2012 Cannes Film Festival
The 65th Cannes Film Festival was held from 16 to 27 May 2012. Italian film director Nanni Moretti was the president of the jury for the main competition and British actor Tim Roth was the president of the jury for the Un Certain Regard section. French actress Bérénice Bejo hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.
Official poster of the 65th Cannes Film Festival featuring a photo of American actress Marilyn Monroe | |
| Opening film | Moonrise Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Thérèse Desqueyroux |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: Amour |
| Hosted by | Bérénice Bejo |
| No. of films | 22 (In Competition) 20 (Un Certain Regard) 10 (Short Film) |
| Festival date | 16 – 27 May 2012 |
| Website | www |
The festival Opening Film was Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom. And the Closing Film was Claude Miller's final movie Thérèse Desqueyroux. The main announcement of the line-up took place on 19 April. The official poster of the festival features Marilyn Monroe, to mark the 50th anniversary of her death.
The Palme d'Or was awarded to Austrian director Michael Haneke for his film Amour. Haneke had won the Palme in 2009 for The White Ribbon. The jury awarded the Grand Prix to Matteo Garrone's Reality, while Ken Loach's The Angels' Share received the Jury Prize.