Film festival
The 62nd Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 May to 24 May 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert served as jury president for the main competition. Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film "The White Ribbon".
The festival opened with "Up" by Pete Docter, marking the first time that an animated film opened the festival, and closed with "Coco Chanel &amp; Igor Stravinsky" by Jan Kounen.
American filmmaker Clint Eastwood became the second recipient of the Honorary Palme d'Or.
Juries.
Main competition.
The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 2009 Official Selection:
Official Selection.
In Competition.
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:
"Un Certain Regard".
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:
Out of Competition.
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
Special Screenings.
The following films were selected for the Special Screenings:
"Cinéfondation".
The following short films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:
Short Film Competition.
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
Cannes Classics.
The Festival Cannes Classics places the spotlight on documentaries about cinema and restored masterworks from the past.
"Cinéma de la Plage".
The Cinéma de la Plage is a part of the Official Selection. The outdoors screenings at the beach cinema of Cannes are open to the public.
Parallel Sections.
Critics' Week.
The following films were screened for the 48th Critics' Week ("48e Semaine de la Critique"):
Feature film competition
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Short film competition
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Special screenings
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Short films
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Directors' Fortnight.
The following films were screened for the 2009 Directors' Fortnight ("Quinzaine des Réalizateurs"):
Feature films
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Special screenings
Short films
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Official Awards.
The following films and people received the 2009 Official selection awards:
References.
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