76th Cannes Film Festival comes to a close after 11 days of film, fashion, and friends. This year brings the excitement for 2023 films.
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Cannes Film Festival Opening Night
The 76th Cannes Film Festival begins May 16, 2023 starting with the walk up the stairs. The evening present bold colors, reconnection with friends, showing off bow ties, and glamour. Jeanne du Barry, Johnny Depp is casted as the starring role, screened opening. There was a 7 minute standing ovation for Johnny Depp.
The red carpet was filled with 2500 beautiful fashion, bold colors, and bow ties. Helen Mirren takes the red carpet in Del Core periwinkle gown with silver metallic platform heels and blue hair. The top dressed and received this evening was Uma Thurman. Many embraced her and cheered her up the red stairs. Her gown with spaghetti straps is Dior Haute Couture. She is accompanied by her son, Levon Hawke. Her daughter, Maya Hawke, is in the film, Asteroid City, showing at Cannes.
Cannes Film Festival
The films around the world release and compete in the 76th Cannes Film Festival this year. The films presenting out of competition allows these film a starting point of exposure. The 76th Cannes Film Festival year’s films out of competition included:
- Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese
- Jeanne du Barry, Maïwenn
- The Idol, Sam Levinson
- Cobweb, Kim Jee-woon
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, James Mangold
- Une Nuit, Alex Lutz Closing out the competition
- L’abbé Pierre – Une Vie De Combats, Frédéric Tellier
The closing night brings anticipation and excitement for the announcement of the films. After 11 days watching the creative talent and creators of film it is time for the announcement. A few films presented included:
Midnight Screenings
- Kennedy, Anurag Kashyap
- Omar La Fraise, Elias Belkeddar | 1st film
- Acide, Just Philippot
- Hypnotic, Robert Rodrigues
- Project Silence, Kim Tae-gon
Special Screenings
- Anselm (Das Rauschen Der Zeit) Wim Wenders
- Bread and Roses Sahra Mani
- Little Girl Blue Mona Achache
- Man in Black Wang Bing
- Occupied City Steve McQueen
- Pictures of Ghosts (Retratos Fantasmas) Kleber Mendonça
- Le Théorème de Marguerite Anna Novion
Series
- The Idol Sam Levinson
Cannes Film Festival Jury
The Jury has the task of awarding the Palme d’or to one of the 21 films announced in the Competition. The jury consists of the following:
Palme d’Or
- Ruben Östlund, Swedish director Jury President
- Julia Ducournau
- Brie Larson
- Rungano Nyoni
- Maryam Touzani
- Paul Dano
- Denis Ménochet
- Atiq Rahimi
- Damián Szifro
Caméra d’or Jury
- Anaïs Demoustier Jury President
- Raphaël Personnaz
Nathalie Durand - Mikael Buch
- Sophie Frilley
- Nicolas Marcadé
Cinéfondation and short films
- Ildikó Enyedi, Hungarian director and screenwriter, Jury President
- Ana Lily Amirpour, American director and screenwriter
- Shlomi Elkabetz, Israelian actor, director, screenwriter and producer
- Charlotte Le Bon, Canadian actor and director
- Karidja Touré, French actress
Cannes Film Festival 76th Recipients
This year nominations selection was from 4288 films. This is a international festival with 12 countries represented in the short films. The films are presented the awards the last day of the festival, May 27, 2023.
Palme d’Or
The top honor at Cannes Film festival.
- 27, Flóra Anna Buda France & Hungary Recipient
- La Perra, Carla Melo Gampert Colombia & France
- As it Was, Anastasia Solonevych & Damian Kocur Poland & Ukraine
- Le Sexe De Ma Mére, Francis Canitrot France
- Aunque Es De Noche, Guillermo García López Spain & France
- Barsri & Salma in a Never-Ending Comedy, Khozy Rizal Indonesia
- Poof, Margaret Miller United States
- Nada De Todo Esto, Patricio Martínez & Francisco Canton Argentina & Spain
- Wild Summon, Karni Arieli & Saul Freed United Kingdom
- Fár, Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter Iceland Special Mention
Caméra d’Or
The Caméra d’or is awarded to the best first feature film presented in the official Selection.
- Anatomie D’Une Chute Justine Triet Recipient
- Club Zero Jessica Hausner
- The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer
- Fallen Leaves Aki Kaurismaki
- Les Filles D’Olfa (Four Daughters) Kaouther Ben Hania
- Asteroid City Wes Anderson
- Monster Kore-Eda Hirokazu
- Il Sol Dell’ Avvenire Nanni Moretti
- Lété Dernier Catherine Breillat
- Kuru Otlar Ustune (About Dry Grasses) Nuri Bilge Ceylan
La Chimera Alice Rohrwacher - La Passion De Dodin Bouffant Tran Anh Hùng
- Rapito Marco Bellocchio
- May December Todd Haynes
- Jeunesse Wang Bing
- The Old Oak Ken Loach
- Banel E Adama Ramata-Toulaye Sy | 1st film
- Perfect Days Wim Wenders
- Firebrand Karim Aïnouz
- Black Flies Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
- Le Retour Catherine Corsini
Un Certain Regard
These films are bold and innovative and are a jumping off point for these films.
- How to Have Sex, Molly Manning Walker | 1st Film Recipient
- The Delinquents (Los Delincuentes), Rodrigo Moreno
- Simple Comme Sylvain, Monia Chokri
- The Settlers (Los Colonos), Felipe Gálvez
- The Mother of All Lies (Kadib Abyad), Asmae El Moudir Best Director
- The Buriti Flower (Crowrã), João Salaviza, Renée Nader Messora Assemble Prize
- Goodbye Julia, Mohammed Kordofani | 1st film Freedom Prize
- Omen, Baloji Thasiani | 1st film New Voice
- The Breaking Ice, Anthony Chen
- Rosalie, Stéphanie Di Giusto
- The New Boy, Warwick Thornton
- If Only I Could Hibernate, Zoljargal Purevdash | 1st film
- Hopeless, Kim Chang-hoon | 1st film
- Rien à Perdre, Delphine Deloget | 1st Film
- Les Meutes, Kamal Lazraq Jury Prize
- Terrestrial Verses, Ali Asgari & Alireza Khatami
- La Regne Animal, Thomas Cailley | opening film
- Only The River Flows Wei Shujun
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