64th Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 64th Cannes Film Festival featuring a 1970 photo of American actress Faye Dunaway
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| Opening film | Midnight in Paris |
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| Closing film | The Beloved |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or (The Tree of Life) |
| Hosted by | Mélanie Laurent |
| No. of films | 20 (In Competition) 21 (Un Certain Regard) 9 (Short Film) |
| Festival date | 11 – 22 May 2011 |
| Website | Website |
The 64th annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 May 2011. American actor Robert De Niro served as the president of the jury for the main competition and French filmmaker Michel Gondry headed the jury for the short film competition. South Korean film director Bong Joon-ho was the head of the jury for the Caméra d'Or prize, which is awarded to the best first-time filmmaker.
Midnight in Paris, written and directed by Woody Allen, opened the festival.Mélanie Laurent hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.
Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci was presented with the third Honorary Palme d'Or Award at the opening ceremony of the festival. Though the award had been given out sporadically in the past the Honorary Palme d'Or was supposed to presented annually after 2011. However it was not given again until the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.Gus Van Sant's Restless opened the Un Certain Regard section. Jailed Iranian film directors Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof were honoured at the festival.Goodbye by Rasoulof and Panahi's This Is Not a Film was screened at the festival, and Panahi was awarded the Carrosse d'Or. Four female directors featured in the main competition: Australian Julia Leigh, Japan's Naomi Kawase, Scottish director Lynne Ramsay and France's own Maïwenn Le Besco.
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