Cannes Film Festival 2005

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Cannes Film Festival 2005

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Cannes Film Festival 2005

The 58th Cannes Film Festival 2005: 11 May 2005 to 22 May 2005

And the winner is...:

• The Palme d'Or: L'Enfant by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne 
• The Grand Prix: Broken Flowers by Jim Jarmusch  
• The Prize for an Actress: Hanna Laslo - Free Zone by Amos Gitai 
• The Prize for an Actor: Tommy Lee Jones - The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada by Tommy Lee Jones
• The Director's Prize: Caché by Michael Haneke 
• The Screenplay Prize: Guillermo Arriaga -  The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada by Tommy Lee Jones
• The Jury Prize: Shanghai Dreams by Xiaoshuai Wang 

General Information

• See the Official Festival Web site for all the films in and out of competition, updates and news on special events, concerts and more.

• Regular news and press releases are added to the Official Cannes Festival Web site. Click here for the latest.

• Parking in Cannes is often very difficult – rather use the bus or train: Train timetable SNCF

Open to the Public

The Official Film Festival and the Film Market are closed to the general public. 

Residents of Cannes do have a chance to to get in with some tickets given away on a tirage au sort - a lucky draw system. Applicants must go to the Mairie and submit proof of residence in Cannes and then "wait and see". Make your application at the Point Festival on the ground floor of the Town Hall (Hôtel de Ville, Rue Félix Faure, Cannes) from the 2nd to the 6th May or from 9:00 to 19:00 on the 9th of May. 

• The rules  (in French, Adobe Acrobat PDF)

Members of film (cinéphile) clubs, film schools or other cultural groups from the PACA region may also apply for "Cannes Cinéphiles" passes. Applications (with justification) must be made before early May to:

• Cannes Cinéphiles
  L'OMACC,  La Malmaison, 47 la Croisette, 06400 Cannes
  Tel: 04 97 06 44 90
  Fax: 04 93 68 34 49

Cinéma de la Plage 2005

The open air cinema on the beach is opposite the Majestic, the Macé Beach. Access to screenings at the Cinéma de la Plage is open to badge holders and residents of Cannes ONLY. If you are a resident of Cannes you can apply for an invitation (for one night only) at the Mairie up to and including 5th May. You must present proof of your address in Cannes (justificatif du domicile), for example a recent EDF bill. Each night during the Festival there are screenings of competition films. 

The Cannes Mix: Before each evening's Cinéma de la Plage screening, international musicians such as Troublemakers, Wakal, Fred Elalouf and Radiomentale will perform live. The beach opens at 22:00 and the films start at 22:30. All films that not in English will be subtitled in English.

The Movie-Mix Night: Saturday May 14th "musical technology artists" Jeff Mills and Lim Giong the Cinéma will host an evening of music and images. 

Festival TV

You can watch the Festival at home with the Live TV Festival, broadcast 24 hours a day throughout in English and French. TV Festival de Cannes is broadcast on the following channels in France:

• Canal Satellite: channel 39
• France Télécom Câble: channel 250
• Noos: channel 325
• UPC: channel 160
• NC Numéricâble: channel 49
• Vialis Colmar: channel 107
• Cannes TV: Noos channel 9

Other Events

•  International Critics’ Week 12th to 20th May 2005
  Most screenings are restricted to badge holders only except:
  Open to the public: screenings at Miramar on invitations that can be requested from the Espace Miramar, 35 rue Pasteur in Cannes from May 13th to May 21st. And in Valbonne:

Screenings at the Cinema de Valbonne Sophia-Antipolis are open to the public. 

• Director's Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) May 12 to 22 2005 in Cannes
  Films shown on the independent Quinzaine des Réalisateur are open to accredited badge holders only. 
  At: La Malmaison, 47 La Croisette, 06400 Cannes.
  Tel: 04 92 18 84 30
  Fax: 04 93 39 78 23

The Cannes Tourist Office will be able to provide you with general information (but not tickets).

• Cannes Tourism
  At: Office du Tourisme, Esplanade Georges Pompidou
  Tel: 04 92 99 84 22
  Fax: 04 92 99 84 23
  e-mail

Jury for 2005

• Emir Kusturica, President (Director - Serbia-Montenegro)
• Toni Morrison (Writer -United States)
• Nandita Das (Actress - India)
• Salma Hayak (Actress - Mexico)
• Agnès Varda (Director - France)
• John Woo (Director - China)
• Fatih Akin (Director - Germany)
• Javier Bardem (Actor - Spain)
• Benoît Jaquot (Director - France)

Films in Main Competition 2005

• Opening film (out of competition): Lemming - Dominik Moll 
• A History of Violence - David Cronenberg
• L'Enfant - Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne 
• Where the Truth Lies - Atom Egoyan
• Free Zone - Amos Gitai 
• Caché - Michael Haneke 
• Three Times - Hou Hsiao-Hsien  
• Broken Flowers - Jim Jarmusch  
• The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada - Tommy Lee Jones
• Bashing - Kobayashi Masahiro 
• Peindre ou Faire l'Amour - Arnaud & Jean-Marie Larrieu 
• Sin City - Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez 
• Batalla en el Cielo (Battle in heaven) - Carlos Reygadas 
• Kilomètre Zéro - Hiner Saleem 
• Election -  Johnnie To 
• Quando sei nato non puoi più nasconderti - Marco Tullio Giordana 
• Last Days - Gus Van Sant 
• Manderlay - Lars Von Trier 
• Shanghai Dreams - Wang Xiaoshuai 
• Don't Come Knocking - Wim Wenders 
• Closing film award ceremony (out of competition) Chromophobia - Martha Fiennes

Other Information

This page will be updated as more information becomes available. And be sure to be back on AngloINFO next year for news on the Cannes Film Festival 2006!

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Filmography links and data courtesy of The Internet Movie Database