Official poster of the 69th Cannes Film Festival featuring a still from Jean-Luc Godard's 1963 film Contempt, with Michel Piccoli ascending the Casa Malaparte
Blood Father (2015) Official Poster
Hell or High Water (2015) Official Poster
Mademoiselle (The Handmaiden, 2016) Official Poster
Timecode (2016) Official Poster
Here now is the full list of the winners of the 69th Festival de Cannes held last May 22, 2016 at the Palais des Festivals et Des Congrès.
Official Selection
In Competition
Palme d'Or – I, Daniel Blake by Ken Loach
Grand Prix – Juste La Fin Du Monde (It's Only the End of the World) by Xavier Dolan
Best Director (tie)
Cristian Mungiu for Bacalaureat (Graduation)
Olivier Assayas for Personal Shopper
Best Screenplay – Asghar Farhadi for Forushande (The Salesman)
Best Actress – Jaclyn Jose for Ma' Rosa
Best Actor – Shahab Hosseini for Forushande (The Salesman)
Jury Prize – American Honey by Andrea Arnold
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard Award – The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki by Juho Kuosmanen
Un Certain Regard Jury Prize – Fuchi Ni Tatsu (Harmonium) by Kōji Fukada
Un Certain Regard Award for Best Director – Matt Ross for Captain Fantastic
Un Certain Regard Award for Best Screenplay – Delphine Coulin and Muriel Coulin for Voir Du Pays (The Stopover)
Un Certain Regard Special Prize - La Tortue Rouge (The Red Turtle) by Michael Dudok de Wit
Cinéfondation
First Prize – Anna by Or Sinai
Second Prize – In the Hills by Hamid Ahmadi
Third Prize (tie)
A Nyalintás Nesze (The Noise of Licking) by Nadja Andrasev
La Culpa, Probablemente (The Guilt, Probably) by Michael Labarca
Golden Camera
Caméra d'Or – Divines by Houda Benyamina
Short Films
Short Film Palme d'Or – Timecode by Juanjo Giménez
Special Mention – A Moca Que Dancou Com O Diabo (The Girl Who Danced with the Devil) by João Paulo Miranda Maria
Parallel Sections
International Critics' Week
Nespresso Grand Prize – Mimosas by Oliver Laxe
France 4 Visionary Award – Album by Mehmet Can Mertoğlu
SACD Award – Diamond Island by Davy Chou
Leica Cine Discovery Prize for Short Film – Prenjak by Wregas Bhanuteja
Canal+ Award – Birth of a Leader by Antoine de Bary
Gan Foundation Support for Distribution Award – One Week and a Day by Asaph Polonsky
Directors' Fortnight
Art Cinema Award – Wolf and Sheep by Shahrbanoo Sadat
SACD Award – The Together Project by Sólveig Anspach
SACD Special Mention - Divines by Houda Benyamina
Europa Cinemas Label Award – Mercenary by Sacha Wolff
Illy Prize for Short Film – Chasse Royal by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret
Illy Special Mention – The Beast by Miroslav Sikavica
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Prize
In Competition – Toni Erdmann by Maren Ade
Un Certain Regard – Câini (Dogs) by Bogdan Mirică
Parallel Sections – Raw by Julia Ducournau (International Critics' Week)
Ecumenical Jury
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – It's Only the End of the World by Xavier Dolan
Commendations:
I, Daniel Blake by Ken Loach
American Honey by Andrea Arnold
L'Œil d'or Jury
L'Œil d'or – Cinema Novo by Eryk Rocha
Special Mention – The Cinema Travelers by Shirley Abraham and Amit Madheshiya
Queer Palm Jury
Queer Palm Award – The Lives of Thérèse by Sébastien Lifshitz
Short Film Queer Palm – Gabber Lover by Anna Cazenave Cambet
Palm Dog Jury
Palm Dog Award – Nellie for Paterson (posthumous award)
Grand Jury Prize – Jacques for In Bed with Victoria
Palm Dog Manitarian Award – Ken Loach for showcasing a three-legged dog named Shea in I, Daniel Blake
Prix François Chalais
François Chalais Prize – The Student by Kirill Serebrennikov
Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist
Vulcan Award – Ryu Seong-hie for Mademoiselle (The Handmaiden) (art direction)
Cannes Soundtrack Award
Cliff Martinez for The Neon Demon
Special Award
Honorary Palme d'Or – Jean-Pierre Léaud
Now for the Watchful Eyes of a Silhouette favorite films. I know all of the films presented whether in competition or non-competition screenings are some of the year's finest films. This is in no way to critic, judge or rank these films. This is just the playlist of films which this blog and this author loves to watch in theaters and also highly recommended to watch for everyone ranked according to the preference or watch list . So here now is Watchful Eyes' Favorites:
MAIN COMPETITION
Top 3 Favorites:
1. The Handmaiden (Mademoiselle), Korea - Chan-Wook Park
2. Ma' Rosa, Philippines - Brillante Mendoza
3. Loving, USA - Jeff Nichols
Other Favorites:
4. Elle, France - Paul Verhoeven
5. La Fille Inconnue (The Unknown Girl), Belgium / France - Jean-Pierre Dardenne , Luc Dardenne
6. Juste La Fin Du Monde (It's Only The End Of The World), Canada / France - Xavier Dolan
Highly Recommended Films:
7. Bacalaureat (Graduation), Romania - Cristian Mungiu
8. Forushande (The Salesman), Iran - Asghar Farhadi
9. Sieranevada, Romania - Cristi Puiu
Chic, Feel Good, Funny, Horror and Thriller Flicks of the Festival de Cannes - Page Officielle 2016 worth a popcorn for a weekend entertainment:
10. I, Daniel Blake, UK - Ken Loach
11. Ma Loute (Slack Bay), France / Germany - Bruno Dumont
12. Personal Shopper, France - Olivier Assayas
13. The Neon Demon, USA/France/Denmark - Nicolas Winding Refn
14. Toni Erdmann, Germany - Maren Ade
UN CERTAIN REGARD
Top Favorite:
1. Omor Shakhsiya (Personal Affairs), Israel - Maha Haj
Other Favorites:
2. Hell or High Water, USA - David Mackenzie
3. Fuchi Ni Tatsu (Harmonium), Japan - Koji Fukada
4. Uchenik (The Student), Russia - Kirill Serebrennikov
5. La Larga Noche De Francisco Sanctis (The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis), Argentina - Francisco Marquez, Andrea Testa
6. Apprentice, Singapore - Boo Junfeng
7. Me'Ever Laharim Vehagvaot (Beyond The Mountains and Hills), Israel - Eran Kolirin
8. Umi Yorimo Mada Fukaku (After The Storm), Japan - Hirokazu Kore-eda
9. La Danseuse (The Dancer), France - Stephanie Di Giusto
10. The Transfiguration, USA - Michael O'Shea
SHORT FILM
Top Favorites:
1. Imago, Philippines - Raymund Ribay Gutierrez
2. Dreamlands, UK - Sara Dunlop
3. Timecode, Spain - Juanjo Gimenez
4. La Laine Sur Le Dos (Law of the Lamb), Tunisia - Lotfi Achour
5. A Moca Que Dancou Com O Diabo (The Girl Who Danced with the Devil), Brazil - Joao Paulo Miranda Maria
Highly Recommended Worth Watching:
6. 4:15 P.M. Sfarsitul Lumii (4: 15 P.M. The End of the World), Romania - Catalin Rotaru, Gabi Virginia Sarga
7. Apres Suzanne, France - Felix Moati
CINEFONDATION
1. Anna, Israel - Or Sinai
2. Submarine, Lebanon / USA - Mounia Akl
3. In The Hills, Iran/UK - Hamid Ahmadi
4. Dobro (Fine), Bosnia and Herzegovina / Mexico - Marta Hernaiz Pidal
5. Gudh (Nest), India - Saurav Rai
6. La Culpa, Probablemente (The Guilt, Probably), Venezuela - Michael LaBarca
7. La Santa Che Dorme (The Sleeping Saint), Italy - Laura Samani
8. Poubelle (Trash), Belgium - Alexandre Gilmet
9. Bei Wind Und Wetter (Whatever The Weather), Switzerland - Remo Scherrer
10. Gabber Lover, France - Anna Cazenave Cambet
OUT OF COMPETITION
1. Blood Father, France - Jean-Francois Richet
2. The Nice Guys, USA - Shane Black
3. Goksung (The Wailing), Korea / USA - Hong Jin Na
4. Money Monster, USA - Jodie Foster
5. Busan Haeng (Train to Busan), Korea - Sang-Ho Yeon
6. Le BGG - Le Bon Gros Geant (The BFG, Big Friendly Giant), USA - Steven Spielberg
7. Gimme Danger, USA - Jim Jarmusch
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
1. Chouf, France - Karim Dridi
2. Peshmerga, France - Bernard-Henri Levy
3. Wrong Elements, France / Germany / Belgium - Jonathan Littell
4. L'Ultima Spiaggia (The Last Resort), Greece / Italy / France - Davide del Degan, Thanos Anastopoulos
5. Exil (Exile), France - Rithy Panh
6. Hissein Habre, Une Tragedie Tchadienne (Hissein Habre, A Chadian Tragedy), Chad / France - Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Might Consider:
7. La Mort de Louis XIV (The Death of Louis XIV), France - Albert Serra
Sources:
http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Cannes_Film_Festival
