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2009 Cannes Film Festival
The 62nd Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 May to 24 May 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert served as jury president for the main competition. Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film The White Ribbon. The festival opened with Up by Pete Docter, marking the first time that an animated film opened the festival, and closed with Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky by Jan Kounen. American filmmaker Clint Eastwood became the second recipient of the Honorary Palme d'Or.
Juries
Main competition
The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 2009 Official Selection:
Un Certain Regard
Caméra d'Or
Cinéfondation and short films
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:
Short Film Competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
Cannes Classics
The Festival Cannes Classics places the spotlight on documentaries about cinema and restored masterworks from the past.
Cinéma de la Plage
The Cinéma de la Plage is a part of the Official Selection. The outdoors screenings at the beach cinema of Cannes are open to the public.
Parallel Sections
Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 48th Critics' Week (48e Semaine de la Critique): Feature film competition Short film competition Special screenings
Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 2009 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs): Feature films Special screenings Short films
Official Awards
The following films and people received the 2009 Official selection awards:
In Competition
Honorary Palm d'Or
Un Certain Regard
Cinéfondation
Caméra d'Or
Short Films Competition
Independent awards
FIPRESCI Prizes
Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Critics' Week
Regards Jeunes Prize
Prix François Chalais
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