2005 Cannes Film Festival

Summary

The 58th Cannes Film Festival started on 11 May and ran until 22 May 2005.[3] Twenty movies from 13 countries were selected to compete. The awards were announced on 21 May, the Palme d'Or went to the Belgian film L'Enfant by the Dardenne brothers.[4][5][6]

2005 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 58th Cannes Film Festival featuring an original illustration by Frédéric Menant and Tim Garcia.[1]
Opening filmLemming
Closing filmChromophobia
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or: L'Enfant
Hosted byCécile de France
No. of films21 (In Competition)[2]
23 (Un Certain Regard)
16 (Out of Competition)
18 (Cinéfondation)
9 (Short Films Competition)
Festival date11 May 2005 (2005-05-11) – 22 May 2005 (2005-05-22)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The festival Opening Film was Lemming,[7] directed by Dominik Moll, while Chromophobia, directed by Martha Fiennes, was the Closing Film[8] Cécile de France was the mistress of ceremonies.[9]

2005 Un Certain Regard poster featuring James Dean's portrait by Floyd McCarty from Rebel Without a Cause.[10]

Juries edit

The following people were appointed as the Juries in the various sections below:[11]

Main competition edit

Un Certain Regard edit

  • Alexander Payne, American filmmaker - Jury President
  • Betsy Blair, American actress
  • Eduardo Antin, Argentinian critic and author
  • Geneviève Welcomme, French journalist
  • Gilles Marchand, French director and screenwriter
  • Katia Chapoutier, Canadian journalist
  • Sandra Den Hamer, Dutch director of the Rotterdam Festival

Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition edit

Camera d'Or edit

  • Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian filmmaker - Jury President
  • Laura Meyer, French cinephile
  • Luc Pourrinet, French technician
  • Malik Chibane, French director
  • Patrick Chamoiseau, French writer
  • Roberto Turigliatto, Italian director of the Festival of Turin
  • Romain Winding, French cinematographer
  • Scott Foundas, American critic
  • Yves Allion, French critic

Official Selection edit

In Competition edit

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[2] The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted.

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
Bashing バッシング Masahiro Kobayashi Japan
Battle in Heaven Batalla en el cielo Carlos Reygadas Mexico, France, Germany
Broken Flowers Jim Jarmusch United States, France
Don't Come Knocking Wim Wenders Germany, United States
Hidden Caché Michael Haneke France, Austria, Germany, Italy
L'Enfant Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne Belgium
Election 黑社會 Johnnie To Hong Kong
Free Zone Amos Gitai Israel
A History of Violence David Cronenberg United States, Canada, Germany
Kilometre Zero کیلۆمەتری سفر Hiner Saleem Iraq, France
Last Days Gus Van Sant United States
Lemming (opening film) Dominik Moll France
Manderlay Lars von Trier Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy
To Paint or Make Love Peindre ou faire l'amour Arnaud Larrieu and Jean-Marie Larrieu France
Once You're Born You Can No Longer Hide Quando sei nato non puoi più nasconderti Marco Tullio Giordana Italy, France, United Kingdom
Shanghai Dreams 青紅 Wang Xiaoshuai China
Sin City Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez United States
Tale of Cinema 극장전 Hong Sang-soo South Korea
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Tommy Lee Jones United States, France, Mexico
Three Times 最好的時光 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan
Where The Truth Lies Atom Egoyan Canada, United Kingdom

Un Certain Regard edit

The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:[2]

Out of Competition edit

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[2]

Cinéfondation edit

The following short films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:[2]

  • Vdvoyom (A deux) by Nikolay Khomeriki (France)
  • A Song for Rebecca by Norah McGettigan (Poland)
  • Badgered by Sharon Colman (United Kingdom)
  • Bikur Holim by Maya Dreifuss (Israel)
  • Buy It Now by Antonio Campos (United States)
  • El espino by Théo Court Bustamante (Cuba)
  • En la oscuridad by Juan Manuel Rampoldi, Marcelo Charras (Argentina)
  • Exit (2004 film) by Robert Depuis (Denmark)
  • Five O' Clock Shadow by Malcolm Lamont (United States)
  • La cerca by Rubén Mendoza (Colombia)
  • La plaine by Roland Edzard (France)
  • Le violon by Heng Yang (China)
  • Slavek The Shit by Grímur Hákonarson (Iceland, Czech Republic)
  • Conscience (film) (Svedomí) by Jan Bohuslav (Czech Republic)
  • Tiens toi tranquille by Sameh Zoabi (France)
  • Vanilla Song by Jakob Rørvik (United Kingdom)
  • Walk On a Little More by Min-young Shim (South Korea)

Short Films Competition edit

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[2]

  • Baby Shark (Bébé requin) by Pascal-Alex Vincent
  • Before Dawn by Bálint Kenyeres
  • Clara by Van Sowerwine
  • Disparue by Kit Hui
  • Kitchen by Alice Winocour
  • L'homme qui s'est rencontre by Ben Crowe
  • Nothing Special by Helena Brooks
  • Sous la lueur de la lune by Peter Ghesquiere
  • Wayfarers (Podorozhni) by Igor Strembitskyy

Cannes Classics edit

Tribute[12]

Documentaries about Cinema[13]

  • Al'Lèèssi... une actrice Africaine by Rahmatou Keita
  • Ingmar Bergman Complete: Bergman and the Cinema / Bergman and the Theatre / Bergman and Fårö Island by Marie Nyreröd (2004)
  • James Dean: Forever Young by Michael J. Sheridan
  • John Cassavetes by André S. Labarthe
  • Kitano Takeshi Shinshutsu-Kibotsu by Jean-Pierre Limosin
  • Moments choisis des histoire(s) du cinema by Jean-Luc Godard
  • Shadowing the Third Man by Frederick Baker

Restored prints[14]

Parallel sections edit

International Critics' Week edit

The following films were screened for the 44th International Critics' Week (44e Semaine de la Critique):[15]

Feature film competition

Short film competition

  • Le grand vent by Valérie Liénardy (Belgium)
  • Respire by Wi Ding Ho (Taiwan)
  • Mirror Mechanics by Siegfried A. Fruhauf (Austria)
  • Blue Tongue by Justin Kurzel (Australia)
  • Imago... by Cédric Babouche (France)
  • Get the Rabbit Back by Dimitar Mitovski & Kamen Kalev (Bulgaria)
  • Jona/Tomberry by Rosto (Netherlands)

Directors' Fortnight edit

The following films were screened for the 2005 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[16]

Short films
  • À bras le corps by Katell Quillévéré (19 min.)
  • À mains nues by Agnès Feuvre (26 min.)
  • Consultation Room by Kei Oyama (9 min.)
  • Cosmetic Emergency by Martha Colburn (9 min.)
  • Da Janela Do Meu Quarto by Cao Guimarães (5 min.)
  • Du soleil en hiver by Samuel Collardey (17 min.)
  • Etoile violette by Axelle Ropert (45 min.)
  • Instructions for a Light and Sound Machine by Peter Tscherkassky (17 min.)
  • Kara, Anak Sebatang Pohon by Edwin (9 min.)
  • Majorettes by Lola Doillon (16 min.)
  • Nits by Harry Wootliff (11 min.)
  • Résfilm by Sándor Kardos (19 min.)
  • The Buried Forest by Kohei Oguri (1h33
  • Trilogy About Clouds by Naoyuki Tsuji (14 min.)
  • Vinil verde by Kleber Mendonça Filho (17 min.)
 
Emir Kusturica, 2005 Jury President

Official Awards edit

 
Luc Dardenne (left) and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Palme d'Or winners
 
Jim Jarmusch, Gran Prix winner

In Competition edit

The following films and people received the 2005 Official selection awards:[17]

Un Certain Regard edit

Cinéfondation edit

  • First Prize: Buy It Now by Antonio Campos
  • Second Prize:
  • Third Prize:
    • La plaine by Roland Edzard
    • Tiens toi tranquille by Sameh Zoabi

Caméra d'Or edit

Short Films Competition edit

Independent Awards edit

FIPRESCI Prizes edit

Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist edit

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury edit

Award of the Youth edit

Critics' Week edit

Directors' Fortnight edit

Prix François Chalais edit

References edit

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  2. ^ a b c d e f "Official Selection 2005: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Festival de Cannes: 2005 Cannes Film Festival". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009.
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  6. ^ "58th Cannes Film Festival report by David Robinson". filmintelligence.org. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Cannes 2005 opening night". theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "British director's film to end Cannes festival". theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Cécile de France, Mistress of Ceremony". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
  10. ^ "Posters 2005". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
  11. ^ "All Juries 2005". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  12. ^ "Cannes Classics - Tribute". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Cannes Classics - Documentaries about Cinema". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Cannes Classics - Restored prints". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  15. ^ "44e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 2005". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Quinzaine 2005". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  17. ^ a b "Awards 2005: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014.
  18. ^ "Awards 2005: Un Certain Regard". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016.
  19. ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 2005". fipresci.org. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  20. ^ "Jury Œcuménique Palmarés 2005". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  21. ^ "Association Prix François Chalais Cannes 2005". francois-chalais.fr. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2017.

Media edit

  • INA: Opening of the 2005 Festival (commentary in French)
  • INA: List of winners of the 2005 Festival (commentary in French)

External links edit