The 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2008. American actor and filmmaker Sean Penn served as jury president for the main competition. French filmmaker Laurent Cantet won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film The Class.
The festival opened with Blindness by Fernando Meirelles and closed with What Just Happened by Barry Levinson. ÃÂdouard Baer was the master of ceremonies.
The British press reported the list of films in competition this year was notable for its absence of British films for the second successive year.
Juries
Main competition
Un Certain Regard
Cinefondation and Short Films Competition
Caméra d'Or
Official selection
In Competition
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:
Un Certain Regard
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
Special Screenings
The following films were selected for the Special Screenings:
Cinéfondation
The following short films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:
- August 15th (Ba yue shi wu) by Jiang Xuan
- Blind Spot by Johanna Bessiere, Nicolas Chauvelot, Olivier Clert, Cécile Dubois Herry, Yvon Jardel, Simon Rouby
- El Reloj (The Watch) by Marco Berger
- Et dans mon coeur j'emporterai (And IâÂÂll Keep in My Heart) by Yoon Sung-A
- Forbach by Claire Burger
- Gata by Diana Mkrtchyan
- Gestern In Eden (The Other Day In Eden) by Jan Speckenbach
- Himnon (Anthem) by Elad Keidan
- Illusion Dwellers by Robb Ellender
- Interior. Scara de Bloc (Interior. Bloc of Flats Hallway) by Ciprian Alexandrescu
- Kestomerkitsijät (Roadmarkers) by Juho Kuosmanen
- Naus by Lukás Glaser
- O som e o resto (Sound and the Rest) by André Lavaquial
- Shtika (Silence) by Hadar Morag
- Stop by Park Jae-Ok
- The Maid by Heidi Saman
- This Is a Story About Ted and Alice by Teressa Tunney
Short Films Competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
Cannes Classics
The following films were selected for the Cannes Classics section:
Parallel sections
Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 47th International Critics' Week (47e Semaine de la Critique):
Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 2008 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs): Special screenings
Short films
- The Acquaintances of a Lonely John by Benny Safdie
- Ciel éteint! by
- Easter Morning by Bruce Conner
- Il fait beau dans la plus belle ville du monde by Valérie Donzelli
- Je vous hais petites filles by Yann Gonzalez
- Kamel sâÂÂest suicidé six fois, son père est mort by Soufiane Adel
- MAN by Myna Joseph
- Mes copains by Louis Garrel
- Muro by Tião
- Sagan om den lille Dockpojken by Johannes Nyholm
- Summer Afternoon by Wi-ding Ho
- Vsakdan ni vsak dan by Martin Turk
Official Awards
In Competition
The following films and people received the 2008 Official selection awards:
Un Certain Regard
Cinéfondation
Short Films Competition
Independent Awards
International Critics' Week
- Critics Week Grand Prize: Snow by Aida BegiÃÂ
- SACD Award: Moscow, Belgium by Christophe Van Rompaey
- ACID/CCAS Award: Moscow, Belgium by Christophe Van Rompaey
- OFAJ/TV5MONDE Young Critics Award: Blood Appears by Pablo Fendrik
- Canal+ Gran Prix for short film: Next Floor by Denis Villeneuve
- Kodak Discovery Award for Best Short Film: Skhizein by Jérémy Clapin
Regards Jeunes Prize
References
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