2016 Cannes Film Festival
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
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| Opening film | Café Society |
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| Closing film | I, Daniel Blake |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or (I, Daniel Blake) |
| Hosted by | Laurent Lafitte |
| Number of films | 21 (In Competition) 18 (Un Certain Regard) 10 (Short Film) |
| Festival date | 11 – 22 May 2016 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 69th annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 May 2016. Australian director George Miller was the President of the Jury for the main competition. French actor Laurent Lafitte was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies. On 15 March it was announced that Japanese director Naomi Kawase would serve as the Cinéfondation and Short Film Jury president. American director Woody Allen's film Café Society opened the festival.
The Palme d'Or was awarded to the British film I, Daniel Blake directed by Ken Loach, which also served as closing film of the festival. At a press conference, Loach said that he was "quietly stunned" to win.
The films competing in the main competition section for the Palme d'Or were announced at a press conference on 14 April 2016:The Salesman, directed by Asghar Farhadi was added to the competition lineup on 22 April 2016.
The films competing in the Un Certain Regard section were announced at a press conference on 14 April 2016:Clash, directed by Mohamed Diab, has been announced as the opening film for the Un Certain Regard section. Hell or High Water, directed by David Mackenzie was added to the Un Certain Regard lineup on 22 April 2016.
The following films were selected to screen out of competition:
Out of 5,008 entries, the following films were selected to compete for the Short Film Palme d'Or.
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 2,300 submissions. More than one-third of the films selected represent schools participating in Cinéfondation for the first time. It is also the first time that a film representing Bosnian and Venezuelan film schools have been selected. More than half of the films selected were directed by women.
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