Cannes Film Festival 2009

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Cannes Film Festival 2009

The 62nd Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 May to 24 May 2009.

General Information

• The Official Festival website details all films in and out of competition, also updates and news on special events

• Access to and parking in Cannes is very difficult during the festival; it is recommended to use the bus or train: Train timetable SNCF (be aware of possible strike action and reduced service)

The Jury

2009 Cannes Film Festival competition was judged by a jury made up of:

• Isabelle Huppert, President of the Jury (Actress, France)
• Asia Argento (Actress/Director/Screenwriter, Italy)
• Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Director/Screenwriter/Actor, Turkey)
• Lee Chang-Dong (Director/Writer/Screenwriter, South Korea)
• James Gray (Director/Screenwriter, United States)
• Hanif Kureishi (Writer/Screenwriter, United Kingdom)
• Shu Qi (Actress, Taiwan)
• Robin Wright Penn (Actress, United States)
• Sharmila Tagore III ( Actress, India)

The film Up, by Pete Docter opened the festival. The closing film was Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky by Jan Kounen with Mads Mikkelsen, Anna Mouglalis, Anatole Taubman and Yelena Morozova.

Winners in competition

• Best Director: Brillante Mendoza, for Kinatay 
• Best Actor: Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds
• Best Actress: Charlotte Gainsbourg in Lars Von Trier's Antichrist
• Jury prize (ex-aequo): Fish Tank by Andrea Arnold and Bak-Jwi by Park Chan-Wook
• Exceptional prize of the jury: Alain Resnais, for his entire career
• Best screenplay: Mei Feng for Spring Fever by Lou Ye
• Camera d’Or: Warwick Thornton for Samson and Delilah
• Grand Prix: Jacques Audiard for A Prophet
• Palme d’Or of the 2009 Festival de Cannes: Michael Haneke for The White Ribbon

For full details on the 2009 awards: Click here

Open to the Public

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

Residents of Cannes can win a free ticket to a screening with the tirage au sort lucky draw. Applicants go to the Mairie and submit proof of residence in Cannes and then "wait and see". 

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
  At: L'OMACC,  La Malmaison, 47 la Croisette, 06400 Cannes
  Tel: 04 97 06 45 15
  Fax: 04 93 68 34 49

Cinéma de la Plage 

The open air cinema on the beach - Plage Mace - is opposite the Majestic hotel on the Croisette. Each night during the festival there are screenings of out of competition films and Cannes classics. A request for an invitation should be made to the Cannes Tourist Office or Cannes Cinéma’s Espace Cannes Cinéphiles (48 hours if possible) before the show. 

The screenings are free. "Doors" open at 20:30; a live band plays with the screening beginning at 21:15. (Deck chairs are provided free).

• For a full programme: Click here
• More information from the Tourist Office: Click here
• Cannes Office de Tourisme
  At: Palais des Festivals, La Croisette
  Tel: 04 92 99 84 22
  Fax: 04 92 99 84 23
  Website
• Cannes Cinéma
  At: La Malmaison, 47, La Croisette
  Tel: 04 97 06 45 15
  e-mail
  Website

The Festival on TV

Festival TV, Live TV Festival, broadcasts 24 hours a day in French and English during the festival. The TV Festival is broadcast on the following channels:

• Canal Satellite: channel 16 (in French)
• NC Numeri-cable: channel 90
• Cannes local cable network: channel 9

Other Events

• Open to the public: screenings at the Miramar by invitation only. Invitations may be requested from the Espace Miramar, 35 rue Pasteur in Cannes.
• Screenings at the Cinema de Valbonne Sophia-Antipolis are open to the public. 

Director's Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs)  
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 provides 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

French Riviera Festival Services and Suppliers

Click on the links below to The AngloFILE for companies offering the following services in English: 

Transport services

• Aircraft Charter & Helicopters 
• Chauffeured Limousines & Coaches 
• Car Hire & Bike Rental
• Bodyguards & Personal Security 

Event services

• Event Planners & Management 
• Event & Meeting Venues
• Employment Agencies & Recruitment 
• Catering, Caterers, Cooks & Chefs
• Yacht Charter 

Personal services

• Monaco Designer Shopping 
• Hairdressers & Beauty Treatment
• Dress Hire & Tuxedo Rental

Other Information

• Cannes Film Festival 2008

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