2007 Cannes Film Festival

2007 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 60th Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Opening filmMy Blueberry Nights
Closing filmDays of Darkness
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or:
4 Months,3 Weeks and 2 Days
Hosted byDiane Kruger
No. of films22 (In Competition)[2]
20 (Un Certain Regard)
9 (Out of Competition)
16 (Cinéfondation)
11 (Special Screenings)
11 (Short Films Competition)
Festival date16 May 2007 (2007-05-16) – 27 May 2007 (2007-05-27)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en

The 60th Cannes Film Festival ran from 16 to 27 May 2007. The President of the Jury was British director Stephen Frears.[3] Twenty two films from twelve countries were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or. The awards were announced on 26 May. Romanian film 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, directed by Cristian Mungiu, was awarded with the Palme.[4][5]

The festival Opening Film was My Blueberry Nights, directed by Wong Kar-wai,[6] while Days of Darkness, directed by Denys Arcand was the Closing Film.[7] German actress Diane Kruger was the mistress of ceremonies.[8]

The official poster of the 60th Cannes festival featured Pedro Almodóvar, Juliette Binoche, Jane Campion, Souleymane Cissé, Penélope Cruz, Gérard Depardieu, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis and Wong Kar-wai, all photographed by Alex Majoli.

2007 Un Certain Regard poster by Italian comics artist Enrico Marini.[9]
  1. ^ "Posters 2007". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference selection was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Cannes 2007 Gears Up For Premiere of New Wong Kar-Wai Film". AMC. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. ^ "60ème Festival International du Film – Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Cannes 2007 / Palmarés". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  6. ^ Scott, A. O. (18 May 2007). "At Cannes, Blueberry Nights and Romanian Days". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Quebec filmmaker Arcand closes Cannes on comedic note". CBC News. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Diane Kruger, Master of Ceremonies for the 60th Festival de Cannes". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Posters 2007". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.

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