The 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2019. Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu served as jury president. The Palme d'Or went to the South Korean film Parasite, directed by Bong Joon-ho; Bong became the first Korean director to win the award.

American film director Jim Jarmusch's ensemble zombie comedy film The Dead Don't Die served as the opening film of the festival. The festival honoured French filmmaker Agnès Varda, who died in March 2019, featuring her on the official poster of the festival. The photograph used was taken during the filming of her debut film La Pointe Courte (1955), which later screened at the Cannes Film Festival.

Juries

Main Competition

• Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican director - Jury President
• Enki Bilal, French author, artist and director
• Robin Campillo, French director
• Elle Fanning, American actress
• Yorgos Lanthimos, Greek director
• Maimouna N'Diaye, Senegalese actress
• Paweł Pawlikowski, Polish director
• Kelly Reichardt, American director
• Alice Rohrwacher, Italian director

Un Certain Regard

• Nadine Labaki, Lebanese director - Jury President
• Lisandro Alonso, Argentine director
• Lukas Dhont, Belgian director
• Marina Foïs, French actress
• Nurhan Sekerci-Porst, German film producer

Caméra d'or

• Rithy Panh, Cambodian-French director - Jury President
• Alice Diop, French director
• Benoît Delhomme, French cinematographer
• Sandrine Marques, French director, author and film critic
• Nicolas Naegelen, French president and director of Polyson

Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition

• Claire Denis, French director - Jury President
• Eran Kolirin, Israeli director
• Panos H. Koutras, Greek director
• Stacy Martin, French-British actress
• Cătălin Mitulescu, Romanian director

Critics' Week

• Ciro Guerra, Colombian director - Jury President
• Jonas Carpignano, Italian-American director
• Amira Casar, French-English actress
• Djia Mambu, Belgian-Congolese film journalist and critic
• Marianne Slot, French-Danish film producer

L'Œil d'or

• Yolande Zauberman, French director, Jury President
• Romane Bohringer, French actress and director
• Éric Caravaca, French actor and director
• Iván Giroud, Cuban film festival director
• Ross McElwee, American director

Queer Palm

• Virginie Ledoyen, French actress, Jury President
• Claire Duguet, French cinematographer and director
• Kee-Yoon Kim, French comedian
• Filipe Matzembacher, Brazilian director
• Marcio Reolon, Brazilian director

Official Sections

In Competition

The following films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or:

(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.

(QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.

Un Certain Regard

The following films were selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section:

(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.

(QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.

Out of Competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:

(QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.

(ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the Œil d'or for documentary.

Special Screenings

The following films were selected be shown in the special screenings section:

(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.

(ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the Œil d'or for documentary feature.

Short Films Competition

Out of 4,240 entries, the following films were selected to compete for the Short Film Palme d'Or.

(ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the Œil d'or for documentary.

(QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.

Cinéfondation

The Cinéfondation section focuses on films made by students at film schools. The following 17 entries (14 live-action and 3 animated films) were selected out of 2,000 submissions. Six of the films selected represent schools participating in Cinéfondation for the first time.

(QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.

Cannes Classics

The full line-up for the Cannes Classics section was announced on 26 April 2019.

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 following films were selected to be screened in the Critics' Week section:

Features

(QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight section:

(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.

(QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.

ACID

The following films were selected to be screened in the ACID (Association for the Distribution of Independent Cinema) section:

(ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.

(QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.

Official Awards

Main Competition

The following awards were presented for films shown In Competition:

• Palme d'Or: Parasite by Bong Joon-ho
• Grand Prix: Atlantics by Mati Diop
• Best Director: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne for Young Ahmed
• Jury Prize:
  • Bacurau by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles
  • Les Misérables by Ladj Ly
• Best Actress: Emily Beecham for Little Joe
• Best Actor: Antonio Banderas for Pain and Glory
• Best Screenplay: Céline Sciamma for Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  • Special Mention: Elia Suleiman for It Must Be Heaven

Un Certain Regard

• Un Certain Regard Award: The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão by Karim Aïnouz
• Un Certain Regard Jury Prize: Fire Will Come by Oliver Laxe
• Un Certain Regard Award for Best Director: Kantemir Balagov for Beanpole
• Un Certain Regard Jury Award for Best Performance: Chiara Mastroianni for On a Magical Night
• Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize:
  • Albert Serra for Liberté
  • Bruno Dumont for Joan of Arc
• Coup de Cœur Award:
  • A Brother's Love by Monia Chokri
  • The Climb by Michael Angelo Covino

Caméra d'Or

• Our Mothers by César Díaz

Short Films Competition

• Short Film Palme d'Or: The Distance Between Us and the Sky by Vasilis Kekatos
  • Special Mention: Monster God by Agustina San Martín

Cinéfondation

• First Prize: Mano a mano by Louise Courvoisier
• Second Prize: Hiêu by Richard Van
• Third Prize:
  • Ambience by Wisam Al Jafari
  • The Little Soul by Barbara Rupik

Honorary Palme d'Or

• Alain Delon

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes

• In Competition: It Must Be Heaven by Elia Suleiman
• Un Certain Regard: Beanpole by Kantemir Balagov
• Parallel section: The Lighthouse by Robert Eggers (Directors' Fortnight)

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

• A Hidden Life by Terrence Malick

Critics' Week

• Nespresso Grand Prize: I Lost My Body by Jérémy Clapin
• Leitz Cine Discovery Prize for Short Film: She Runs by Qiu Yang
• Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award: Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson for A White, White Day
• Gan Foundation Award for Distribution: Vivarium by Lorcan Finnegan
• SACD Award: Our Mothers by César Díaz
• Canal+ Award for Short Film: Ikki Illa Meint by Andrias Høgenni

Directors' Fortnight

• Europa Cinemas Label Award for Best European Film: Alice and the Mayor by Nicolas Pariser
• SACD Award for Best French-language Film: An Easy Girl by Rebecca Zlotowski
• Illy Short Film Award: Stay Awake, Be Ready by Pham Thien An
• Carrosse d'Or: John Carpenter

L'Œil d'or

• For Sama by Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts
• The Cordillera of Dreams by Patricio Guzmán

Queer Palm

• Portrait of a Lady on Fire by Céline Sciamma
• Short Film Queer Palm: The Distance Between Us and the Sky by Vasilis Kekatos

François Chalais Prize

• A Hidden Life by Terrence Malick

Cannes Soundtrack Award

• Alberto Iglesias for Pain and Glory

Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist

• Flora Volpelière (editing) and Julien Poupard (cinematography) for Les Misérables
  • Special Mention: Claire Mathon for Atlantics and Portrait of a Lady on Fire (cinematography)
• Artistic Direction Mention: Lee Ha-jun for Parasite

Palm Dog

• Palm Dog Award: Sayuri for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Grand Jury Prize:
  • Canine cast in Little Joe
  • Canine cast in Aasha and the Street Dogs (Marché du Film)
• Palm DogManitarian Award: Google for their support of dogs in the workplace
• Underdog Award: The Unadoptable

Chopard Trophy

• François Civil and Florence Pugh

Pierre Angénieux Excellens in Cinematography

• Bruno Delbonnel
• Special Encouragement Award for promising cinematographer: Modhura Palit

References

External links

• Official website