The 58th

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 Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...

started on 11 May and ran until 22 May 2005. Twenty movies from 13 countries were selected to compete. The awards were announced on 21 May. The

Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

went to the

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film '' L'Enfant'' by Dardenne brothers. The festival opened with ''

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'', directed by

Dominik Moll Dominik Moll (born 7 May 1962) is a German-born French film director and screenwriter. He was born in Bühl, West Germany. In 2001, he won the César Award for Best Director for ''Harry, He's Here to Help''. Both ''Lemming'' and ''Harry, He ...

and closed with ''

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'', directed by Martha Fiennes. Cécile de France was the mistress of ceremonies.

Juries

Main competition

The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 2005 Official Selection: *

Emir Kusturica Emir Kusturica ( sr-cyrl, Емир Кустурица; born 24 November 1954) is a Serbian film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and musician. He also has French citizenship.http://www.serbia.com/emir-kusturica-artist-builder-and-anti-glo ...

(director) Jury President *

Javier Bardem Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (; born 1 March 1969) is a Spanish actor. Known for his roles in blockbusters and foreign films, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the psychopathic assassin Anton Chigurh in ...

(actor) *

Fatih Akın Fatih Akin (Turkish: Fatih Akın, born 25 August 1973) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer of Turkish descent. He has won numerous awards for his films, including the Golden Bear (award), Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival ...

(director) * Nandita Das (actress) *

Salma Hayek Salma Hayek Pinault ( , ; born Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez; September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela ''Teresa'' (1989–1991) as well as the ...

(actress) *

Toni Morrison Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford; February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019), known as Toni Morrison, was an American novelist. Her first novel, ''The Bluest Eye'', was published in 1970. The critically acclaimed '' So ...

(author) * Benoît Jacquot (director) * Agnès Varda (director) *

John Woo John Woo Yu-Sen SBS (; born September 22, 1946) is a Hong Kong filmmaker, known as a highly-influential figure in the action film genre. He was a pioneer of heroic bloodshed films (a crime action film genre involving Chinese triads) and the gun ...

(director)

Un Certain Regard

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 2005

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films w ...

: * Alexander Payne (director, screenwriter) (USA) President *

Betsy Blair Betsy Blair (born Elizabeth Winifred Boger; December 11, 1923March 13, 2009) was an American actress of film and stage, long based in London. Blair pursued a career in entertainment from the age of eight, and as a child worked as an amateur danc ...

(actress) (USA) *Eduardo Antin (critic, author) (Argentina) *Geneviève Welcomme (journalist) (France) *

Gilles Marchand Gilles Marchand (born 18 June 1963) is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed five films since 1987. His film '' Qui a tué Bambi?'' was screened out of competition at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival The 56th Cannes Film Festival ...

(director, screenwriter) (France) *Katia Chapoutier (journalist) (Canada) *Sandra Den Hamer (director of the Rotterdam Festival) (Netherlands)

Cinéfondation and short films

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the Cinéfondation and short films competition: * Edward Yang (director) (Taïwan) President * Chantal Akerman (director) (Belgium) *

Colin MacCabe Colin Myles Joseph MacCabe (born 9 February 1949) is an English academic, writer and film producer. He is currently a distinguished professor of English and film at the University of Pittsburgh.

(critic, author) (Ireland) *

Sylvie Testud Sylvie Testud (born 17 January 1971) is a French actress hose film career est Actress for '' Fear and Trembling'' (2003), and the European Film Award for Best Actress for '' Lourdes'' (2009). Her other film roles include '' Beyond Silence'' ( ...

(actress) (France) * Yousry Nasrallah (director) (Egypt)

Camera d'Or

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 2005

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: *

Abbas Kiarostami Abbas Kiarostami ( fa, عباس کیارستمی ; 22 June 1940 – 4 July 2016) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, photographer, and film producer. An active filmmaker from 1970, Kiarostami had been involved in the production of ...

(director) (Iran) President *Laura Meyer (cinephile) (France) *Luc Pourrinet (technician) (France) *Malik Chibane (director) (France) * Patrick Chamoiseau (writer) (France) *Roberto Turigliatto (Festival of Turin) (Italy) * Romain Winding (cinematographer) (France) *Scott Foundas (critic) (USA) *Yves Allion (critic) (France)

Official selection

In competition - Feature film

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted.

Un Certain Regard

The following films were selected for the competition of

: * ''

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'' (''Sangre'') by

Amat Escalante Amat Escalante (born 28 February 1979) is a Mexican film director, producer and screenwriter. He is most well known for directing the controversial Mexican crime thriller ''Heli'' for which he was awarded the best director prize award at the 201 ...

* '' The Bow'' by

Kim Ki-duk Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of ...

* '' Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures'' by Marcelo Gomes * '' Dark Horse'' by Dagur Kári * '' The Death of Mr. Lazarescu'' by Cristi Puiu * '' Delwende'' by S. Pierre Yameogo * '' Down in the Valley'' by David Jacobson * '' Le filmeur'' by

Alain Cavalier Alain Cavalier (; born 14 September 1931) is a French film director. Biography Cavalier was born in Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher and studied film at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques. He won several awards, including the César Award ...

* ''

The Forsaken Land ''The Forsaken Land (Sulanga Enu Pinisa)'' ( si, සුළඟ එනු පිණිස) is a 2005 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Vimukthi Jayasundara and co-produced by Phillip Amril and Francisco Vilolobos. It stars Kaushalya Fernando and ...

'' by

Vimukthi Jayasundara Kala Keerthi Vimukthi Jayasundara ( si, විමුක්ති ජයසුන්දර) is a Sri Lankan filmmaker, critic and a visual artist. Jayasundara is the first Sri Lankan to win the Caméra d'Or, in 2005. Life and career Vimukthi Jay ...

* '' Havana Blues'' by Benito Zambrano * ''

I Am Guilty ''I Am Guilty'' (german: Falscher Bekenner) is a 2005 German drama film directed by Christoph Hochhäusler. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Constantin von Jascheroff - Armin Steeb * ...

'' by Christoph Hochhäusler * '' Jewboy'' by Tony Krawitz * '' Johanna'' by

Kornél Mundruczó Kornél Mundruczó (; born 3 April 1975) is a Hungarian film and theatre director. He has directed 18 short and feature films between 1998 and 2020. His film ''Johanna'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2005 Cannes Film Fest ...

* '' The King'' by James Marsh * '' Lower City'' (''Cidade Baixa'') by

Sérgio Machado Sérgio Machado (born 19 September 1968) is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. His film ''Lower City, Cidade Baixa'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Filmography * ''Onde a Terra Acaba'' (2 ...

* ''

Marock ''Marock'' is the 2005 cinema of Morocco, Moroccan film by director Laïla Marrakchi. The film was 2006's most successful film in Morocco, taking more than 3 million dirhams at the Moroccan box-office, according to TelQuel. It was very controvers ...

'' by

Laïla Marrakchi Laila Marrakchi (born 1975 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan film maker most famous for the controversial film '' Marock''. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. She is married to film director Alexand ...

* '' Northeast'' by Juan Diego Solanas * '' My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?'' by

Shinji Aoyama was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, composer, film critic, and novelist. He graduated from Rikkyo University. He won two awards at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for his film '' Eureka''. Biography Shinji Aoyama was born in Kitakyushu, ...

* ''

One Night One Night or 1 Night may refer to: Film * ''One Night'' (2002 film), a film produced by Winchester Films * ''One Night'' (2005 film), an Iranian film directed by Niki Karimi * ''One Night'' (2007 film), a film featuring Christian Campbell and ...

'' by Niki Karimi * '' Sleeper'' by Benjamin Heisenberg * '' Time to Leave'' by

François Ozon François Ozon (; born 15 November 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. Ozon is considered one of the most important modern French filmmakers. His films are characterized by aesthetic beauty, sharp satirical humor and a free-wheeli ...

* '' Yellow Fella'' by

Ivan Sen Ivan Sen (born 1972) is an Indigenous Australian filmmaker. He is a director, screenwriter and cinematographer, as well as an editor, composer and sound designer. He is co-founder and director of Bunya Productions. Early life Ivan Sen was bor ...

* '' Zim and Co.'' by Pierre Jolivet

Films out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: * '' Avenge But One of My Two Eyes'' by

Avi Mograbi Avi Mograbi ( he, אבי מוגרבי; born May 9, 1956) is an Israeli documentary filmmaker. Life and career Mograbi's grandfather founded The Mograbi Cinema ''(Kolnoa Mograbi)'', an Art Deco movie theatre in downtown Tel Aviv. Opened in 1930, ...

* '' C'est pas tout à fait la vie dont j'avais rêvé'' by

Michel Piccoli Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli (27 December 1925 – 12 May 2020) was a French actor, producer and film director with a career spanning 70 years. He was lauded as one of the greatest French character actors of his generation who played a wide vari ...

* ''

'' by Martha Fiennes * '' Cindy: The Doll Is Mine'' by

Bertrand Bonello Bertrand Bonello (; born 11 September 1968) is a French film director, screenwriter, producer and composer. His background is in classical music, and he lives between Paris and Montreal. His work has also been associated with the New French Extre ...

* '' Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul'' by

* '' Dalkomhan insaeng'' by

Kim Jee-woon Kim Jee-woon (; born July 6, 1964) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Career Kim started out directing theater but has worked with increasing levels of success in cinema, showing accomplished acting and a detailed stylization in ...

* '' Darshan - L'étreinte'' by

Jan Kounen Jan Kounen (born Jan Coenen; 2 May 1964) is a Netherlands-born French film director and producer. In France, he is mostly known for his films ''Dobermann'' (1997), '' Blueberry, l'experience secrete'' (2004) and '' 99 francs'' (2007). Outside ...

* '' Joyeux Noël'' by Christian Carion * '' Kirikou and the Wild Beasts'' by Michel Ocelot and Bénédicte Galup * '' Kiss Kiss Bang Bang'' by

Shane Black Shane Black (born December 16, 1961) is an American filmmaker and actor who has written such films as ''Lethal Weapon'', ''The Monster Squad'', ''The Last Boy Scout'', ''Last Action Hero'', and ''The Long Kiss Goodnight''. As an actor, Black is ...

* '' The Burnt Theatre'' by Rithy Panh * ''

Match Point ''Match Point'' is a 2005 psychological thriller film written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox, and Penelope Wilton. In the film, Rhys Meyers' charac ...

'' by

Woody Allen Heywood "Woody" Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American film director, writer, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades and multiple Academy Award-winning films. He began his career writing ...

* '' Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream'' by Stuart Samuels * '' Operetta tanuki goten'' by

Seijun Suzuki , born (24 May 1923 – 13 February 2017), was a Japanese filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter. His films are known for their jarring visual style, irreverent humour, nihilistic cool and entertainment-over-logic sensibility. He made 40 predo ...

* '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' by George Lucas * '' The Power of Nightmares'' by

Adam Curtis Adam Curtis (born 26 May 1955) is an English documentary filmmaker. Curtis began his career as a conventional documentary producer for the BBC throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s. The release of ''Pandora's Box'' (1992) marked the ...

Cinéfondation

The following short films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation: * ''Vdvoyom'' (''A deux'') by Nikolay Khomeriki (France) * ''A Song for Rebecca'' by Norah McGettigan (Poland) * '' Badgered'' by Sharon Colman (United Kingdom) * ''Bikur Holim'' by Maya Dreifuss (Israel) * '' Buy It Now'' by Antonio Campos (United States) * ''El espino'' by Théo Court Bustamante (Cuba) * ''En la oscuridad'' by Juan Manuel Rampoldi, Marcelo Charras (Argentina) * ''Exit (2004 film)'' by Robert Depuis (Denmark) * ''Five O' Clock Shadow'' by Malcolm Lamont (United States) * ''La cerca'' by Rubén Mendoza (Colombia) * ''La plaine'' by Roland Edzard (France) * ''Le violon'' by Heng Yang (China) * ''Slavek The Shit'' by Grímur Hákonarson (Iceland, Czech Republic) * ''Conscience (film)'' (''Svedomí'') by Jan Bohuslav (Czech Republic) * ''Tiens toi tranquille'' by Sameh Zoabi (France) * ''Vanilla Song'' by Jakob Rørvik (United Kingdom) * ''Walk On a Little More'' by Min-young Shim (South Korea)

Short film competition

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or: * ''Baby Shark'' (''Bébé requin'') by Pascal-Alex Vincent * ''Before Dawn'' by Bálint Kenyeres * ''Clara'' by Van Sowerwine * ''Disparue'' by Kit Hui * ''Kitchen'' by Alice Winocour * ''L'homme qui s'est rencontre'' by Ben Crowe * ''Nothing Special'' by Helena Brooks * ''Sous la lueur de la lune'' by Peter Ghesquiere * '' Wayfarers'' (''Podorozhni'') by Igor Strembitskyy

Cannes Classics

Tribute *'' 49th Parallel'' by

Michael Powell Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was an English filmmaker, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. Through their production company The Archers, they together wrote, produced and directed a seri ...

(1941) *'' A Matter of Life and Death'' by

Emeric Pressburger Emeric Pressburger (born Imre József Pressburger; 5 December 19025 February 1988) was a Hungarian-British screenwriter, film director, and producer. He is best known for his series of film collaborations with Michael Powell, in a collaborat ...

(1946) *'' Black Narcissus'' by

(1947) *'' I Know Where I'm Going!'' by

(1945) *'' The Pearl'' (''La perla'') by Emilio "Indio" Fernández (1947) *'' Los Olvidados'' by

Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel Portolés (; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish-Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico, and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians, and directors to be one of the greatest and ...

(1950) *'' Salón México'' (''Mexico Lounge'') by Emilio "Indio" Fernández (1949) *''

The Edge of the World ''The Edge of the World'' is a 1937 British film directed by Michael Powell, loosely based on the evacuation of the Scottish archipelago of St Kilda. It was Powell's first major project. The title is a reference to the expression '' ultima Th ...

'' by

(1937) Documentaries about Cinema *''Al'Lèèssi... une actrice Africaine'' by Rahmatou Keita *''Ingmar Bergman Complete: Bergman and the Cinema / Bergman and the Theatre / Bergman and Fårö Island'' by Marie Nyreröd (2004) *''James Dean: Forever Young'' by Michael J. Sheridan *''John Cassavetes'' by André S. Labarthe *''Kitano Takeshi Shinshutsu-Kibotsu'' by Jean-Pierre Limosin *''Moments choisis des histoire(s) du cinema'' by Jean-Luc Godard *''Shadowing the Third Man'' by Frederick Baker Restored prints *'' An Airman's Letter to His Mother'' by

(1941 Short) *''

Notes Towards an African Orestes ''Notes Towards an African Orestes'' ( it, Appunti per un'Orestiade Africana) is a 1970 Italian film by director Pier Paolo Pasolini about Pasolini's preparations for making a film version of the Oresteia set in Africa. The film starts as a cinem ...

'' (''Appunti per un'Orestiade Africana'') by

Pier Paolo Pasolini Pier Paolo Pasolini (; 5 March 1922 – 2 November 1975) was an Italian poet, filmmaker, writer and intellectual who also distinguished himself as a journalist, novelist, translator, playwright, visual artist and actor. He is considered one of ...

(1975) *'' Beyond the Rocks'' by

Sam Wood Samuel Grosvenor Wood (July 10, 1883 – September 22, 1949) was an American film director and producer who is best known for having directed such Hollywood hits as '' A Night at the Opera'', '' A Day at the Races'', '' Goodbye, Mr. Chips'', '' ...

(1922 / 2005) *''

Bullitt ''Bullitt'' is a 1968 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Peter Yates and produced by Philip D'Antoni. The picture stars Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, and Jacqueline Bisset. The screenplay by Alan R. Trustman and Harry Kleine ...

'' by

Peter Yates Peter James Yates (24 July 1929 – 9 January 2011) was an English film director and producer. Biography Early life Yates was born in Aldershot, Hampshire. The son of an army officer, he attended Charterhouse School as a boy, graduated from ...

(1968) *''

There Was a Father is a 1942 Japanese film directed by Yasujirō Ozu. Plot summary Shuhei Horikawa (Chishū Ryū) works as a mathematics school-teacher in a middle school. A widower, he has a ten-year-old son named Ryohei ( Haruhiko Tsuda), who studies in the sam ...

'' (''Chichi ariki'') by

Yasujirō Ozu was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He began his career during the era of silent films, and his last films were made in colour in the early 1960s. Ozu first made a number of short comedies, before turning to more serious themes in t ...

(1942) *'' East of Eden'' by Elia Kazan (1955) *'' La Fille de l'eau'' (''Whirlpool of Fate'') by Jean Renoir (1925) *''

The Fire Within ''The Fire Within'' (french: Le Feu follet , meaning "The Manic Fire" or "Will-o'-the-Wisp") is a 1963 drama film written and directed by Louis Malle, based on the 1931 novel ''Will O' the Wisp'' by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, which itself was in ...

'' (''Le feu follet'') by

Louis Malle Louis Marie Malle (; 30 October 1932 – 23 November 1995) was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in both French cinema and Hollywood. Described as "eclectic" and "a filmmaker difficult to pin down," Malle's filmogr ...

(1963) *'' Angels of Sin'' (''Les anges du péché'') by

Robert Bresson Robert Bresson (; 25 September 1901 – 18 December 1999) was a French film director. Known for his ascetic approach, Bresson contributed notably to the art of cinema; his non-professional actors, ellipses, and sparse use of scoring have l ...

(1943) *''

Pather Panchali ''Pather Panchali'' (; ) is a 1955 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray and produced by the Government of West Bengal. It is an adaptation of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's 1929 Bengali novel of the same na ...

'' by Satyajit Ray (1955) *'' Pele Eterno'' by Anibal Massaini Neto (2004) *''

Rebel Without a Cause ''Rebel Without a Cause'' is a 1955 American coming-of-age drama film about emotionally confused suburban, middle-class teenagers. Filmed in the then recently introduced CinemaScope format and directed by Nicholas Ray, it offered both social com ...

'' by

Nicholas Ray Nicholas Ray (born Raymond Nicholas Kienzle Jr., August 7, 1911 – June 16, 1979) was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor best known for the 1955 film '' Rebel Without a Cause.'' He is appreciated for many narrative features p ...

(1955) *''

King Boxer ''King Boxer'' (, lit. "Number One Fist in the World"), also known as ''Five Fingers of Death'', is a 1972 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Jeong Chang-hwa () and starring Lo Lieh. It was produced by Shaw Brothers (HK) Ltd. (Chinese: 邵 ...

'' (''Tian xia di yi quan'') by Chang-Wah Chung (1973) *'' Two-Lane Blacktop'' by

Monte Hellman Monte Hellman (; born Monte Jay Himmelbaum; July 12, 1929 – April 20, 2021) was an American film director, producer, writer, and editor. Hellman began his career as an editor's apprentice at ABC TV, and made his directorial debut with the ho ...

(1971)

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 44th

International Critics' Week The International Critics' Week (french: Semaine de la Critique) was founded in 1962 and is organized by the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics. It was created following the showing of '' The Connection'' directed by Shirley Clarke which had been ...

(44e Semaine de la Critique): Feature film competition * '' The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael'' by Thomas Clay (United Kingdom) * '' The Horizon of Events'' (''L’orizzonte degli eventi'') by Daniele Vicari (Italy) * '' Little Jerusalem'' (''La petite Jérusalem'') by Karin Albou (France) * ''

Me and You and Everyone We Know ''Me and You and Everyone We Know'' is a 2005 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Miranda July. She also acts in the starring role, opposite John Hawkes. The film was the first major studio production for July, who had b ...

'' by

Miranda July Miranda July (born Miranda Jennifer Grossinger; February 15, 1974) is an American film director, screenwriter, singer, actress and author. Her body of work includes film, fiction, monologue, digital presentations and live performance art. She w ...

(United States) * '' A Stranger of Mine'' (''Unmei Janai Hito'') by

Kenji Uchida is a Japanese anime producer. He is noted anime studio Sunrise's president. Debuting in 1980, with '' Muteki Robo Trider G7'', among Sunrise's first works in the 1980s, Uchida has gone on to produce numerous of Sunrise's works, such as various i ...

(Japan) * '' Grain in Ear'' (''Máng zhòng'') by Zhang Lu (China, South Korea) * '' Orlando Vargas'' by Juan Pittaluga (Uruguay, France) Short film competition * ''Le grand vent'' by Valérie Liénardy (Belgium) * ''Respire'' by Wi Ding Ho (Taiwan) * ''Mirror Mechanics'' by Siegfried A. Fruhauf (Austria) * ''Blue Tongue'' by

Justin Kurzel Justin Dallas Kurzel (; born 1974) is an Australian film director and screenwriter. Early life Kurzel was born 1974 in Gawler, South Australia to a family of immigrant roots, his father hailing from Poland and his mother from Malta. His you ...

(Australia) * ''Imago...'' by Cédric Babouche (France) * ''Get the Rabbit Back'' by Dimitar Mitovski & Kamen Kalev (Bulgaria) * ''Jona/Tomberry'' by Rosto (Netherlands)

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 2005

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 festiv ...

(Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):
* '' Alice'' by Marco Martins (Portugal) * ''

Be with Me ''Be with Me'' is a 2005 Singaporean drama film directed by Eric Khoo. The film is inspired by the life of deaf-and-blind teacher Theresa Poh Lin Chan. It premiered as the Director's Fortnight selection in the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. It was a ...

'' by Eric Khoo (Singapore) * '' Cache-cache'' by Yves Caumon (France) * '' Family Diary'' (''Cronaca familiare'') by Valerio Zurlini (1962) * ''

Crying Fist ''Crying Fist'' () is a 2005 South Korean film written and directed by Ryoo Seung-wan. The film had 1,728,477 admissions nationwide. It screened in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Choi Min-sik as Kang ...

'' by

Ryoo Seung-wan Ryoo Seung-wan (born December 15, 1973) is a South Korean film director. Early life Ryoo Seung-wan was born in 1973 in Onyang, a small town in South Chungcheong Province. With the choice of domestic films mostly limited to propaganda and hoste ...

(South Korea) * '' Douches froides'' by Antony Cordier (France) * ''

Factotum Factotum may refer to: *A handyman, employed as a servant * ''Factotum'' (novel), a 1975 novel by Charles Bukowski * ''Factotum'' (film), a 2005 film adaptation of the novel * Factotum (arts organisation), an arts organisation based in Belfast * fa ...

'' by Bent Hamer (Norway, United States, Germany, France) * ''Géminis'' by Albertina Carri (Argentina, France) * ''Guernsey'' by

Nanouk Leopold Nanouk Leopold (born 25 July 1968) is a Dutch film maker. She graduated from Dutch film school in 1997, starting off by making films for Dutch television. In 2001, she released her first feature film ''Îles flottantes'' (''"Floating Islands''), a ...

(Netherlands, Belgium) * '' Iron Island'' (''Jazireh Ahani'') by

Mohammad Rasoulof Mohammad Rasoulof ( fa, محمد رسول‌اف; born 16 November 1972) is an Iranian independent filmmaker. He is known for several award-winning films, including his first, ''The Twilight'' (2002); '' Iron Island'' (2005); ''Manuscripts Don' ...

(Iran) * '' Keane'' by

Lodge Kerrigan Lodge Hunt Kerrigan (born March 23, 1964) is an American motion picture screenwriter and director. His 2010 film '' Rebecca H. (Return to the Dogs)'' entered into the Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. Along with Amy S ...

(United States) * '' The Buried Forest'' (''Umoregi'') by Kohei Oguri (Japan) * '' La Moustache'' by Emmanuel Carrère (France) * '' Odete'' by João Pedro Rodrigues (Portugal) * ''

Ride the High Country ''Ride the High Country'' (released internationally as ''Guns in the Afternoon'') is a 1962 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Mariette Hartley. The supporting cast includ ...

'' by

Sam Peckinpah David Samuel Peckinpah (; February 21, 1925 – December 28, 1984) was an American film director and screenwriter. His 1969 Western epic '' The Wild Bunch'' received an Academy Award nomination and was ranked No. 80 on the American Film Institut ...

(1962) * ''

Room In a building or large vehicle, like a ship, a room is any enclosed space within a number of walls to which entry is possible only via a door or other dividing structure that connects it to either a passageway, another room, or the outdoors, that ...

'' by Kyle Henry (United States) * ''

Seven Invisible Men ''Seven Invisible Men'' () is a 2005 Lithuanian drama film directed by Šarūnas Bartas. It tells the story of a group of Russian outcasts and criminals who travel in a stolen car and behave dysfunctionally and irresponsibly, eventually clashing wi ...

'' by

Šarūnas Bartas Šarūnas Bartas (born 16 August 1964) is a Lithuanian film director. One of the most prominent Lithuanian film directors internationally from the late 20th century. His 2015 film ''Peace to Us in Our Dreams'' was screened in the Directors' Fortn ...

(Portugal, France, Lithuania) * '' Sisters In Law'' by

Kim Longinotto Kim Longinotto ( Sally Anne Longinotto-Landseer; born 8 February 1948, London) is a British documentary film maker, well-known for making films that highlight the plight of female victims of oppression or discrimination. Longinotto has made mo ...

, Florence Ayisi (United Kingdom, Cameroon) * '' Tbilisi-Tbilisi'' by

Levan Zakareishvili Levan can refer to: Places * Levan, Berat, a village in the municipality of Berat, Berat County, Albania *Levan, Fier, a village in the municipality of Fier, Fier County, Albania * Levan, Gjirokastër, a village in the municipality of Memaliaj, Gji ...

(Georgia) * ''

The President's Last Bang ''The President's Last Bang:'' ()The original title (in English, "''The People of Those Days''") refers to a famous Korean song of a similar title – "That Man of those Days". According to official sources, this song was performed by Sim Soo-bon ...

'' by Im Sang-soo (South Korea) * '' Travaux, on sait quand ça commence...'' by Brigitte Roüan (France) * '' Who’s Camus Anyway?'' by Mitsuo Yanagimachi (Japan) * '' Wolf Creek'' by Greg McLean (Australia) :Short films * ''À bras le corps'' by Katell Quillévéré (19 min.) * ''À mains nues'' by Agnès Feuvre (26 min.) * ''Consultation Room'' by Kei Oyama (9 min.) * ''Cosmetic Emergency'' by

Martha Colburn Martha Colburn is a filmmaker and artist. She is best known for her animation films, which are created through puppetry, collage, and paint on glass techniques. She also makes installations and performs her films with live musical performance. Yet ...

(9 min.) * ''Da Janela Do Meu Quarto'' by Cao Guimarães (5 min.) * ''Du soleil en hiver'' by Samuel Collardey (17 min.) * ''Etoile violette'' by Axelle Ropert (45 min.) * ''Instructions for a Light and Sound Machine'' by Peter Tscherkassky (17 min.) * ''Kara, Anak Sebatang Pohon'' by Edwin (9 min.) * ''Majorettes'' by Lola Doillon (16 min.) * ''Nits'' by Harry Wootliff (11 min.) * ''Résfilm'' by Sándor Kardos (19 min.) * ''The Buried Forest'' by Kohei Oguri (1h33 * ''Trilogy About Clouds'' by Naoyuki Tsuji (14 min.) * ''Vinil verde'' by

Kleber Mendonça Filho Kleber Mendonça Filho (; born 3 November 1968) is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter, producer, and critic. Life and career With a degree in journalism from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Kleber Mendonça Filho began his career as ...

(17 min.)

Awards

Official awards

The following films and people received the 2005 Official selection awards: *

: '' L'Enfant'', by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne * Grand Prix: '' Broken Flowers'', by Jim Jarmusch * Best Director Award: '' Caché'' by Michael Haneke * Best Screenplay Award: Guillermo Arriaga for ''

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada ''The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada'' (also known as ''Three Burials'') is a 2005 neo-Western film directed by and starring Tommy Lee Jones and written by Guillermo Arriaga.

'' *

Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...

: Hanna Laslo in '' Free Zone'' * Best Actor:

Tommy Lee Jones Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an American actor and film director. He has received four Academy Award nominations, winning Best Supporting Actor for his performance as U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in the 1993 thriller film '' The ...

in ''

'' * Prix du Jury: ''

Shanghai Dreams ''Shanghai Dreams'' () is a 2005 Chinese film directed by Wang Xiaoshuai and starring Gao Yuanyuan, Li Bin, Tang Yang, Wang Xiaoyang, and Yao Anlian. The film was produced by Stellar Megamedia, Debo Films Ltd. and Kingwood Ltd. ''Shanghai Dr ...

'', by

Wang Xiaoshuai Wang Xiaoshuai (; born May 22, 1966) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter and occasional actor. He is commonly grouped under the loose association of filmmakers known as the "Sixth Generation" of the Cinema of China. Like others in this gener ...

Un Certain Regard * Prix Un Certain Regard: '' The Death of Mr. Lăzărescu'' by Cristi Puiu * Un Certain Regard Prix de l'intimité: '' Le filmeur'' by

* Un Certain Regard Prix de l'espoir: '' Delwende'' by S. Pierre Yameogo Cinéfondation * First Prize: '' Buy It Now'' by Antonio Campos * Second Prize: ''Bikur Holim'' by Maya Dreifuss & ''Vdvoyom'' (''A deux'') by Nikolay Khomeriki * Third Prize: ''La plaine'' by Roland Edzard & ''Tiens toi tranquille'' by Sameh Zoabi Golden Camera *

Caméra d'Or The Caméra d'Or ("''Golden Camera''") is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes' selections (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des ...

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Short films * Short Film Palme d'Or: '' Wayfarers'' (''Podorozhni'') by Igor Strembitskyy * Special Mention: ''Clara'' by Van Sowerwine

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes * '' Hidden'' by Michael Haneke (In competition) * ''

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(Directors' Fortnight) * ''

'' (''Sangre'') by

(Un Certain Regard) Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist * Vulcan Award: ** Leslie Shatz for Sound design in '' Last Days'' **

Robert Rodriguez Robert Anthony Rodriguez (; born June 20, 1968) is an American filmmaker, composer, and visual effects supervisor. He shoots, edits, produces, and scores many of his films in Mexico and in his home state of Texas. Rodriguez directed the 1992 ac ...

for Visual processing in ''

Sin City ''Sin City'' is a series of neo-noir comics by American comic book writer-artist Frank Miller. The first story originally appeared in ''Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special'' (April 1991), and continued in ''Dark Horse Presents'' #51� ...

'' Ecumenical Jury *

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury The Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (french: Prix du Jury Œcuménique) is an independent film award for feature length films shown at major international film festivals since 1973. The award was created by Christian film makers, film critics and ot ...

: '' Hidden'' (''Caché'') by Michael Haneke * Ecumenical Jury - Special mention: '' Delwende'' by S. Pierre Yameogo Award of the Youth * '' Lower City'' (''Cidade Baixa'') by

Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week * Grand prix: ''

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* Prix ACID: '' Grain in Ear'' (''Mang zong'') by Zhang Lu * Grand Prix Canal+ (short film): ''Jona/Tomberry'' de Rosto Awards in the frame of Directors' Fortnight * 3ème Label Europa Cinéma : '' La Moustache'' by Emmanuel Carrère * Prix Art & Essai CICAE : '' Sisters In Law'' by

, Florence Ayisi * 3ème Prix Regards Jeunes : '' Alice'' by Marco Martins * Prix SACD du court métrage : ''Du soleil en hiver'' by Samuel Collardey * Prix Gras Savoye : ''À bras le corps'' by Katell Quillévéré Association Prix François Chalais *

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Once You're Born You Can No Longer Hide ''Once You're Born You Can No Longer Hide'' ( it, Quando sei nato non puoi più nasconderti) is a 2005 Italian drama film directed by Marco Tullio Giordana. The film concerns undocumented migration to Italy via the Mediterranean Sea. Plot A young ...

'', by

Marco Tullio Giordana Marco Tullio Giordana (born 1 October 1950) is an Italian Film director, director and screenwriter. Biography Born in Milan, during the 1970s he approaches the cinema by collaborating on the screenplay of Roberto Faenza's 1977 documentary ''F ...

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References

Media

INA: Opening of the 2005 Festival
(commentary in French)

(commentary in French)

External links

(web.archive)
Official website Retrospective 2005

Cannes Film Festival Awards for 2005
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