2008 Cannes Film Festival

none 2008 Cannes Film Festival 2008 Cannes Film Festival poster.jpg Official poster of the 61st Cannes Film Festival featuring a photo of model Anouk Marguerite and photographed by Pierre Collier.http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/2008/posters.html Posters 2008 festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131204193423/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/2008/posters.html 4 December 2013 dmy Édouard Baer 22 (Main Competition) Blindness What Just Happened Cannes, France Palme d'Or:The Class 2008 05 14 y – 2008 05 25 y 1946 festival-cannes.com/en Cannes Film Festival 2007 2009 The 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2008. American actor and filmmaker Sean Penn served as jury president for the main competition. French filmmaker Laurent Cantet won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film The Class.http://www.cinema-francais.fr/cannes/cannes_2008.htm 61ème Festival International du Film - Cannes cinema-francais.fr fr 28 June 2017http://www.cannes-fest.com/cine/index.php?a=08 Cannes 2008 / Palmarés cannes-fest.com fr 28 June 2017 22 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170622121232/http://www.cannes-fest.com/cine/index.php?a=08 dead The festival opened with Blindness by Fernando Meirelleshttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/3673209/Cannes-Film-Festival-2008-opener-the-end-of-civilisation.html Cannes Film Festival 2008 opener: the end of civilisation The Telegraph 9 May 2008 26 May 2017 and closed with What Just Happened by Barry Levinson.http://voices.yahoo.com/2008-cannes-film-festival-lineup-1463981.html 2008 Cannes Film Festival Lineup voices.yahoo.com 14 May 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140728232348/http://voices.yahoo.com/2008-cannes-film-festival-lineup-1463981.html 28 July 2014 dmy Édouard Baer was the master of ceremonies.http://www.festival-cannes.com/fr/article/56293.html Edouard Baer, emcee of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival festival-cannes.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131224114058/http://www.festival-cannes.com/fr/article/56293.html 24 December 2013 dmy The British press reported the list of films in competition this year was notable for its absence of British films for the second successive year.https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/film-and-tv/news/cannes-film-festival-snubs-british-movies-for-the-second-year-running-814741.html?r=RSS Cannes Film Festival snubs British movies for the second year running The Independent 23 April 2008 26 May 2017http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article3803525.ece Indiana Jones steals the show as Cannes ignores British films The Times Literary Supplement dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110517101206/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article3803525.ece 17 May 2011 dmy Juries thumb|upright|Sean Penn, President of the 2008 Feature film Jury Main competition Sean Penn, American actor and director – Jury Presidenthttp://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/2008/allJury.html All Juries 2008 festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151005102818/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/2008/allJury.html 5 October 2015 dmy Jeanne Balibar, French actress and singer Rachid Bouchareb, Franco-Algerian director Sergio Castellitto, Italian actor and director Alfonso Cuaron, Mexican filmmaker Alexandra Maria Lara, German-Romanian actress Natalie Portman, Israeli-American actress Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French author and director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thai filmmaker fr Un Certain Regard Fatih Akin, Turkish-German director – Jury Presidenthttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/may/15/cannesfilmfestival.festivals2 Visceral Brit offering opens Un Certain Regard section The Guardian 15 May 2008 26 May 2017 Anupama Chopra, Indian film critic and author Yasser Moheb, critic Yekaterina Mtsituridze, Russian journalist José Maria Prado, Spanish filmoteca manager fr Cinefondation and Short Films Competition Hou Hsiao-hsien, Taiwanese filmmaker – Jury President Olivier Assayas, French filmmaker Susanne Bier, Danish filmmaker Marina Hands, French actress Laurence Kardish, American curator Caméra d'Or Bruno Dumont, French filmmaker – Jury President Isabelle Danel, critic Jean-Michel Frodon, French critic Monique Kourdine, French member of the Fédération des Industries Tech Willy Kurant, Belgian cinematographer Jean Henri Roger, French director Official selection In Competition The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/2008/allSelections.html Official Selection 2008: All the Selection festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235121/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/2008/allSelections.html 2 December 2013 dmy English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country24 City二十四城记/二十四城記 Jia ZhangkeChinaAdoration Atom EgoyanCanadaBlindness (opening film) Fernando MeirellesBrazil, Canada, JapanChangeling Clint EastwoodUnited StatesChe (part I: The Argentine and part II: Guerilla)Steven SoderberghSpain, Germany, France, United States A Christmas Talefr Un conte de NoëlArnaud DesplechinFrance The Class Entre les mursLaurent Cantet FranceDeltaKornél MundruczóHungaryIl Divo Paolo SorrentinoItalyFrontier of the Dawn fr La frontière de l'aube Philippe GarrelFranceGomorrahGomorra Matteo GarroneItaly The Headless Woman es La mujer sin cabeza Lucrecia Martel Argentina, Spain, France, ItalyLion's DenLeonera Pablo TraperoArgentina, South Korea, Brazil, SpainLinha de PasseWalter Salles and Daniela ThomasBrazilMy Magic Eric KhooSingapore Palermo Shooting Wim WendersGermany, France, ItalyServiceSerbisBrillante MendozaPhilippines, FranceLorna's Silencefr Le silence de LornaJean-Pierre and Luc DardenneBelgium, Italy, GermanySynecdoche, New York Charlie KaufmanUnited StatesThree Monkeys Üç Maymun Nuri Bilge CeylanTurkeyTwo Lovers James GrayUnited StatesWaltz with Bashir he ואלס עם באשיר Ari FolmanIsrael, France fr Un Certain Regard The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard: English Title Original Title Director(s) Production CountryAfterschoolAntonio CamposUnited Stateses Los BastardosAmat EscalanteMexico, France, United StatesCloud 9Wolke NeunAndreas DresenGermanyThe Dead Girl's Feastpt A Festa da Menina MortaMatheus NachtergaeleBrazilHungerSteve McQueenIreland, United KingdomInvoluntarysv De ofrivilligaRuben ÖstlundSwedenI Want to Seefr Je veux voirJoana Hadjithomas and Khalil JoreigeFrance, LebanonJohnny Mad DogJean-Stéphane SauvaireFrance, Belgium, LiberiaModern Lifefr La Vie moderneRaymond DepardonFranceOcean Flamezh 一半海水，一半火燄Fendou LiuHong KongO' HortenBent HamerNorway, France, Germany, DenmarkParking zh-Hant 停車Chung Mong-HongTaiwanSalt of this Seaملح هذا البحرAnnemarie JacirPalestine, France, Israel, United States, Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, SwitzerlandSoi CowboyซอยคาวบอยThomas ClayThailand, United KingdomTokyo!Michel Gondry, Leos Carax and Bong Joon-hoFrance, Japan, South Korea, GermanyTokyo Sonataja トウキョウソナタKiyoshi KurosawaJapanTulpanТюльпанSergey DvortsevoyKazakhstan, GermanyTysonJames TobackUnited StatesVersaillesPierre SchoellerFranceWendy and LucyKelly ReichardtUnited States Out of Competition The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/69-editions/retrospective/2008/selection/out-of-competition Out of competition festival-cannes.com 20 July 2017 English Title Original Title Director(s) Production CountryThe Chaserko 추격자Na Hong-jinSouth KoreaThe Good, the Bad, the Weird좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈Kim Jee-woonIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullSteven SpielbergUnited StatesKung Fu PandaJohn Stevenson and Mark OsborneMaradona by KusturicaEmir Kusturica SerbiaSurveillance Jennifer LynchUnited StatesVicky Cristina BarcelonaWoody AllenSpain, United StatesWhat Just Happened (closing film)Barry LevinsonUnited States Special Screenings The following films were selected for the Special Screenings:http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/69-editions/retrospective/2008/selection/special-screenings Retrospective 2008, Special Screenings festival-cannes.com 20 July 2017 English Title Original Title Director(s) Production CountryAshes of Time Redux (1994)yue 東邪西毒Wong Kar-waiHong Kongfr C'est dur d'être aimé par des consDaniel Leconte FranceChelsea on the RocksAbel FerraraUnited StatesOf Time and the CityTerence DaviesUnited KingdomRoman Polanski: Wanted and DesiredMarina ZenovichUnited States, United KingdomThe Third WaveAlison ThompsonUnited States, Sri LankaWild BloodSanguepazzoMarco Tullio GiordanaItaly, France Cinéfondation The following short films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation: 30em August 15th (Ba yue shi wu) by Jiang Xuan Blind Spot by Johanna Bessiere, Nicolas Chauvelot, Olivier Clert, Cécile Dubois Herry, Yvon Jardel, Simon Rouby El Reloj (The Watch) by Marco Berger fr Et dans mon coeur j'emporterai (And I’ll Keep in My Heart) by Yoon Sung-A Forbach by Claire Burger Gata by Diana Mkrtchyan de Gestern In Eden (The Other Day In Eden) by Jan Speckenbach Himnon (Anthem) by Elad Keidan Illusion Dwellers by Robb Ellender ro Interior. Scara de Bloc (Interior. Bloc of Flats Hallway) by Ciprian Alexandrescu fi Kestomerkitsijät (Roadmarkers) by Juho Kuosmanen Naus by Lukás Glaser pt O som e o resto (Sound and the Rest) by André Lavaquial Shtika (Silence) by Hadar Morag Stop by Park Jae-Ok The Maid by Heidi Saman This Is a Story About Ted and Alice by Teressa Tunney Short Films Competition The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or: 30em 411-Z by Daniel Erdélyi Buen Viaje by Javier Palleiro fr De moins en moins by Mélanie Laurent (France) El Deseo by Marie Benito Jerrycan by Julius Avery Love You More by Sam Taylor-Wood Megatron] by Marian Crişan My Rabbit Hoppy by Anthony Lucas Smafuglar by Rúnar Rúnarsson Cannes Classics The following films were selected for the Cannes Classics section:http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/69-editions/retrospective/2008/selection/cannes-classics/documentaries-about-cinema-18 Cannes Classics — Documentaries about Cinema festival-cannes.com 25 July 2017http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/69-editions/retrospective/2008/selection/cannes-classics/restored-prints-19 Cannes Classics — Restored Prints festival-cannes.com 25 July 2017Cannes Classics — Tribute http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/69-editions/retrospective/2008/selection/cannes-classics/2008-tribute 25 July 2017 festival-cannes.com English Title Original Title Director(s) Production CountryRestored prints13 jours en France (1968)Claude Lelouch and François ReichenbachFrance24 Hours in the Life of a Woman (1968)24 heures de la vie d'une femmeDominique DeloucheFrance, West GermanyAnna Karenina (1967)Анна КаренинаAleksandr ZarkhiSoviet UnionThe Big Snooze (short) (1946)Bob ClampettUnited StatesBirds Anonymous (short) (1957)Friz FrelengBlazing Saddles (1974)Mel BrooksBonnie and Clyde (1967)Arthur PennBook Revue (short) (1946)Bob ClampettCaptain Blood (1935)Michael CurtizDirty Harry (1971)Don SiegelDry Summer (1964)Susuz YazMetin ErksanTurkeyDuck Amuck (short) (1953)Chuck JonesUnited StatesThe Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)Paul NewmanEnter the Dragon (1973)zh-Hant 龍爭虎鬥Robert ClouseHong Kong, United StatesFingers (1978)James TobackUnited StatesGamperaliya (1963)ගම්පෙරලියLester James PeriesSri LankaGuide (1965)Vijay AnandIndia, United StatesHoly Blood (1989)Santa SangreAlejandro JodorowskyMexico, ItalyThe Housemaid (1960)ko 하녀Kim Ki-youngSouth KoreaI Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)Mervyn LeRoyUnited StatesI Love to Singa (short) (1936)Tex AveryInterviews with My Lai Veterans (short) (1970)Joseph StrickThe Invisible Man (1933)James WhaleLet's Get Lost (1989)Bruce WeberLola Montès (1955)Max OphülsFrance, West GermanyThe Long Day's Dying (1968)Peter CollinsonUnited KingdomThe Matrix (1999)Lana and Lilly Wachowski United States, AustraliaOne Froggy Evening (short) (1955)Chuck JonesUnited StatesOrpheus (1950)OrphéeJean CocteauFranceThe Passionate Friends (1949)David LeanUnited KingdomPeppermint Frappé (1967)Carlos SauraSpainPorky in Wackyland (short) (1938)Bob ClampettUnited StatesRabbit of Seville (short) (1950)Chuck JonesThe Savage Eye (1960)Ben Maddow, Sidney Meyers and Joseph StrickThis Happy Breed (1944)David LeanUnited KingdomTouki Bouki (1973)Djibril Diop MambétySenegalWhat Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)Robert AldrichUnited StatesWhat's Opera, Doc? (short) (1957)Chuck JonesWhat's Up Doc? (1972)Peter BogdanovichZigeunerweisen (1980)ja ツィゴイネルワイゼンSeijun SuzukiJapanTributesLabor on the Douro Rive (short) (1931)Douro, Faina FluvialManoel de OliveiraPortugalDocumentaries about Cinemafr La Collection Cinéma cinémasClaude VenturaFrancefr Il était une fois...Lawrence d'ArabieAnne KunvariThe Mystery of Sambapt O Mistério do SambaCarolina Jabor and Lula Buarque De HollandaBrazilNo Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & VilmosJames ChressanthisUnited States Parallel sections Critics' Week The following films were screened for the 47th International Critics' Week (fr 47e Semaine de la Critique):http://archives.semainedelacritique.com/films/2008/2008_selection.php 47e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 2008 archives.semainedelacritique.com 21 July 2017 English Title Original Title Director(s) Production CountryIn CompetitionBetter ThingsDuane HopkinsUnited KingdomBlood Appearses La Sangre brotaPablo FendrikArgentina, France, GermanyEverybody Dies but MeВсе умрут, а я останусьValeriya Gai GermanikaRussiaGrown Upsfr Les Grandes personnesAnna NovionFrance, SwedenMoscow, Belgiumnl Aanrijding in MoscouChristophe Van RompaeyBelgiumSnowSnijegAida BegićBosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, France, IranThe Stranger in Mede Das Fremde in mirEmily AtefGermanyShort Films CompetitionA esperaFernanda TeixeiraBrazilAhendu nde sapukaiPablo LamarArgentina, Paraguayfr La Copie de CoralieNicolas EngelFranceErgoGéza M. TóthHungaryNext FloorDenis VilleneuveCanadaNosebleedJeff VespaUnited StatesSkhizeinJérémy ClapinFranceSpecial ScreeningsThe Desert Withines Desierto adentroRodrigo PláMexicoThe End of Poverty?Philippe DiazUnited Statesfr Enfants de Don Quichotte (Acte 1)Ronan Dénécé, Augustin Legrand and Jean-Baptiste LegrandFranceHomeUrsula MeierSwitzerland, France, BelgiumRumbaDominique Abel and Fiona GordonFrance, BelgiumShivaשבעהRonit Elkabetz and Shlomi ElkabetzIsrael, FranceSpecial Screenings – Short FilmsBeyond the Mexique BayJean-Marc Rousseau RuizFrance, Mexicofr L’ondéeDavid Coquard-DassaultFrance, CanadaThe Ylang Ylang ResidenceLa Résidence Ylang YlangHachimiya AhamadaComoros, FranceSandAreiaCaetano GotardoBrazilPrix de la Critiqueca Les Filles de feuJean-Sébastien ChauvinFranceGraffitiVano BurduliGeorgiafr Les Paradis PerdusHélier CisterneFranceA Relationship in Four DaysPeter GlanzUnited StatesTaxi WalaLola FrederichFranceYoung Man Fallingda Ung and falderMartin de ThurahDenmark Directors' Fortnight The following films were screened for the 2008 Directors' Fortnight (fr Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):https://www.quinzaine-cineastes.fr/fr/edition/2008 Quinzaine 2008 quinzaine-realisateurs.com 20 July 2017 6 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161106151222/http://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/qz_an/2008/ live English Title Original Title Director(s) Production CountryAcneAcnéFederico VeirojUruguay, Argentina, Mexico, SpainBoogie Radu MunteanRomaniaBirdsongca El cant dels ocellsAlbert SerraSpainBlind LovesSlepe láskyJuraj LehotskýSlovakiaFour Nights with Anna (opening film)pl Cztery noce z AnnąJerzy SkolimowskiPoland, Francefr Dernier maquisAdhenRabah Ameur-ZaïmecheAlgeria, FranceEldorado Bouli LannersBelgiumGod's Officesfr Les Bureaux de DieuClaire SimonFranceKnitting zh-Hans 牛郎织女Yin LichuanChinaLiverpool Lisandro AlonsoArgentina, France, Netherlands, Germany, SpainLonely Tunes of TehranTaraneh Tanhaïye Tehran Saman SalurIranfr Monsieur MorimotoNicola SornagaFranceNow Showing Raya MartinPhilippines, FranceOn Warfr De la guerreBertrand BonelloFranceOur Beloved Month of Augustpt Aquele Querido Mês de AgostoMiguel GomesPortugalThe Pleasure of Being RobbedJosh SafdieUnited StatesPrivate LessonsÉlève libreJoachim LafosseBelgium, FranceThe Rest of the Nightit Il Resto della notteFrancesco MunziItalySalamandraPablo AgüeroArgentinaShultes ШультесBakur BakuradzeRussiaTony ManeroPablo LarraínChilefr Le Voyage aux PyrénéesArnaud and Jean-Marie LarrieuFranceSpecial screenings 30em 40X15 by Olivier Jahan fr Itinéraire de Jean Bricard by Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub (40 min) fr Le Genou d’Artemide by Jean-Marie Straub (26 min) Milestones (Reprise) by John Douglas, Robert Kramer Short films 30em The Acquaintances of a Lonely John by Benny Safdie fr Ciel éteint! by F. J. Ossang fr Easter Morning by Bruce Conner fr Il fait beau dans la plus belle ville du monde by Valérie Donzelli fr Je vous hais petites filles by Yann Gonzalez fr Kamel s’est suicidé six fois, son père est mort by Soufiane Adel MAN by Myna Joseph Mes copains by Louis Garrel Muro by Tião sv Sagan om den lille Dockpojken by Johannes Nyholm Summer Afternoon by Wi-ding Ho sl Vsakdan ni vsak dan by Martin Turk Official Awards thumb|200px|Laurent Cantet, winner of the 2008 Palme d'Or thumb|180px|Matteo Garrone, winner of the 2008 Grand Prix thumb|160px|Director Clint Eastwood at the festival promoting Changeling In Competition The following films and people received the 2008 Official selection awards:http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/2008/allAward.html Awards 2008: All Awards festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131203002324/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/2008/allAward.html 3 December 2013 dmy Palme d'Or: The Class by Laurent Cantet Grand Prix: Gomorra by Matteo Garrone Best Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan for Three Monkeys Best Screenplay: Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne for Lorna's Silence Best Actress: Sandra Corveloni in Linha de Passe Best Actor: Benicio del Toro in Che Jury Prize: Paolo Sorrentino for Il Divo Special Prize of the Festival: Catherine Deneuve Clint Eastwood fr Un Certain Regard Prix Un Certain Regard: Tulpan by Sergey Dvortsevoy Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize: Tokyo Sonata by Kiyoshi Kurosawa Heart Throb Jury Prize: Cloud 9 by Andreas Dresen Knockout Prize: Tyson by James Toback Prize of Hope: Johnny Mad Dog by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire fr Cinéfondation First Prize: Himnon by Elad Keidan Second Prize: Forbach by Claire Burger Third Prize: Stop by Park Jae-Ok Roadmarkers by Juho Kuosmanen Caméra d'Or Hunger by Steve McQueen Special mention: Everybody Dies But Me by Valeriya Gai Germanika Short Films Competition Short Film Palme d'Or: Megatron by Marian Crişanhttp://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/10803309/year/2008.html Festival de Cannes : Film details 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110911134845/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/10803309/year/2008.html 11 September 2011 dmy Jury Prize: Jerrycan by Julius Avery Independent Awards FIPRESCI Prizes Hunger by Steve McQueen (Un Certain Regard)http://www.fipresci.org/awards/2008 FIPRESCI Awards 2008 fipresci.org 20 July 2017 Eldorado by Bouli Lanners (Directors' Fortnight) Delta by Kornél Mundruczó (In competition) Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist Luca Bigazzi (cinematographer) and Angelo Raguseo (sound mixer) for Il Divo by Paolo Sorrentino Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Adoration by Atom Egoyanhttp://cannes.juryoecumenique.org/palmares/article/adoration Jury Œcuménique Palmarés 2008 cannes.juryoecumenique.org 20 July 2017 International Critics' Week Critics Week Grand Prize: Snow by Aida Begić SACD Award: Moscow, Belgium by Christophe Van Rompaey ACID/CCAS Award: Moscow, Belgium by Christophe Van Rompaey OFAJ/TV5MONDE Young Critics Award: Blood Appears by Pablo Fendrik Canal+ Gran Prix for short film: Next Floor by Denis Villeneuve Kodak Discovery Award for Best Short Film: Skhizein by Jérémy Clapin Regards Jeunes Prize Everybody Dies But Me by Valeriya Gai Germanika Prix François Chalais Wild Blood by Marco Tullio Giordanahttp://www.francois-chalais.fr/laureats-cannes/cannes-2008 Association Prix François Chalais Cannes 2008 francois-chalais.fr 21 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171029192920/http://www.francois-chalais.fr/laureats-cannes/cannes-2008 29 October 2017 dead References External links 2008 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive) Official website Retrospective 2008 Cannes Film Festival Awards for 2008 at Internet Movie Database Category:Cannes Film Festival by year Cannes Film Festival Cannes Film Festival Cannes Film Festival Cannes Film Festival