2012 Cannes Film Festival

65th Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 65th Cannes Film Festival featuring a photo of American actress Marilyn Monroe
Opening filmMoonrise Kingdom
Closing filmThérèse Desqueyroux
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or: Amour
Hosted byBérénice Bejo
No. of films22 (In Competition)
20 (Un Certain Regard)
10 (Short Film)
Festival date16 – 27 May 2012
Websitewww.festival-cannes.com

The 65th Cannes Film Festival was held from 16 to 27 May 2012.[1] Italian film director Nanni Moretti was the president of the jury for the main competition[2] and British actor Tim Roth was the president of the jury for the Un Certain Regard section.[3] French actress Bérénice Bejo hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.[4]

The festival Opening Film was Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom. And the Closing Film was Claude Miller's final movie Thérèse Desqueyroux.[5] The main announcement of the line-up took place on 19 April. The official poster of the festival features Marilyn Monroe, to mark the 50th anniversary of her death.[6]

The Palme d'Or was awarded to Austrian director Michael Haneke for his film Amour. Haneke had won the Palme in 2009 for The White Ribbon. The jury awarded the Grand Prix to Matteo Garrone's Reality, while Ken Loach's The Angels' Share received the Jury Prize.

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes 2012". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Nanni Moretti named 2012 Cannes jury president". LA Times. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Tim Roth to lead Cannes Un Certain Regard jury". BBC News. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  4. ^ "The Artist star to host Cannes film ceremonies". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Claude Miller's last film to close the Festival de Cannes". 18 April 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012.
  6. ^ "The iconic actress and sex symbol was selected in tribute to the 50th anniversary of her death". hollywoodreporter.com. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.

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