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]]>Directed by the acclaimed filmmaker behind such indie classics as The Florida Project and Red Rocket, Anora centers on the NYC exotic dancer whose elopement to the son of a Russian oligarch quickly turns sour after his parents decide to force an annulment.
Main competition jury president Greta Gerwig admitted it wasn’t easy to pick a winner because this year’s selection was an embarrassment of riches. They eventually decided to go with Anora because it’s an “incredibly human and humane film that captured our hearts.”
Anora is quite a success for its distributor Neon, and it marks its fifth Palme d’Or winner in a row, following the triumph of Parasite, Titane, Triangle of Sadness, and Anatomy of a Fall. It’s also the first American film since The Tree of Life in 2011 to walk away with this prize.
Anora writer/director Sean Baker described his win in Cannes as his “singular goal as a filmmaker for the past 30 years.” He used his powerful speech to raise awareness about the future of cinema, encouraging other filmmakers to make feature films intended for theatrical exhibition.
Palme d’Or
Anora, dir: Sean Baker
Grand Prize
All We Imagine as Light, dir: Payal Kapadia
Jury Prize
Emilia Perez, dir: Jacques Audiard
Best Director
Miguel Gomes, Grand Tour
Special Prize
Mohammad Rasoulof, The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Best Actor
Jesse Plemons, Kinds of Kindness
Best Actress
Emilia Perez ensemble: Adriana Paz, Zoe Saldana, Karla Sofia Gascon, Selena Gomez
Best Screenplay
The Substance, Coralie Fargeat
Camera d’Or
Armand, dir: Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
Special Mention
Mongrel, dir: Chiang Wei Liang
Short Film Palme d’Or
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent, dir: Nebojsa Slijepcevic
Special Mention
Bad For a Moment, dir: Daniel Soares
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]]>Triet joined in the ranks of Jane Campion and Julia Ducournau as the third female winner of the festival’s biggest prize. Ducournau was even a member of this year’s main competition jury alongside Ruben Östlund, who admitted it wasn’t easy to pick the ultimate Palme d’Or winner.
“We had a lot of fun and intense discussions. It was exhausting in the end. The day was emotional… It was a very strong lineup. It wasn’t easy. We each had to fight for what we believed. I really believe it was a very strong lineup this year,” said Östlund.
Triet received Palme d’Or from the Hollywood legend Jane Fonda, who reflected on the progress that the Cannes Film Festival went through since her first appearance in 1963, but added that we still “have a long way to go” in terms of female representation.
The Cannes Film Festival took place between May 16-27, and many of the year’s most anticipated films had their world premieres at the festival, including Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Killers of the Flower Moon, Asteroid City, and Elemental.
Palme d’Or
Anatomy of a Fall, dir: Justine Triet
Grand Prize
The Zone of Interest, dir: Jonathan Glazer
Best Director
Tranh Anh Hung, The Pot-au-Feu
Jury Prize
Fallen Leaves, dir: Aki Kaurismaki
Best Screenplay
Yuji Sakamato, Monster
Best Actress
Merve Dizdar, About Dry Grasses
Best Actor
Koji Yakusho, Perfect Days
Camera d’Or
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell, dir: Thien An Pham
Short Film Palme d’Or
27, dir: Flóra Anna Buda
Special Mention:
Far, dir: Gunnur Martinsdottir Schluter
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]]>Triangle of Sadness follows the trials and tribulations of a celebrity fashion model couple, played by Harris Dickinson and Charlbi Dean. They decide to join a cruise for the super-rich, but things don’t exactly go according to plan after the ship sinks and they end up on a deserted island with the rest of the survivors.
Triangle of Sadness marks Ostlund’s big comeback, as it premiered in Cannes five years after the Swedish director won his first Palme d’Or with The Square. He’s also the recipient of the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize for his work on Force Majeure in 2014.
As for this year’s Grand Prix, this prestigious honor was shared by two films – Claire Denis’ Stars At Noon and Lukas Dhont’s Close. Park Chan-wook received the award for the best director with Decision To Leave.
The 75th Cannes Film Festival took place between May 17 and May 28, returning to its full spectator capacity for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Palme d’Or
Triangle Of Sadness, dir: Ruben Ostlund
Grand Prize (TIE)
Stars At Noon, dir: Claire Denis
Close, dir: Lukas Dhont
Best Director
Park Chan-wook, Decision To Leave
Special 75th Anniversary Prize
Tori And Lokita, dirs: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Jury Prize (TIE)
EO, dir: Jerzy Skolimowski
The Eight Mountains, dirs: Felix Van Groeningen & Charlotte Vandermeersch
Best Actor
Song Kang-ho, Broker
Best Screenplay
Tarik Saleh, Boy From Heaven
Best Actress
Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Holy Spider
Camera d’Or
War Pony, dirs: Riley Keough & Gina Gammell
Camera d’Or Special Mention
Plan 75, dir: Chie Hayakawa
Short Film Palme d’Or
The Water Murmurs, dir: Jianying Chen
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED
GOLDEN EYE AWARDS
Best Documentary
All That Breathes, dir: Shaunak Sen
Special Jury Prize
Mariupolis 2, dir: Mantas Kvedaravicius
PRIZE OF THE ECUMENICAL JURY
Broker, dir: Hirokazu Kore-eda
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]]>In the 71 editions of the film festival, which takes place annually in the south of France, only 82 women have been honored by the Official Selection.
In an attempt to draw attention to the issue, Thor: Ragnarok actress, Cate Blanchett, Belgian director, Agnes Varda, led a silent protest on the red carpet.
82 female figures, including Café Society actress Kristen Stewart, Marion Cotillard of Assassin’s Creed, Selma director Ava DuVernay and Spectre star Lea Seydoux, adorned the steps silently.
Blanchett — who is this year’s Grand Jury President — read a statement declaring, “We all face unique challenges but we stand on the steps today as a symbol of our determination and commitment to progress. We are writers, we are producers, we are directors, actresses, cinematographers, talent agents, editors, distributors and all of us are involved in the cinematic arts. 82 women, representing the number of female directors who have climbed these stairs since the first edition of the Cannes Film Festival since 1946. In the same period, 1,688 male directors have climbed these very stairs.”
We look forward to seeing all the women to follow.
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]]>The post 2024 Cannes Film Festival: Sean Baker’s “Anora” Honored With Palme d’Or appeared first on TheDailyDay.
]]>Directed by the acclaimed filmmaker behind such indie classics as The Florida Project and Red Rocket, Anora centers on the NYC exotic dancer whose elopement to the son of a Russian oligarch quickly turns sour after his parents decide to force an annulment.
Main competition jury president Greta Gerwig admitted it wasn’t easy to pick a winner because this year’s selection was an embarrassment of riches. They eventually decided to go with Anora because it’s an “incredibly human and humane film that captured our hearts.”
Anora is quite a success for its distributor Neon, and it marks its fifth Palme d’Or winner in a row, following the triumph of Parasite, Titane, Triangle of Sadness, and Anatomy of a Fall. It’s also the first American film since The Tree of Life in 2011 to walk away with this prize.
Anora writer/director Sean Baker described his win in Cannes as his “singular goal as a filmmaker for the past 30 years.” He used his powerful speech to raise awareness about the future of cinema, encouraging other filmmakers to make feature films intended for theatrical exhibition.
Palme d’Or
Anora, dir: Sean Baker
Grand Prize
All We Imagine as Light, dir: Payal Kapadia
Jury Prize
Emilia Perez, dir: Jacques Audiard
Best Director
Miguel Gomes, Grand Tour
Special Prize
Mohammad Rasoulof, The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Best Actor
Jesse Plemons, Kinds of Kindness
Best Actress
Emilia Perez ensemble: Adriana Paz, Zoe Saldana, Karla Sofia Gascon, Selena Gomez
Best Screenplay
The Substance, Coralie Fargeat
Camera d’Or
Armand, dir: Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
Special Mention
Mongrel, dir: Chiang Wei Liang
Short Film Palme d’Or
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent, dir: Nebojsa Slijepcevic
Special Mention
Bad For a Moment, dir: Daniel Soares
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]]>The post Justine Triet Makes History With “Anatomy of a Fall” at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival appeared first on TheDailyDay.
]]>Triet joined in the ranks of Jane Campion and Julia Ducournau as the third female winner of the festival’s biggest prize. Ducournau was even a member of this year’s main competition jury alongside Ruben Östlund, who admitted it wasn’t easy to pick the ultimate Palme d’Or winner.
“We had a lot of fun and intense discussions. It was exhausting in the end. The day was emotional… It was a very strong lineup. It wasn’t easy. We each had to fight for what we believed. I really believe it was a very strong lineup this year,” said Östlund.
Triet received Palme d’Or from the Hollywood legend Jane Fonda, who reflected on the progress that the Cannes Film Festival went through since her first appearance in 1963, but added that we still “have a long way to go” in terms of female representation.
The Cannes Film Festival took place between May 16-27, and many of the year’s most anticipated films had their world premieres at the festival, including Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Killers of the Flower Moon, Asteroid City, and Elemental.
Palme d’Or
Anatomy of a Fall, dir: Justine Triet
Grand Prize
The Zone of Interest, dir: Jonathan Glazer
Best Director
Tranh Anh Hung, The Pot-au-Feu
Jury Prize
Fallen Leaves, dir: Aki Kaurismaki
Best Screenplay
Yuji Sakamato, Monster
Best Actress
Merve Dizdar, About Dry Grasses
Best Actor
Koji Yakusho, Perfect Days
Camera d’Or
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell, dir: Thien An Pham
Short Film Palme d’Or
27, dir: Flóra Anna Buda
Special Mention:
Far, dir: Gunnur Martinsdottir Schluter
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]]>The post 2022 Cannes Film Festival: Ruben Ostlund Wins Palme d’Or With “Triangle of Sadness” appeared first on TheDailyDay.
]]>Triangle of Sadness follows the trials and tribulations of a celebrity fashion model couple, played by Harris Dickinson and Charlbi Dean. They decide to join a cruise for the super-rich, but things don’t exactly go according to plan after the ship sinks and they end up on a deserted island with the rest of the survivors.
Triangle of Sadness marks Ostlund’s big comeback, as it premiered in Cannes five years after the Swedish director won his first Palme d’Or with The Square. He’s also the recipient of the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize for his work on Force Majeure in 2014.
As for this year’s Grand Prix, this prestigious honor was shared by two films – Claire Denis’ Stars At Noon and Lukas Dhont’s Close. Park Chan-wook received the award for the best director with Decision To Leave.
The 75th Cannes Film Festival took place between May 17 and May 28, returning to its full spectator capacity for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Palme d’Or
Triangle Of Sadness, dir: Ruben Ostlund
Grand Prize (TIE)
Stars At Noon, dir: Claire Denis
Close, dir: Lukas Dhont
Best Director
Park Chan-wook, Decision To Leave
Special 75th Anniversary Prize
Tori And Lokita, dirs: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Jury Prize (TIE)
EO, dir: Jerzy Skolimowski
The Eight Mountains, dirs: Felix Van Groeningen & Charlotte Vandermeersch
Best Actor
Song Kang-ho, Broker
Best Screenplay
Tarik Saleh, Boy From Heaven
Best Actress
Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Holy Spider
Camera d’Or
War Pony, dirs: Riley Keough & Gina Gammell
Camera d’Or Special Mention
Plan 75, dir: Chie Hayakawa
Short Film Palme d’Or
The Water Murmurs, dir: Jianying Chen
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED
GOLDEN EYE AWARDS
Best Documentary
All That Breathes, dir: Shaunak Sen
Special Jury Prize
Mariupolis 2, dir: Mantas Kvedaravicius
PRIZE OF THE ECUMENICAL JURY
Broker, dir: Hirokazu Kore-eda
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]]>The post Female Stars Stage a Protest at Cannes appeared first on TheDailyDay.
]]>In the 71 editions of the film festival, which takes place annually in the south of France, only 82 women have been honored by the Official Selection.
In an attempt to draw attention to the issue, Thor: Ragnarok actress, Cate Blanchett, Belgian director, Agnes Varda, led a silent protest on the red carpet.
82 female figures, including Café Society actress Kristen Stewart, Marion Cotillard of Assassin’s Creed, Selma director Ava DuVernay and Spectre star Lea Seydoux, adorned the steps silently.
Blanchett — who is this year’s Grand Jury President — read a statement declaring, “We all face unique challenges but we stand on the steps today as a symbol of our determination and commitment to progress. We are writers, we are producers, we are directors, actresses, cinematographers, talent agents, editors, distributors and all of us are involved in the cinematic arts. 82 women, representing the number of female directors who have climbed these stairs since the first edition of the Cannes Film Festival since 1946. In the same period, 1,688 male directors have climbed these very stairs.”
We look forward to seeing all the women to follow.
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