The 70th

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took place from 17 to 28 May 2017, in

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. Spanish film director and screenwriter

Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; (often known simply as Almodóvar) born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish filmmaker. His films are marked by melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular culture, and complex narra ...

was the President of the Jury for the festival and Italian actress Monica Bellucci hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. '' Ismael's Ghosts'', directed by French director Arnaud Desplechin, was the opening film for the festival. The festival celebrated its 70th edition. In late March 2017, the official poster of the festival was revealed featuring Italian actress Claudia Cardinale. The actress responded, "'I am honoured and proud to be flying the flag for the 70th Festival de Cannes, and delighted with this choice of photo. It's the image I myself have of the Festival, of an event that illuminates everything around … Happy anniversary!" The Palme d'Or was awarded to the Swedish film, '' The Square'' directed by Ruben Östlund, which also served as the closing night film of the festival. Pedro Almodovar Cannes 2017

Juries

Main competition

, Spanish film director and screenwriter, Jury President * Maren Ade, German film director * Fan Bingbing, Chinese actress * Park Chan-wook, South Korean film director *

Jessica Chastain Jessica Michelle Chastain (born March 24, 1977) is an American actress and producer. Known for primarily starring in films with feminist themes, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. ''Time'' ...

, American actress and producer * Agnès Jaoui, French actress and film director *

Will Smith Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968), also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor and rapper. He began his acting career starring as a fictionalized version of himself on the NBC sitcom '' The Fresh ...

, American actor and producer *

Paolo Sorrentino Paolo Sorrentino (; born 31 May 1970) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and writer. His 2013 film ''The Great Beauty'' won the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, and the Bafta Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In Italy he was honour ...

, Italian film director * Gabriel Yared, French-Lebanese composer

Un Certain Regard

* Uma Thurman, American actress, Jury President * Mohamed Diab, Egyptian film director * Reda Kateb, French actor * Joachim Lafosse, Belgian film director * Karel Och, Czech artistic director of

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Caméra d'or

Sandrine Kiberlain Sandrine Kiberlain (born Sandrine Kiberlajn; 25 February 1968) is a French actress and singer. Her most notable roles were in the films '' The Patriots'' (1994), '' A Self Made Hero'' (1996), '' For Sale'' (1998), '' Alias Betty'' (2001), '' Mad ...

, French actress, Jury President * Patrick Blossier, French cinematographer * Elodie Bouchez, French actress *

Guillaume Brac Guillaume Brac (born 1977) is a French film director from Paris. He has directed films such as '' Tonnerre'', ''July Tales'', ''Treasure Island'', and '' À L'abordage''. Early life Guillaume Brac was born in 1977 in Paris, France. He graduated f ...

, French film director * Thibault Carterot, French president of M141 Productions * Fabien Gaffez, French film critic *

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, Swiss film producer

Cinéfondation and short films

* Cristian Mungiu, Romanian film director, Jury President *

Clotilde Hesme Clotilde Hesme (born 30 July 1979) is a French actress best known for playing Lilie in Philippe Garrel's ''Regular Lovers'' and Alice in Christophe Honoré's ''Love Songs''. She is also known for the role of Adèle from the TV series '' Les Reve ...

, French actress *

Barry Jenkins Barry Jenkins (born November 19, 1979) is an American filmmaker. After making his filmmaking debut with the short film ''My Josephine'' (2003), he directed his first feature film '' Medicine for Melancholy'' (2008) for which he received an Ind ...

, American film director *

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, Singaporean film director * Athina Rachel Tsangari, Greek film director

Independent juries

Nespresso Grand Prize (International Critics' Week) * Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazilian film director, Jury President * Diana Bustamante Escobar, Colombian film producer and artistic director of FICCI * Eric Kohn, American film critic * Hania Mroué, Lebanese director of Metropolis Cinema * Niels Schneider, French-Canadian actor L'Œil d'or * Sandrine Bonnaire, French actress and film director, Jury President * Lorenzo Codelli, Italian film critic *

Dror Moreh Dror Moreh ( he, דרור מורה; born 4 November 1961) is an Israeli cinematographer and director. Film career Moreh's first film as director was ''Sharon,'' an investigation into the appeal of Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon. His film, ...

, Israeli film director *

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, American programmer and festival director * Lucy Walker, British film director Queer Palm * Travis Mathews, American film director, Jury President * Yair Hochner, Israeli film director, founder and artistic director of TLVFest * Paz Lazaro, Spanish film programmer * Lidia Leber Terki, French film director * Didier Roth-Bettoni, French journalist and film historian

Official selection

In competition

The films competing in the main competition section for the Palme d'Or were announced at a press conference on 13 April 2017: The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted. :(QP) indicates film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Un Certain Regard

The films competing in the ''Un Certain Regard'' section were announced at a press conference on 13 April 2017. '' Barbara'', directed by

Mathieu Amalric Mathieu Amalric (; born 25 October 1965) is a French actor and filmmaker. He is best known internationally for his roles in the James Bond film ''Quantum of Solace'', in which he played the lead villain, Steven Spielberg's ''Munich'', Wes Ander ...

, was announced as the opening film for the ''Un Certain Regard'' section. The Un Certain Regard Prize winner has been highlighted. :(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.

Out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: :(ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.

Special screenings

:(CdO) indicates 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. Virtual reality 70th anniversary events

Cinéfondation

The

Cinéfondation La ''Cinéfondation'' is a foundation under the aegis of the Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Fest ...

section focuses on films made by students at film schools. The following 16 entries (14 fiction films and 2 animation films) were selected out of 2,600 submissions. Four of the films selected represent schools participating in Cinéfondation for the first time. The winner of the Cinéfondation First Prize has been highlighted.

Short films

Out of 4,843 entries, the following films were selected to compete for the Short Film Palme d'Or. The Short film Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted.

Cannes Classics

The full line-up for the Cannes Classics section was announced on 3 May 2017. Restorations Documentaries :(ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.

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

International Critics' Week

The full selection for the International Critics' Week section was announced on 21 April 2017, at the section's website. '' Sicilian Ghost Story'', directed by

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and

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, was selected as the opening film for the International Critics' Week section, while ''

Brigsby Bear ''Brigsby Bear'' is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed by Dave McCary in his feature directorial debut, written by Kevin Costello and Kyle Mooney, and starring Mooney, Claire Danes, Mark Hamill, Greg Kinnear, Andy Samberg, Matt Walsh ...

'', directed by

Dave McCary David Lawrence McCary (born July 2, 1985) is an American comedian, writer, and director. From 2013 to 2019, he served as a segment director for ''Saturday Night Live'' and was also the main director for the first two seasons of the popular web ...

, was selected as its closing film. The feature film competition included, for the first time in the section's history, an animated film and a documentary film. Feature films - The winner of the Nespresso Grand Prize has been highlighted. :(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature. - (ŒdO) film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary. Short films - The winner of the Discovery Award for Short Film has been highlighted. :(ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary. Special screenings :(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.

Directors' Fortnight

The full selection for the

Directors' Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) is an independent selection of the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festi ...

section was announced on 20 April 2017, at the section's website. '' Let the Sunshine In'', directed by Claire Denis, was selected as the opening film for the Directors' Fortnight section and ''

Patti Cake$ ''Patti Cake$'' is a 2017 American drama film directed by Geremy Jasper. It was screened in the US Dramatic Competition section of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. It was released on August 18, 2017, by Fox Searchlight Pictures. Plot Patricia ...

'', directed by Geremy Jasper, was selected as the closing film for the Directors' Fortnight section. Feature films - The winner of the Art Cinema Award has been highlighted. :(CdO) indicates 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. Special screenings Short films - The winner of the Illy Prize for Short Film has been highlighted. :(ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.

ACID

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, 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 21 April 2017, at the section's website. Feature films :(QP) indicates film eligible for the Queer Palm. Special screenings ACID Trip #1 - Serbia

Awards

Official awards

In Competition * Palme d'Or: '' The Square'' by Ruben Östlund *

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: ''

BPM (Beats per Minute) ''BPM (Beats per Minute)'', also known as ''120 BPM (Beats per Minute)'', (french: 120 battements par minute) is a 2017 French drama film directed by Robin Campillo and starring Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois and Adèle Haenel. The fi ...

'' by Robin Campillo * Best Director: Sofia Coppola for '' The Beguiled'' *

Best Actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play. The term most often refers to the ...

Joaquin Phoenix Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (; né Bottom; born October 28, 1974) is an American actor. He is known for playing dark and unconventional characters in independent films. He has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academ ...

for '' You Were Never Really Here'' * Best Actress: Diane Kruger for ''

In the Fade ''In the Fade'' (german: Aus dem Nichts) is a 2017 German drama film written and directed by Fatih Akin. It stars Diane Kruger as a German woman whose husband and son are killed in a terrorist attack perpetrated by neo-Nazis. It was selected t ...

'' * Jury Prize: '' Loveless'' by Andrey Zvyagintsev *

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: ** Yorgos Lanthimos and

Efthymis Filippou Efthymis Filippou ( gr, Ευθύμης Φιλίππου, ; born 18 January 1977) is a Greek screenwriter, known for his collaborations with Yorgos Lanthimos. He was the winner of the Golden Osella Award for Best Screenplay at the 68th Veni ...

for ''

The Killing of a Sacred Deer ''The Killing of a Sacred Deer'' is a 2017 psychological horror thriller film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic, Alicia Silverstone, and Bill Camp. The screen ...

'' ** Lynne Ramsay for '' You Were Never Really Here'' * 70th Anniversary Prize: Nicole Kidman * Honorary Palme d'Or: Jeffrey Katzenberg Un Certain Regard *Un Certain Regard Award: '' A Man of Integrity'' by Mohammad Rasoulof *Un Certain Regard Jury Prize: ''

April's Daughter ''April's Daughters'' ( es, Las hijas de abril) is a 2017 Mexican drama film directed by Michel Franco. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize in that section. Plot Valer ...

'' by

Michel Franco Michel Franco (born 28 August 1979) is a Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his film '' After Lucia'' that won the Prize Un Certain Regard at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. His films typically deal with the ...

*Un Certain Regard Award for Best Director: Taylor Sheridan for '' Wind River'' *Un Certain Regard Jury Award for Best Performance:

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for '' Fortunata'' *The Poetry of Cinema Award: '' Barbara'' by

Cinéfondation * First Prize: ''Paul Is Here'' by Valentina Maurel * Second Prize: ''Animal'' by Bahman and Bahram Ark * Third Prize: ''Two Youths Died'' by Tommaso Usberti Golden Camera * Caméra d'Or: '' Montparnasse Bienvenue'' by Léonor Sérraille Short Films * Short Film Palme d'Or: '' A Gentle Night'' by Qiu Yang * Special Mention: ''The Ceiling'' by Teppo Airaksinen

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes * ''

'' by Robin Campillo (In Competition) * '' Closeness'' by

Kantemir Balagov Kantemir Arturovich Balagov (russian: Кантемир Артурович Балагов, kbd, Бэлагъы Артурыкъуэ Къантемыр; born 28 July 1991) is a Russian film director of Circassian descent, screenwriter and cinema ...

(Un Certain Regard) * '' The Nothing Factory'' by Pedro Pinho (Directors' Fortnight) Ecumenical Jury * Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: '' Radiance'' by Naomi Kawase Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week * Nespresso Grand Prize: '' Makala'' by Emmanuel Gras *

France 4 Visionary Award The France 4 Visionary Award is an independent film award given by France 4 at the Cannes Film Festival to reflect "the cinephile's passion and enthusiasm for new talent in the film industry". It was founded in 2012 and is given to one out of the ...

: '' Gabriel and the Mountain'' by Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa * Leica Cine Discovery Prize for Short Film: ''Los Desheredados'' by Laura Ferrés * Gan Foundation Support for Distribution Award: '' Gabriel and the Mountain'' by Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa * SACD Award: '' Ava'' by Léa Mysius * Canal+ Award: ''The Best Fireworks Ever'' by Aleksandra Terpińska Awards in the frame of Directors' Fortnight * Art Cinema Award: '' The Rider'' by

Chloé Zhao Chloé Zhao, born Zhao Ting (, born 31 March 1982), is a Chinese filmmaker, known primarily for her work on independent films. Zhao's debut feature film, '' Songs My Brothers Taught Me'' (2015), premiered at Sundance Film Festival to critical a ...

* SACD Award: ** '' Let the Sunshine In'' by Claire Denis ** ''

Lover for a Day ''Lover for a Day'' (french: L'Amant d'un jour) is a 2017 French drama film directed by Philippe Garrel and starring Éric Caravaca, Esther Garrel, and Louise Chevillotte. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2017 Cannes ...

'' by Philippe Garrel * Europa Cinemas Label Award: ''

A Ciambra ''A Ciambra'' () is a 2017 Italian drama film directed by Jonas Carpignano. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes in won the Europa Cinemas Label Award. It was selected as the Italian e ...

'' by Jonas Carpignano * Illy Prize for Short Film: ''Back to Genoa City'' by Benoit Grimalt L'Œil d'or Jury *

L'Œil d'or ''L'Œil d'or, le prix du documentaire'' — Cannes (, "The Golden Eye, The Documentary Prize — Cannes") is a documentary film award created in 2015. It is awarded to the best documentary presented in one of the sections of the Cannes Film Festi ...

: '' Faces Places'' by

Agnès Varda Agnès Varda (; born Arlette Varda; 30 May 1928 – 29 March 2019) was a Belgian-born French film director, screenwriter, photographer, and artist. Her pioneering work was central to the development of the widely influential French New Wave film ...

and JR * Special Mention: '' Makala'' by Emmanuel Gras Queer Palm Jury * Queer Palm Award: ''

'' by Robin Campillo * Short Film Queer Palm: '' Islands'' by Yann Gonzalez Palm Dog Jury *

Palm Dog Award The Palm Dog Award is a yearly alternative award presented by the international film critics during the Cannes Film Festival. Begun in 2001 by Toby Rose, it is awarded to the best performance by a canine (live or animated) or group of canines dur ...

: Einstein for '' The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)'' * Grand Jury Prize: Lupo for '' Ava'' * Palm DogManitarian Award: Leslie Caron and her 17-year-old pet rescue dog Tchi Tchi Prix François Chalais *

François Chalais Prize The François Chalais Prize ( French: ''Prix François Chalais'') is awarded at two main events, the Cannes Film Festival (since 1997) and the Young Reporters' Awards (since 1999). It was created to pay tribute to French journalist and film histor ...

: ''

'' by Robin Campillo Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist *

Vulcan Award The Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist (french: Prix Vulcain de l’Artiste Technicien) is an independent film award created in 2003. It rewards the work of a technician for his or her collaboration in the creation of a film from the official se ...

: Josefin Åsberg for '' The Square'' (set decoration) Cannes Soundtrack Award *

Cannes Soundtrack Award The Cannes Soundtrack Award is an independent award of the Cannes Film Festival bestowed by the jury of the festival on one of the competing feature films. Cannes Soundtrack Award Best Synchronised Music See also *Academy Award for Best Origin ...

: Oneohtrix Point Never for '' Good Time''

Special awards

* Chopard Trophy:

Anya Taylor-Joy Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy ( ; born 16 April 1996) is an actress. She has won several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2021, she was featu ...

and George MacKay * Carrosse d'Or: Werner Herzog

References

External links

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