Festival de Cannes 2009

In 2009, the President Gilles Jacob, the Board of the Festival de Cannes and I want, more than ever, to project the Festival in the future. Following the sixtieth anniversary in 2007, a new cycle has opened on the Croisette.
A natural cycle, primarily, since a new period has commenced which will lead us up to the 70th anniversary in 2017. A symbolic cycle too, since there is a question on all our lips, and in our eyes too: what will the Festival de Cannes be like in ten years time? No one knows – especially us! – and yet, we must anticipate, guess and encourage this future.

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AWARDS 2009

Feature films

• Palme d'Or

  DAS WEISSE BAND (THE WHITE RIBBON) directed by Michael HANEKE

• Grand Prix

  UN PROPHÈTE (A PROPHET) directed by Jacques AUDIARD

• Award for Best Director

  Brillante MENDOZA for KINATAY

• Award for Best Screenplay

  LOU Ye for CHUN FENG CHEN ZUI DE YE WAN (Spring Fever)

• Award for Best Actress

  Charlotte GAINSBOURG in ANTICHRIST directed by Lars VON TRIER

• Award for Best Actor

  Christoph WALTZ in INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS directed by Quentin TARANTINO

• Jury Prize Ex-aequo

  FISH TANK directed by Andrea ARNOLD

BAK-JWI (THIRST) directed by PARK Chan-Wook

• Vulcain Prize for an artist technician, awarded by the C.S.T.

  MAP OF THE SOUNDS OF TOKYO directed by Isabel COIXET

• Lifetime achievement award for his work

  LES HERBES FOLLES (WILD GRASS) directed by Alain RESNAIS

Short films

• Palme d'Or - Short Film

ARENA directed by João SALAVIZA

• Short Film Special Distinction

  THE SIX DOLLAR FIFTY MAN directed by Louis SUTHERLAND

© All the awards

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