2016 Cannes Film Festival
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The 69th Cannes Film Festival took place from 11 to 22 May 2016.[4] Australian filmmaker George Miller was the president of the jury for the main competition.[5] British filmmaker Ken Loach won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for a second time with the drama film I, Daniel Blake.[6][7][3] At a press conference, Loach said that he was "quietly stunned" to win.[8]
Official poster of the 69th Cannes Film Festival featuring a still from Jean-Luc Godard's 1963 film Contempt, with Michel Piccoli ascending the Casa Malaparte[1] | |
| Opening film | Café Society[2] |
|---|---|
| Closing film | I, Daniel Blake[3] |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: I, Daniel Blake |
| Hosted by | Laurent Lafitte |
| No. of films | 21 (In Competition) |
| Festival date | 11–22 May 2016 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The official poster pays homage to Jean-Luc Godard's Contempt (1963), featuring a still of Michel Piccoli ascending the Casa Malaparte.[1] French actor Laurent Lafitte was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies.
The festival opened with Café Society by Woody Allen.[2][9]
Juries
Main competition
- George Miller, Australian filmmaker - Jury President[10]
- Arnaud Desplechin, French filmmaker
- Kirsten Dunst, American actress
- Valeria Golino, Italian actress and filmmaker
- Mads Mikkelsen, Danish actor
- László Nemes, Hungarian filmmaker
- Vanessa Paradis, French actress and singer
- Katayoon Shahabi, Iranian film producer
- Donald Sutherland, Canadian actor
Un Certain Regard
- Marthe Keller, Swiss actress - Jury President[11]
- Jessica Hausner, Austrian filmmaker[12]
- Diego Luna, Mexican actor and filmmaker
- Ruben Östlund, Swedish filmmaker
- Céline Sallette, French actress
Caméra d'or
- Catherine Corsini, French filmmaker and actress - Jury President[13]
- Jean-Christophe Berjon, French film critic
- Jean-Marie Dreujou, French cinematographer
- Isabelle Frilley, French CEO of Titra Film
- Alexander Rodnyansky, Ukrainian film producer
Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition
- Naomi Kawase, Japanese filmmaker - Jury President[14]
- Marie-Josée Croze, Franco-Canadian actress
- Jean-Marie Larrieu, French filmmaker
- Santiago Loza, Argentine filmmaker and playwright
- Radu Muntean, Romanian filmmaker
Independent Juries
Nespresso Grand Prize (Critics' Week)
- Valérie Donzelli, French filmmaker and actress - Jury President[15]
- Nadav Lapid, Israeli filmmaker
- David Robert Mitchell, American filmmaker
- Santiago Mitre, Argentine filmmaker
- Alice Winocour, French filmmaker
L'Œil d'or
- Gianfranco Rosi, Italian filmmaker - Jury President[16]
- Anne Aghion, French-American filmmaker
- Natacha Régnier, Belgian actress
- Thierry Garrel, French artistic consultant and director
- Amir Labaki, Brazilian film critic and curator
Queer Palm
- Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau, French filmmakers - Jury Presidents[17][18]
- Emilie Brisavoine, French filmmaker and actress
- João Federici, Brazilian artistic director of Festival MixBrasil
- Marie Sauvion, French film journalist
Official Selection
Main Competition
The films competing in the main competition section for the Palme d'Or were announced at a press conference on 14 April 2016:[19][20] The Salesman by Asghar Farhadi was added to the competition lineup on 22 April 2016.[21] The following films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or:
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Honey | Andrea Arnold | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Aquarius (QP) | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Brazil, France | |
| Elle | Paul Verhoeven | France, Germany | |
| From the Land of the Moon | Mal de pierres | Nicole Garcia | France |
| Graduation | Bacalaureat | Cristian Mungiu | Romania, France, Belgium |
| The Handmaiden (QP) | 아가씨 | Park Chan-wook | South Korea |
| I, Daniel Blake | Ken Loach | United Kingdom, France | |
| It's Only the End of the World (QP) | Juste la fin du monde | Xavier Dolan | Canada, France |
| Julieta | Pedro Almodóvar | Spain | |
| The Last Face | Sean Penn | United States | |
| Loving | Jeff Nichols | United States, United Kingdom | |
| Ma' Rosa | Brillante Mendoza | Philippines | |
| The Neon Demon (QP) | Nicolas Winding Refn | Denmark, France, United States | |
| Paterson | Jim Jarmusch | United States, Germany, France | |
| Personal Shopper | Olivier Assayas | France, Germany, Czech Republic, Belgium | |
| The Salesman | فروشنده | Asghar Farhadi | Iran, France |
| Sieranevada | Cristi Puiu | Romania, France, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Macedonia | |
| Slack Bay | Ma Loute | Bruno Dumont | France, Germany |
| Staying Vertical (QP) | Rester Vertical | Alain Guiraudie | France |
| Toni Erdmann | Maren Ade | Germany, Austria | |
| The Unknown Girl | La Fille inconnue | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne | Belgium, France |
- (QP) indicates film eligible for the Queer Palm.[22]
Un Certain Regard
The films competing in the Un Certain Regard section were announced at a press conference on 14 April 2016:[19][20] Clash by Mohamed Diab, was announced as the opening film for the Un Certain Regard section. Hell or High Water by David Mackenzie was added to the lineup on 22 April 2016.[21] The following films were selected:
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| After the Storm | 海よりもまだ深く | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan |
| Apprentice | Boo Junfeng | Singapore, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Qatar | |
| Beyond the Mountains and Hills | מעבר להרים ולגבעות | Eran Kolirin | Israel |
| Captain Fantastic | Matt Ross | United States | |
| Clash (opening film) | اشتباك | Mohamed Diab | Egypt, France, Germany, United Arab Emirates |
| The Dancer (CdO) (QP) | La Danseuse | Stéphanie Di Giusto | France, Belgium, Czech Republic |
| Dogs (CdO) | Câini | Bogdan Mirică | Romania, Bulgaria, France, Qatar |
| The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (CdO) | Hymyilevä Mies | Juho Kuosmanen | Finland, Sweden, Germany |
| Harmonium | 淵に立つ | Koji Fukada | Japan |
| Hell or High Water | David Mackenzie | United States | |
| Inversion | وارونگی | Behnam Behzadi | Iran |
| The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis (CdO) | La larga noche de Francisco Sanctis | Francisco Márquez and Andrea Testa | Argentina |
| Pericle | Pericle il Nero | Stefano Mordini | Italy |
| Personal Affairs (CdO) | עניינים אישיים | Maha Haj | Israel |
| The Red Turtle (CdO) | La Tortue rouge | Michael Dudok de Wit | France, Japan |
| The Stopover | Voir du pays | Delphine and Muriel Coulin | France, Greece |
| The Student | Учени́к | Kirill Serebrennikov | Russia |
| The Transfiguration (CdO) | Michael O'Shea | United States | |
- (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.
- (QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.[22]
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to screen out of competition:[19][20][21]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The BFG | Steven Spielberg | United States, India | |
| Café Society (opening film) | Woody Allen | United States | |
| Money Monster | Jodie Foster | ||
| The Nice Guys | Shane Black | ||
| The Wailing | 곡성 | Na Hong-jin | South Korea |
| Midnight Screenings | |||
| Blood Father | Jean-François Richet | France | |
| Gimme Danger (ŒdO) | Jim Jarmusch | United States | |
| Train to Busan | 부산행 | Yeon Sang-ho | South Korea |
Special Screenings
The following films were selected to receive Special Screening:[23][24]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Cancre (QP) | Paul Vecchiali | France | |
| Chouf | شوف | Karim Dridi | France, Tunisia |
| The Death of Louis XIV | La Mort de Louis XIV | Albert Serra | France, Portugal, Spain |
| Exile (ŒdO) | Exil | Rithy Panh | Cambodia, France |
| Fool Moon | La Forêt de Quinconces | Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet | France |
| Hands of Stone | Jonathan Jakubowicz | United States, Panama | |
| Hissein Habré, A Chadian Tragedy (ŒdO) | Hissein Habré, une tragédie tchadienne | Mahamat-Saleh Haroun | Chad |
| The Last Resort (ŒdO) | L'ultima spiaggia | Thanos Anastopoulos and Davide Del Degan | Italy |
| Peshmerga | Bernard-Henri Lévy | France | |
| Wrong Elements (ŒdO) | Jonathan Littell | France, Belgium | |
- (ŒdO) film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.
- (QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.[22]
Cinéfondation
The Cinéfondation section focuses on films made by students at film schools. The following 18 entries (14 fiction films and 4 animation films) were selected out of 2,300 submissions. More than one-third of the films selected represent schools participating in Cinéfondation for the first time. It is also the first time that a film representing Bosnian and Venezuelan film schools have been selected. More than half of the films selected were directed by women.[25]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Kilogram | Park Young-Ju | K-ARTS, South Korea | |
| The Alan Dimension | Jac Clinch | NFTS, United Kingdom | |
| All Rivers Run to the Sea | Toate fluviile curg în mare | Alexandru Badea | UNATC, Romania |
| Anna | Or Sinai | Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, Israel | |
| Aram | Fereshteh Parnian | Lumière University Lyon 2, France | |
| Business | Malena Vain | Universidad del Cine, Argentina | |
| Fine | Dobro | Marta Hernaiz Pidal | film.factory, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Gabber Lover | Anna Cazenave Cambet | La Fémis, France | |
| The Guilt, Probably | La culpa probablemente | Michael Labarca | Universidad de los Andes, Venezuela |
| In the Hills | Hamid Ahmadi | London Film School, United Kingdom | |
| Nest | Gudh | Saurav Rai | Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, India |
| The Noise of Licking | A nyalintás nesze | Nadja Andrasev | MOME, Hungary |
| The Reasons in the World | Las razones del mundo | Ernesto Martínez Bucio | CCC, Mexico |
| The Sleeping Saint | La santa che dorme | Laura Samani | Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Italy |
| Somewhere | Ailleurs | Mélody Boulissière | E.N.S.A.D., France |
| Submarine | Mounia Akl | Columbia University School of the Arts, United States | |
| Trash | Poubelle | Alexandre Gilmet | INSAS, Belgium |
| Whatever The Weather | Bei Wind und Wetter | Remo Scherrer | Hochschule Luzern - Design & Kunst, Switzerland |
Short Films Competition
Out of 5,008 entries, the following films were selected to compete for the Short Film Palme d'Or.[25]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4:15 P.M. The End of the World | 4:15 PM Sfarsitul Lumii | Catalin Rotaru and Gabi Virginia Sarga | Romania |
| Après Suzanne | Félix Moati | France | |
| Dreamlands | Sarah Dunlop | United Kingdom | |
| Fight on a Swedish Beach | Simon Vahlne | Sweden | |
| The Girl Who Danced with the Devil | A Moça que Dançou com o Diabo | João Paulo Miranda Maria | Brazil |
| Imago | Raymund Ribay Gutierrez | Philippines | |
| Law of the Lamb | صوف على الظهر | Lotfi Achour | Tunisia, France |
| Mother | Madre | Simón Mesa Soto | Colombia |
| The Silence | Il Silenzio | Farnoosh Samadi Frooshani and Ali Asgari | Italy |
| Timecode | Juanjo Giménez | Spain | |
Cannes Classics
The full line-up for the Cannes Classics section was announced on 20 April 2016. With the screening of the first prize of the Fipresci, for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the International Federation of Film Critics awards.[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restored Prints | |||
| Adieu Bonaparte (1985) | وداعاً بونابرت | Youssef Chahine | Egypt, France |
| The Day Shall Dawn (1959) | جاگو ہوا سویرا | A. J. Kardar | Pakistan |
| Dekalog: Five (1988) | Dekalog, pięć | Krzysztof Kieślowski | Poland |
| Dekalog: Six (1988) | Dekalog, sześć | ||
| Howards End (1992) | James Ivory | United Kingdom, Japan, United States | |
| Indochine (1992) | Régis Wargnier | France | |
| Lady Killer (1937) | Gueule d'amour | Jean Grémillon | France, Germany |
| The Last Chance (1945) | Die letzte Chance | Leopold Lindtberg | Switzerland |
| Love (1971) | Szerelem | Károly Makk | Hungary |
| Masculin Féminin (1966) | Masculin féminin: 15 faits précis | Jean-Luc Godard | France, Sweden |
| Memories of Underdevelopment (1968) | Memorias del subdesarrollo | Tomás Gutiérrez Alea | Cuba |
| Momotaro, Sacred Sailors (1945) | 桃太郎 海の神兵 | Mitsuyo Seo | Japan |
| One-Eyed Jacks (1961) | Marlon Brando | United States | |
| The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) | Roger Corman | ||
| Rendezvous in July (1949) | Rendez-vous de juillet | Jacques Becker | France |
| Santi-Vina (1954) | Thavi Na Bangchang | Thailand | |
| Solaris (1972) | Солярис | Andrei Tarkovsky | Soviet Union |
| Sorcerer (1977) | William Friedkin | United States | |
| Sweet and Sour (1963) | Dragées au poivre | Jacques Baratier | France, Italy |
| Ugetsu (1953) | 雨月物語 | Kenji Mizoguchi | Japan |
| Valley of Peace (1956) | Dolina miru | France Štiglic | Yugoslavia |
| Valmont (1989) | Miloš Forman | France, United States | |
| Voyage to the End of the Universe (1963) | Ikarie XB-1 | Jindřich Polák | Czechoslovakia |
| The Double Palm d'Or of 1966 | |||
| The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966) | Signore & signori | Pietro Germi | Italy, France |
| A Man and a Woman (1966) | Un homme et une femme | Claude Lelouch | France |
| Tribute to Raymond Depardon and Frederick Wiseman | |||
| Hospital (1970) | Frederick Wiseman | United States | |
| News Items (1983) | Faits divers | Raymond Depardon | France |
| 70th Anniversary of the FIPRESCI | |||
| Farrebique (1946) | Farrebique ou Les quatre saisons | Georges Rouquier | France |
| Documentaries about Cinema | |||
| Bernadette Lafont, and God Created the Free Woman (ŒdO) | Bernadette Lafont et Dieu créa la femme libre | Esther Hoffenberg | France |
| Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (ŒdO) | Alexis Bloom and Fisher Stevens | United States | |
| Cinema Novo (ŒdO) | Eryk Rocha | Brazil | |
| The Cinema Travellers (CdO) (ŒdO) | Shirley Abraham and Amit Madheshiya | India | |
| Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond (CdO) (ŒdO) | Pierre Filmon | France | |
| The Family Whistle (CdO) (ŒdO) | Michele Russo | Italy, United States | |
| Gentleman Rissient (ŒdO) | Benoît Jacquot, Pascal Mérigeau and Guy Seligmann | France | |
| Journey Through French Cinema | Voyage à travers le cinéma français | Bertrand Tavernier | |
| Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey (CdO) (ŒdO) | Sally Sussman | United States, United Kingdom, Portugal, Turkey | |
| Women Who Run Hollywood (ŒdO) | Et la femme créa Hollywood | Clara Kuperberg and Julia Kuperberg | France |
| Special Screenings | |||
| Planet of the Vampires (1965) | Terrore nello spazio | Mario Bava | Italy, Spain, United States |
| Time to Die (1966) | Tiempo de morir | Arturo Ripstein | Mexico |
- (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.
- (ŒdO) film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.[22]
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.[34]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coup de tête (1979) | Jean-Jacques Annaud | France | |
| The Easy Life (1962) | Il sorpasso | Dino Risi | Italy |
| The Endless Summer (1966) | Bruce Brown | United States | |
| The Great Dictator (1940) | Charlie Chaplin | ||
| Purple Rain (1984) | Albert Magnoli | United States | |
| King of Hearts (1966) | Le Roi de cœur | Philippe de Broca | France |
| Kiss Me Deadly (1955) | Robert Aldrich | United States | |
| Sorcerer (1977) | William Friedkin | ||
| We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974) | C'eravamo tanto amati | Ettore Scola | Italy |
Parallel Sections
Critics' Week
The full selection for the Critics' Week section was announced on 18 April 2016, at the section's website.[35] In Bed with Victoria by Justine Triet was selected as the opening film, while the short films Bonne Figure by Sandrine Kiberlain, En Moi by Laetitia Casta, and Kitty by Chloë Sevigny were selected as the closing films.[36]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| In Competition | |||
| Album (CdO) | Albüm | Mehmet Can Mertoğlu | Turkey, France, Romania |
| Diamond Island | Davy Chou | Cambodia, France, Germany, Thailand | |
| Mimosas | Oliver Laxe | Spain, France, Morocco, Qatar | |
| One Week and a Day (CdO) | שבוע ויום | Asaph Polonsky | Israel |
| Raw (CdO) (QP) | Grave | Julia Ducournau | France, Belgium |
| Tramontane (CdO) | ربيع | Vatche Boulghourjian | Lebanon, France, Qatar, United Arab Emirates |
| A Yellow Bird (CdO) | K. Rajagopal | Singapore, France | |
| Short Films Competition | |||
| Arnie | 阿尼 | Rina B. Tsou | Taiwan, Philippines |
| Ascension | Ascensão | Pedro Peralta | Portugal |
| Birth of a Leader | L'enfance d'un chef | Antoine de Bary | France |
| Campo de Viboras | Cristèle Alves Meira | Portugal | |
| Delusion Is Redemption to Those in Distress | O Delírio é A Redenção Dos Aflitos | Filipe Fernandes | Brazil |
| Limbo | Konstantina Kotzamani | Greece | |
| Oh What a Wonderful Feeling | François Jaros | Canada | |
| Prenjak | Wregas Bhanuteja | Indonesia | |
| Superbia | Luca Tóth | Hungary | |
| The Virgin Soldier | Le Soldat vierge | Erwan Le Duc | France |
| Special Screenings | |||
| Apnea (CdO) (QP) | Apnée | Jean-Christophe Meurisse | France |
| En Moi (short) (closing film) | Laetitia Casta | France | |
| From the Diary of a Wedding Photographer | מיומנו של צלם חתונות | Nadav Lapid | Israel |
| Happy Times Will Come Soon | I tempi felici verranno presto | Alessandro Comodin | Italy, France |
| In Bed with Victoria (opening film) | Victoria | Justine Triet | France |
| Kitty (short) (closing film) | Chloë Sevigny | United States | |
| Los pasos del agua | César Augusto Acevedo | Colombia | |
| Smile (short) (closing film) | Bonne figure | Sandrine Kiberlain | France |
- (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.
- (QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.[22]
Directors' Fortnight
The full selection for the Directors' Fortnight section was announced on 19 April 2016, at the section's website.[37][38] Sweet Dreams by Marco Bellocchio was selected as the opening film, while and Dog Eat Dog by Paul Schrader was selected as the closing film.
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| After Love | L'Economie du Couple | Joachim Lafosse | France, Belgium |
| Divines (CdO) (QP) | Houda Benyamina | France, Qatar | |
| Dog Eat Dog (closing film) | Paul Schrader | United States | |
| Endless Poetry | Poesía sin fin | Alejandro Jodorowsky | Chile, Japan, France |
| Fiore (QP) | Claudio Giovannesi | Italy, France | |
| Like Crazy | La pazza gioia | Paolo Virzì | |
| The Lives of Thérèse (ŒdO) (QP) | Les Vies de Thérèse | Sébastien Lifshitz | France |
| Mean Dreams | Nathan Morlando | Canada | |
| Mercenary (CdO) | Mercenaire | Sacha Wolff | France |
| My Life as a Zucchini (CdO) | Ma vie de courgette | Claude Barras | Switzerland, France |
| Neruda | Pablo Larraín | Chile, Argentina, France, Spain | |
| Psycho Raman | Anurag Kashyap | India | |
| Risk (ŒdO) | Laura Poitras | United States, Germany | |
| Sweet Dreams (opening film) | Fai bei sogni | Marco Bellocchio | Italy, France |
| The Together Project | L'Effet aquatique | Sólveig Anspach | France, Iceland |
| Tour de France | Rachid Djaïdani | France | |
| Two Lovers and a Bear | Kim Nguyen | Canada | |
| Wolf and Sheep (CdO) | گرگ و گوسفند | Shahrbanoo Sadat | Denmark, Afghanistan |
| Short Films | |||
| Abigail | Isabel Penoni and Valentina Homem | Brazil | |
| The Beast | Zvir | Miroslav Sikavica | Croatia |
| Chasse Royale | Romane Gueret, Lise Akoka | France | |
| Decorado | Alberto Vázquez | Spain | |
| Habat Shel Hakala | Tamar Rudoy | Israel | |
| Happy End | Jan Saska | Czech Republic | |
| Hitchhiker | Jero Yun | South Korea | |
| Import | Ena Sendijarević | Netherlands | |
| Kindil El Bahr | قنديل البحر | Damien Ounouri | Algeria |
| Léthé | Déa Kulumbegashvili | France, Georgia | |
| Listening to Beethoven | Garri Bardine | Russia | |
- (CdO) film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.
- (ŒdO) film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.
- (QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.[22]
ACID
The Association for Independent Cinema and its Distribution (ACID), an association of French and foreign film directors, demonstrates its support for nine films each year, seeking to provide support from filmmakers to other filmmakers.[39][40] The full ACID selection was announced on 19 April 2016, at the section's website.[41]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Girl Without Hands | La Jeune Fille sans mains | Sébastien Laudenbach | France |
| Isola | Fabianny Deschamps | ||
| Madame B, histoire d'une nord-coréenne | Jero Yun | France, South Korea | |
| Le Parc | Damien Manivel | France | |
| Sac la mort | Emmanuel Parraud | ||
| Swagger | Olivier Babinet | ||
| Tombé du ciel | Wissam Charaf | France, Lebanon | |
| Journey to Greenland | Le Voyage au Groenland | Sébastien Betbeder | France |
| Willy 1er (QP) | Ludovic Boukherma, Zoran Boukherma, Marielle Gautier, Hugo P. Thomas | ||
- (QP) indicates film eligible for the Queer Palm.[22]
Official Awards
In Competition
Honorary Palme d'Or
Un Certain Regard
- Un Certain Regard Award: The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki by Juho Kuosmanen[43]
- Un Certain Regard Jury Prize: Harmonium by Kōji Fukada
- Un Certain Regard Award for Best Director: Matt Ross for Captain Fantastic
- Un Certain Regard Award for Best Screenplay: Delphine Coulin and Muriel Coulin for The Stopover
- Un Certain Regard Special Prize: The Red Turtle by Michael Dudok de Wit
Cinéfondation
- First Prize: Anna by Or Sinai[44]
- Second Prize: In the Hills by Hamid Ahmadi
- Third Prize: The Noise of Licking by Nadja Andrasev & The Guilt, Probably by Michael Labarca
Caméra d'Or
Short Films Competition
- Short Film Palme d'Or: Timecode by Juanjo Giménez
- Special Mention: The Girl Who Danced with the Devil by João Paulo Miranda Maria
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Prizes
- Toni Erdmann by Maren Ade (In Competition)[45]
- Dogs by Bogdan Mirică (Un Certain Regard)
- Raw by Julia Ducournau (Critics' Week)
Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist
- Ryu Seong-hui (art direction) for The Handmaiden[46]
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
- It's Only the End of the World by Xavier Dolan[47][48]
- Commendations:
Critics' Week
- Nespresso Grand Prize: Mimosas by Oliver Laxe[49]
- France 4 Visionary Award: Album by Mehmet Can Mertoğlu
- SACD Award: Diamond Island by Davy Chou
- Leica Cine Discovery Prize for Short Film: Prenjak by Wregas Bhanuteja
- Canal+ Award: Birth of a Leader by Antoine de Bary
- Gan Foundation Support for Distribution Award: One Week and a Day by Asaph Polonsky
Directors' Fortnight
- Art Cinema Award: Wolf and Sheep by Shahrbanoo Sadat[50]
- SACD Award: The Together Project by Sólveig Anspach
- SACD special mention: Divines by Houda Benyamina
- Europa Cinemas Label Award: Mercenary by Sacha Wolff
- Illy Prize for Short Film: Chasse Royal by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret
- Illy special mention: The Beast by Miroslav Sikavica
L'Œil d'or
- Cinema Novo by Eryk Rocha[51]
- Special Mention: The Cinema Travelers by Shirley Abraham and Amit Madheshiya
Queer Palm
- The Lives of Thérèse by Sébastien Lifshitz[52][53]
- Short Film Queer Palm: Gabber Lover by Anna Cazenave Cambet
Palm Dog
- Palm Dog Award: Nellie for Paterson[54]
- Grand Jury Prize: Jacques for In Bed with Victoria
- Palm Dog Manitarian Award: Ken Loach for showcasing a three-legged dog named Shea in I, Daniel Blake
