Festival de Cannes 2012
Nanni Moretti will be President of the Jury of the 65th Festival de Cannes held from May 16 to 27, 2012.
Accepting the invitation, the Italian actor and director said: “This is a real joy, an honour and a tremendous responsibility to preside over the jury of the most prestigious festival of cinematography in the world, a festival that is held in a country where film has always been treated with interest and respect. As a director, I was always very moved when my films were presented at the Festival de Cannes. I also have very happy memories of my experience as a jury member during the fiftieth anniversary season, and of the attentiveness and passion that went into the jury’s viewing and discussion of all the films. As a spectator, fortunately I still have the same curiosity that I had in my youth and so it is a great privilege for me to embark on this voyage into the world of contemporary international film.”
Nanni Moretti was born in 1953 in Brunico, Italy. After several short films, he signed his first feature, Io Sono un Autarchico (I am Self Sufficient) in 1976, and in 1978, he was selected in Competition in Cannes, with Ecce Bombo. He has since presented six films at the Festival de Cannes, including last year’s highly praised Habemus Papam (We Have a Pope).
Tim Roth president of the "Un certain Regard" Jury
English actor and director Tim Roth will be the president of the Un Certain Regard Jury, part of the Festival de Cannes Official Selection, for which twenty films will be announced at the same time as those for the Competition during the press conference on April, 19th.
He is an English actor who began his career in television before moving on to cinema with The Hit directed by Stephen Frears, Tim Roth made his first appearances at Cannes with Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction by Quentin Tarantino (Palme d'or, 1994) which earned him international renown. In 1995, he was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Rob Roy directed by Michael Caton-Jones. Roth directed his first film in 1999: The War Zone, which received nominations at Cannes, Sundance and Toronto.
The Jury was comprised of Leïla BEKHTI (actress), Sylvie PRAS (head of cinema - Centre Pompidou Paris, artistic director - La Rochelle Festival), Tonie MARSHALL (director, producer) and Luciano MONTEAGUDO (critic - Pagina/12 - Buenos Aires).
Un Certain Regard 2012 presented 20 films directed by 26 directors hailing from 17 different countries. Four of the works were first films.
Festival VIPs and jet set to wear Christophe Guillarmé's outfits
Christophe Guillarmé is setting up his dressing, in association with Lemaillet leather goods and Jet Set watches, at the Villa d'Estelle, next to the Palais des Festivals and the Hotel Majestic Barriere, to receive the most glamorous personalities, VIPs and «festivaliers».
Christophe Guillarmé creates exclusive outfits for the Red Carpet and many events. Models are declinable through many shades and assorted with Jet Set watches and Lemaillet clutch bags.
Dressing Christophe Guillarmé, a dressing room available to Festival-goers, including a photo studio for press shooting with lighting provided by Broncolor-Kobold, venue available for filming in the idea of a backstage for the Red Carpe .
The Jet Set watch brand, known for its essence of glamor, is present exclusively at the Dressing Christophe Guillarmé to offer Festival-goers stylish watches for the Red Carpet.
The luxury custom-made Haute Maroquinerie "Made in France", Lemaillet Paris, joins the Dressing Christophe Guillarmé to offer actresses pieces assorted to their outfits.
Villa d’Estelle - 14, rue des Belges - 3rd floor - Appartement 21
Contact : PASS access to dressing, appointment & informations : presse@guillarme.fr
The Jury of the Competition presided over by Nanni Moretti welcomed to its ranks:
Hiam ABBASS (Palestinian director and actress), Andrea ARNOLD (British director and scriptwriter), Emmanuelle DEVOS (French actress), Diane KRUGER (German actress), Jean Paul GAULTIER (French designer), Ewan MC GREGOR (British actor), Alexander PAYNE (American director, scriptwriter and producer) et Raoul PECK (Haitian director, scriptwriter and producer).
Cinéfondation Jury for Short Films
On 23rd May, the Festival de Cannes will welcome the jury for the Cinéfondation and short films, presided over this year by Jean-Pierre DARDENNE (Belgian director, scriptwriter and producer), who shared the honours of the Grand Prix with his brother Luc for The Kid with a Bike in 2011, after winning two Palmes d’Or.
The jury, composed of five well-known personalities from the world of cinema and literature, brings together Arsinée KHANJIAN (Canadian actress), Karim AÏNOUZ (Brazilian director and scriptwriter), Emmanuel CARRÈRE (French writer, scriptwriter and director) and YU Lik-wai (Chinese director of photography and filmmaker).
The Jury will select three films presented in the Sélection Cinéfondation, composed of works by cinema-schools, to which they will award prizes of €15,000, €11,250 and €7,500 respectively.
These awards will be presented on Friday 25th May in Cannes, at a ceremony in the Salle Buñuel, followed by a screening of the winning films.
65th Festival de Cannes
The Official Competition Selection of the 65th Festival de Cannes from May 16 to 27
Opening Film : Wes ANDERSON - MOONRISE KINGDOM
Jacques AUDIARD - DE ROUILLE ET D'OS
Leos CARAX - HOLY MOTORS
David CRONENBERG - COSMOPOLIS
Lee DANIELS - THE PAPERBOY
Andrew DOMINIK - KILLING THEM SOFTLY
Matteo GARRONE - REALITY
Michael HANEKE - AMOUR (LOVE)
John HILLCOAT - LAWLESS
HONG Sangsoo - DA-REUN NA-RA-E-SUH (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
IM Sang-soo DO-NUI MAT - (THE TASTE OF MONEY)
Abbas KIAROSTAMI - LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE
Ken LOACH - THE ANGELS' SHARE
Sergei LOZNITSA - V TUMANE (IN THE FOG)
Cristian MUNGIU - BEYOND THE HILLS
Yousry NASRALLAH - BAAD EL MAWKEAA (AFTER THE BATTLE)
Jeff NICHOLS - MUD
Alain RESNAIS - VOUS N'AVEZ ENCORE RIEN VU
Carlos REYGADAS - POST TENEBRAS LUX
Walter SALLES - ON THE ROAD
Ulrich SEIDL - PARADIES : Liebe (PARADISE : Love)
Thomas VINTERBERG - JAGTEN(THE HUNT)
Closing Ceremony: Claude MILLER - THÉRÈSE DESQUEYROUX
Denis Durand Couture at Festival de Cannes
Denis Durand will open his Boutique Ephémère (Ephemeral Boutique) at 7, impasse Florian, Cannes, from May 16 for the Festival de Cannes.
Denis Durand, designer inspired by the Cinema muses, combines black and white, lace and silk to sublimate the unforgettable women in his Haute Couture creations. His latest collection plus other evening dress models will be presented for women in search of coutures dresses for climbing the Red Carpet stairs.
Brazilian filmmaker Carlos Diegues to chair the Jury for the Caméra d'or
After Bong Joon-Ho, Gael García Bernal, Roschdy Zem and Abbas Kiarostami, the demanding task of selecting the best new filmmaker this year falls to Carlos Diegues.
He will be accompanied in this task by Gloria Satta, journalist with Italy’s Il Messaggero, Rémy Chevrin, representing the French Association of Film Cinematographers, Hervé Icovic, on behalf of the Federation of of Cinema, Audiovisual and Multimedia Industries, Michel Andrieu, representing the Society of Film Directors and Francis Gavelle, for the French Union of Film Critics..
Cet Infini Glamour, the exhibitions
The Festival de Cannes welcomes the Kobal Collection to celebrate the glossy world of the pin-ups in a major exhibition. Gathered from archives provided from many varied sources, this fabulous collection of cinema-related photographs has been constantly enriched over the years and today totals more than a million precious images.
Moonrise Kingdom by Wes Anderson on the 65th festival de cannes opening screening.
A star-studded audience listened to President of Jury Nanni Moretti pronounce the ritual words: «I declare opend the 65th Festival de Cannes» before watching Moonrise Kingdom by Wes Anderson.
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two 12-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness
Day 2: Rust and Bone to begin with serious things...
For this second day of the 2012 Festival de Cannes, the film crew from Rust and Bone climbed the red stairs leading to the auditorium Lumière of the Palais des Festivals with the beautiful Marion Cotillard who attracted all the lenses. It is one of the most anticipated stars of this 65th edition of the Festival. As she leads a brilliant career international career, the little Frenchie Marion Cotillard came to defend the latest film by director Jacques Audiard, in which she plays Stephanie, a killer wale trainer who loses his legs in a tragic accident.
Day 3: Paradise:Love and Madagascar 3
Is the world a jungle, where love, sex, faith and hope are used to manipulate people ? Anyway, it is not a Paradise... But an urban jungle can inspire a successful cartoon with loony characters served by some of the most famous voices of the cinema. Is Madagascar a paradise ?
Day 4: Dupa Dealuri and Lawless
Fourth day of competition with Dupa Dealuri, a rather harsh reflexion on love feeling against love of God and an american film, Lawless telling the true story of three infamous gangster brothers during prohibition. On the red carpet, the fashio show goes on, more and more glamour...
Day 5: Amour and The Hunt
Thomas Vinterberg revisits the themes of The Celebration (Jury Prize in 1998) in The Hunt, story of a man falsely accused of being a pedophile. Michael Haneke's Amour stars Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva as an elderly couple undergoing the ultimate test of love.
Rain arouse men "chevalier servant" instinct in order to protect every ounce of feminine charm displayed on the Red carpet and many laugh were exchanged.
Day 6: Da-Reun Na-Re-Suh and You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet
Alain Resnais’ You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet is a free adaptation of jean Anhouil’s Eurydice, featuring his companion Sabine Azema with her since ever partner Pierre Arditi. Da-Reun Na-Re-Suh stars french actress Isabelle Huppert... «in another country».
65th Festival de Cannes Anniversary Dinner at L’Agora
On mai 21, 2012, after the premiere of "Amour", directed by Michael Haneke, stars were celebrating the Festival de Cannes 65th anniversary in a very private dinner for 700 of the film world's elite, stars and filmmakers brought together at the invitation of Gilles Jacob and Thierry Frémaux. Oscar and Caesar-winner actor Jean Dujardin was at L’Agora, with companion Alexandra Lamy.
An encounter with the Dardenne brothers
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, President of the Jury for the Short Film Competition, has been sharing his experiences with Cannes Short Film attendees in the Short Film Corner conference room. He was accompanied by his brother Luc, co-screenwriter, co-director, and long-standing co-creator. Together, they have been talking about cinema in an interview with film critic Jean-Sébastien Chauvin.
INA displays photos of stars at Festival de Cannes
On May 17 at Cannes City Hall, INA (french Institut National de l'Audiovisuel) presented an exhibition of twenty photographs taken during outstanding filming of Francois Chalais' broadcasts (Cinépanorama and Reflets de Cannes) installed in the yellow room, a rallying point of all the Cannes festivaliers.
For a young filmmaker, it's like the Palme d'Or. At the initiative of Gilles Jacob in 1978, the Camera d'Or awards for best first film at Cannes, all sections taken into account. In the winners list of the award, are previous winners now confirmed great directors like Jim Jarmusch ("Stranger than Paradise"), Naomi Kawase ("Suzaku"), Jafar Panahi ("Badkonak Sefid-E") and Steve McQueen ("Hunger").
List of the 25 films competing for the Camera d’Or
Official Selection/ Un Certain regard
Juan Andrés ARANGO LA PLAYA DC
Brandon CRONENBERG ANTIVIRAL
Adam LEON GIMME THE LOOT
Benh ZEITLIN BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
Out of Competition
Wayne BLAIR THE SAPPHIRES
Candida BRADY TRASHED
Gonzalo TOBAL VILLEGAS
Cinéma de la Plage
Anthony HEMINGWAY RED TAILS
Cannes Classics
Katrine BOORMAN ME AND ME DAD
Directors' Fortnight
Rodney ASCHER ROOM 237
Benjamin AVILA INFANCIA CLANDESTINA
Massoud BAKHSHI YEK KHANEVADEH-E MOHTARAM
Rachid DJAIDANI RENGAINE
William VEGA LA SIRGA
Elie WAJEMAN ALYAH
YEUN Sang-Ho DAE GI EUI WANG
Critics’ Week
Vasan BALA PEDDLERS
Antonio MENDEZ ESPARZA AQUI Y ALLA
Alejandro FADEL LOS SALVAJES
David LAMBERT HORS LES MURS (BEYOND THE WALLS)
Louis-Do de LENCQUESAING AU GALOP
Ilian METEV SOFIA’S LAST AMBULANCE
Meni YAESH GOD’S NEIGHBOURS
Special Screenings
Rufus NORRIS BROKEN
Alice WINOCOUR AUGUSTINE
2012 Camera d'Or Winner
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD by Benh ZEITLIN presented in Un Certain Regard Selection
Day 7: The Angel’s Share and Killing Them Softly
The Croisette was waiting for Brad Pitt who stars in Killing Them Softly a crime film by writer-director Andrew Dominik. Fortunately, Brad brought the sun with him, allowing him to stay a long time on the Red Carpet for the great delight of photographers and the huge crowd of fans.
Day 8: Io e Te and On The Road
Legendary Bernardo Bertolucci presented Io et Te, intimate film on sister-brother relationship when On The Road is a road movie, adapted from legendary Jack Kerouac’s novel. On the Red Carpet, strolled a galaxy of gorgeous stars wearing awesome gowns...
Day 9: Post Tenebras Lux and The Paperboy
Divine Nicole Kidman appeared on the Red Carpet to defend The paper Boy, a film that blew a whiff of scandal on the Festival. Always many star to climb the twenty-four steps leading to glory, among which, a surprise guest, Antonio Banderas.
Day 10: In The Fog and Cosmopolis
If Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis depicts a decaying technological society, in Cannes glamour is more than ever in fashion and the most prestigious, famous and gorgeous models in the world walk the Red Carpet to defend the films they’re staring in. Tonight, many ladies choose red or Klein blue...
Day 11: Do-Nui Mat (The Taste of Money) and Mud
The Festival comes to the end and predictions are in full swing as who’s going to win the Palme d’Or. The Croisette has found again the smile with the sun and ladies could walk up the Red Carpet with their sumptuous couture dresses and be photographed for a long time.
65th Festival de Cannes Awards
Feature Films
Palme d'Or
AMOUR (Love) by Michael HANEKE
Grand Prix
REALITY by Matteo GARRONE
Award for Best Director
Carlos REYGADAS for POST TENEBRAS LUX
Jury Prize
THE ANGELS’ SHARE by Ken LOACH
Award for Best Actor
Mads MIKKELSEN in JAGTEN (The Hunt) by Thomas VINTERBERG
Award for Best Actress
Cristina FLUTUR & Cosmina STRATAN in DUPÃ DEALURI (Beyond The Hills) by Cristian MUNGIU
Award for Best Screenplay
Cristian MUNGIU for pour DUPÃ DEALURI (Beyond The Hills)
Short Films
Palme d'Or
SESSIZ-BE DENG (Silent) by L. Rezan YESILBAS
Camera d'Or
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD by Benh ZEITLIN presented in Un Certain Regard Selection
Prize of Un Certain Regard
DESPUÉS DE LUCIA by Michel FRANCO
Special Jury Prize
LE GRAND SOIR by Benoît DELÉPINE and Gustave KERVERN
Un Certain Regard Award for Best Actress
Suzanne CLÉMENT for her performance in LAURENCE ANYWAYS directed by Xavier DOLAN
Un Certain Regard Award for Best Actress
Emilie DEQUENNE for her performance in À PERDRE LA RAISON directed by Joachim LAFOSSE
Special Distinction of the Jury
DJECA by Aida BEGIC (Children of Sarajevo)
The 15th Cinéfondation award winners revealed today by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and his Jury
The Cinéfondation Selection consisted of 15 student films, chosen out of nearly 1 700 entries coming from 320 film schools around the world.
First Prize:
DOROGA NA (The Road to) directed by Taisia Igumentseva VGIK, Russia
Second Prize:
ABIGAIL directed by Matthew James Reilly NYU, USA
Third Prize:
LOS ANFITRIONES (The Hosts) directed by Miguel Angel Moulet EICTV, Cuba
Closing Day: Therese Desqueyroux closes 65th Festival de Cannes
The official Jury of this 65th Festival de Cannes, presided over by Nanni Moretti, revealed this evening the prizes winners during the Closing Ceremony.
Bérénice Bejo hosted Audrey Tautou and Adrien Brody on the stage of the Grand Théâtre Lumière to award the Palme d’or to Michael Haneke for his film Amour (Love).
Claude Miller’s Thérèse Desqueyroux starring Audrey Tautou, Gilles Lellouche and Anaïs Demoustier, was screened at the end of the ceremony.
A Cannes chef, Bruno Oger, cooks for cinema elite
Culinary Art is part of the French cultural heritage, it thus made sense for it to be with the elite of the world cinema. Electrolux has brought to the Festival its concept of Chef's Table: a table d'hôtes right in the middle of the cuisine, a unique concept that allows guests to see their meal being elaborated by two-star chef Bruno Oger.
European Cinema at the heart of the 65th Festival de Cannes
At the 65th Cannes Film Festival, marked by strong presence of European films in all its selections, Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Culture, renewed its commitment to the cinema. On May 20, she handed the European Union MEDIA Prize to Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, honored for a new project he will achieve in France.
65th Festival de Cannes Fipresci and Ecumenical Awards
On Saturday May 26, the jury of the Fipresci prize, International Federation of Cinema Press, has awarded the International Critics Prize to V Tumane in the Official Selection, The Wild Beasts of the South in the Un Certain Regard selection and Rengaine in the parallel sections. The Ecumenical prize went to Jagten.
Special screening of Marek Halter’s last film in Cannes
The Jewish community, under the patronage of the City of Cannes, organized during the Festival de Cannes, a special screening of Marek Halter's film, Birobidzhan Birobidzhan!. This is the amazing story of a Jewish Republic in Siberia, on the border of China, on the Amur River.
CST's Vulcan Prize sets the Pantiero afire!
On May 25, during the Festival de Cannes on the stand of the CST, located, as usual, on the Espace Pantiero facing the old port of Cannes, was awarded the Vulcan Prize. This year, the two winners are Remy Julienne, in tribute to his long career as a film stuntman and José Luis Alkaline for his film La Piel Que Habito. To honor Rémi Julienne, a stuntman presented him the Vulcan Prize after having set himself afire.
The Mouton Cadet Wine Bar “The place to be” at the Festival de Cannes
For 21 years Mouton Cadet has been the official wine supplier at the Cannes International Film Festival. Illustrating the international success of Mouton Cadet (the best selling Bordeaux in the world) Baron Philippe de Rothschild SA and Rothschild France Distribution have created, for the second year running, a special, original and exclusive place: the Mouton Cadet Wine Bar.
