The 66th

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took place in Cannes, France, from 15 to 26 May 2013. Steven Spielberg was the head of the jury for the main competition. New Zealand film director Jane Campion was the head of the jury for the Cinéfondation and Short Film sections. French actress Audrey Tautou hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. Actress

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was named guest of honour and introduced a new restored version of Alfred Hitchcock's ''

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''. The festival opened with ''

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'', directed by

Baz Luhrmann Mark Anthony Luhrmann (born 17 September 1962), known professionally as Baz Luhrmann, is an Australian film director, producer, writer and actor. With projects spanning film, television, opera, theatre, music and recording industries, he is re ...

and closed with '' Zulu'', directed by

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. The film poster for the festival featured husband and wife actors Paul Newman and

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. ''

The Bling Ring ''The Bling Ring'' is a 2013 crime film written and directed by Sofia Coppola featuring an ensemble cast led by Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Emma Watson, Taissa Farmiga, and Claire Julien. It is based on the 2010 ''Vanity Fair'' article "T ...

'', directed by

Sofia Coppola Sofia Carmina Coppola (; born May 14, 1971) is an American filmmaker and actress. The youngest child and only daughter of filmmakers Eleanor Coppola, Eleanor and Francis Ford Coppola, she made her film debut as an infant in her father's acclaimed ...

, opened the

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 ...

section. The French film '' Blue Is the Warmest Colour'' won the

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. In an unprecedented move, along with the director, the Jury decided to take "the exceptional step" of awarding the film's two main actresses, Adèle Exarchopoulos and

Léa Seydoux Léa Hélène Seydoux-Fornier de Clausonne (; born 1 July 1985) is a French actor. Known for her roles in both French cinema and in Hollywood she's received various accolades including the Cannes Film Festival's Trophée Chopard in 2009 as wel ...

, with the Palme d'Or. On the occasion of ''100 Years of

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'', India was the Official Guest Country at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Seven Indian feature films were premiered among various sections on the festival. Actress Vidya Balan was one of the official Jury of the festival. The first

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''Exhibition'', a joint participation of the Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Republic of India was inaugurated by Indian delegate Chiranjeevi. Steven Spielberg Cannes 2013 3

Agnès Varda at Guadalajara Film Festival

Juries

Main competition

* Steven Spielberg, American film director, Jury President *

Daniel Auteuil Daniel Auteuil (; born 24 January 1950) is a French actor and director who has appeared in a wide range of film genres, including period dramas, romantic comedies, and crime thrillers. In 1996 he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Fest ...

, French actor * Vidya Balan, Indian actress *

Naomi Kawase is a Japanese film director. She was also known as , with her former husband's surname. Many of her works have been documentaries, including ''Embracing'', about her search for the father who abandoned her as a child, and ''Katatsumori'', about ...

, Japanese film director *

Ang Lee Ang Lee (; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese filmmaker. Born in Pingtung County of southern Taiwan, Lee was educated in Taiwan and later in the United States. During his filmmaking career, he has received international critical and popula ...

, Taiwanese-American film director *

Nicole Kidman Nicole Mary Kidman (born 20 June 1967) is an American and Australian actress and producer. Known for her work across various film and television productions from several genres, she has consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid act ...

, Australian actress *

Cristian Mungiu Cristian Mungiu (; born 27 April 1968) is a Romanian filmmaker. He won the Palme d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival for his film ''4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days'', which he wrote and directed. He has also won the awards for Best Screenplay an ...

, Romanian film director *

Lynne Ramsay Lynne Ramsay (born 5 December 1969) is a Scottish film director, writer, producer, and cinematographer best known for the feature films '' Ratcatcher'' (1999), ''Morvern Callar'' (2002), '' We Need to Talk About Kevin'' (2011), and '' You Were N ...

, Scottish film director * Christoph Waltz, Austrian-German actor

Un Certain Regard

Thomas Vinterberg Thomas Vinterberg (; born 19 May 1969) is a Danish film director who, along with Lars von Trier, co-founded the Dogme 95 movement in filmmaking, which established rules for simplifying movie production. He is best known for the films ''The Celeb ...

, Danish film director, Jury President * Zhang Ziyi, Chinese actress *

Ludivine Sagnier Ludivine Sagnier (born 3 July 1979) is a French actress and model who has appeared on screen since 1989. She was nominated three times for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''Swimming Pool'' (2003), '' Peter Pan'' (2003), and ''A ...

, French actress * Ilda Santiago, Festival do Rio director * Enrique Gonzalez Macho, Spanish producer and distributor

Caméra d'Or

* Agnès Varda, French film director, Jury President * Isabel Coixet, Spanish film director *

Régis Wargnier Régis Wargnier (; born 18 April 1948) is a French film director, film producer, screenwriter and film score composer. His 1992 film ''Indochine (film), Indochine'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards. ...

, French film director * Chloe Rolland, Syndicat de la Critique * Michel Abramowicz, AFC * Eric Guirado, SRF * Gwenole Bruneau, FICAM

Cinéfondation and short films

* Jane Campion, New Zealand film director, Jury President * Maji-da Abdi, Ethiopian actress and film director *

Nicoletta Braschi Nicoletta Braschi (; born 19 April 1960) is an Italian actress and producer, best known for her work with her husband, actor and director Roberto Benigni. Life and career Born in Cesena, Braschi studied in Rome, Rome's Academy of Dramatic Arts ...

, Italian actress and producer * Nandita Das, Indian actress and film director *

Semih Kaplanoğlu Semih Kaplanoğlu (born 4 April 1963) is a Turkish screenwriter, film director and producer. Life and career In 1984, Kaplanoğlu moved to Istanbul and worked for a couple of years as a copywriter for advertising companies like Güzel Sanatlar ...

, Turkish film director

Independent juries

The following independent juries awarded films in the frame of the International Critics' Week. Nespresso Grand Prize * Miguel Gomes, Portuguese film director, Jury President * Dennis Lim, American film programmer and critic * Alin Taşçıyan, Turkish film critic *

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, English film curator and critic * Alex Vicente, Spanish film journalist Discovery Award for Short Film * Mia Hansen-Løve, French film director, Jury President * Brad Deane, Canadian film curator * Savina Neirotti, Italian program officer for the Biennale College of Cinema *

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, Swedish program coordinator at the Stockholm International Film Festival * Lorna Tee, Malaysian film festival consultant and film producer France 4 Visionary Award * Mia Hansen-Løve, French film director, Jury President * Luo Jin, Chinese film critic * Eren Odabasi, Turkish film critic * Thiago Stivaletti, Brazilian film critic * Simon Pellegry, French film critic

Official selection

In competition - Feature films

The following films have been selected for the In Competition section. The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted.

Un Certain Regard

The following films have been selected in the

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

Films out of Competition

The following films were selected to play out of competition: :(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.

Special screenings

The following films were presented in the Special screenings section:

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 1,550 submissions from 277 different schools. One-third of the films selected represented schools competing for the first time. It was also the first time for a Chilean film to be selected in Cinéfondation. The winner of the Cinéfondation First Prize has been highlighted.

Short film competition

Out of 3,500 submissions, 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 Festival uses Cannes Classics to place the spotlight on rediscovered or restored masterworks from the past, or ones that have been re-released in theatres or on DVD.

Cinéma de la Plage

The Cinéma de la Plage is a part of the Official Selection. The outdoors screenings at the beach cinema of Cannes are open to the public.

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The line-up for the International Critics’ Week was announced on 22 April at the section's website. The following films were selected: Feature films - The winner of the Grand Prix Nespresso has been highlighted. :(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature. Short films - The winner of the Canal+ Award has been highlighted. Special Screenings :(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.

Directors' Fortnight

The line-up for the Directors' Fortnight was announced at a press conference on 23 April with the following films being selected. Feature films - The winner of the Art Cinema Award (and the Prix SACD) has been highlighted. :(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature. Short films

Awards

Official awards

The French film '' Blue Is the Warmest Colour'', directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, won the

. In a first for the competition, the jury decided to award the Palme d'Or to Kechiche and the actresses who star in the film: Adèle Exarchopoulos and

. ''Blue Is the Warmest Colour'' is a coming-of-age film that tells the story of a lesbian relationship between a 15-year-old girl and an older woman. It has shocked some critics with its graphic and controversial sex scenes. A reporter for the Radio France Internationale stated that Kechiche paid tribute to the "Tunisian revolution" and "the right to love freely" during his acceptance speech. The president of the jury, Steven Spielberg, said "The film is a great love story … We were absolutely spellbound by the two brilliant young actresses, and the way the director observed his young players." The Grand Prix was won by the

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's '' Inside Llewyn Davis'', while Bruce Dern and

Bérénice Bejo Bérénice Bejo (; born 7 July 1976) is a French-Argentine actress best known for playing Christiana in ''A Knight's Tale'' (2001) and Peppy Miller in '' The Artist'' (2011). Her work in the latter earned her a nomination for the Academy Award ...

were awarded Best Actor and

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respectively. The following films and people received the 2013 Official Selection awards: In Competition *

: '' Blue Is the Warmest Colour'' by Abdellatif Kechiche * Honorary Palme d'Or: Adèle Exarchopoulos and

for ''Blue Is the Warmest Colour'' * Grand Prix: '' Inside Llewyn Davis'' by Joel & Ethan Coen * Best Director:

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for ''

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'' * Best Screenplay:

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for ''

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'' *

for '' The Past'' * Best Actor: Bruce Dern for ''

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: '' Like Father, Like Son'' by Hirokazu Koreeda Un Certain Regard * Prix Un Certain Regard: '' The Missing Picture'' by Rithy Panh * Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize: '' Omar'' by Hany Abu-Assad * Un Certain Regard Best Director: Alain Guiraudie for '' Stranger by the Lake'' * Un Certain Regard Best First Film: '' Fruitvale Station'' by

Ryan Coogler Ryan Kyle Coogler (born May 23, 1986) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is a recipient of four NAACP Image Awards, four Black Reel Awards, a Golden Globe Award nomination and an Academy Award nomination for Best Pictu ...

* A Certain Talent: Diego Quemada-Diez for '' The Golden Cage'' 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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Cinéfondation * 1st Prize: ''Needle'' by Anahita Ghazvinizadeh * 2nd Prize: ''Waiting for the Thaw'' (''En attendant le dégel'') by Sarah Hirtt * 3rd Prize: ''In the Fishbowl'' (''În acvariu'') by

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Short Films * Short Film Palme d'Or: ''Safe'' by Moon Byoung-gon * Special Distinction Ex-aequo: ** ''Hvalfjordur (Whale Valley)'' by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson ** ''37°4 S'' by Adriano Valerio

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes * '' Blue Is the Warmest Colour'' by Abdellatif Kechiche (In Competition) * '' Manuscripts Don't Burn'' 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' ...

(Un Certain Regard) * '' Blue Ruin'' by

Jeremy Saulnier Jeremy Saulnier (; born June 10, 1976) is an American film director, cinematographer and screenwriter. Career In 2007, he released his first feature film, '' Murder Party'' which he wrote and directed starring his childhood friend, Macon Blair ...

(Directors' Fortnight) Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist * Vulcan Award: Antoine Héberlé (cinematography) for '' Grigris'' Ecumenical Jury *

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: '' The Past'' by Asghar Farhadi * Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention: ''

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'' by Valeria Golino & '' Like Father, Like Son'' by Hirokazu Koreeda Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week * Nespresso Grand Prize: ''Salvo'' by Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza * France 4 Visionary Award: ''Salvo'' by Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza * Special Mention: ''Los Dueños'' by Agustín Toscano and Ezequiel Radusky * Discovery Award for short film: ''Come and Play'' by Daria Belova * Canal+ Short Film Award: '' Pleasure'' by Ninja Thyberg Awards in the frame of Directors' Fortnight * Art Cinema Award: '' Me, Myself and Mum'' by Guillaume Gallienne * Prix SACD: '' Me, Myself and Mum'' by Guillaume Gallienne * Europa Cinemas: '' The Selfish Giant'' by

Clio Barnard Clio Barnard (1 January 1965) is a British director of documentary and feature films. She won widespread critical acclaim and multiple awards for her debut, '' The Arbor'', an experimental documentary about Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar. ...

* Premier Prix Illy for Short Filmmaking: ''A Wild Goose Chase'' by Joao Nicolau * Special Mention: ''About a Month'' by Andre Novais Oliveira Association Prix François Chalais *

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: '' Grand Central'' by Rebecca Zlotowski Queer Palm Jury * Queer Palm Award: '' Stranger by the Lake'' by Alain Guiraudie Palm Dog Jury * Palm Dog Award: Baby Boy in ''

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References

External links

Official website Retrospective 2013

Cannes Film Festival: Awards for 2013
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