2002 Cannes Film Festival

2002 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 55th Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Opening filmHollywood Ending
Closing filmAnd Now... Ladies
and Gentlemen
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or: The Pianist[2]
Hosted byVirginie Ledoyen
No. of films22 (En Competition)[3]
22 (Un Certain Regard)
17 (Out of Competition)
16 (Cinéfondation)
11 (Short Film Competition)
Festival date15 May 2002 (2002-05-15) – 26 May 2002 (2002-05-26)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en

The 55th Cannes Film Festival started on 15 May and ran until 26 May 2002. The Palme d'Or went to The Pianist, directed by Roman Polanski.[4][5][6][7]

The festival's "Opening Film" was Hollywood Ending, directed by Woody Allen,[8] Claude Lelouch's And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen was selected as the "Closing Film".[9][10][11] Virginie Ledoyen was the mistress of ceremonies.[12]

During the festival, director Woody Allen was also presented with the inaugural Honorary Palme d'Or, given to a director who had achieved a notable body of work but who had never won the regular Palme d'Or.[13]

2002 Un Certain Regard poster.[14]
  1. ^ "Posters 2002". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013.
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  4. ^ "55ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Cannes 2002 Chroniques". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Cannes Film Festival Winners Announced". hollywood.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  7. ^ "2002 Cannes Film Festival". Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Hollywood Ending gets its international fest premiere before Cannes at San Francisco". screendaily.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017. needs subscription
  9. ^ "Festivals: 2002 Cannes Film Festival Special Screenings Lineup". indiewire.com. 24 March 2001. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Lelouch 'Ladies' to end Cannes". Variety.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Cannes 2002 – A Preview". urbancinefile.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Ledoyen to reign again". Variety.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  13. ^ "A Honorary Palme at the opening ceremony of the Festival de Cannes". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016.
  14. ^ "Cannes 2002". cinema-francais.fr. Retrieved 21 June 2017.

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