2005 Cannes Film Festival

2005 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 58th Cannes Film Festival featuring an original illustration by Frédéric Menant and Tim Garcia.[1]
Opening filmLemming
Closing filmChromophobia
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or: L'Enfant
Hosted byCécile de France
No. of films21 (In Competition)[2]
23 (Un Certain Regard)
16 (Out of Competition)
18 (Cinéfondation)
9 (Short Films Competition)
Festival date11 May 2005 (2005-05-11) – 22 May 2005 (2005-05-22)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en

The 58th Cannes Film Festival started on 11 May and ran until 22 May 2005.[3] Twenty movies from 13 countries were selected to compete. The awards were announced on 21 May, the Palme d'Or went to the Belgian film L'Enfant by the Dardenne brothers.[4][5][6]

The festival Opening Film was Lemming,[7] directed by Dominik Moll, while Chromophobia, directed by Martha Fiennes, was the Closing Film[8] Cécile de France was the mistress of ceremonies.[9]

2005 Un Certain Regard poster featuring James Dean's portrait by Floyd McCarty from Rebel Without a Cause.[10]
  1. ^ "Posters 2005". 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. ^ "Festival de Cannes: 2005 Cannes Film Festival". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009.
  4. ^ "58ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Cannes 2005 / Palmarés". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  6. ^ "58th Cannes Film Festival report by David Robinson". filmintelligence.org. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Cannes 2005 opening night". theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "British director's film to end Cannes festival". theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Cécile de France, Mistress of Ceremony". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
  10. ^ "Posters 2005". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.

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