Cannes Film Festival
France
All genres
It’s the dream of many a filmmaker to walk up the red carpet and into the Palais where their film is screening in Competition to a full house. But there is more to Cannes than the feature and shorts Competition. Some films find a home in Un Certain Regard, others are launched at Critics’ Week or Directors’ Fortnight, stars of tomorrow are uncovered in La Cinef, a special section for shorts and mid-length films for emerging talent submitted by film schools, and the frenzied Cannes Market is where significant deal-making takes place. Each year the festival presents the ‘Official Selection’ (a Competition for features and shorts, Un Certain Regard, Special Screenings and La Cinef) and two ‘Non Official Selections’ (Critics’ Week and Directors’ Fortnight).
SECTIONS:
OFFICIAL SECTIONS
In Competition Features
Out of Competition
Un Certain Regard
In Competition Shorts
La Cinef
Cannes Classics
Special Screenings
And from 2024, Immersive Competition
NON OFFICIAL SECTIONS*
* These non-official sections are independent of the Cannes Film Festival. They are in charge of their own respective selections ie apply to each separately.
Critics’ Week (Semaine de la Critique)
www.semainedelacritique.com
Dedicated to discovering new directors. Each year they offer opportunities to about 20 filmmakers. Ten feature films are selected (seven in Cannes Competition) and 10 shorts.
Directors’ Fortnight (La Quinzaine des Cineastes)
An independent section held parallel to the Cannes Film Festival, Directors’ Fortnight is open to the expression of individual talent and original directorial style. It screens a program of features, shorts and documentaries.
TIPS FOR ATTENDEES
“Postcards were not very successful. There were few appropriate places to leave them.”
“There is definitely an importance placed on feature films over short films.”
“The Screen Australia office put on some incredibly beneficial events. The lunch with festival directors was an amazing opportunity to meet valuable contacts for future festival submissions, and the Australian drinks were a great opportunity to meet other Australian filmmakers.”
Awards
2021
- Won
- Nitram
- Best Actor - Caleb Landry Jones
2018
- Won
- All These Creatures
- Palme d’Or - Shorts Competition
2014
- Won
- Charlie's Country
- Prize of the best actor - Un Certain Regard
2011
- Won
- Snowtown
- Special Mention - President of the Jury
- Critic’s Week
2010
- Won
- Deeper Than Yesterday
- Kodak Discovery Award for a Short Film
- Critics’ Week short film
2010
- Won
- Deeper Than Yesterday
- Petit Rail d'Or
- Critics’ Week short film
2009
- Won
- Samson & Delilah
- Camera d’Or
- Un Certain Regard
2008
- Won
- Jerrycan
- Jury Prize
- Shorts Competition
2006
- Won
- Ten Canoes
- Special Jury Prize
2005
- Won
- Clara
- Special Mention
- Shorts Competition
2003
- Won
- Australian Rules
- Cannes Junior Special Jury Prize
2003
- Won
- Cracker Bag
- Palme d'Or
- Shorts Competition
Screenings
2024
- La Cinef
- Withered Blossoms
2024
- Out of Competition - Gala Screening, World Premiere
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
2024
- Midnight Screenings, World Premiere
- Surfer, The
2023
- Un Certain Regard
- New Boy, The
2022
- Un Certain Regard
- Stranger, The
2022
- La Cinef
- MumLife
2022
- Out of Competition
- Three Thousand Years of Longing
2022
- Out of Competition
- Elvis
2021
- Competition
- Nitram
2019
- Critics’ Week
- Demonic
2018
- Short Films Competition
- All These Creatures
2018
- Cinéfondation
- Dots
2017
- Cannes Classics
- David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
2017
- 70th Anniversary Special Event
- Top of the Lake: China Girl series 2
2015
- Out of Competition
- Mad Max: Fury Road
2015
- Cinéfondation
- Under the Sun
2015
- Short Film Competition
- Guests, The
2014
- Un Certain Regard
- Charlie's Country
2014
- Midnight Screenings
- Rover, The
2014
- Directors’ Fortnight
- These Final Hours
2013
- Critics’ Week
- Tau Seru
2013
- Opening Film (out of competition)
- Great Gatsby, The
2012
- Midnight Screenings
- Sapphires, The
2012
- Short Films Competition
- Yardbird
2011
- Critics’ Week
- Snowtown
2011
- Shorts Competition
- Bear
2011
- Competition
- Sleeping Beauty
2011
- Un Certain Regard
- Toomelah
2010
- Short film competition
- Muscles
2010
- Closing Night film (out of competition)
- Tree, The
2010
- Critics’ Week short film
- Deeper Than Yesterday
2009
- Un Certain Regard
- Samson & Delilah
2009
- Competition
- Bright Star
2009
- Directors’ Fortnight
- Cicada
2008
- Shorts Competition
- Jerrycan
2008
- Short Competition
- My Rabbit Hoppy
2008
- Short Competition
- Flame of the West
2006
- Critics’ Week - FIPRESCI Special Screening
- Look Both Ways
2006
- Un Certain Regard
- 2:37
2006
- Un Certain Regard
- Suburban Mayhem
2006
- Directors’ Fortnight
- Jindabyne
2006
- Un Certain Regard
- Ten Canoes
2006
- Cinefondation
- Snow
2006
- Shorts Competition
- Sexy Thing
2006
- Out of Competition Shorts Screening
- Water Diary, The
2005
- Un Certain Regard
- Jewboy
2005
- Un Certain Regard
- Yellow Fella
2005
- Shorts Competition
- Clara
2005
- Critics’ Week
- Blue Tongue
2005
- Directors’ Fortnight
- Wolf Creek
2004
- Un Certain Regard
- Somersault
2004
- Cinéfondation
- Footnote
2003
- Un Certain Regard
- Japanese Story
2003
- Director's Fortnight
- Watermark
2003
- Shorts Competition
- Cracker Bag
2003
- Cannes Film Festival
- Australian Rules
2003
- Director's Fortnight
- Unit #52
2002
- Shorts Competition
- Holding Your Breath
2001
- Cinefondation
- Martin Four
2001
- Shorts Competition
- Bird in the Wire
2001
- Opening Film/In Competition
- Moulin Rouge
2000
- Shorts Competition
- Stop
2000
- Directors' Fortnight
- Mallboy
2000
- Critics' Week Special Screening
- Soft Fruit
1999
- Critics' Week
- Siam Sunset
1999
- Critics' Week
- Strange Fits of Passion
1999
- Cinefondation
- Milk
1999
- Forum Cannes Festival
- Amy
1999
- Forum Cannes Festival
- Amy
1998
- Shorts Competition
- I Want You
1998
- Shorts Competition
- Fetch
1998
- Competition
- Dance Me to My Song
1998
- Directors' Fortnight
- Head On
1998
- SpecialScreening
- Dark City
1997
- Shorts Competition
- Final Cut
1997
- Competition
- Well, The
1997
- Special Screening
- Welcome to Woop Woop
1996
- Un Certain Regard
- Love Serenade
1996
- Shorts Competition
- This Film is a Dog
1996
- Competition
- Quiet Room, The
1996
- Shorts Competition
- Film Noir
1996
- Un Certain Regard
- No Way to Forget
1995
- Shorts Competition
- Despondent Divorcee
1995
- Shorts Competition
- Swinger
1995
- Un Certain Regard
- Lessons in the Language of Love
1994
- Cannes Film Festival
- Book of Dreams: Welcome To Crateland
1994
- Special Screening
- Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, The
1994
- Directors' Fortnight
- Muriel's Wedding
1993
- Un Certain Regard
- Excursion To The Bridge Of Friendship
1993
- Competition
- Broken Highway
1993
- Competition
- Piano, The
1993
- Competition
- Piano, The
1993
- Un Certain Regard
- Bedevil
1993
- Competition
- Frauds
1992
- Special Screening
- Strictly Ballroom
1992
- Camera D'Or (First Feature)
- Strictly Ballroom
1992
- Shorts Competition
- Passion Play, A
1992
- Special Screening
- Map Of The Human Heart
1991
- Directors' Fortnight
- Proof
1991
- Un Certain Regard
- Holidays on the River Yarra
1990
- Un Certain Regard
- Night Out, A
1990
- Un Certain Regard
- Space Between the Door and the Floor, The
1990
- Shorts Competition
- Night Cries - A Rural Tragedy
1989
- Market
- Celia
1989
- Competition
- Sweetie
1989
- Competition
- Evil Angels
1989
- Un Certain Regard
- Prisoner of St Petersburg, The
1989
- Un Certain Regard
- Malpractice
1988
- Cannes Film Festival
- Pandamonium
1988
- Un Certain Regard
- Song Of Air, A
1988
- Cannes Film Festival
- Phobia
1988
- Cannes Film Festival
- Ghosts...of the Civil Dead
1988
- Cannes Film Festival
- Breaking Loose
1988
- Competition
- Navigator, The: A Medieval Odyssey
1987
- Cannes Film Festival
- Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh
1987
- Directors' Fortnight
- Surfer, The
1986
- Un Certain Regard
- Two Friends
1986
- Critic's Week
- Devil in the Flesh
1986
- Junior Cannes
- Fast Talking
1986
- Competition
- Fringe Dwellers, The
1986
- Un Certain Regard
- Backlash
1986
- Directors' Fortnight
- Cactus
1986
- Un Certain Regard
- Burke and Wills
1985
- Competition
- Bliss
1985
- Competition
- Coca Cola Kid, The