The 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival ended on Saturday evening, thus putting an end to two weeks of an event which will have shone by its quality, the absence of major highlights, as well as by a good dose of cinema , crowned Saturday evening by a host of prizes. And a few small surprises.
The most prestigious prize of the event, the Palme d’Or of the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival was awarded to Without Filter (Triangle of Sadness, in its original version), the sixth feature film by 48-year-old Swedish director Ruben Östlund .
Two feature films share the Grand Jury Prize: Close , a teenage fresco by Belgian filmmaker Lukas Dhont, and Stars at Noon by Frenchwoman Claire Denis, a torrid adaptation of the eponymous novel by Denis Johnson, whose action is set in Nicaragua.
Because the Cannes Film Festival would definitely not be in great shape without a tie – or two – somewhere, the jury prize was awarded this year to two films: Hi-Han (Eo, in its original version), from Polish director emeritus Jerzy Skolimowski, 84, and The Eight Mountains by the Flemish Belgian duo Charlotte Vandermeersch and Felix Van Groeningen.
The love of the Cannes Film Festival for South Korean cinema is confirmed once again with the distinction of actor Song Kang Ho (already headlining Parasite, palme d’or 2019). The actor was rewarded for his role in The Good Stars (Broker), the last feature film by Kore-Eda Hirokazu.
The festival jury rewarded the South Korean director Park Chan-Wook (Mademoiselle, Thirst) for Decision to Leave, a feature film between thriller and romanticism.
Iranian Zar Amir Ebrahimi won the best actress award for her role in The Nights of Mashhad, the film by Iranian-Danish filmmaker Ali Abbasi. Surprise winner of this edition, she succeeds Renate Reinsve, winner in 2020.
The award for the 75th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival was awarded to Jean-Pierre
Swedish filmmaker Tarik Saleh won the screenplay prize for his work on the script for his Egyptian thriller Boy from Heaven, the story of which the director was inspired by The Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco.
The Camera d’or prize, which distinguishes the first films of young directors, was awarded to War Pony, by Riley Keough and Gina Gammell. The special mention went to Plan 75 by Japanese filmmaker Hayakawa Chie.
In the register of short films, the jury awarded the gold medal Hai Bian Sheng Qi Yi Zuo Xuan Ya (The Water Murmurs, in its international title), by the Chinese director Jianying Chen. A special mention was awarded to Nepalese Abinash Bikram Shah, for Lori.
Friday, according to custom, an evening made it possible to award the various prizes for the films of the Un certain regard selection, which brings together productions of “auteur and discovery cinema”. The film by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret, Les Pires, won the Un certain regard prize; Joyland by Pakistani Saim Sadiq walked away with the Jury Prize, Alexandru Belc won the Directing Prize with his feature film Metronom and the Best Performance Prize went to joint Vicky Krieps (Corsage) and Adam Bessa (Harka).
The 61st edition of Critics’ Week, organized on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival, crowned with its Grand Prize – as well as the SACD prize – the feature film La Jauría, by Colombian director Andrés Ramírez Pulido. The jury’s French Touch prize was awarded to the Scottish Charlotte Wells, for her film Aftersun.
The parallel selection of the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs awarded the prize for Best European film Un beau matin, by Mia Hansen-Love. The SACD 2022 Prize at the Directors’ Fortnight was also awarded to La Montagne, by Thomas Salvador. Finally, American director Kelly Reichardt was awarded the Golden Coach award at the start of the festival, honoring her entire career.
