie du Couple | Joachim Lafosse | France, Belgium |
| The Together Project | L'Effet aquatique | Sólveig Anspach | France, Iceland |
Divines (CdO) (QP) | Uda Benyamina | France | |
Dog Eat Dog (closing film) | Paul Schrader | United States | |
| Endless Poetry | Poesía sin fin | Alejandro Jodorowsky | Chile, Japan, France |
Fiore (QP) | Claudio Giovannesi | Italy, France | |
| Like Crazy | La pazza gioia | Paolo Virzì | Italy, France |
The Lives of Thérèse (ŒdO) (QP) | Les Vies de Thérèse | Sébastien Lifshitz | France |
| Mean Dreams | Nathan Morlando | Canada | |
Mercenary (CdO) | Mercenaire | Sacha Wolff | France |
My Life as a Zucchini (CdO) | Ma vie de courgette | Claude Barras | Switzerland, France |
| Neruda | Pablo Larraín | Chile, Argentina, France, Spain | |
| Psycho Raman | Anurag Kashyap | India | |
Risk (ŒdO) | Laura Poitras | United States, Germany | |
Sweet Dreams (opening film) | Fai bei sogni | Marco Bellocchio | Italy, France |
| Tour de France | Rachid Djaïdani | France | |
| Two Lovers and a Bear | Kim Nguyen | Canada | |
Wolf and Sheep (CdO) | گرگ و گوسفند / Gorg o goosfand | Shahrbanoo Sadat | Denmark, Afghanistan |
(CdO) film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature. - (ŒdO) film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary. - (QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.[22]
Short films - The winner of the Illy Prize for Short Film has been highlighted.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abigail | Isabel Penoni, Valentina Homem | Brazil | |
| The Beast | Zvir | Miroslav Sikavica | Croatia |
| Chasse Royale | Romane Gueret, Lise Akoka | France | |
| Decorado | Alberto Vázquez | Spain | |
| Habat Shel Hakala | Tamar Rudoy | Israel | |
| Happy End | Jan Saska | Czech Republic | |
| Hitchhiker | Jero Yun | ||
| Import | Ena Sendijarevic | Netherlands | |
| Kindil El Bahr | قنديل البحر / Kindil El Bahr | Damien Ounouri | Algeria |
| Léthé | Dea Kulumbegashvili | France, Georgia | |
| Listening to Beethoven | Garri Bardine | Russia | |
ACID
The Association for Independent Cinema and its Distribution (ACID), 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.[40][41] The full ACID selection was announced on 19 April 2016, at the section's website.[42]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Girl Without Hands | La Jeune Fille sans mains | Sébastien Laudenbach | France |
| Isola | Fabianny Deschamps | France | |
| Madame B, histoire d'une nord-coréenne | Jero Yun | France, South Korea | |
| Le Parc | Damien Manivel | France | |
| Sac la mort | Emmanuel Parraud | France | |
| Swagger | Olivier Babinet | France | |
| Tombé du ciel | Wissam Charaf | France, Lebanon | |
| Journey to Greenland | Le Voyage au Groenland | Sébastien Betbeder | France |
Willy 1er (QP) | Ludovic Boukherma, Zoran Boukherma, Marielle Gautier, Hugo P. Thomas | France | |
(QP) indicates film eligible for the Queer Palm.[22]
Awards
Ken Loach, winner of the 2016 Palme d'Or
Xavier Dolan, winner of the Gran Prix
The main competition jury.
Official awards
In Competition[8]
Palme d'Or: I, Daniel Blake by Ken Loach
Grand Prix: It's Only the End of the World by Xavier Dolan
Best Director:
Cristian Mungiu for Graduation
Olivier Assayas for Personal Shopper
Best Screenplay: Asghar Farhadi for The Salesman
Best Actress: Jaclyn Jose for Ma' Rosa
Best Actor: Shahab Hosseini for The Salesman
Jury Prize: American Honey by Andrea Arnold
- Honorary Palme d'Or:[43]Jean-Pierre Léaud
Un Certain Regard[44]
- Un Certain Regard Award: The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki by Juho Kuosmanen
- Un Certain Regard Jury Prize: Harmonium by Kōji Fukada
- Un Certain Regard Award for Best Director: Matt Ross for Captain Fantastic
- Un Certain Regard Award for Best Screenplay: Delphine Coulin and Muriel Coulin for The Stopover
- Un Certain Regard Special Prize: The Red Turtle by Michael Dudok de Wit
Cinéfondation[45]
- First Prize: Anna by Or Sinai
- Second Prize: In the Hills by Hamid Ahmadi
- Third Prize: The Noise of Licking by Nadja Andrasev & The Guilt, Probably by Michael Labarca
Golden Camera[9]
Caméra d'Or: Divines by Houda Benyamina
Short Films
Short Film Palme d'Or: Timecode by Juanjo Giménez
- Special Mention: The Girl Who Danced with the Devil by João Paulo Miranda Maria
Independent awards
FIPRESCI Prizes[46]
Toni Erdmann by Maren Ade (In Competition)
Dogs by Bogdan Mirică (Un Certain Regard)
Raw by Julia Ducournau (International Critics' Week)
Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist[47]
Vulcan Award: Ryu Seong-hie (art direction) for The Handmaiden
Ecumenical Jury[48][49]
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: It's Only the End of the World by Xavier Dolan
- Commendations:
I, Daniel Blake by Ken Loach
American Honey by Andrea Arnold
Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week[50]
- Nespresso Grand Prize: Mimosas by Oliver Laxe
France 4 Visionary Award: Album by Mehmet Can Mertoğlu
- SACD Award: Diamond Island by Davy Chou
- Leica Cine Discovery Prize for Short Film: Prenjak by Wregas Bhanuteja
- Canal+ Award: Birth of a Leader by Antoine de Bary
- Gan Foundation Support for Distribution Award: One Week and a Day by Asaph Polonsky
Awards in the frame of Directors' Fortnight[51]
- Art Cinema Award: Wolf and Sheep by Shahrbanoo Sadat
- SACD Award: The Together Project by Sólveig Anspach
- SACD special mention: Divines by Houda Benyamina
- Europa Cinemas Label Award: Mercenary by Sacha Wolff
- Illy Prize for Short Film: Chasse Royal by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret
- Illy special mention: The Beast by Miroslav Sikavica
L'Œil d'or Jury[52]
L'Œil d'or: Cinema Novo by Eryk Rocha
- Special Mention: The Cinema Travelers by Shirley Abraham and Amit Madheshiya
Queer Palm Jury[53][54]
Queer Palm Award: The Lives of Thérèse by Sébastien Lifshitz
- Short Film Queer Palm: Gabber Lover by Anna Cazenave Cambet
Palm Dog Jury[55]
Palm Dog Award: Nellie for Paterson
- Grand Jury Prize: Jacques for In Bed with Victoria
- Palm Dog Manitarian Award: Ken Loach for showcasing a three-legged dog named Shea in I, Daniel Blake
Prix François Chalais[56]
François Chalais Prize: The Student by Kirill Serebrennikov
Cannes Soundtrack Award[57]
Cliff Martinez for The Neon Demon
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External links
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