The 69th Cannes Film Festival took place from 11 to 22 May 2016. Australian filmmaker George Miller was the president of the jury for the main competition. British filmmaker Ken Loach won the , the festival's top prize, for a second time with the drama film I, Daniel Blake. At a press conference, Loach said that he was "quietly stunned" to win.
The official poster pays homage to Jean-Luc Godard's Contempt (1963), featuring a still of Michel Piccoli ascending the Casa Malaparte. French actor Laurent Lafitte was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies.
The festival opened with Café Society by Woody Allen.
Juries
Main competition George Miller, Australian filmmaker – Jury President Arnaud Desplechin, French filmmaker Kirsten Dunst, American actress Valeria Golino, Italian actress and filmmaker Mads Mikkelsen, Danish actor László Nemes, Hungarian filmmaker Vanessa Paradis, French actress and singer Katayoon Shahabi, Iranian film producer Donald Sutherland, Canadian actor
Marthe Keller, Swiss actress – Jury President Jessica Hausner, Austrian filmmaker Diego Luna, Mexican actor and filmmaker Ruben Östlund, Swedish filmmaker Céline Sallette, French actress
Caméra d'or Catherine Corsini, French filmmaker and actress – Jury President Jean-Christophe Berjon, French film critic Jean-Marie Dreujou, French cinematographer Isabelle Frilley, French CEO of Titra Film Alexander Rodnyansky, Ukrainian film producer
Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition Naomi Kawase, Japanese filmmaker – Jury President Marie-Josée Croze, Franco-Canadian actress Jean-Marie Larrieu, French filmmaker Santiago Loza, Argentine filmmaker and playwright Radu Muntean, Romanian filmmaker
Independent Juries
Nespresso Grand Prize (Critics' Week) Valérie Donzelli, French filmmaker and actress – Jury President Nadav Lapid, Israeli filmmaker David Robert Mitchell, American filmmaker Santiago Mitre, Argentine filmmaker Alice Winocour, French filmmaker
L'Œil d'or Gianfranco Rosi, Italian filmmaker – Jury President Anne Aghion, French-American filmmaker Natacha Régnier, Belgian actress Thierry Garrel, French artistic consultant and director Amir Labaki, Brazilian film critic and curator
Queer Palm Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau, French filmmakers – Jury Presidents Emilie Brisavoine, French filmmaker and actress João Federici, Brazilian artistic director of Festival MixBrasil Marie Sauvion, French film journalist
Official Selection Main Competition The films competing in the main competition section for the were announced at a press conference on 14 April 2016: The Salesman by Asghar Farhadi was added to the competition lineup on 22 April 2016. The following films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or:
English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country American Honey Andrea Arnold United Kingdom, United States Aquarius (QP) Kleber Mendonça Filho Brazil, France Elle Paul Verhoeven France, Germany From the Land of the Moon Nicole Garcia France Graduation Bacalaureat Cristian Mungiu Romania, France, Belgium The Handmaiden (QP) Park Chan-wook South Korea I, Daniel Blake Ken Loach United Kingdom, France It's Only the End of the World (QP) Xavier Dolan Canada, France Julieta Pedro Almodóvar Spain The Last Face Sean Penn United States Loving Jeff Nichols United States, United Kingdom Ma' Rosa Brillante Mendoza Philippines The Neon Demon (QP) Nicolas Winding Refn Denmark, France, United States Paterson Jim Jarmusch United States, Germany, France Personal Shopper Olivier Assayas France, Germany, Czech Republic, Belgium The Salesman فروشنده Asghar Farhadi Iran, France Sieranevada Cristi Puiu Romania, France, Croatia,Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Macedonia Slack Bay Ma Loute Bruno Dumont France, Germany Staying Vertical (QP) Alain Guiraudie France Toni Erdmann Maren Ade Germany, Austria The Unknown Girl Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Belgium, France (QP) indicates film eligible for the Queer Palm.
The films competing in the section were announced at a press conference on 14 April 2016: Clash by Mohamed Diab, was announced as the opening film for the Un Certain Regard section. Hell or High Water by David Mackenzie was added to the lineup on 22 April 2016. The following films were selected:
English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country After the Storm Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan Apprentice Boo Junfeng Singapore, France, Germany, Hong Kong, QatarBeyond the Mountains and Hillsמעבר להרים ולגבעותEran KolirinIsrael Captain Fantastic Matt Ross United States Clash (opening film) اشتباك Mohamed Diab Egypt, France, Germany, United Arab Emirates The Dancer (CdO) (QP) La Danseuse Stéphanie Di Giusto France, Belgium, Czech Republic Dogs (CdO) Câini Bogdan Mirică Romania, Bulgaria, France, Qatar The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (CdO)|| Hymyilevä Mies Juho Kuosmanen Finland, Sweden, Germany Harmonium Koji Fukada Japan Hell or High Water David Mackenzie United States Inversion وارونگی Behnam Behzadi IranThe Long Night of Francisco Sanctis (CdO) La larga noche de Francisco Sanctis Francisco Márquez and Andrea Testa Argentina Pericle Stefano Mordini Italy Personal Affairs (CdO) עניינים אישיים Maha Haj Israel The Red Turtle (CdO) Michael Dudok de Wit France, Japan The Stopover Delphine and Muriel Coulin France, Greece The Student Учени́к Kirill Serebrennikov Russia The Transfiguration (CdO) Michael O'Shea United States (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature. (QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.
Out of Competition The following films were selected to screen out of competition:
English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country The BFG Steven Spielberg United States, India Café Society (opening film) Woody Allen United States Money Monster Jodie Foster The Nice Guys Shane Black The Wailing Na Hong-jin South KoreaMidnight Screenings Blood Father Jean-François Richet France Gimme Danger (ŒdO) Jim Jarmusch United States Train to Busan Yeon Sang-ho South Korea (ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.
Special Screenings The following films were selected to receive Special Screening: English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country Le Cancre (QP) Paul Vecchiali France Chouf شوف Karim Dridi France, Tunisia The Death of Louis XIV Albert Serra France, Portugal, Spain Exile (ŒdO) Exil Rithy Panh Cambodia, France Fool Moon Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet France Hands of Stone Jonathan Jakubowicz United States, Panama Hissein Habré, A Chadian Tragedy (ŒdO) Mahamat-Saleh Haroun Chad The Last Resort (ŒdO) Thanos Anastopoulos and Davide Del Degan Italy Peshmerga Bernard-Henri Lévy France Wrong Elements (ŒdO) Jonathan Littell France, Belgium (ŒdO) film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary. (QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.
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 2,300 submissions. More than one-third of the films selected represent schools participating in for the first time. It is also the first time that a film representing Bosnian and Venezuelan film schools have been selected. More than half of the films selected were directed by women.
English Title Original Title Director(s) School 1 Kilogram Park Young-Ju K-ARTS, South Korea The Alan Dimension Jac Clinch NFTS, United Kingdom All Rivers Run to the Sea Alexandru Badea UNATC, Romania Anna Or Sinai Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, Israel Aram Fereshteh Parnian Lumière University Lyon 2, France Business Malena Vain Universidad del Cine, Argentina Fine Dobro Marta Hernaiz Pidal film.factory, Bosnia and Herzegovina Gabber Lover Anna Cazenave Cambet La Fémis, France The Guilt, Probably Michael Labarca Universidad de los Andes, Venezuela In the Hills Hamid Ahmadi London Film School, United Kingdom Nest Gudh Saurav Rai Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, India The Noise of Licking Nadja Andrasev MOME, Hungary The Reasons in the World Ernesto Martínez Bucio CCC, Mexico The Sleeping Saint Laura Samani Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Italy Somewhere Ailleurs Mélody Boulissière E.N.S.A.D., France Submarine Mounia Akl Columbia University School of the Arts, United States Trash Poubelle Alexandre Gilmet INSAS, Belgium Whatever The Weather Remo Scherrer Hochschule Luzern – Design & Kunst, Switzerland
Short Films Competition Out of 5,008 entries, the following films were selected to compete for the Short Film Palme d'Or.
English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country 4:15 P.M. The End of the World Catalin Rotaru and Gabi Virginia Sarga Romania Félix Moati France Dreamlands Sarah Dunlop United Kingdom Fight on a Swedish Beach Simon Vahlne Sweden The Girl Who Danced with the Devil João Paulo Miranda Maria Brazil Imago Raymund Ribay Gutierrez PhilippinesLaw of the Lamb صوف على الظهر Lotfi Achour Tunisia, France Mother Madre Simón Mesa Soto ColombiaThe Silence Il Silenzio Farnoosh Samadi Frooshani and Ali Asgari Italy Timecode Juanjo Giménez Spain
Cannes Classics The full line-up for the Cannes Classics section was announced on 20 April 2016. With the screening of the first prize of the Fipresci, for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the International Federation of Film Critics awards. English Title Original Title Director(s) Production CountryRestored PrintsAdieu Bonaparte (1985)وداعاً بونابرتYoussef ChahineEgypt, FranceThe Day Shall Dawn (1959)جاگو ہوا سویراA. J. KardarPakistanDekalog: Five (1988)Krzysztof KieślowskiPolandDekalog: Six (1988)Howards End (1992)James IvoryUnited Kingdom, Japan, United StatesIndochine (1992)Régis WargnierFranceLady Killer (1937)Jean GrémillonFrance, GermanyThe Last Chance (1945)Leopold LindtbergSwitzerlandLove (1971)SzerelemKároly MakkHungaryMasculin Féminin (1966)Jean-Luc GodardFrance, SwedenMemories of Underdevelopment (1968)Tomás Gutiérrez AleaCubaMomotaro, Sacred Sailors (1945)Mitsuyo SeoJapanOne-Eyed Jacks (1961)Marlon BrandoUnited StatesThe Pit and the Pendulum (1961)Roger CormanRendezvous in July (1949)Jacques BeckerFranceSanti-Vina (1954)Thavi Na BangchangThailandSolaris (1972)СолярисAndrei TarkovskySoviet UnionSorcerer (1977)William FriedkinUnited StatesSweet and Sour (1963)Jacques BaratierFrance, ItalyUgetsu (1953)Kenji MizoguchiJapanValley of Peace (1956)Dolina miruFrance ŠtiglicYugoslaviaValmont (1989)Miloš FormanFrance, United StatesVoyage to the End of the Universe (1963)Ikarie XB-1Jindřich PolákCzechoslovakiaThe Double Palm d'Or of 1966The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966)Pietro GermiItaly, FranceA Man and a Woman (1966)Claude LelouchFranceTribute to Raymond Depardon and Frederick WisemanHospital (1970)Frederick WisemanUnited StatesNews Items (1983)Raymond DepardonFrance70th Anniversary of the FIPRESCIFarrebique (1946)Georges RouquierFranceDocumentaries about CinemaBernadette Lafont, and God Created the Free Woman (ŒdO)Esther HoffenbergFranceBright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (ŒdO)Alexis Bloom and Fisher StevensUnited StatesCinema Novo (ŒdO)Eryk RochaBrazilThe Cinema Travellers (CdO) (ŒdO)Shirley Abraham and Amit MadheshiyaIndiaClose Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond (CdO) (ŒdO)Pierre FilmonFranceThe Family Whistle (CdO) (ŒdO)Michele RussoItaly, United StatesGentleman Rissient (ŒdO)Benoît Jacquot, Pascal Mérigeau and Guy SeligmannFranceJourney Through French CinemaBertrand TavernierMidnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey (CdO) (ŒdO)Sally SussmanUnited States, United Kingdom, Portugal, TurkeyWomen Who Run Hollywood (ŒdO)Clara Kuperberg and Julia KuperbergFranceSpecial ScreeningsPlanet of the Vampires (1965)Mario BavaItaly, Spain, United StatesTime to Die (1966)Arturo RipsteinMexico (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature. (ŒdO) film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.