Cannes Film Festival Jury: Complete Press Conference Video

The Jury of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival explaining their award decisions at a press conference - filmed in "shakyvision" from the first row by well-known film critic Roger Ebert himself.

Cannes Film Festival Winners 2009

Palme d'Or
DAS WEISSE BAND (The White Ribbon) directed by Michael HANEKE

Grand Prix
UN PROPHÈTE (A Prophet) directed by Jacques AUDIARD

Lifetime achievement award for his work and his exceptional contribution to the history of cinema

Alain RESNAIS


Best Director
Brillante MENDOZA for KINATAY

Jury Prize
FISH TANK directed by Andrea ARNOLD

BAK-JWI (Thirst) directed by PARK Chan-Wook

Best Performance for an Actor
Christoph WALTZ in INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS directed by Quentin TARANTINO

Best Performance by an Actress
Charlotte GAINSBOURG in ANTICHRIST directed by Lars von TRIER

Best Screenplay
MEI Feng for CHUN FENG CHEN ZUI DE YE WAN (Spring Fever) directed by LOU Ye

Prix Vulcain: Artist-Technician
Aitor BERENGUER, sound technician of the movie MAP OF THE SOUNDS OF TOKYO directed by Isabel COIXET.

IN COMPETITION - SHORT FILMS

Palme d'Or
ARENA directed by João SALAVIZA

Special Distinction

THE SIX DOLLAR FIFTY MAN directed by Mark ALBISTON, Louis SUTHERLAND

CAMERA D'OR
SAMSON AND DELILAH directed by Warwick THORNTON (presented at Un Certain Regard)


Caméra d'Or – Special Distinction
AJAMI directed by Scandar COPTI, Yaron SHANI (presented at Quinzaine des Réalisateurs)

Cannes Film Festival Brad Pitt Press Conference

Official press conference at Cannes Film Festival filmed by Roger Ebert with Bratt Pitt, Mike Myers, Diane Krueger and others on Quentin Tarantion's Festival entry "Inglourious Basterds"

Brad Pitt Film Gets Good Reviews - Brangelina tonite!

Brad Pitt's Cannes Film Festival movie "Inglorious Basterds" has been well received by critics.
And with this movie, there will finally be real stars walking up the red carpet during this festival: Angelina Jolie arrived today to accompany Pitt to the official screening tonite!.
For those of us who can't make it, here is the trailer:

Cannes Film Festival Chaos: Bomb Alert Rumors; Striking Workers Cut Electricity

According to some reports on twitter, there's currently a bomb alert for the Festival Palace, although this rumor is contested by other tweets.

What is sure is that film screenings and other activities have come to a halt at the Cannes Film Festival as striking workers cut the electricity to the Film Festival Palace, luxury hotels and other areas in Cannes.

Cannes Film Festival Opening Day

Was late for the "red carpet" ritual of the opening ceremony, so didn't bother to go at all - otherwise, the usual slow opening night atmosphere - Pixar's opening movie "Up" is getting good reviews - took a few pictures of the red carpet and the opening party for "Up" and uploaded them directly via twitter - that's live reporting, only using a mobile phone - geek heaven!
Later at night, ran into an old friend who hasn't been here for four years, and through her met somebody I worked with back in the 90s when this whole Web in Cannes thing was still brand new, who told me he put up Quentin Tarantino for a week in Paris in 1992 when nobody knew him but that he still wasn't sure whether he could get an interview this time and get around the publicists. The evening ended with a beer while people-watching on the Croisette and listening to drunken conversation at the next table that involved a girl called Harmony as well as a mix of Dickens and Talking Heads citations - welcome to Cannes, baby!