2013 Cannes Film Festival

Official poster of the 66th Cannes Film Festival featuring a photo of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward during the shooting of the film A New Kind of Love
Opening film	The Great Gatsby
Closing film	Zulu
Location	Cannes, France
Founded	1946
Awards	Palme d'Or (Blue Is the Warmest Colour)
Hosted by	Audrey Tautou
No. of films	20 (In Competition) 18 (Un Certain Regard) 9 (Short Film)
Festival date	15 May 2013 (2013-05-15) - 26 May 2013 (2013-05-26)
Website	festival-cannes.com/en

The 66th Cannes Film Festival took place in Cannes, France, from 15 to 26 May 2013.^[1]Steven Spielberg was the head of the jury for the main competition.^[2] New Zealand film director Jane Campion was the head of the jury for the Cinéfondation and Short Film sections.^[3] French actress Audrey Tautou hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.^[4] Actress Kim Novak was named guest of honour and introduced a new restored version of Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo.^[5]

The festival opened with The Great Gatsby,^[6][7] directed by Baz Luhrmann and closed with Zulu, directed by Jérôme Salle.^[8][9] The film poster for the festival featured husband and wife actors Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward.^[10]The Bling Ring, directed by Sofia Coppola, opened the Un Certain Regard section.^[11]

The French film Blue Is the Warmest Colour won the Palme d'Or. In an unprecedented move, along with the director, the Jury decided to take "the exceptional step" of awarding the film's two main actresses, Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux, with the Palme d'Or.^[12]

On the occasion of 100 Years of Indian Cinema, India was the Official Guest Country at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Seven Indian feature films were premiered among various sections on the festival.^[13][14][15] Actress Vidya Balan was one of the official Jury of the festival.^[16] The first Incredible India Exhibition, a joint participation of the Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Republic of India was inaugurated by Indian delegate Chiranjeevi.^[17][18]

Steven Spielberg, President of the main competition jury

Thomas Vinterberg, President of the Un Certain Regard jury

Agnès Varda, President of the Caméra d'Or jury

Jane Campion, President of the Cinéfondation and Short film competition jury

Juries

Main competition

• Steven Spielberg, American film director, Jury President^[19]
• Daniel Auteuil, French actor
• Vidya Balan, Indian actress
• Naomi Kawase, Japanese film director
• Ang Lee, Taiwanese-American film director
• Nicole Kidman, Australian actress
• Cristian Mungiu, Romanian film director
• Lynne Ramsay, Scottish film director
• Christoph Waltz, Austrian-German actor

Un Certain Regard

• Thomas Vinterberg, Danish film director, Jury President^[20]
• Zhang Ziyi, Chinese actress
• Ludivine Sagnier, French actress
• Ilda Santiago, Festival do Rio director
• Enrique Gonzalez Macho, Spanish producer and distributor

Caméra d'Or

• Agnès Varda, French film director, Jury President^[20]
• Isabel Coixet, Spanish film director
• Régis Wargnier, French film director
• Chloe Rolland, Syndicat de la Critique
• Michel Abramowicz, AFC
• Eric Guirado, SRF
• Gwenole Bruneau, FICAM

Cinéfondation and short films

• Jane Campion, New Zealand film director, Jury President
• Maji-da Abdi, Ethiopian actress and film director
• Nicoletta Braschi, Italian actress and producer
• Nandita Das, Indian actress and film director
• Semih Kaplano?lu, Turkish film director

Independent juries

The following independent juries awarded films in the frame of the International Critics' Week.

Nespresso Grand Prize^[21]

• Miguel Gomes, Portuguese film director, Jury President
• Dennis Lim, American film programmer and critic
• Alin Ta?ç?yan, Turkish film critic
• Neil Young, English film curator and critic
• Alex Vicente, Spanish film journalist

Discovery Award for Short Film^[21]

• Mia Hansen-Løve, French film director, Jury President
• Brad Deane, Canadian film curator
• Savina Neirotti, Italian program officer for the Biennale College of Cinema
• Johannes Palermos, Swedish program coordinator at the Stockholm International Film Festival
• Lorna Tee, Malaysian film festival consultant and film producer

France 4 Visionary Award^[21]

• Mia Hansen-Løve, French film director, Jury President
• Luo Jin, Chinese film critic
• Eren Odabasi, Turkish film critic
• Thiago Stivaletti, Brazilian film critic
• Simon Pellegry, French film critic

Official selection

In competition - Feature films

The following films have been selected for the In Competition section.^[22][23][24] The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted.

Un Certain Regard

The following films have been selected in the Un Certain Regard section.^[22] The Un Certain Regard Prize winner has been highlighted.

(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.^[25]

Films out of Competition

The following films were selected to play out of competition:^[22]

(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.^[25]

Special screenings

The following films were presented in the Special screenings section:

Cinéfondation

The Cinéfondation section focuses on films made by students at film schools. The following 18 entries (14 fiction films and 4 animation films) were selected, out of 1,550 submissions from 277 different schools. One-third of the films selected represented schools competing for the first time. It was also the first time for a Chilean film to be selected in Cinéfondation.^[26][27] The winner of the Cinéfondation First Prize has been highlighted.

Short film competition

Out of 3,500 submissions, the following films were selected to compete for the Short Film Palme d'Or.^[28][26] The Short film Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted.

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.^[29]

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.^[34]

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The line-up for the International Critics' Week was announced on 22 April at the section's website. The following films were selected:^[35][36]

Feature films - The winner of the Grand Prix Nespresso has been highlighted.

(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.^[25]

Short films - The winner of the Canal+ Award has been highlighted.

Special Screenings

(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.^[25]

Directors' Fortnight

The line-up for the Directors' Fortnight was announced at a press conference on 23 April with the following films being selected.^[37][38]

Feature films - The winner of the Art Cinema Award (and the Prix SACD) has been highlighted.

(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.^[25]

Short films

Awards

Abdellatif Kechiche, winner of the 2013 Palme d'Or

Joel & Ethan Coen, winners of the Gran Prix

The main competition jury

Registration and accreditation tent for the 2013 Festival

Official awards

The French film Blue Is the Warmest Colour, directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, won the Palme d'Or.^[39] In a first for the competition, the jury decided to award the Palme d'Or to Kechiche and the actresses who star in the film: Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux.^[40]Blue Is the Warmest Colour is a coming-of-age film that tells the story of a lesbian relationship between a 15-year-old girl and an older woman.^[41] It has shocked some critics with its graphic and controversial sex scenes.^[41][42] A reporter for the Radio France Internationale stated that Kechiche paid tribute to the "Tunisian revolution" and "the right to love freely" during his acceptance speech.^[43] The president of the jury, Steven Spielberg, said "The film is a great love story ... We were absolutely spellbound by the two brilliant young actresses, and the way the director observed his young players."^[42] The Grand Prix was won by the Coen brothers's Inside Llewyn Davis, while Bruce Dern and Bérénice Bejo were awarded Best Actor and Best Actress respectively.^[40]

The following films and people received the 2013 Official Selection awards:^[44][1]

In Competition

• Palme d'Or: Blue Is the Warmest Colour by Abdellatif Kechiche
• Honorary Palme d'Or: Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux for Blue Is the Warmest Colour
• Grand Prix: Inside Llewyn Davis by Joel & Ethan Coen
• Best Director: Amat Escalante for Heli
• Best Screenplay: Jia Zhangke for A Touch of Sin
• Best Actress: Bérénice Bejo for The Past
• Best Actor: Bruce Dern for Nebraska
• Jury Prize: Like Father, Like Son by Hirokazu Koreeda

Un Certain Regard

• Prix Un Certain Regard: The Missing Picture by Rithy Panh^[45]
• Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize: Omar by Hany Abu-Assad
• Un Certain Regard Best Director: Alain Guiraudie for Stranger by the Lake
• Un Certain Regard Best First Film: Fruitvale Station by Ryan Coogler
• A Certain Talent: Diego Quemada-Diez for The Golden Cage

Golden Camera

• Caméra d'Or - Ilo Ilo by Anthony Chen

Cinéfondation

• 1st Prize: Needle by Anahita Ghazvinizadeh
• 2nd Prize: Waiting for the Thaw (En attendant le dégel) by Sarah Hirtt
• 3rd Prize: In the Fishbowl (În acvariu) by Tudor Cristian Jurgiu

Short Films

• Short Film Palme d'Or: Safe by Moon Byoung-gon
• Special Distinction Ex-aequo:
  • Hvalfjordur (Whale Valley) by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
  • 37°4 S by Adriano Valerio

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes^[46]

• Blue Is the Warmest Colour by Abdellatif Kechiche (In Competition)^[47]
• Manuscripts Don't Burn by Mohammad Rasoulof (Un Certain Regard)
• Blue Ruin by Jeremy Saulnier (Directors' Fortnight)

Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist^[48]

• Vulcan Award: Antoine Héberlé (cinematography) for Grigris

Ecumenical Jury^[49][48]

• Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: The Past by Asghar Farhadi
• Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention: Miele by Valeria Golino & Like Father, Like Son by Hirokazu Koreeda

Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week^[50]

• Nespresso Grand Prize: Salvo by Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza
• France 4 Visionary Award: Salvo by Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza
• Special Mention: Los Dueños by Agustín Toscano and Ezequiel Radusky
• Discovery Award for short film: Come and Play by Daria Belova
• Canal+ Short Film Award: Pleasure by Ninja Thyberg

Awards in the frame of Directors' Fortnight^[51]

• Art Cinema Award: Me, Myself and Mum by Guillaume Gallienne
• Prix SACD: Me, Myself and Mum by Guillaume Gallienne
• Europa Cinemas: The Selfish Giant by Clio Barnard
• Premier Prix Illy for Short Filmmaking: A Wild Goose Chase by Joao Nicolau
• Special Mention: About a Month by Andre Novais Oliveira

Association Prix François Chalais^[52]

• Prix François Chalais: Grand Central by Rebecca Zlotowski

Queer Palm Jury^[53]

• Queer Palm Award: Stranger by the Lake by Alain Guiraudie

Palm Dog Jury^[54]

• Palm Dog Award: Baby Boy in Behind the Candelabra

References

External links

• Official website Retrospective 2013
• 66ème Festival de Cannes
• Cannes Film Festival: Awards for 2013 at Internet Movie Database
• A timeline of India at Cannes