2019 Cannes Film Festival
The 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2019. Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu served as jury president. 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.
Official poster of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival featuring Agnès Varda, while filming her debut film La Pointe Courte (1955) | |
| 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 |
| No. of films | 21 (In Competition) 18 (Un Certain Regard) 11 (Short films) |
| Festival date | 14–25 May 2019 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
American film director Jim Jarmusch's ensemble zombie comedy film The Dead Don't Die served as the opening film of the festival. The festival honoured French filmmaker Agnès Varda, who died in March 2019, featuring her on the official poster of the festival. The photograph used was taken during the filming of her debut film La Pointe Courte (1955), which later screened at the Cannes Film Festival.
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