Cannes International Film Festival

Time

May. 2012 TBA

Location

Cannes, France

  Pictures  

Edition details

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  CATEGORIES  

In Competition

Genres

feature

Length

over 60 minutes

About

Each year, about twenty features are selected to be in Competition and in the running for the Palme d'Or. They make up the main part of the Official Selection which is screened at the Grand Theatre Lumière.
Only the films that meet the following conditions may be chosen for invitation to the Official Selection:
• Films that have been produced during the twelve months preceding the Festival
• Films whose distribution is limited to its country of origin
• Films that have not been presented in any international motion picture event
• Films that have not been shown on the Internet

Awards

The Palme d'Or;
The Grand Prix;
The Jury Prize;
The Best Director Award;
The Best Screenplay Award;
The Best Actress Award;
The Best Actor Award;
Vulcain Prize for an artist technician, awarded by the C.S.T;
Special Prize.

Un Certain Regard

Genres

feature

Length

over 60 minutes

About

The Official Selection "Un Certain Regard" screens some twenty features hailing from cinematic cultures near and far – by young filmmakers and seasoned masters alike.
Only the films that meet the following conditions may be chosen for invitation to the Official Selection:
• Films that have been produced during the twelve months preceding the Festival
• Films whose distribution is limited to its country of origin
• Films that have not been presented in any international motion picture event
• Films that have not been shown on the Internet

Awards

Un Certain Regard Prize - awards young talent and encourages innovative and audacious works by presenting one of the films with a grant to aid its distribution in France;
Jury Prize - Un Certain Regard;
Heart Throb Jury Prize;
Knockout Prize;
Prize of Hope.

Out of Competition

Genres

feature

Length

over 60 minutes

About

These films, screened in the Grand Théâtre Lumière, are not competing for the Palme d'Or.
Only the films that meet the following conditions may be chosen for invitation to the Official Selection:
• Films that have been produced during the twelve months preceding the Festival
• Films whose distribution is limited to its country of origin
• Films that have not been presented in any international motion picture event
• Films that have not been shown on the Internet

The Cinefondation

Genres

medium length, school films, short

Screening Formats

35 mm, Beta SP, Digital Beta

About

Created in 1998 and dedicated to the search for new filmmaking talent, the Cinéfondation presents about fifteen shorts and medium-length motion pictures from film schools the world over.

Awards

The Cinéfondation and Short Film Jury has given prizes to the three best film school entries selected by the Cinéfondation, during an official ceremony. They help prize winners finance their next film project, and the first place winner is awarded the honor of presenting his or her first feature at the Festival itself.

Short films

Genres

short

Length

up to 15 minutes

About

Each year, about fifteen international shorts compete for the short film Palme d'Or.
Only the films that meet the following conditions may be chosen for invitation to the Official Selection:
• Films that have been produced during the twelve months preceding the Festival
• Films whose distribution is limited to its country of origin
• Films that have not been presented in any international motion picture event
• Films that have not been shown on the Internet

Awards

Palme d'Or - Short Film;
Jury Prize - Short Film.

Special screenings

About

The selection committee has chosen for these films an environment specially adapted to their particular identity.

  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  

About

The Festival de Cannes is the most important film event in the world, with more than 4,000 journalists among the 30,000 accreditees, representing the entire spectrum of the motion-picture industry.

The Festival de Cannes reflects the dual nature of cinema at the crossroads of art and industry, and favours both cinema revelations and professional encounters. For if the Festival principally evokes the surprise of the Selection and the expectation of the final awards, it is equally the privileged rendezvous of all motion-picture industry professionals who attend its Marché du Film.

The Festival, moreover, develops actions in support of cinematic creation throughout the world. Twenty years after having created the Caméra d'Or, the prize awarded to the best first film, all selections combined, the Festival created in 1998 the Cinéfondation to accompany young filmmakers along the various stages of their creative careers, from their projects to the making of their films.

The role of the Festival de Cannes has thus grown rich over the course of the years to the rhythm of the evolution of cinema itself: selecting and promoting films and artists, welcoming professionals, implementing new sets of dynamics in support of creation... in a word, serving the cinema in all its dimensions.

Awards

IN COMPETITION

Feature Films

- Palme d'Or
- Grand Prix
- Award for Best Director
- Award for Best Screenplay
- Award for Best Actress
- Award for Best Actor
- Jury Prize
- Vulcain Prize for an artist technician, awarded by the C.S.T.
- Special Prize for the 61st Festival

Short films

- Palme d'Or - Short Film
- Jury Prize - Short Film

UN CERTAIN REGARD

- Un Certain Regard Prize
- Jury Prize - Un Certain Regard
- Heart Throb Jury Prize
- Knockout Prize
- Prize of Hope

CINEFONDATION

- 1st Prize Cinéfondation
- 2nd Prize - Cinéfondation
- 3rd Prize Cinéfondation

GOLDEN CAMERA

- Caméra d'or
- Caméra d'Or - Special Distinction

Submission Formats

35 mm, Beta SP, Digital Beta, DVD, VHS

Screening Formats

35 mm, HD Print

Website

http://www.festival-cannes.fr

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