The 68th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 2015. Joel Coen, Joel and Ethan Coen were the Presidents of the Jury for the main competition. It was the first time that two people chaired the jury. Since the Coen brothers each received a separate vote, they were joined by seven other jurors to form the customary nine-juror panel. French actor Lambert Wilson was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies. The Palme d'Or was awarded to the French film ''Dheepan'' directed by Jacques Audiard. On winning the award Audiard said "To receive a prize from the Coen brothers is something pretty exceptional. I'm very touched". The festival poster featured Hollywood star and Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman, photographed by David Seymour (photographer), David Seymour. The poster was chosen to pay tribute to Bergman for her contributions to films and who also served as the Jury President at 1973 Cannes Film Festival. As part of the tribute to Bergman, the Swedish documentary ''Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words'' was screened in the Cannes Classics section. ''Standing Tall (film), Standing Tall'', directed by Emmanuelle Bercot, was the festival's opening film. This was the second opening film in the festival's history to have been directed by a woman, after ''A Man in Love (1987 film), A Man in Love'' by Diane Kurys which opened the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. ''Ice and the Sky'', directed by Luc Jacquet, was the festival's closing film. Both the opening and closing films were selected for the strength and importance of their messages—''Standing Tall'' for the way its themes respond to the Charlie Hebdo shooting, ''Charlie Hebdo'' shootings and ''Ice and the Sky'' for its concern for the future of the planet. French film director Agnès Varda was presented with the honorary Palme d'Or at the festival's closing ceremony. She is also the first female filmmaker to ever receive the award. The Official Selection of films for the 2015 festival, including the line-up for the Main Competition, was announced on 16 April 2015. At the festival, director Thierry Frémaux asked celebrities to abstain from taking selfies on the red carpet. While he did not have the powers to ban the pictures from the red carpet altogether, Thierry Fremaux urged celebrities to resist the temptation.

Juries

Main competition

The full jury for the Main Competition was announced on 21 April 2015: *Coen Brothers, Joel and Coen Brothers, Ethan Coen, American film directors, Jury Presidents *Rossy de Palma, Spanish actress *Sophie Marceau, French actress and film director *Sienna Miller, English actress *Rokia Traoré, Malian singer-songwriter and composer *Guillermo del Toro, Mexican film director *Xavier Dolan, Canadian film director and actor *Jake Gyllenhaal, American actor

Un Certain Regard

*Isabella Rossellini, Italian-American actress, President *Haifaa al-Mansour, Saudi Arabian film director *Nadine Labaki, Lebanese film director and actress *Panos H. Koutras, Greek film director *Tahar Rahim, French actor

Camera d'Or

*Sabine Azéma, French actress, President *Delphine Gleize, French film director *Melvil Poupaud, French actor *Claude Garnier, French cinematographer *Didier Huck, French Technicolor SA, Technicolor executive *Yann Gonzalez, French film director *Bernard Payen, French film critic and curator

Cinéfondation and short films

*Abderrahmane Sissako, Mauritanian film director, President *Joana Hadjithomas, Lebanese film director *Rebecca Zlotowski, French film director *Cécile de France, Belgian actress *Daniel Olbrychski, Polish actor

Independent juries

Nespresso Grand Prize (International Critics' Week) *Ronit Elkabetz, Israeli actress and film director, President *Katell Quillévéré, French film director *Peter Suschitzky, English cinematographer *Andréa Picard, Canadian film curator and critic *Boyd van Hoeij, France-based Dutch film critic L'Œil d'or *Rithy Panh, Franco-Cambodian documentary film director, President *Nicolas Philibert, French documentary film director *Irène Jacob, Franco-Swiss actress *Diana El Jeiroudi, Syrian documentary film producer *Scott Foundas, American film critic Queer Palm *Desiree Akhavan, American-Iranian film director and actress, President *Ava Cahen, French journalist *Elli Mastorou, Belgian film journalist *Nadia Turincev, French film producer *Laëtitia Eïdo, French actress

Official selection

In competition

The films competing for the Palme d'Or were announced at a press conference on 16 April 2015. Two films were added to the main competition line-up on 23 April 2015, ''Valley of Love'', directed by Guillaume Nicloux, and ''Chronic (film), Chronic'', directed by Michel Franco. The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted. :(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature. - (QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Un Certain Regard

The following films competed in the ''Un Certain Regard'' section. ''Lamb (2015 Ethiopian film), Lamb'', the first feature film directed by Yared Zeleke, is also the first Ethiopian film to be included in the Official Selection. ''Sweet Bean, Sweet Red Bean Paste'', directed by Naomi Kawase, was announced as the opening film for the ''Un Certain Regard'' section. The Un Certain Regard Prize winner has been highlighted. :(CdO) film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature. - (ŒdO) film eligible for the L'Œil d'or, Œil d'or as documentary.

Out of competition

The following films were selected to screen out of competition: :(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature. - (ŒdO) film eligible for the L'Œil d'or, Œil d'or as documentary. - (QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Special screenings

:(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature. - (ŒdO) film eligible for the L'Œil d'or, Œil d'or as documentary.

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 1,600 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 a Spanish film school had been selected. The winner of the Cinéfondation First Prize has been highlighted.

Short films

Out of 4,550 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 30 April 2015. Greek-French film director Costa-Gavras was announced as the guest of honor. In tribute to the recently deceased Portuguese film director, Cannes Classics screened Manoel de Oliveira's posthumous 1982 film ''Visit or Memories and Confessions, Memories and Confessions''. The film was previously unseen outside of Portugal. :(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature. - (ŒdO) film eligible for the L'Œil d'or, Œil d'or as documentary. :* screening possibly cancelled.

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 20 April 2015, at the section's website. ''The Anarchists (film), The Anarchists'', directed by Elie Wajeman, and ''Learn by Heart'', directed by Mathieu Vadepied, were selected as the opening and closing films for the International Critics' Week section. 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. - (QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm. Shorts selection - The winner of the Discovery Award for Short Film has been highlighted. Special screenings :(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature. - (QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Directors' Fortnight

The full selection for the Directors' Fortnight section was announced on 21 April 2015, at the section's website. ''In the Shadow of Women'', directed by Philippe Garrel, and Dope (2015 film), Dope, directed by Rick Famuyiwa were selected as the opening and closing films for the Directors' Fortnight section. ''Actua 1'', a previously unseen 1968 short film directed by Garrel, preceded the screening of ''In the Shadow of Women''. 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 L'Œil d'or, Œil d'or as documentary. - (QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm. Shorts selection - The winner of the Illy Prize for Short Film has been highlighted. Special screenings

ACID

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. The full ACID selection was announced on 21 April 2015, at the section's website. :(QP) indicates film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Awards

Official awards

In Competition * Palme d'Or: ''Dheepan'' by Jacques Audiard * Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival), Grand Prix: ''Son of Saul'' by László Nemes * Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival), Best Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien for ''The Assassin (2015 film), The Assassin'' * Best Screenplay Award (Cannes Film Festival), Best Screenplay: Michel Franco for ''Chronic (film), Chronic'' * Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival), Best Actress: ** Emmanuelle Bercot for ''Mon roi'' ** Rooney Mara for ''Carol (film), Carol'' * Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival), Best Actor: Vincent Lindon for ''The Measure of a Man (2015 film), The Measure of a Man'' * Jury Prize (Cannes Film Festival), Jury Prize: ''The Lobster'' by Yorgos Lanthimos * Special Award - Honorary Palme d'Or: Agnès Varda Un Certain Regard * Un Certain Regard, Prix Un Certain Regard: ''Rams (2015 film), Rams'' by Grímur Hákonarson * Un Certain Regard Jury Prize: ''The High Sun'' by Dalibor Matanić * Un Certain Regard Award for Best Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa for ''Journey to the Shore'' * Prix Un Certain Talent: ''The Treasure (2015 film), The Treasure'' by Corneliu Porumboiu * Un Certain Regard Special Prize for Promising Future: ** ''Nahid (film), Nahid'' by Ida Panahandeh ** ''Masaan'' by Neeraj Ghaywan Golden Camera * Caméra d'Or: ''Land and Shade'' by César Augusto Acevedo Cinéfondation * Cinéfondation, First Prize: ''Share (2015 film), Share'' by Pippa Bianco * Second Prize: ''Lost Queens'' by Ignacio Juricic Merillán * Third Prize: ''The Return of Erkin'' by Maria Guskova and ''Victor XX'' by Ian Garrido López Short Films * Short Film Palme d'Or: ''Waves '98'' by Ely Dagher * Short Film Palme d'Or: ''P.S. I Can’t Breathe'' by Monet Merchand and Rochelle Leanne

Independent awards

FIPRESCI, FIPRESCI Prizes * ''Son of Saul'' by László Nemes (In Competition) * ''Masaan'' by Neeraj Ghaywan (Un Certain Regard) * ''Paulina (film), Paulina'' by Santiago Mitre (International Critics' Week) Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist * Vulcan Award: Tamás Zányi (sound designer) for Son of Saul Ecumenical Jury * Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: ''Mia Madre'' by Nanni Moretti * Commendations: ** ''The Measure of a Man (2015 film), The Measure of a Man'' by Stéphane Brizé ** ''Trap (2015 film), Trap'' by Brillante Mendoza Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week * Nespresso Grand Prize: ''Paulina (film), Paulina'' by Santiago Mitre * France 4 Visionary Award: ''Land and Shade'' by César Augusto Acevedo * SACD Award: ''Land and Shade'' by César Augusto Acevedo * Sony CineAlta Discovery Award for Short Film: ''Chickenpox'' by Fulvio Risuleo * Canal+ Award: ''Ramona'' by Andrei Crețulescu * Gan Foundation Support for Distribution Award: ''The Wakhan Front'' by Clément Cogitore Awards in the frame of Directors' Fortnight * Art Cinema Award: ''Embrace of the Serpent'' by Ciro Guerra * SACD Prize: ''My Golden Days'' by Arnaud Desplechin * Europa Cinemas Label Award: ''Mustang (film), Mustang'' by Deniz Gamze Ergüven * Illy Prize for Short Film: ''Rate Me'' by Fyzal Boulifa * Special Mention: ''The Exquisite Corpus'' by Peter Tscherkassky L'Œil d'or Jury * L'Œil d'or: ''Beyond My Grandfather Allende'' by Marcia Tambutti Allende * Special Mention: ''Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words'' by Stig Björkman Queer Palm Jury * Queer Palm Award: ''Carol (film), Carol'' by Todd Haynes * Special Mention: ''The Lobster'' by Yorgos Lanthimos * Short Film Queer Palm: ''Lost Queens'' by Ignacio Juricic Merillán Palm Dog Jury * Palm Dog Award: Lucky the Maltipoo for ''Arabian Nights (2015 film), Arabian Nights'' * Grand Jury Prize: "Bob" from ''The Lobster'' * Palm Dog Manitarian award: ''I Am a Soldier'' Prix François Chalais * François Chalais Prize: ''Son of Saul'' by László Nemes Cannes Soundtrack Award * Lim Giong for ''The Assassin (2015 film), The Assassin''

References

External links

2015 Cannes Film Festival
(web.archive)
Official website Retrospective 2015

Cannes Film Festival: Awards for 2015
at Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Cannes Film Festival Cannes Film Festival, 2015 2015 film festivals 2015 festivals in Europe 2015 in French cinema