2007 Cannes Film Festival

The 60th Cannes Film Festival ran from 16 to 27 May 2007. The President of the Jury was British director Stephen Frears.[3] Twenty two films from twelve countries were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or. The awards were announced on 26 May. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, directed by Cristian Mungiu won the Palme d'Or.[4][5]

2007 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 60th Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Opening filmMy Blueberry Nights
Closing filmDays of Darkness (L'Âge des ténèbres)
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or (4 Months,
3 Weeks and 2 Days)
Hosted byDiane Kruger
No. of films22 (In Competition)[2]
20 (Un Certain Regard)
9 (Out of Competition)
16 (Cinéfondation)
11 (Special screenings)
11 (Short Film)
Festival date16 May 2007 (2007-05-16) – 27 May 2007 (2007-05-27)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en

The festival opened with My Blueberry Nights, directed by Wong Kar-wai[6] and closed with Days of Darkness (L'Âge des ténèbres) by Denys Arcand.[7] Diane Kruger was the mistress of ceremonies.[8]

The official poster of the 60th Cannes festival featured Pedro Almodóvar, Juliette Binoche, Jane Campion, Souleymane Cissé, Penélope Cruz, Gérard Depardieu, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis and Wong Kar-wai, all photographed by Alex Majoli.

2007 Un Certain Regard poster by Italian comics artist Enrico Marini.[9]

Juries

Main Competition

The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 2007 Official Selection:[10]

Un Certain Regard

Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition

Caméra d'Or

Official Selection

In Competition

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[2]

English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zileCristian MungiuRomania
Aleksandra АлександраAlexander SokurovRussia
The BanishmentИзгнаниеAndrey Zvyagintsev
Breath숨Kim Ki-dukSouth Korea
Death ProofQuentin TarantinoUnited States
The Diving Bell and the ButterflyLe scaphandre et le papillonJulian SchnabelFrance, United States
The Edge of HeavenAuf der anderen SeiteFatih AkınGermany, Turkey
Import/ExportUlrich SeidlAustria
The Last MistressUne vieille maîtresseCatherine BreillatFrance, Italy
Love SongsLes chansons d'amourChristophe Honoré France
The Man from LondonA londoni férfiBéla TarrHungary, France, Germany
The Mourning Forest殯の森Naomi KawaseJapan
My Blueberry NightsWong Kar-waiChina, France, Hong Kong, United States
No Country for Old MenJoel and Ethan CoenUnited States
Paranoid ParkGus Van Sant France, United States
PersepolisMarjane Satrapi & Vincent ParonnaudFrance, Iran
Promise Me ThisЗаветEmir KusturicaSerbia
Secret Sunshine밀양Lee Chang-dongSouth Korea
Silent LightStellet lichtCarlos ReygadasMexico, France, Netherlands, Germany
TehilimRaphaël NadjariIsrael, France
We Own the NightJames GrayUnited States
ZodiacDavid Fincher

Un Certain Regard

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

Out of Competition

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

Special Screenings

The following films were screened specially for the 60th Festival.[2]

Cinéfondation

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

  • A Reunion by Sung-Hoon Hong
  • Aditi singh by Mickael Kummer
  • Ahora todos parecen contentos by Gonzalo Tobal
  • Berachel bitha haktana by Efrat Corem
  • Chinese Whispers by Raka Dutta
  • For the Love of God by Joe Tucker
  • Goyta by Joanna Jurewicz
  • Halbe Stunden by Nicolas Wackerbarth
  • Minus by Pavle Vuckovic
  • Mish'olim by Hagar Ben-Asher
  • Neostorozhnost by Alexander Kugel
  • Rondo by Marja Mikkonen
  • Ru Dao by Tao Chen
  • Saba by Thereza Menezes, Gregorio Graziosi
  • Triple 8 Palace by Alexander Ku
  • Vita di Giacomo by Luca Governatori

Short film Competition

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

  • Ah Ma by Anthony Chen (Singapore)
  • Ark by Grzegorz Jonkajtys (Poland)
  • The Last 15 by Antonio Campos (United States)
  • Looking Glass by Erik Rosenlund (Sweden)
  • My Dear Rosseta by Yang Hae-hoon (South Korea)
  • My Sister by Marco Van Geffen (Netherlands)
  • The Oates' Valor by Tim Thaddeus Cahill United States)
  • Resistance aux tremblements by Olivier Hems (France)
  • Run by Mark Albiston (New Zealand)
  • Gia to onoma tou spourgitiou by Kyros Papavassiliou (Cyprus)
  • Ver Llover by Elisa Miller (Mexico)

Cannes Classics

Cannes Classics places the spotlight on documentaries about cinema[11] and restored masterworks from the past.[12]

Tributes[13]

Documentaries about Cinema

  • Brando by Mimi Freedman & Leslie Greif (United States)
  • Lindsay Anderson, Never Apologize by Mike Kaplan (United States)
  • Maurice Pialat, L'amour existe by Anne-Marie Faux & Jean-Pierre Devillers (France)
  • Pierre Rissient by Todd McCarthy (United States)

Restored prints

Parallel Sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 46th International Critics' Week (46e Semaine de la Critique):[14]

Feature film competition

Short Films Competition

Special Screenings

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 2007 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[15]

Tous Les Cinemas du Monde

Tous Les Cinemas du Monde (World Cinema) began in 2005 to showcase films from a variety of different countries. From 19 May to 25 May 2007, films were screened from India, Lebanon, Poland, Kenya, Guinea, Angola, Slovenia, and Colombia.[16][17]

India

The first two days of this program held during 19 May to 25 May 2007 featured special screening of Indian films; Saira (2005), Missed Call (2005), Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), Dosar (2006), Veyil, (2006), Guru (2007), Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (2007), and Dharm (2007).[18]

Lebanon

Debuting at the Director's Fortnight was Nadine Labaki's Caramel, a charming dramedy about five women who gather at a beauty salon and deal with their everyday problems with men, social expectation, sexuality, and tradition vs. modernizing times. Labaki not only directed and co-wrote the film but plays the lead as well. The rest of the cast is composed mostly of unprofessional actors, all of whom deliver very convincing performances and add a lot of color and depth to the film.[19][20] Reminiscent of a Pedro Almodóvar picture, Caramel is unique not just for its technical and creative sophistication but also for not tackling any of the religious, political, or war-related issues that have continued to plague its setting, Lebanon, til now. The film proved to be a sleeper at the festival and was distributed in well over 40 countries, becoming an international hit.[21]

Stephen Frears, Jury President

Official Awards
Cristian Mungiu, Palme d'Or winner
Naomi Kawase, Gran Prix winner
U2 perform at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, prior to the screening of U2 3D

In Competition

The following films and people received the 2007 Official selection awards:[22]

Un Certain Regard

Cinéfondation
  • First Prize: Ahora todos parecen contentos by Gonzalo Tobal
  • Second Prize: Ru Dao by Tao Chen
  • Third Prize: Minus by Pavle Vuckovic

Golden Camera

Short Films Competition

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes

Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist

Ecumenical Jury

International Critics' Week

Other awards

Prix François Chalais

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