2017 Cannes Film Festival

The 70th Cannes Film Festival took place from 17 to 28 May 2017, in Cannes, France. Spanish film director and screenwriter Pedro Almodóvar was the president of the jury for the festival and Italian actress Monica Bellucci hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. Ismael's Ghosts, directed by French director Arnaud Desplechin, was the opening film for the festival.

The festival celebrated its 70th edition. In late March 2017, the official poster of the festival was revealed featuring Italian actress Claudia Cardinale. The actress responded, "'I am honoured and proud to be flying the flag for the 70th Festival de Cannes, and delighted with this choice of photo. It's the image I myself have of the Festival, of an event that illuminates everything around ... Happy anniversary!"

The Palme d'Or was awarded to the Swedish film, The Square directed by Ruben Östlund, which also served as the closing night film of the festival.

Main competition

 * Pedro Almodóvar, Spanish filmmaker - Jury President
 * Maren Ade, German film director
 * Fan Bingbing, Chinese actress
 * Park Chan-wook, South Korean film director
 * Jessica Chastain, American actress and producer
 * Agnès Jaoui, French actress and film director
 * Will Smith, American actor and producer
 * Paolo Sorrentino, Italian film director
 * Gabriel Yared, French-Lebanese composer

Un Certain Regard

 * Uma Thurman, American actress - Jury President
 * Mohamed Diab, Egyptian film director
 * Reda Kateb, French actor
 * Joachim Lafosse, Belgian film director
 * Karel Och, Czech artistic director of Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Caméra d'or

 * Sandrine Kiberlain, French actress - Jury President
 * Patrick Blossier, French cinematographer
 * Elodie Bouchez, French actress
 * Guillaume Brac, French film director
 * Thibault Carterot, French president of M141 Productions
 * Fabien Gaffez, French film critic
 * Michel Merkt, Swiss film producer

Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition

 * Cristian Mungiu, Romanian film director - Jury President
 * Clotilde Hesme, French actress
 * Barry Jenkins, American film director
 * Eric Khoo, Singaporean film director
 * Athina Rachel Tsangari, Greek film director

Nespresso Grand Prize (Critics' Week)

 * Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazilian film director - Jury President
 * Diana Bustamante Escobar, Colombian film producer and artistic director of FICCI
 * Eric Kohn, American film critic
 * Hania Mroué, Lebanese director of Metropolis Cinema
 * Niels Schneider, French-Canadian actor

L'Œil d'or

 * Sandrine Bonnaire, French actress and film director - Jury President
 * Lorenzo Codelli, Italian film critic
 * Dror Moreh, Israeli film director
 * Thom Powers, American programmer and festival director
 * Lucy Walker, British film director

Queer Palm

 * Travis Mathews, American film director - Jury President
 * Yair Hochner, Israeli film director, founder and artistic director of TLVFest
 * Paz Lazaro, Spanish film programmer
 * Didier Roth-Bettoni, French journalist and film historian
 * Lidia Leber Terki, French film director

In Competition
The films competing in the main competition section for the Palme d'Or were announced at a press conference on 13 April 2017: The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted.


 *  (QP)  indicates film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Un Certain Regard
The films competing in the Un Certain Regard section were announced at a press conference on 13 April 2017. Barbara, directed by Mathieu Amalric, was announced as the opening film for the Un Certain Regard section. The Un Certain Regard Prize winner has been highlighted.


 *  (CdO)  indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.

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


 *  (ŒdO)  indicates film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.

Special Screenings
The following films were selected to receive a special screening:
 *  (CdO)  indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.
 *  (ŒdO)  film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.
 *  (QP)  film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Cinéfondation
The Cinéfondation section focuses on films made by students at film schools. The following 16 entries (14 fiction films and 2 animation films) were selected out of 2,600 submissions. Four of the films selected represent schools participating in Cinéfondation for the first time. The winner of the Cinéfondation First Prize has been highlighted.

Short Films Competition
Out of 4,843 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 3 May 2017.
 *  (ŒdO)  indicates film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.

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.

Critics' Week
The full selection for the Critics' Week section was announced on 21 April 2017, at the section's website. Sicilian Ghost Story, directed by Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza, was selected as the opening film for the Critics' Week section, while Brigsby Bear, directed by Dave McCary, was selected as its closing film. The feature film competition included, for the first time in the section's history, an animated film and a documentary film.

Feature films
The winner of the Nespresso Grand Prize has been highlighted:
 *  (CdO)  indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.
 *  (ŒdO)  film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.

Short films
The winner of the Discovery Award for Short Film has been highlighted :
 *  (ŒdO)  indicates film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.

Special Screenings

 *  (CdO)  indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.

Directors' Fortnight
The full selection for the Directors' Fortnight section was announced on 20 April 2017, at the section's website. Let the Sunshine In, directed by Claire Denis, was selected as the opening film for the Directors' Fortnight section and Patti Cake$, directed by Geremy Jasper, was selected as the closing film for the Directors' Fortnight section.

Feature films
The winner of the Art Cinema Award has been highlighted :
 *  (CdO)  indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.
 *  (ŒdO)  film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.
 *  (QP)  film eligible for the Queer Palm.

Short films
The winner of the Illy Prize for Short Film has been highlighted :
 *  (ŒdO)  indicates film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.

ACID
ACID, 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 21 April 2017, at the section's website.

Feature films

 *  (QP)  indicates film eligible for the Queer Palm.

In Competition

 * Palme d'Or: The Square by Ruben Östlund
 * Grand Prix: BPM (Beats per Minute) by Robin Campillo
 * Best Director: Sofia Coppola for The Beguiled
 * Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix for You Were Never Really Here
 * Best Actress: Diane Kruger for In the Fade
 * Jury Prize: Loveless by Andrey Zvyagintsev
 * Best Screenplay:
 * Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou for The Killing of a Sacred Deer
 * Lynne Ramsay for You Were Never Really Here
 * 70th Anniversary Prize: Nicole Kidman

Honorary Palme d'Or

 * Jeffrey Katzenberg

Un Certain Regard

 * Un Certain Regard Award: A Man of Integrity by Mohammad Rasoulof
 * Un Certain Regard Jury Prize: April's Daughter by Michel Franco
 * Un Certain Regard Award for Best Director: Taylor Sheridan for Wind River
 * Un Certain Regard Jury Award for Best Performance: Jasmine Trinca for Fortunata
 * The Poetry of Cinema Award: Barbara by Mathieu Amalric

Cinéfondation

 * First Prize: Paul Is Here by Valentina Maurel
 * Second Prize: Animal by Bahman and Bahram Ark
 * Third Prize: Two Youths Died by Tommaso Usberti

Caméra d'Or

 * Montparnasse Bienvenue by Léonor Serraille

Short Films Competition

 * Short Film Palme d'Or: A Gentle Night by Qiu Yang
 * Special Mention: The Ceiling by Teppo Airaksinen

FIPRESCI Prizes

 * BPM (Beats per Minute) by Robin Campillo (In Competition)
 * Closeness by Kantemir Balagov (Un Certain Regard)
 * The Nothing Factory by Pedro Pinho (Directors' Fortnight)

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

 * Radiance by Naomi Kawase

Critics' Week

 * Nespresso Grand Prize: Makala by Emmanuel Gras
 * France 4 Visionary Award: Gabriel and the Mountain by Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa
 * Leica Cine Discovery Prize for Short Film: Los Desheredados by Laura Ferrés
 * Gan Foundation Support for Distribution Award: Gabriel and the Mountain by Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa
 * SACD Award: Ava by Léa Mysius
 * Canal+ Award: The Best Fireworks Ever by Aleksandra Terpińska

Directors' Fortnight

 * Art Cinema Award: The Rider by Chloé Zhao
 * SACD Award:
 * Let the Sunshine In by Claire Denis
 * Lover for a Day by Philippe Garrel
 * Europa Cinemas Label Award: A Ciambra by Jonas Carpignano
 * Illy Prize for Short Film: Back to Genoa City by Benoit Grimalt
 * Carrosse d'Or: Werner Herzog

L'Œil d'or

 * Faces Places by Agnès Varda and JR
 * Special Mention: Makala by Emmanuel Gras

Queer Palm

 * BPM (Beats per Minute) by Robin Campillo
 * Short Film Queer Palm: Islands by Yann Gonzalez

Palm Dog

 * Palm Dog Award: Einstein for The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
 * Grand Jury Prize: Lupo for Ava
 * Palm DogManitarian Award: Leslie Caron and her 17-year-old pet rescue dog Tchi Tchi

Prix François Chalais

 * BPM (Beats per Minute) by Robin Campillo

Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist

 * Josefin Åsberg for The Square (set decoration)

Cannes Soundtrack Award

 * Oneohtrix Point Never for Good Time

Chopard Trophy

 * Anya Taylor-Joy
 * George MacKay