Opening film Up Founded 1946 | Location Cannes, France Hosted by Édouard Baer | |
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Closing film Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky Awards Palme d'Or (The White Ribbon) | ||
The 62nd annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 May – 24 May 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the President of the Jury. It was announced on 19 March 2009, that Pixar's film Up would open the festival. This marked the first time that an animated film or a film in 3-D opened the festival.
Contents
- Festival line up
- Films in competition
- Un Certain Regard
- Films out of competition
- Special screenings
- Cannes Classics
- Cinfondation
- Short films
- Awards
- References
American director Clint Eastwood became the second recipient of the Honorary Palme d'Or, an award given to directors who had established a significant body of work without ever winning a competitive Palme d'Or.
Festival line-up
* First animated film ever to open the festival.Films in competition
The following films competed for the Palme d'Or.
Un Certain Regard
The following films competed in the Un Certain Regard section:
Films out of competition
The following films were shown out of competition:
Special screenings
The following films were given a special screening:
Cannes Classics
The Festival uses Cannes Classics to place the spotlight on rediscovered or restored masterworks from the past, or ones that have been re-released in theatres or on DVD.
Cinéfondation
The following films competed in the Cinéfondation section:
Short films
The following films competed for the Palme d'Or du court métrage:
Awards
The winners of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival were: