2018 Cannes Film Festival Film festival
The 71st annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 8 to 19 May 2018.[ 2] Cate Blanchett served as jury president for the main competition.[ 3] Hirokazu Kore-eda won the Palme d'Or Shoplifters [ 4]
The official festival poster features Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina from Jean-Luc Godard 's 1965 film Pierrot le Fou Contempt 2016 festival . According to festival's official statement, the poster is inspired by and paid tribute to the work of French photographer Georges Pierre.[ 1]
Demonstration by female filmmakers demanding equality between men and women in the film industry, 12 May. The festival opened with Everybody Knows Asghar Farhadi , and closed with The Man Who Killed Don Quixote Terry Gilliam .[ 5]
Juries
Main competition
Cate Blanchett , President of the main competition Jury.
Un Certain Regard
Camera d'Or
Independent juries
L'Œil d'or
Official selection
In Competition
The following films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or :[ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
(CdO) Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.(QP) Queer Palm .
Un Certain Regard The following films were selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section:[ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
El Angel (QP) El Ángel Luis Ortega Argentina, Spain
Angel Face Gueule d'ange Vanessa Filho France
Border (QP) Gräns Ali Abbasi Sweden, Denmark
The Dead and the Others Chuva é Cantoria na Aldeia dos Mortos João Salaviza , Renée Nader MessoraBrazil, Portugal
Donbass (opening film) Донбас
Sergei Loznitsa Germany, Ukraine, France, Netherlands, Romania
Euphoria (QP) Euforia Valeria Golino Italy
The Gentle Indifference of the World Әлемнің жұмсақтық мазасыздығы
Adilkhan Yerzhanov
Kazakhstan, France
Girl (CdO) (QP) Lukas Dhont Belgium
The Harvesters (CdO) Die Stropers Etienne Kallos South Africa, France, Poland, Greece
In My Room Ulrich Köhler
Germany, Italy
Little Tickles (CdO) Les Chatouilles Andréa Bescond, Eric Métayer
France
Long Day's Journey into Night 地球最後的夜晚
Bi Gan China
Manto मंटो
Nandita Das India
Murder Me, Monster Muere, Monstruo, Muere Alejandro Fadel
Argentina
My Favourite Fabric (CdO) Mon tissu préféré Gaya Jiji France, Germany, Turkey
Rafiki (QP) Wanuri Kahiu Kenya
Sextape À genoux les gars Antoine Desrosières
France
Sofia (CdO) Meryem Benm'Barek-Aloïsi Belgium
(CdO) Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.(QP) Queer Palm .
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[ 14] [ 15] [ 17] [ 16] [ 18]
(CdO) Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.(QP) Queer Palm .
Special Screenings
The following films were selected be shown in the special screenings section:[ 14] [ 15]
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
Another Day of Life (ŒdO) Jeszcze dzień życia Damian Nenow, Raul De La Fuente
Poland, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Hungary
Dead Souls (ŒdO) 死靈魂
Wang Bing France, Switzerland
The Great Mystical Circus O Grande Circo Místico Carlos Diegues Brazil
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (ŒdO) Papst Franziskus - Ein Mann seines Wortes / Le pape François: un homme de parole Wim Wenders France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland
The State Against Mandela and the Others (ŒdO) Nicolas Champeaux, Gilles Porte
France
Ten Years Thailand สิบปีในประเทศไทย
Aditya Assarat , Wisit Sasanatieng , Chulayarnon Siriphol, Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand
To the Four Winds Libre Michel Toesca
France
On the Road in France La Traversée Romain Goupil
(ŒdO) Œil d'or for documentary feature.
Cannes Classics
The full line-up for the Cannes Classics section was announced on 23 April 2018.[ 19] [ 20] [ 21]
(ŒdO) 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.[ 22]
Parallel sections
The following films were selected for the Critics' Week section:[ 23] [ 24]
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
Chris the Swiss (CdO) Anja Kofmel
Switzerland, Croatia, Germany, Finland
Diamantino (CdO) (QP) Gabriel Abrantes & Daniel Schmidt Portugal, France, Brazil
One Day (CdO) Egy Nap Zsófia Szilágyi
Hungary
Fugue Fuga Agnieszka Smoczyńska Poland, Czech Republic, Sweden
Woman at War Kona fer í stríð Benedikt Erlingsson Iceland, France, Ukraine
Sauvage (CdO) (QP) Camille Vidal-Naquet France
Sir (CdO) Monsieur Rohena Gera India, France
Special Screenings
Wildlife (opening film) (CdO) Paul Dano United States
Our Struggles Nos Batailles Guillaume Senez Belgium, France
Shéhérazade (CdO) (QP) Jean-Bernard Marlin
France
Guy (closing film) Alex Lutz
(CdO) Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.(QP) Queer Palm .
Shorts
English Title
Original Title
Director(s)
Production country
Amor, Avenidas Novas Duarte Coimbra
Portugal
Hector Malot: The Last Day of the Year
Ektoras Malo: I Teleftea Mera Tis Chronias Jacqueline Lentzou
Greece
Exemplary Citizen
Mo-Bum-Shi-Min Kim Cheol-hwi
South Korea
Pauline Enslaved
Pauline asservie Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet
France
La Persistente Camille Lugan
Raptor Rapace
Rapaz Felipe Gálvez Chile
Schächer Flurin Giger
Switzerland
The Tiger
Tiikeri Mikko Myllylahti
Finland
A Wedding Day
Un jour de marriage Elias Belkeddar
Algeria, France
Normal
Ya normalniy Michael Borodin
Russia
Special Screenings
The Fall
La chute Boris Labbé
France
Third Kind Yorgos Zois
Greece, Croatia
Ultra Pulpe Bertrand Mandico France
The following films were selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight section:[ 25] [ 26]
Features
(CdO) Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.(QP) Queer Palm .
Shorts
International title
Director(s)
Production country
Basses Félix Imbert
France
La Chanson Tiphaine Raffier
France
La Lotta Marco Bellocchio Italy
Las Cruces Nicolas Boone
France
La Nuit des sacs plastiques Gabriel Harel
The Orphan O órfão )Carolina Markowicz Brazil
Our Song to War Juanita Onzaga
Colombia
Skip Day Patrick Bresnan, Ivete Lucas
United States
The Subject (Le sujet)Patrick Bouchard Canada
This Magnificent Cake! (Ce magnifique gâteau!)Emma De Swaef, Marc Roels
Belgium
ACID
(QP) Queer Palm .
Controversies
Netflix films
A ban on Netflix films in competition, which came about after the streaming giant refused to show them in French cinemas, has meant the issues of streaming and distribution have also been hot topics. The issue prompted Juror Ava DuVernay, who made 13th [ 27]
In March and April 2018, weeks before general delegate Thierry Frémaux was set to unveil the official selection, reports suggested streaming service Netflix was to pull its already-selected films from premiering at the festival in retaliation for the barring of Netflix films from competing.[ 28] [ 29] Alfonso Cuarón 's Roma Morgan Neville 's They'll Love Me When I'm Dead Orson Welles ' final film The Other Side of the Wind Paul Greengrass ' 22 July Jeremy Saulnier 's Hold the Dark
Ultimately, Netflix pulled all of their films from selection.[ 30] The Other Side of the Wind They'll Love Me When I'm Dead [ 31] [ 32] Roma
Lars Von Trier
Danish film director Lars von Trier returned to Cannes with his film The House That Jack Built persona non grata 2011 festival .[ 33]
Gender equality
The chair of the jury Cate Blanchett has called for gender parity at the Cannes Film Festival, calling it "almost a gladiatorial sport". However, she concedes that there has been improvements and the change "won't happen overnight".[ 27]
During the festival, 82 female film professionals, led by Jury president Cate Blanchett and veteran director Agnès Varda , took part to a demonstration on the red carpet, demanding more equality between men and women in the film industry , notably the end of the pay gap .[ 34]
The festival launched a sexual harassment hotline in partnership with France’s Ministry of Gender Equality where victims of harassment and abuse could receive support and guidance by calling a dedicated number.[ 35] [ 36]
Official awards
Hirokazu Kore-eda , Palme d'Or winnerSpike Lee , Grand Prix winnerNadine Labaki , Jury Prize winner
In Competition
Un Certain Regard
Cinéfondation First Prize : The Summer of the Electric Lion by Diego Céspedes[ 39] Second Prize :
Calendar by Igor PoplauhinThe Storms in Our Blood by Shen DiThird Prize : Inanimate by Lucia Bulgheroni
Independent awards
Nespresso Grand Prize : Diamantino [ 42] Leica Cine Discovery Prize for Short Film : Hector Malot: The Last Day of the Year by Jacqueline LentzouLouis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award : Félix Maritaud for Sauvage Gan Foundation Award for Distribution : Sir Rohena Gera SACD Award : Woman at War Benedikt Erlingsson and Ólafur Egill EgilssonCanal+ Award for Short Film : A Wedding Day by Elias Belkeddar
Palm Dog
Palm Dog Award : Canine cast of Dogman [ 47] [ 48] Grand Jury Prize : Diamantino Palm DogManitarian Award : Vanessa Davies and her pug PatrickSpecial Jury Prize : Security dogs Lilou, Glock and Even
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