Official poster of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival featuring Agnès Varda, while filming her debut film La Pointe Courte (1955)[1]
Opening film
The Dead Don't Die
Closing film
The Specials
Location
Cannes, France
Founded
1946
Awards
Palme d'Or: Parasite
Hosted by
Édouard Baer[2]
No. of films
21 (In Competition) 18 (Un Certain Regard) 11 (Short films)
Festival date
14–25 May 2019
Website
festival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival
2020
2018
The 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2019.[3] Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu served as jury president.[4][5] The Palme d'Or went to the South Korean film Parasite, directed by Bong Joon-ho; Bong became the first Korean director to win the award.[6]
American film director Jim Jarmusch's ensemble zombie comedy film The Dead Don't Die served as the opening film of the festival.[7] The festival honoured French filmmaker Agnès Varda, who died in March 2019, featuring her on the official poster of the festival.[8] The photograph used was taken during the filming of her debut film La Pointe Courte (1955), which later screened at the Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Main Competition jury president
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