The 65th Cannes Film Festival was held May 16 to 27, 2012.
Official poster of the 65th Cannes Film Festival features photo of American actress Marilyn Monroe
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Italian director Nanni Moretti was the President of the Jury for the main competition.
British actor Tim Roth was the President of the Jury for Un Certain Regard section.
French actress Bérénice Bejo hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.
The festival opened with the U.S. film Moonrise Kingdom, directed by Wes Anderson.
It closed with the late Claude Miller’s final film Thérèse Desqueyroux.
The main announcement of the line-up took place on 19 April. The official poster of the festival features Marilyn Monroe, to mark the 50th anniversary of her death.
The Palme d’Or was awarded to Austrian director Michael Haneke for his film Amour. Haneke previously won the Palme d’Or in 2009 for The White Ribbon.
The jury gave the Grand Prize to Matteo Garrone’s Reality, while Ken Loach’s The Angels’ Share was awarded the Jury Prize.
Juries
Nanni Moretti, President of the main competition jury
Tim Roth, President of the Un Certain Regard jury
Carlos Diegues, President of the Caméra d’Or jury
Nanni Moretti, Italian filmmaker, Jury President
Hiam Abbass, Palestinian actress and director
Andrea Arnold, English filmmaker
Emmanuelle Devos, French actress
Jean Paul Gaultier, French fashion designer
Diane Kruger, German actress
Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor
Alexander Payne, American filmmaker
Raoul Peck, Haitian filmmaker
Un Certain Regard
Tim Roth, British actor, Jury President
Leïla Bekhti, French actress
Tonie Marshall, French actress and filmmaker
Luciano Monteagudo, Argentine film critic
Sylvie Pras, French responsible for cinemas at the Pompidou Centre and artistic director of the festival of La Rochelle
Caméra d’Or
Carlos Diegues, Brazilian filmmaker, Jury President[9]
Gloria Satta, Italian film journalist
Rémy Chevrin, French cinematographer
Hervé Icovic, French art director
Michel Andrieu, French filmmaker
Francis Gavelle, French film critic
Cinéfoundation and short films
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Belgian filmmaker, Jury President[10]
Arsinée Khanjian, Canadian actress
Karim Aïnouz, Brazilian filmmaker
Emmanuel Carrère, French novelist and filmmaker
Yu Lik-wai, Chinese cinematographer and director
Independent juries
International Critics’ Week.
Nespresso Grand Prize
Bertrand Bonello, French filmmaker, Jury President
Francisco Ferreira, Portuguese film critic
Akiko Kobari, Japanese film and dance critic
Robert Koehler, US film critic
Hanns-Georg Rodek, German film critic
France 4 Visionary Award
Céline Sciamma, French film director
Victor-Emmanuel Boinem, Belgian film student and blogger
Kim Seehe, South Korean student and film critic
Ryan Lattanzio, US student and film critic at Daily Californian
Bikas Mishra, Indian founder and editor of DearCinema.com
Nikon Discovery Award for Short Film
João Pedro Rodrigues, Portuguese film director (President)
Danny Lennon, Canadian film curator
Marianne Khoury [ar], Egyptian film director and producer
Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazilian film director, curator, and critic
Jakub Felcman, Czech film curator
Official selection
The official selection was announced on 19 April at Grand Hôtel in Paris. Among comments after the announcement, journalists noted the unusually high number of Hollywood films in the line-up, the absence of any female director in main competition, and the absence of competing first-time feature directors.
The festival’s artistic leader Thierry Frémaux responded that people should not focus only on the competition films: “The selection is an ensemble; you have to consider the whole package.”
In competition – Feature films
After the Battle, Baad el Mawkeaa, Yousry Nasrallah, Egypt, France
The Angels’ Share Ken Loach UK, France, Belgium, Italy
Beyond the Hills După dealuri Cristian Mungiu Romania, France, Belgium
Cosmopolis David Cronenberg Canada, France
Holy Motors Leos Carax France, Germany
The Hunt Jagten Thomas Vinterberg Denmark, Sweden
In Another Country, Hong Sang-soo South Korea
In the Fog, Sergei Loznitsa Germany, Russia, Latvia, Netherlands, Belarus
Killing Them Softly Andrew Dominik US
Lawless John Hillcoat United States
Like Someone in Love, Abbas Kiarostami France, Japan
Love Amour Michael Haneke France, Germany, Austria
Moonrise Kingdom (opening film) Wes Anderson United States
Mud Jeff Nichols United States
On the Road, Walter Salles Brazil, France, UK United States
The Paperboy Lee Daniels United States
Paradise: Love, Ulrich Seidl Austria, Germany, France
Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas Mexico, France, Germany, Netherlands
Reality Matteo Garrone Italy, France
Rust and Bone De rouille et d’os Jacques Audiard France, Belgium
The Taste of Money, Donui Mat Im Sang-soo South Korea
You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet! Vous n’avez encore rien vu Alain Resnais France, Germany
(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d’Or as directorial debut feature.[16]
Un Certain Regard
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
11:25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate, 11.25 Jiketsu no Hi: Mishima Yukio to Wakamonotachi Kōji Wakamatsu Japan
7 Days in Havana 7 días en La Habana Julio Médem
Laurent Cantet
Juan Carlos Tabío
Benicio del Toro
Gaspar Noé
Pablo Trapero
Elia Suleiman Spain
After Lucia, Michel Franco Mexico
Antiviral (CdO) Brandon Cronenberg Canada
Beasts of the Southern Wild (CdO) Benh Zeitlin US
Children of Sarajevo Djeca Aida Begić Bosnia and Herzegovina
Confession of a Child of the Century La confession d’un enfant du siècle Sylvie Verheyde France
Gimme the Loot (CdO) Gimme the Loot Adam Leon United States
God’s Horses Les chevaux de Dieu Nabil Ayouch Morocco
Le grand soir Benoît Delépine &
Gustave de Kervern France
Laurence Anyways Xavier Dolan Canada
Loving Without Reason, Joachim Lafosse France, Belgium
Miss Lovely (CdO) Ashim Ahluwalia India
Mystery, Fúchéng mí shì Lou Ye China
The Pirogue La Pirogue Moussa Toure Senegal
La Playa DC (CdO) La Playa Juan Andrés Arango Colombia
Renoir Renoir Gilles Bourdos France
Student Darezhan Omirbaev Kazakhstan
Three Worlds, Catherine Corsini France
White Elephant, Pablo Trapero Argentina
Films out of Competition
Cruel Summer Kanye West United States, Qatar
Hemingway & Gellhorn Hemingway & Gellhorn Philip Kaufman United States
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon United States
Me and You Io e te Bernardo Bertolucci Italy
Thérèse Desqueyroux (closing film) Claude Miller France
Midnight Screenings
Dario Argento’s Dracula Dario Argento Italy, France, Spain
For Love’s Sake 愛と誠 / Ai to Makoto Takashi Miike Japan
Maniac Franck Khalfoun United States, France
The Sapphires (CdO) Wayne Blair Australia
65th Anniversary
Film Anniversary: A Special Day Le Film anniversaire: Une journée particulière
– Histoire(s) de festival N°4 Gilles Jacob, Samuel Faure France
(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d’Or as directorial debut feature.[16]
Special screenings
The Central Park Five Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon United States
The Invisibles Les invisibles Sébastien Lifshitz France
Journal de France Claudine Nougaret, Raymond Depardon France
The Oath of Tobruk Le serment de Tobrouk Bernard-Henri Lévy, Marc Roussel France
Mekong Hotel Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand
The Music According to Antonio Carlos Jobim A Música Segundo Tom Jobim Nelson Pereira Dos Santos Brazil
Polluting Paradise Der Müll im Garten Eden Fatih Akın Germany
The Resistance Peng Zhang Li China, United States
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir Laurent Bouzereau United Kingdom, Germany
Trashed Candida Brady United States
Villegas (CdO) Gonzalo Tobal Argentina, Netherlands, France
Cinéfondation
The Cinéfondation section focuses on films made by students at film schools. The following entries were selected, out of more than 1,700 submissions from 320 different schools.[17] The winner of the Cinéfondation First Prize has been highlighted.
English title Original title Director(s) School
Abigail Matthew James Reilly NYU, United States
The Ballad of Finn + Yeti Meryl O’Connor UCLA, United States
The Barber Riyoushi Shoichi Akino Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan
Behind Me Olive Trees Derrière moi les oliviers Pascale Abou Jamra ALBA, Lebanon
The Camp in Răzoare Tabăra din Răzoare Cristi Iftime UNATC, Romania
Could See a Puma Pude ver un puma Eduardo Williams UCINE, Argentina
Dog Leash Resen Eti Tsicko TAU, Israel
Head over Heels Timothy Reckart NFTS, United Kingdom
The Hosts Los anfitriones Miguel Angel Moulet EICTV, Cuba
Land Terra Piero Messina CSC, Italy
Matteus Leni Huyghe Sint-Lukas Brussels, Belgium
The Raptures Les Ravissements Arthur Cahn La Fémis, France
The Road To Doroga na Taisia Igumentseva VGIK, Russia
Slug Invasion Morten Helgeland The Animation Workshop, Denmark
Tambylles Michal Hogenauer FAMU, Czech Republic
Short film competition
Out of 4,500 submissions, the following films were selected for the short film competition.
The Short film Palme d’Or winner has been highlighted.
English title Original title Director(s) Prod. country
The Chair Grainger David United States
Cockaigne Emilie Verhamme Belgium
Gasp Eicke Bettinga Germany
Herd Leader Chef de meute Chloé Robichaud Canada
My Holy Glance Mi Santa Mirada Alvaro Aponte-Centeno Puerto Rico
Night Shift Zia Mandivwalla New Zealand
Silent Sessiz-Bêdeng L. Rezan Yesilbas Turkey
This Way Before Me Ce Chemin Devant Moi Mohamed Bourokba France
Waiting for P.O. Box Falastein, sandouk al intezar lil burtuqal Bassam Chekhes Syria
Yardbird Michael Spiccia Australia
Cannes Classics
The Hungarian “montage film” Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen, directed by György Pálfi, was selected as the closing film for the Cannes Classics section.
Documentaries about Cinema
Claude M Loves the Cinema Claude Miller, cinéaste de l’intime Emmanuel Barnault France
Me and My Dad Katrine Boorman United Kingdom, Ireland
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis Gregg Barson United States
Woody Allen: A Documentary Robert Weide US
Restored prints
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
An All-Colored Vaudeville Show (1935) (short) Roy Mack United States
The Ballad of Narayama (1958) 楢山節考 / Narayama bushikō Keisuke Kinoshita Japan
Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962) Cléo de 5 à 7 Agnès Varda France, Italy
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim György Pálfi Hungary
A Great Day in Harlem (1994) Jean Bach United States
The Great Spy Chase (1964) Les Barbouzes Georges Lautner France, Italy
Jammin’ the Blues (1944) (short) Gjon Mili United States
Jaws (1975) Steven Spielberg United States
Journey to Italy (1954) Viaggio in Italia Roberto Rossellini Italy, France
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) David Lean United Kingdom
Once Upon a Time in America (1984) C’era una volta in America Sergio Leone Italy, United States
The Ring (1927) Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom
Runaway Train (1985) Andrei Konchalovsky United States
Tess (1979) Roman Polanski France, United Kingdom
Twenty Years Later (1984) Cabra Marcado para Morrer Eduardo Coutinho Brazil
Xica (1976) Xica da Silva Carlos Diegues Brazil
World Cinema Foundation
After the Curfew (1954) Lewat Djam Malam Usmar Ismail Indonesia
Kalpana (1954) कल्पना / Kalpana Uday Shankar India
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.[23]
English title Original title Director(s) Country
Casino Royale (2006) Martin Campbell United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Czech Republic
Diamonds Are Forever (1971) Guy Hamilton United Kingdom
Dr. No (1962) Terence Young
From Russia with Love (1963) Terence Young
The Joker (1960) Le farceur Philippe de Broca France
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) Peter Hunt United Kingdom
Project A (1982) Jackie Chan Hong Kong
Red Tails (2012) Anthony Hemingway United States
Parallel sections
International Critics’ Week
The feature competition consists entirely of directorial debuts, something the section’s artistic director Charles Tesson stressed was not intentional, but only the way it turned out when the submissions had been judged by quality. The following films were selected.[24]
Feature films – The winner of the Grand Prix Nespresso has been highlighted.
Aquí y Allá (CdO) Antonio Méndez Esparza Spain, United States, Mexico
Au galop (CdO) Louis-Do de Lencquesaing France
Beyond the Walls (CdO) Hors les murs David Lambert Belgium, Canada, France
God’s Neighbors (CdO) Les Voisins de Dieu Meni Yaesh Israel, France
Peddlers (CdO) Halahal Vasan Bala India
Sofia’s Last Ambulance (CdO) Ilian Metev Germany, Croatia, Bulgaria
The Wild Ones (CdO) Los Salvajes Alejandro Fadel Argentina
(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d’Or as directorial debut feature.[16]
Short and medium length films
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Circle Line 순환선 / Soonhwanseon Shin Su-won South Korea
The Dickslap La Bifle Jean-Baptiste Saurel France
Doppelgänger O Duplo Juliana Rojas Brazil
Family Dinner Stefan Constantinescu Sweden
Hazara Shay Levi Israel
Horizon Orizont Paul Negoescu Romania
It’s Not a Cowboy Movie Ce n’est pas un film de cow-boys Benjamin Parent France
Red River, Song Hong Fleuve rouge, Song Hong Stéphanie Lansaque & François Leroy France
A Sunday Morning Un dimanche matin Damien Manivel France
Yeguas y cotorras Natalia Garagiola Argentina
Special Screenings
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Augustine Alice Winocour France
Broken Rufus Norris United Kingdom
Maddened by His Absence J’enrage de son absence Sandrine Bonnaire France, Luxembourg, Belgium
Directors’ Fortnight
The line-up for the Directors’ Fortnight was announced at a press conference on 24 April.[25] The following films were selected:[26]
Feature films – The winner of the Art Cinema Award has been highlighted.
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
3 3 Pablo Stoll Uruguay, Germany, Argentina
Alyah (CdO) Elie Wajeman France
Camille Rewinds Camille redouble Noémie Lvovsky France
Clandestine Childhood Infancia clandestina Benjamin Ávila Argentina, Spain, Brazil
Dangerous Liaisons Hur Jin-ho China, South Korea
Dream and Silence Sueño y silencio Jaime Rosales Spain, France
Ernest & Celestine Ernest et Célestine Stéphane Aubier & Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner France, Belgium, Luxembourg
Fogo Yulene Olaizola Mexico, Canada
Gangs of Wasseypur Anurag Kashyap India
Granny’s Funeral Adieu Berthe, l’enterrement de mémé Bruno Podalydès France
Hold Back (CdO) Rengaine Rachid Djaïdani France
The King of Pigs (CdO) 돼지의 왕 / Dae-gi-eui-wang Yeon Sang-ho South Korea
Night Across the Street La noche de enfrente Raúl Ruiz France, Chile
No Pablo Larraín Chile, United States
Opération Libertad Nicolas Wadimoff Switzerland, France
The Repentant El Taaib Merzak Allouache Algeria
Room 237 (CdO) Rodney Ascher United States
Sightseers Ben Wheatley United Kingdom
The Towrope La Sirga (CdO) William Vega Colombia, France, Mexico
The We and the I Michel Gondry United States
Yek Khanévadéh-e Mohtaram (CdO) Massoud Bakhshi Iran
(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d’Or as directorial debut feature.[16]
Short films – The winner of the Premier Prix Illy for Short Filmmaking has been highlighted.
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
The Curse Fyzal Boulifa United Kingdom, Morocco
Drawn from Memory Portret z pamięci Marcin Bortkiewicz Poland
Enraged Pigs Porcos Raivosos Leonardo Sette, Isabel Penoni Brazil
Königsberg Philipp Mayrhofer France
The Living Also Cry Os vivos tambem choram Basil da Cunha Switzerland, Portugal
The Living Dead Os mortos-vivos Anita Rocha da Silveira Brazil
Rodri Franco Lolli France
Tram Michaela Pavlátová France, Czech Republic
With Jeff Avec Jeff, à moto Marie-Ève Juste Canada
Wrong Cops Quentin Dupieux France
Awards
Michael Haneke, winner of the 2012 Palme d’Or
Matteo Garrone, winner of the 2012 Grand Prix
Official awards
The Palme d’Or was won by the French-language film Amour directed by Michael Haneke. Haneke previously won the award for The White Ribbon in 2009. Love tells the story of an elderly couple preparing for death. During his acceptance speech, the director said “A very, very big thanks to my actors who have made this film. It’s their film. They are the essence of this film.”
Moretti said that none of the winners had been selected unanimously, and described such an outcome as “a middle ground that would have pleased no one”. He revealed that Holy Motors, Paradise: Love and Post Tenebras Lux were the entries that most had divided the jury.
The following films and people received the 2012 Official selection awards:
In Competition
Palme d’Or: Amour by Michael Haneke
Grand Prix: Reality by Matteo Garrone
Best Director: Carlos Reygadas for Post Tenebras Lux
Best Screenplay: Beyond the Hills by Cristian Mungiu
Best Actress: Cristina Flutur and Cosmina Stratan for Beyond the Hills
Best Actor: Mads Mikkelsen for The Hunt
Jury Prize: The Angels’ Share by Ken Loach
Un Certain Regard
Prix Un Certain Regard: Después de Lucía by Michel Franco
Special Jury Prize: Le grand soir by Benoît Delépine, and Gustave de Kervern
Special Distinction: Children of Sarajevo by Aida Begić
Best Actress: Émilie Dequenne in Loving Without Reason
Suzanne Clément in Laurence Anyways
Golden Camera
Caméra d’Or: Beasts of the Southern Wild by Benh Zeitlin
Cinéfondation
1st Prize: The Road to by Taisia Igumentseva
2nd Prize: Abigail by Matthew James Reilly
3rd Prize: The Hosts by Miguel Angel Moulet
Short Films
Short Film Palme d’Or: Silent by L. Rezan Yesilbas
Independent awards
FIPRESCI Prizes
In the Fog by Sergei Loznitsa (In Competition)
Beasts of the Southern Wild by Benh Zeitlin (Certain Regard)
Hold Back by Rachid Djaïdani (Directors’ Fortnight)
Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist
Vulcan Award: Charlotte Bruus Christensen (cinematography) for The Hunt (Jagten)
Ecumenical Jury
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: The Hunt (Jagten) by Thomas Vinterberg
Special Mention: Beasts of the Southern Wild by Benh Zeitlin
International Critics’ Week
Grand Prix Nespresso:
Aquí y allá by Antonio Méndez Esparza
France 4 Visionary Award: Sofia’s Last Ambulance by Ilian Metev
Prix SACD: God’s Neighbors by Meni Yaesh
ACID/CCAS Prize: The Wild Ones by Alejandro Fadel
Awards: Directors’ Fortnight
Art Cinema Award: “No” by Pablo Larraín
Europa Cinemas: The Repentant by Merzak Allouache
Prix SACD: Camille Rewinds by Noémie Lvovsky
Premier Prix Illy for Short Filmmaking: The Curse by Fyzal Boulifa
Special mention Prix SACD: Ernest & Celestine by Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner
Special mention Prix Illy: The Living Also Cry by Basil da Cunha
Prize of the Youth Jury
Prix de la Jeunesse: Holy Motors by Leos Carax
Prix Regard Jeune: Beasts of the Southern Wild by Benh Zeitlin
Prix François Chalais: God’s Horses (Les Chevaux De Dieu) by Nabil Ayouch
Queer Palm Jury
Queer Palm Award: Laurence Anyways by Xavier Dolan
Short Film: It’s Not a Cowboy Movie by Benjamin Parent
Palm Dog Jury
Palm Dog Award: Smurf in Sightseers
Grand Jury Prize: Billy Bob in Le grand soir
