The 62nd Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 May to 24 May 2009. French actress

Isabelle Huppert Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (; born 16 March 1953) is a French actress. Known for her portrayals of cold, austere women devoid of morality, she is considered one of the greatest actresses of her generation. With 16 nominations and two win ...

served as jury president for the main competition. Austrian filmmaker

Michael Haneke Michael Haneke (; born 23 March 1942) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. His work often examines social issues and depicts the feelings of estrangement experienced by individuals in modern society. Haneke has made films in French, Ge ...

won the

Palme d'Or The (; ) is the highest prize awarded to the director of the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festiv ...

, the festival's top prize, for the drama film ''

The White Ribbon ''The White Ribbon'' () is a 2009 German-language mystery drama film, written and directed by Michael Haneke. Released in black-and-white, the film offers a dark depiction of society and family in a northern German village just before World War ...

''. The festival opened with '' Up'' by

Pete Docter Peter Hans Docter (born October 9, 1968) is an American filmmaker and animator, who has served as chief creative officer (CCO) of Pixar since 2018. He has directed the company's animated films ''Monsters, Inc.'' (2001), ''Up (2009 film), Up'' ( ...

, marking the first time that an animated film opened the festival, and closed with ''

Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky ''Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky'' is a 2009 French romantic drama film directed by Jan Kounen. It was chosen as the Closing Film of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, and was shown on 24 May 2009. ''Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky'' is based on the 20 ...

'' by

Jan Kounen Jan Kounen (born Jan Coenen; 2 May 1964) is a Netherlands-born French film director and Film producer, producer. In France, he is mostly known for his films ''Dobermann (film), Dobermann'' (1997), ''Blueberry, l'expérience secrète, Blueberry, ...

. American filmmaker

Clint Eastwood Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor and film director. After achieving success in the Western (genre), Western TV series ''Rawhide (TV series), Rawhide'', Eastwood rose to international fame with his role as the "Ma ...

became the second recipient of the

Honorary Palme d'Or The (; ) is the highest prize awarded to the director of the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festiv ...

Juries

Main competition

The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 2009 Official Selection: *

, French actress - Jury President *

Asia Argento Asia Argento (; born Aria Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento; 20 September 1975) is an Italian actress and filmmaker. The daughter of filmmaker Dario Argento, she has had roles in several of her father's features and achieved mainstream success with ...

, Italian actress *

Nuri Bilge Ceylan Nuri Bilge Ceylan (; born 26 January 1959) is a Turkish director, screenwriter, photographer and actor. His film ''Winter Sleep (film), Winter Sleep'' (2014) won the Palme d'Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, 67th Cannes Film Festival, while s ...

, Turkish filmmaker * James Gray, American director *

Hanif Kureishi Hanif Kureishi (born 5 December 1954) is a British Pakistani playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker, and novelist. He is known for his film '' My Beautiful Laundrette'' and novel '' The Buddha of Suburbia''. Early life and education Hanif Kureish ...

, British screenwriter *

Lee Chang-dong Lee Chang-dong (; born July 4, 1954) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, and novelist. He has directed six feature films: ''Green Fish'' (1997), ''Peppermint Candy (film), Peppermint Candy'' (1999), ''Oasis (2002 film), Oasis'' (2002) ...

, South Korean director *

Shu Qi Lin Li-hui (born 16 April 1976) ( zh, c=林立慧), better known by her stage name Shu Qi ( zh, c=舒淇), is a Hong Kong–Taiwanese actress and model. Widely regarded as one of the most successful Taiwanese actresses of all time, Shu has receive ...

, Taiwanese actress *

Sharmila Tagore Sharmila Tagore (; born 8 December 1944) also known by her married name Begum Ayesha Sultana, is an Indian actress primarily known for her work in Hindi cinema, Hindi and Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali films. Widely recognized as one of the gre ...

, Indian actress *

Robin Wright Robin Gayle Wright (born April 8, 1966) is an American actress, producer and director. She has received accolades including a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for eight Primetime Emmy Awards. Wright first gained attention for her role ...

, American actress

Un Certain Regard

Paolo Sorrentino Paolo Sorrentino (; ; born 31 May 1970) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and writer. He is considered one of the most prominent filmmakers of Italian cinema working today. He is known for visually striking and complex dramas and has of ...

, Italian filmmaker - Jury President * Uma Da Cunha, Indian casting director and production consultant *

Julie Gayet Julie Gayet (; born 3 June 1972) is a French actress and film producer.< ...

, French actress and film producer * Piers Handling, Canadian director and CEO of

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* Marit Kapla, Swedish culture journalist

Caméra d'Or

Roschdy Zem Roschdy Zem (born 27 September 1965) is a French people, French actor and filmmaker of Morocco, Moroccan descent. He shared the award for Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival), Best Actor for his role in the film ''Days of Glory (2006 film), Da ...

, French actor and filmmaker - Jury President * Diane Baratier, French cinematographer * Olivier Chiavassa, member of the fédération des Industries Techniques * Sandrine Ray, French director * Charles Tesson, French critic * Edouard Waintrop, Festival Fribourg

Cinéfondation and short films

John Boorman Sir John Boorman (; born 18 January 1933) is a British film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing feature films such as '' Point Blank'' (1967), '' Hell in the Pacific'' (1968), ''Deliverance'' (1972), '' Zardoz'' ...

, English director - Jury President *

Bertrand Bonello Bertrand Bonello (; born 11 September 1968) is a French film director, screenwriter, producer, composer and actor. His work has been associated with the New French Extremity. He wrote and directed ''Something Organic'' (1998), '' The Pornographe ...

, French director *

Férid Boughedir Férid Boughedir (born 1944) in Hammam Lif, is a Tunisian film director and screenwriter. Career Boughedir has directed five films since 1983. His film '' Caméra d'Afrique'' was screened at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. In 1996, his film '' ...

, Tunisian director *

Leonor Silveira Leonor da Silveira Moreno e Lemos Gomes (born 28 October 1970), better known simply as Leonor Silveira, is a Portuguese film actress who made her film debut in '' The Cannibals'' for director Manoel de Oliveira in 1988. She appeared in most of O ...

, Portuguese actress *

Zhang Ziyi Zhang Ziyi (; ; born 9 February 1979), sometimes credited Ziyi Zhang, is a Chinese actress, known for playing independent and strong-willed characters. Born and raised in Beijing, Zhang was admitted to the Central Academy of Drama in 1996. Th ...

, Chinese actress and model

Official Selection

In Competition

The following feature films competed for the

''Un Certain Regard''

The following films were selected for the competition of

Un Certain Regard (; '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 with unusua ...

Out of Competition

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

Special Screenings

The following films were selected for the Special Screenings:

''Cinéfondation''

The following short films were selected for the competition of

Cinéfondation La ''Cinéfondation'' is a foundation under the aegis of the Cannes Film Festival, created to inspire and support the next generation of international filmmakers. It was created in 1998 by Gilles Jacob. Since then it has developed complementary ...

Short Film Competition

The following short films competed for the

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Cannes Classics

The Festival Cannes Classics places the spotlight on documentaries about cinema and restored masterworks from the past.

''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

Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 48th

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(''48e Semaine de la Critique''): Feature film competition *''

Adieu Gary ''Adieu Gary'' (also known as ''Goodbye Gary Cooper'') is a 2009 French film directed by Nassim Amaouche in his feature directorial debut. It premiered in the Critics' Week section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, where it was awarded the Critics' ...

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Nassim Amaouche ''NASSIM'' is a seventy five minute play by Nassim Soleimanpour that features new actors with no rehearsals performing each day, a format similar to Soleimanpour's prior play, '' White Rabbit Red Rabbit''. When the actor opens the sealed envelope, ...

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'' by Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth (Belgium, Germany, Netherlands) *''Huacho'' by Alejandro Fernández Almendras (Chile, France, Germany) *''Lost Persons Area'' by Caroline Strubbe (Belgium) *''Mal día para pescar'' by

Álvaro Brechner Álvaro Brechner (born April 9, 1976 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Spanish-Uruguayan film director, screenwriter and producer that lives in Madrid. He is best known for writing and directing the feature films, ''Bad Day to Go Fishing'' (''Mal D ...

(Uruguay, Spain) *''

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'' by Vladimir Perisic (Serbia, France, Switzerland) *'' Whisper with the Wind'' (''Sirta la gal ba'') by

Shahram Alidi Shahram Alidi (, born 11 December 1971, Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He is also a Painting, painter, illustrator, and graphic designer. Alidi is part of a generation of filmmakers in the ...

(Iraq) Short film competition *''It's Free for Girls'' (''C’est gratuit pour les filles'') by

Marie Amachoukeli Marie Amachoukeli (born 16 July 1979), sometimes credited as Marie Amachoukeli-Barsacq, is a French film director and screenwriter of Georgian descent. Her directorial debut '' Party Girl'' competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 ...

Claire Burger Claire Burger (born 1978) is a French film director, film editor and screenwriter. She received the Camera d'Or A camera is an instrument used to capture and store images and videos, either digitally via an electronic image sensor, or che ...

(France) *''

Logorama ''Logorama'' is a 2009 French adult animated crime disaster black comedy short film produced by the French graphic design and animation studio H5 as their first and only cinematic project made so far. Co-written and directed by François Alaux, H ...

'' by François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy, Ludovic Houplain (H5) (France) *''Noche adentro'' by Pablo Lamar (Paraguay, Argentina) *''

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(Canada) *''Seeds of the Fall'' (''Slitage'') by Patrik Eklund (Sweden) *''

Together ''ToGetHer'' (, aka Superstar Express) is a 2009 Taiwanese drama starring Jiro Wang of Fahrenheit, Rainie Yang and George Hu. It was produced by Comic International Productions ( 可米國際影視事業股份有限公司) and directed by Linzi ...

'' by Eicke Bettinga (Germany, United Kingdom) *''Tulum'' (''La Virée'') by Dalibor Matanic (Croatia) Special screenings *''

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'' by Gabe Ibáñez (Spain) *''

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'' (''Round da Way'') by Albert Pereira-Lazaro, Emmanuel Klotz (France) *''The Ordinary People'' (''Rien de personnel'') by Mathias Gokalp (France) :Short films *''1989'' by Camilo Matiz (Colombia) *''6 Hours'' by Seong-hyeok Moon (South Korea) *''La Baie du renard'' by

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(France) *''Elo'' by Vera Egito (Brazil) *''Espalhadas pelo Ar'' (''Spread Through the Air'') by Vera Egito (Brazil) *''Faiblesses'' by

Nicolas Giraud Nicolas Giraud (born 12 November 1978) is a French actor and filmmaker. Giraud is known for playing the role of Peter in the 2008 action film '' Taken''. He is the writer, director and lead actor of the short film ''Faiblesses'' (2009). Giraud pl ...

(France) *''Les Miettes'' (''Crumbs'') by Pierre Pinaud (France)

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 2009

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(''Quinzaine des Réalizateurs''): Feature films *'' Ajami'' by

Scandar Copti Scandar Copti (; born 1975) is a Palestinian director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for examining social problems of Palestinian society in Israel through his film works. Biography Copti was born and raised in Jaffa. His mothe ...

, Yaron Shani *''

Amreeka ''Amreeka'' is a 2009 independent film written and directed by first-time director Cherien Dabis. It stars Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat, Yussuf Abu-Warda, Joseph Ziegler, and Miriam Smith. ''Amreeka'' documents th ...

'' by

Cherien Dabis Cherien Dabis (born 1976) () is a Palestinian American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter. She was named one of ''Variety (magazine), Variety'' magazine's ''10 Directors to Watch'' in 2009, and in 2010 received a United States Artists ...

*'' Carcasses'' by

Denis Côté Denis Côté (born November 16, 1973) is a Canada, Canadian independent filmmaker and producer living in Quebec, of Brayon origin. His experimental films have been shown at major film festivals around the world. Life and career Côté was born i ...

*'' Change Nothing'' (''Ne change rien'') by

Pedro Costa Pedro Costa (born 30 December 1958) is a Portuguese film director. He is best known for his sequence of films set in Lisbon, which focuses on the lives of the impoverished residents of a slum in the Fontainhas neighbourhood. Biography After comp ...

*''

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'' (''Navidad'') by

Sebastián Lelio Sebastián Lelio Watt (born 8 March 1974) is a Chilean director, screenwriter, editor and producer. He received critical acclaim for directing the films '' Gloria'' (2013) and '' A Fantastic Woman'' (2017), the latter of which won an Academy Awa ...

*'' Daddy Longlegs'' (Go Get Some Rosemary) by

Benny Safdie Benjamin Safdie (born February 24, 1986) is an American filmmaker, film editor, and actor. He and his elder brother, Josh, have directed the films '' Heaven Knows What'' (2014), '' Good Time'' (2017), and '' Uncut Gems'' (2019). Transitioning ...

Josh Safdie Joshua Henry Safdie (born April 3, 1984) is an American filmmaker and screenwriter. He is best known for writing and directing the crime thriller films '' Good Time'' (2017) and ''Uncut Gems'' (2019) with his younger brother Benny Safdie as the ...

*'' Daniel y Ana'' by

Michel Franco Michel Franco (born 28 August 1979) is a Mexican filmmaker. He gained recognition for his film ''After Lucia'' that won the Un Certain Regard, Prize Un Certain Regard at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. He has since directed several independent fi ...

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Eastern Plays ''Eastern Plays'' (, ''Iztochni piesi'') is a 2009 Bulgarian drama film. The feature-length debut of Bulgarian director Kamen Kalev, ''Eastern Plays'' features Hristo Hristov, Ovanes Torosyan, Saadet Aksoy and Nikolina Yancheva. The film deb ...

'' by

Kamen Kalev Kamen Kalev () (born 8 June 1975) is a Bulgarian film director and screenwriter. Kalev came to prominence in 2009 with the film ''Eastern Plays'', earning him numerous international film awards as director and screenwriter. After graduating a hi ...

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The French Kissers ''The French Kissers'' () is a 2009 French Teen film, teen sex comedy film co-written and directed by Riad Sattouf, in his feature directorial debut. The film follows Hervé (Vincent Lacoste), an average teenage boy who has little luck with findi ...

'' (''Les Beaux Gosses'') by

Riad Sattouf Riad Sattouf (; born 5 May 1978) is a French cartoonist, comics, comic artist, and film director. Sattouf is best known for his graphic memoir ''L'Arabe du futur'' (''The Arab of the Future'') and for his film The French Kissers, ''Les Beaux Goss ...

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Humpday ''Humpday'' is a 2009 American mumblecore comedy-drama film directed, produced, and written by Lynn Shelton and starring Mark Duplass, Joshua Leonard, and Alycia Delmore. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. International distribution ...

'' by

Lynn Shelton Lynn Shelton (August 27, 1965 – May 15, 2020) was an American filmmaker, known for writing, directing, and producing such films as '' Humpday'' and '' Your Sister's Sister''. She was associated with the mumblecore genre. Early life Shelton was ...

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I Love You Phillip Morris ''I Love You Phillip Morris'' is a 2009 black comedy film based on a 1980s and 1990s real-life story of con artist, impostor and multiple prison escapee Steven Jay Russell, as played by Jim Carrey. While incarcerated, Russell falls in love wi ...

'' by

Glenn Ficarra Glenn Ficarra (born May 27, 1969) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He has frequently collaborated with John Requa. Early life Ficarra is the son of Marianne and Robert F. Ficarra, grandchild of Theresa (née Filippone) and ...

John Requa John Requa (born January 1, 1967) is an American screenwriter (with Glenn Ficarra) of '' Cats & Dogs'', '' Bad Santa'' and the 2005 remake '' Bad News Bears''. Requa and Ficarra directed Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor in their screenplay '' I L ...

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I Killed My Mother ''I Killed My Mother'' () is a 2009 Canadian drama film written, directed, produced by and starring Xavier Dolan, in his directorial debut. Loosely autobiographical, it follows the complicated relationship between a young man Hubert Minel (Dola ...

'' (''J’ai tué ma mère'') by

Xavier Dolan Xavier Dolan-Tadros (; born 20 March 1989) is a Canadian filmmaker and actor. He began his career as a child actor in commercials before directing several arthouse feature films. He first received international acclaim in 2009 for his feature ...

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*'' The King of Escape'' (''Le Roi de l’évasion'') by

Alain Guiraudie Alain Guiraudie (; born 15 July 1964) is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed ten mostly LGBT-related films since 1990. He is openly gay. Work Guiraudie has named Georges Bataille as an important influence. His 2013 film '' ...

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Like You Know It All ''Like You Know It All'' (; lit. "You Think You Know It All But You Don't") is a 2009 South Korean comedy-drama film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo. Plot Arthouse filmmaker Goo can't seem to direct a hit, but at least the critics love him ...

'' (''Jal Aljido Motamyunseo'') by Hong Sangsoo *''

The Misfortunates ''The Misfortunates'' () is a 2009 Belgian comedy-drama film directed by Felix Van Groeningen. It is adapted from the 2006 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Belgian writer Dimitri Verhulst. The film stars Kenneth Vanbaeden, Valenti ...

'' (''De helaasheid der dingen'') by Felix van Groeningen *''

Oxhide II ''Oxhide II'' () is a 2009 Independent film, independent Cinema of China, Chinese film by Liu Jiayin. It is a sequel to ''Oxhide'' (2005), Liu's directorial debut. Like the first film, ''Oxhide II'' portrays the director and her family as they go a ...

'' by Liu Jia Yin *''

La Pivellina ''La Pivellina'' (The Little One) is a 2009 Austrian feature film debut directed by Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel. The film premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight, where it has been awarded the Europa Cinemas Label ...

'' by

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Tizza Covi Tizza Covi (1971, in Bolzano) is an Italian screenwriter and director. She lived in Paris and Berlin before studying photography in Vienna. After finishing her studies she went to Rome where she worked as a photographer. Since 1996 she works tog ...

*'' Polytechnique'' by

Denis Villeneuve Denis Villeneuve Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, OAL (; ; born October 3, 1967) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He has received seven Canadian Screen Awards as well as nominations for four Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and two ...

*'' La Terre de la folie'' by

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Tetro ''Tetro'' is a 2009 drama film written, directed, and produced by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Vincent Gallo, Alden Ehrenreich and Maribel Verdú. Filming took place in 2008 in Buenos Aires, Patagonia, and Spain. An international co-produ ...

'' by

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Hippolyte Girardot Hippolyte Girardot (born Frédéric Girardot; 10 October 1955) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He is the father of actress Ana Girardot. Selected filmography * 1973: '' La Femme de Jean'', directed by Yannick Bellon, Rémi * ...

Nobuhiro Suwa is a Japanese film director working in Japan and France. His directorial works and screenplays often make use of improvisation techniques. Currently, Suwa is the President of Tokyo Zokei University. Biography Having graduated from Hiroshim ...

Special screenings *''Hotaru'' by

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 ...

*''Montparnasse'' by Mikhaël Hers Short films *''American Minor'' by Charlie White (8 min) *''Anna'' by

Rúnar Rúnarsson Rúnar Rúnarsson (born 20 January 1977 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic screenwriter and director. He graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 2009. His credits include the feature film ''Volcano'' and the short films ''Anna'', ...

(35 min) *''El ataque de los robots de Nebulosa-5'' by Chema García Ibarra (7 min) *''Canção de amor e saúde'' by João Nicolau (35 min) *''Cicada'' by Amiel Courtin-Wilson (9 min) *''Drömmar från skogen'' by Johannes Nyholm (9 min) *''Dust Kid'' by Jung Yumi (10 min) *''The Fugitives'' by Guillaume Leiter (25 min) *''The History of Aviation'' by Bálint Kenyeres (15 min) *''Jagdfieber'' (''The Hunting Fever'') by Alessandro Comodin (22 min) *''John Wayne Hated Horses'' by Andrew T. Betzer (10 min) *''Nice'' by Maud Alpi (25 min) *''SuperBarroco'' by Renata Pinheiro (17 min) *''Thermidor'' by Virgil Vernier (17 min)

Official Awards

The following films and people received the 2009 Official selection awards:

In Competition

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A Prophet ''A Prophet'' () is a 2009 French prison crime film directed by Jacques Audiard with a screenplay by Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Abdel Raouf Dafri and Nicolas Peufaillit, from a story by Dafri. The film stars Tahar Rahim in the title role as an ...

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Brillante Mendoza Brillante Mendoza (; born July 30, 1960), also known as Dante Mendoza, is a Filipino independent filmmaker. Mendoza is known one of the key members associated with the Philippine New Wave. Career Mendoza was born and raised in San Fernando, ...

for ''

Kinatay ''Kinatay'' ( or ) is a 2009 thriller film directed by Brillante Mendoza and written by Armando Lao. The story is centered on a criminology student (Coco Martin) who accidentally joins a syndicate to make enough money for his family, and gets i ...

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* Lifetime Achievement Award:

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Honorary Palm d'Or

''Un Certain Regard''

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* Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize: ** ''

No One Knows About Persian Cats ''No One Knows About Persian Cats'' () is a 2009 Iranian film directed by Bahman Ghobadi produced by Wild Bunch. The film offers the perspective of Iran as it explores its underground rock scene. It won the Special Jury Prize Ex-aequo in the Un ...

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Father of My Children ''Father of My Children'' () is a 2009 French drama film directed by Mia Hansen-Løve. It won the Jury Special Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. It is based in part on the life of the late Humbert Balsan. P ...

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''Cinéfondation''

* First Prize: '' Bába'' by Zuzana Kirchnerová * Second Prize: ''Goodbye'' by Fang Song * Third Prize: ** ''Diploma'' by Yaelle Kayam ** ''Nammae Ui Jip'' by Jo Sung-hee

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* '' Samson and Delilah'' by

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** Special Mention: '' Ajami'' by

and Yaron Shani

Short Films Competition

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'' by João Salaviza ** Special Mention: ''

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, Louis Sutherland

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes

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(In Competition) * '' Police, Adjective'' by

(Un Certain Regard) * ''

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(Directors' Fortnight)

Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist

* Aitor Berenguer (sound mixer) for '' Map of the Sounds of Tokyo''

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* ''

Looking for Eric ''Looking for Eric'' is a 2009 sports comedy-drama film directed by Ken Loach and written by Paul Laverty. It is an international co-production between the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Belgium, and Spain. It stars Steve Evets, Eric Cantona ...

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** Special Mention: ''

'' by

Critics' Week

* Critics' Week Grand Prize: ''

'' by Nassim Amaouche * SACD Award: ''Lost Persons Area'' by Caroline Strubbe * ACID/CCAS Award: '' Whisper with the wind'' by

* OFAJ/TV5MONDE Young Critics Award: '' Whisper with the wind'' by

* Canal+ Gran Prix for short film: ''Seeds of the Fall'' by Patrik Eklund * Kodak Discovery Award for Best Short Film: ''

'' by François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy, Ludovic Houplain (H5)

Regards Jeunes Prize

* '' Whisper with the wind'' by

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References

External links

2009 Cannes Film Festival
(web.archive)
Official website Retrospective 2009

Cannes Film Festival Awards for 2009
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Juries

Main competition

Un Certain Regard

Caméra d'Or

Cinéfondation and short films

Official Selection

In Competition

''Un Certain Regard''

Out of Competition

Special Screenings

''Cinéfondation''

Short Film Competition

Cannes Classics

''Cinéma de la Plage''

Parallel Sections

Critics' Week

Directors' Fortnight

Official Awards

In Competition

Honorary Palm d'Or

''Un Certain Regard''

''Cinéfondation''

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Short Films Competition

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes

Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury The Prize of the Ecumenical Jury () 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 other film professionals. The objec ...

Critics' Week

Regards Jeunes Prize

Prix François Chalais Prix was an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1975 by Tommy Hoehn and Jon Tiven. The group ended up primarily as a studio project. Its recordings were produced by Tiven along with former Big Star member Chris Bell, who a ...

References

External links

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