2016 Cannes Film Festival


The 69th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 May 2016. Australian director George Miller was the President of the Jury for the main competition. French actor Laurent Lafitte was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies. On 15 March it was announced that Japanese director Naomi Kawase would serve as the Cinéfondation and Short Film Jury president. American director Woody Allen's film Café Society opened the festival.
The Palme d'Or was awarded to the British film I, Daniel Blake directed by Ken Loach, which also served as closing film of the festival. At a press conference, Loach said that he was "quietly stunned" to win.

Juries

Main competition

Nespresso Grand Prize
L'Œil d'or
Queer Palm

In competition

The films competing in the main competition section for the Palme d'Or were announced at a press conference on 14 April 2016: The Salesman, directed by Asghar Farhadi was added to the competition lineup on 22 April 2016. The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted.

Un Certain Regard

The films competing in the Un Certain Regard section were announced at a press conference on 14 April 2016: Clash, directed by Mohamed Diab, was announced as the opening film for the Un Certain Regard section. Hell or High Water, directed by David Mackenzie was added to the Un Certain Regard lineup on 22 April 2016. The Un Certain Regard Prize winner has been highlighted.

Out of competition

The following films were selected to screen out of competition:

Special screenings

Cinéfondation

The Cinéfondation section focuses on films made by students at film schools. The following 18 entries were selected out of 2,300 submissions. More than one-third of the films selected represent schools participating in Cinéfondation for the first time. It is also the first time that a film representing Bosnian and Venezuelan film schools have been selected. More than half of the films selected were directed by women. The winner of the Cinéfondation First Prize has been highlighted.

Short films

Out of 5,008 entries, the following films were selected to compete for the Short Film Palme d'Or. The Short film Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted.

Cannes Classics

The full line-up for the Cannes Classics section was announced on 20 April 2016.

Cinéma de la Plage

The Cinéma de la Plage is a part of the Official Selection of the festival. The outdoors screenings at the beach cinema of Cannes are open to the public.

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The full selection for the International Critics' Week section was announced on 18 April 2016, at the section's website. In Bed with Victoria, directed by Justine Triet was selected as the opening film for the International Critics' Week section, while the short films Bonne Figure, directed by Sandrine Kiberlain, En Moi, directed by Laetitia Casta, and Kitty, directed by Chloë Sevigny were selected as its closing films.
Feature films - The winner of the Nespresso Grand Prize has been highlighted.
Shorts films - The winner of the Discovery Award for Short Film has been highlighted.
Special screenings

Directors' Fortnight

The full selection for the Directors' Fortnight section was announced on 19 April 2016, at the section's website. Sweet Dreams, directed by Marco Bellocchio was selected as the opening film for the Directors' Fortnight section and Dog Eat Dog, directed by Paul Schrader was selected as the closing film for the Directors' Fortnight section.
Feature films - The winner of the Art Cinema Award has been highlighted.
Short films - The winner of the Illy Prize for Short Film has been highlighted.

ACID

The Association for Independent Cinema and its Distribution, an association of French and foreign film directors, demonstrates its support for nine films each year, seeking to provide support from filmmakers to other filmmakers. The full ACID selection was announced on 19 April 2016, at the section's website.

Awards

Official awards

In Competition
Un Certain Regard
Cinéfondation
Golden Camera
Short Films
FIPRESCI Prizes
Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist
Ecumenical Jury
Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week
Awards in the frame of Directors' Fortnight
L'Œil d'or Jury
Queer Palm Jury
Palm Dog Jury
Prix François Chalais
Cannes Soundtrack Award