2009 Cannes Film Festival

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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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