Global Information2011 Cannes Film Festival information
 Official poster of the 64th Cannes Film Festival featuring a 1970 photo of American actress Faye Dunaway | |
| Opening film | Midnight in Paris |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Beloved |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: The Tree of Life |
| Hosted by | Mélanie Laurent |
| No. of films | 20 (In Competition)[1] 21 (Un Certain Regard) 9 (Short Film) |
| Festival date | 11 – 22 May 2011 |
| Website | Website |
The 64th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 May 2011.[2] American actor Robert De Niro served as the president of the jury for the main competition[3] and French filmmaker Michel Gondry headed the jury for the short film competition.[4] South Korean film director Bong Joon-ho was the head of the jury for the Caméra d'Or prize, which is awarded to the best first-time filmmaker.[5] The American film The Tree of Life, directed by Terrence Malick won the Palme d'Or.[6]
Midnight in Paris, written and directed by Woody Allen, opened the festival[7][8] and Beloved (Les Bien-aimés), directed by Christophe Honoré and screened as out of competition, closed the festival. Mélanie Laurent hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.
Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci was presented with the third Honorary Palme d'Or Award at the opening ceremony of the festival.[9] Though the award had been given out sporadically in the past the Honorary Palme d'Or was supposed to presented annually after 2011. However it was not given again until the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[10] Gus Van Sant's Restless opened the Un Certain Regard section.[11] Jailed Iranian film directors Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof were honoured at the festival.[12] Goodbye by Rasoulof and Panahi's This Is Not a Film was screened at the festival, and Panahi was awarded the Carrosse d'Or. Four female directors featured in the main competition: Australian Julia Leigh, Japan's Naomi Kawase, Scottish director Lynne Ramsay and France's own Maïwenn Le Besco.[13][14]
Danish film director Lars von Trier caused controversy with comments he made at the press conference of his film Melancholia. When he was asked about the relation between the influences of German Romanticism in the film and his own German heritage, the director made jokes about Jews and Nazis. He said he understood Adolf Hitler and admired the work of architect Albert Speer, and jokingly announced that he was a Nazi.[15] The Cannes Film Festival first issued an official apology for the remarks the same day and clarified that Trier is not a Nazi or an antisemite,[16] then declared the director "persona non grata" the following day.[17] The film remained in competition.[18]
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- ^ "Robert De Niro to head Cannes Film Festival jury". BBC News. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Michel Gondry to head short film jury at Cannes". BBC News. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Bong Joon-ho to head Cannes debut filmmaker panel". BBC News. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
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- ^ "Woody Allen's film featuring Carla Bruni opens Cannes Film Festival". RFI. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Bernardo Bertolucci to receive Palme d'Or honour". BBC News. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "A Honorary Palme at the opening ceremony of the Festival de Cannes". Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ Leffler, Rebecca (13 April 2011). "Gus Van Sant's 'Restless' to Open Cannes Un Certain Regard". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Cannes Film Festival to honour jailed Iranian directors". BBC News. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Women to Watch at Cannes". RFI. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ Higgins, Charlotte (10 May 2011). "Palme pioneers: women directors at Cannes". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ Higgins, Charlotte (18 May 2011). "Lars von Trier provokes Cannes with 'I'm a Nazi' comments". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ Staff writer (18 May 2011). "Cannes Film Festival Condemns Lars von Trier's Nazi Comments". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ Catherine Shoard (19 May 2011). "Cannes film festival bans Lars von Trier". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Lars Von Trier 'accepts' Cannes ban after Nazi comments". BBC News. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2017.