The 75th annual Cannes Film Festival is a film festival that took place from 17 to 28 May 2022. French actor Vincent Lindon served as jury president for the main competition. French actress Virginie Efira hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.
Swedish filmmaker Ruben ÃÂstlund won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for a second time with the comedy-drama film Triangle of Sadness. The Honorary Palme d'Or was awarded to American actors Forest Whitaker and Tom Cruise, the latter on short notice during the international premiere of '.
The official poster for the festival was designed as a homage to The Truman Show (1998), the film was also selected for the Cinéma de la Plage section.
The festival opened with Final Cut by Michel Hazanavicius. The edition also marked the festival's return to its full spectator capacity after the disruption in its previous two year's editions due to COVID-19 restrictions in France.
Juries
Main competition
- Vincent Lindon, French actor - Jury President
- Asghar Farhadi, Iranian director, screenwriter and producer
- Rebecca Hall, English actress, producer, director and screenwriter
- Ladj Ly, French director, screenwriter, actor and producer
- Jeff Nichols, American director and screenwriter
- Deepika Padukone, Indian actress
- Noomi Rapace, Swedish actress
- Joachim Trier, Norwegian director and screenwriter
- Jasmine Trinca, Italian actress and director
Un Certain Regard
Caméra d'or
Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition
Independent juries
Critics' Week
Queer Palm
- Catherine Corsini, French director and screenwriter - Jury President
- Djanis Bouzyani, French actor, director and screenwriter
- Marilou Duponchel, French journalist
- Stéphane Riethauser, Swiss director
- Paul Struthers, Australian producer
L'Ã
Âil d'or
- Agnieszka Holland, Polish director - Jury President
- Pierre Deladonchamps, French actor
- Hicham Falah, Moroccan general director of the Agadir International Documentary Film Festival
- Iryna Tsilyk, Ukrainian director and writer
- Alex Vicente, Spanish film critic
Official sections
In Competition
The following films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or:
Un Certain Regard
The following films were selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section:
<small>(CdO)</small> indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
Cannes Premiere
The following films were selected to be screened in the Cannes Premiere section:
Special Screenings
<small>(CdO)</small> indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
Short Films Competition
Out of 3,507 entries, the following films were selected to compete for the Short Film Palme d'Or.
Cinéfondation
The Cinéfondation section focuses on films made by students at film schools. The following 16 entries (13 live-action and 3 animated films) were selected out of 1,528 submissions. Four of the films selected represent schools participating in Cinéfondation for the first time.
Cannes Classics
The following films were selected to be screened in Cannes Classics:
<small>(CdO)</small> indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
=== === The following films have been selected to be screened out of competition, in the "Cinéma de la plage" section.
Parallel sections
Critics' Week
The following films were selected to be screened in the Critics' Week.
<small>(CdO)</small> indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
Directors' Fortnight
The following films were selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight section:
<small>(CdO)</small> indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
Official awards
In Competition
Un Certain Regard
Short Film Competition
- First Prize: A Conspiracy Man by Valerio Ferrara
- Second Prize: Somewhere by Li Jiahe
- Third Prize:
- Glorious Revolution by Masha Novikova
- Humans Are Dumber When Crammed up Together by Laurène Fernandez
Independent awards
Critics' Week
- Grand Prize: The Pack by Andrés RamÃÂrez Pulido
- French Touch Prize of the Jury: Aftersun by Charlotte Wells
- Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award: Zelda Samson for Love According To Dalva
- Leitz Cine Discovery Prize for Short Film: Ice Merchants by João Gonzalez
- Gan Foundation Award for Distribution: The Woodcutter Story by Mikko Myllylahti
- SACD Prize: Andrés RamÃÂrez Pulido for The Pack
- Canal+ Award for Short Film: On Xerxesâ Throne by Evi Kalogiropoulou
Directors' Fortnight
Prix de la Citoyenneté
Prix des Cinémas Art et Essai
Palm Dog
- Palm Dog Award: Brit in War Pony
- Grand Jury Prize:
- Marcel in Marcel!
- Canine cast in Godland
- Palm DogManitarian Award: Patron (Ukrainian Jack Russell terrier mine sniffer)
- Palm Hound Dog: Titane
TikTok Short Film Competition
The 2022 Cannes Film Festival also saw the first edition of the TikTok Short Film Competition. It was organized in partnership with social media giant TikTok, and was part of a desire to diversify the audience of the festival. The jury consisted of Oscar-nominated director Rithy Panh, world-famous TikTok creator Khaby Lame, director Camille Ducellier, director-stylist Basma Khalifa and writer-director Angele Diabang. The first Grand Prix Award for Best Film was given to Matej RimaniÃÂ, for his film Love In Plane Sight, the second Grand Prix Award was given to Mabuta Motoki, for his film Is it Okay to Chop Down Trees?. The jury also awarded Tim Hamilton with his film Zero Gravity for Best Edit, and Claudia Cochet with her film Modern Princess for Best Script.
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