Official poster of the 69th Cannes Film Festival featuring a still from Jean-Luc Godard's 1963 film Contempt, with Michel Piccoli ascending the Casa Malaparte[1]
Opening film
Café Society[2]
Closing film
I, Daniel Blake[3]
Location
Cannes, France
Founded
1946
Awards
Palme d'Or: I, Daniel Blake
Hosted by
Laurent Lafitte
No. of films
21 (In Competition) 18 (Un Certain Regard) 10 (Short Film)
Festival date
11–22 May 2016
Website
festival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival
2017
2015
The 69th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 May 2016.[4] Australian director George Miller was the president of the jury for the main competition.[5] French actor Laurent Lafitte was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies. On 15 March it was announced that Japanese director Naomi Kawase would serve as the Cinéfondation and Short Film Jury president.[6] American director Woody Allen's film Café Society opened the festival.[2][7]
The Palme d'Or was awarded to the British film I, Daniel Blake directed by Ken Loach,[8][9] which also served as closing film of the festival.[3] At a press conference, Loach said that he was "quietly stunned" to win.[10]
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^ ab"Woody Allen's Café Society to open the 69th Festival International du Film". Cannes. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
^ ab"'Money Monster,' 'The BFG,' 'The Nice Guys' Among Cannes 2016 Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. 14 April 2016. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
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^"George Miller to preside the Jury of the 69th Festival de Cannes". Cannes Film Festival. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
^Keslassy, Elsa (15 March 2016). "Naomi Kawase to Preside Over Cannes Cinefondation, Short Film Jury". Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
^"Cannes: Woody Allen's Cafe Society to Open Film Festival". Variety. 29 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
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^"Cannes Film Festival Winners: Palme d'Or To Ken Loach's 'I, Daniel Blake'". Deadline. 22 May 2016. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
^"Cannes 2016: Ken Loach's I, Daniel Blake wins Palme d'Or". BBC News. 22 May 2016. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
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