2019 Cannes Film Festival
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The 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2019.[3] Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu served as jury president.[4][5] The Palme d'Or went to the South Korean film Parasite, directed by Bong Joon-ho; Bong became the first Korean director to win the award.[6]
 Official poster of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival featuring Agnès Varda, while filming her debut film La Pointe Courte (1955)[1] | |
| Opening film | The Dead Don't Die |
|---|---|
| Closing film | The Specials |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: Parasite |
| Hosted by | Édouard Baer[2] |
| No. of films | 21 (In Competition) 18 (Un Certain Regard) 11 (Short films) |
| Festival date | 14–25 May 2019 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
| Cannes Film Festival | |
American film director Jim Jarmusch's ensemble zombie comedy film The Dead Don't Die served as the opening film of the festival.[7] The festival honoured French filmmaker Agnès Varda, who died in March 2019, featuring her on the official poster of the festival.[8] The photograph used was taken during the filming of her debut film La Pointe Courte (1955), which later screened at the Cannes Film Festival.[1]
