2009 Cannes Film Festival

The 62nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 May to 24 May 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or winner was The White Ribbon, directed by Michael Haneke.

The festival Opening Film was Pixar's Up, directed by Pete Docter and Bob Peterson. This marked the first time that an animated film or 3D film opened the festival. The closing night film was Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky directed by Jan Kounen.

American filmmaker Clint Eastwood became the second recipient of the Honorary Palme d'Or.

Main competition
The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 2009 Official Selection:
 * Isabelle Huppert, French actress - Jury President
 * Asia Argento, Italian actress
 * Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkish filmmaker
 * James Gray, American director
 * Hanif Kureishi, British screenwriter
 * Lee Chang-dong, South Korean director
 * Shu Qi, Taiwanese actress
 * Sharmila Tagore, Indian actress
 * Robin Wright, American actress

Un Certain Regard

 * Paolo Sorrentino, Italian filmmaker - Jury President
 * Uma Da Cunha, Indian casting director and production consultant
 * Julie Gayet, French actress and film producer
 * Piers Handling, Canadian director and CEO of TIFF
 * Marit Kapla, Swedish culture journalist

Caméra d'Or

 * Roschdy Zem, French actor and filmmaker - Jury President
 * Diane Baratier, French cinematographer
 * Olivier Chiavassa, member of the fédération des Industries Techniques
 * Sandrine Ray, French director
 * Charles Tesson, French critic
 * Edouard Waintrop, Festival Fribourg

Cinéfondation and short films

 * John Boorman, English director - Jury President
 * Bertrand Bonello, French director
 * Férid Boughedir, Tunisian director
 * Leonor Silveira, Portuguese actress
 * Zhang Ziyi, Chinese actress and model

In Competition
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:

Un Certain Regard
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:

Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:

Special Screenings
The following films were selected for the Special Screenings:

Cinéfondation
The following short films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:

Short Film Competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:

Cannes Classics
The Festival Cannes Classics places the spotlight on documentaries about cinema and restored masterworks from the past.

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

Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 48th Critics' Week (48e Semaine de la Critique):

Feature film competition


 * Adieu Gary by Nassim Amaouche (France)
 * Altiplano by Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth (Belgium, Germany, Netherlands)
 * Huacho by Alejandro Fernández Almendras (Chile, France, Germany)
 * Lost Persons Area by Caroline Strubbe (Belgium)
 * Mal día para pescar by Álvaro Brechner (Uruguay, Spain)
 * Ordinary People by Vladimir Perisic (Serbia, France, Switzerland)
 * Whisper with the Wind (Sirta la gal ba) by Shahram Alidi (Iraq)

Short film competition


 * It's Free for Girls (C’est gratuit pour les filles) by Marie Amachoukeli, Claire Burger (France)
 * Logorama by François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy, Ludovic Houplain (H5) (France)
 * Noche adentro by Pablo Lamar (Paraguay, Argentina)
 * Runaway by Cordell Barker (Canada)
 * Seeds of the Fall (Slitage) by Patrik Eklund (Sweden)
 * Together by Eicke Bettinga (Germany, United Kingdom)
 * Tulum (La Virée) by Dalibor Matanic (Croatia)

Special screenings


 * Hierro by Gabe Ibáñez (Spain)
 * Lascars (Round da Way) by Albert Pereira-Lazaro, Emmanuel Klotz (France)
 * The Ordinary People (Rien de personnel) by Mathias Gokalp (France)


 * Short films


 * 1989 by Camilo Matiz (Colombia)
 * 6 Hours by Seong-hyeok Moon (South Korea)
 * La Baie du renard by Grégoire Colin (France)
 * Elo by Vera Egito (Brazil)
 * Espalhadas pelo Ar (Spread Through the Air) by Vera Egito (Brazil)
 * Faiblesses by Nicolas Giraud (France)
 * Les Miettes (Crumbs) by Pierre Pinaud (France)

Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 2009 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):

Feature films


 * Ajami by Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani
 * Amreeka by Cherien Dabis
 * Carcasses by Denis Côté
 * Change Nothing (Ne change rien) by Pedro Costa
 * Christmas (Navidad) by Sebastián Lelio
 * Daddy Longlegs (Go Get Some Rosemary) by Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie
 * Daniel y Ana by Michel Franco
 * Eastern Plays by Kamen Kalev
 * The French Kissers (Les Beaux Gosses) by Riad Sattouf
 * Here by Tzu Nyen Ho
 * Humpday by Lynn Shelton
 * I Love You Phillip Morris by Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
 * I Killed My Mother (J’ai tué ma mère) by Xavier Dolan
 * Karaoke by Chris Chong Chan Fui
 * The King of Escape (Le Roi de l’évasion) by Alain Guiraudie
 * Like You Know It All (Jal Aljido Motamyunseo) by Hong Sangsoo
 * The Misfortunates (De helaasheid der dingen) by Felix van Groeningen
 * Oxhide II by Liu Jia Yin
 * La Pivellina by Rainer Frimmel, Tizza Covi
 * Polytechnique by Denis Villeneuve
 * La Terre de la folie by Luc Moullet
 * Tetro by Francis Ford Coppola
 * The Wolberg Family (La Famille Wolberg) by Axelle Ropert
 * Yuki & Nina by Hippolyte Girardot, Nobuhiro Suwa

Special screenings Short films
 * Hotaru by Naomi Kawase
 * Montparnasse by Mikhaël Hers


 * American Minor by Charlie White (8 min)
 * Anna by Rúnar Rúnarsson (35 min)
 * El ataque de los robots de Nebulosa-5 by Chema García Ibarra (7 min)
 * Canção de amor e saúde by João Nicolau (35 min)
 * Cicada by Amiel Courtin-Wilson (9 min)
 * Drömmar från skogen by Johannes Nyholm (9 min)
 * Dust Kid by Jung Yumi (10 min)
 * The Fugitives by Guillaume Leiter (25 min)
 * The History of Aviation by Bálint Kenyeres (15 min)
 * Jagdfieber (The Hunting Fever) by Alessandro Comodin (22 min)
 * John Wayne Hated Horses by Andrew T. Betzer (10 min)
 * Nice by Maud Alpi (25 min)
 * SuperBarroco by Renata Pinheiro (17 min)
 * Thermidor by Virgil Vernier (17 min)

Official Awards
The following films and people received the 2009 Official selection awards:

In Competition

 * Palme d'Or: The White Ribbon by Michael Haneke
 * Grand Prix: A Prophet by Jacques Audiard
 * Best Director: Brillante Mendoza for Kinatay
 * Best Screenplay: Mei Feng for Spring Fever
 * Best Actress: Charlotte Gainsbourg for Antichrist
 * Best Actor: Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds
 * Prix du Jury:
 * Thirst by Park Chan-wook
 * Fish Tank by Andrea Arnold
 * Lifetime Achievement Award: Alain Resnais

Honorary Palm d'Or

 * Clint Eastwood

Un Certain Regard

 * Prix Un Certain Regard: Dogtooth by Yorgos Lanthimos
 * Un Certain Regard Jury Prize: Police, Adjective by Corneliu Porumboiu
 * Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize:
 * No One Knows About Persian Cats by Bahman Ghobadi
 * Father of My Children by Mia Hansen-Løve

Cinéfondation

 * First Prize: Bába by Zuzana Kirchnerová
 * Second Prize: Goodbye by Fang Song
 * Third Prize:
 * Diploma by Yaelle Kayam
 * Nammae Ui Jip by Jo Sung-hee

Caméra d'Or

 * Samson and Delilah by Warwick Thornton
 * Special Mention: Ajami by Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani

Short Films Competition

 * Short Film Palme d'Or: Arena by João Salaviza
 * Special Mention: The Six Dollar Fifty Man by Mark Albiston, Louis Sutherland

FIPRESCI Prizes

 * The White Ribbon by Michael Haneke (In Competition)
 * Police, Adjective by Corneliu Porumboiu (Un Certain Regard)
 * Amreeka by Cherien Dabis (Directors' Fortnight)

Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist

 * Aitor Berenguer (sound mixer) for Map of the Sounds of Tokyo

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

 * Looking for Eric by Ken Loach
 * Special Mention: The White Ribbon by Michael Haneke

Critics' Week

 * Critics' Week Grand Prize: Adieu Gary by Nassim Amaouche
 * SACD Award: Lost Persons Area by Caroline Strubbe
 * ACID/CCAS Award: Whisper with the wind by Shahram Alidi
 * OFAJ/TV5MONDE Young Critics Award: Whisper with the wind by Shahram Alidi
 * Canal+ Gran Prix for short film: Seeds of the Fall by Patrik Eklund
 * Kodak Discovery Award for Best Short Film: Logorama by François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy, Ludovic Houplain (H5)

Regards Jeunes Prize

 * Whisper with the wind by Shahram Alidi

Prix François Chalais

 * No One Knows About Persian Cats by Bahman Ghobadi