Opening film | Hollywood Ending |
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Closing film | And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen |
Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Palme d'Or: The Pianist[2] |
Hosted by | Virginie Ledoyen |
No. of films | 22 (En Competition)[3] 22 (Un Certain Regard) 17 (Out of Competition) 16 (Cinéfondation) 11 (Short Film Competition) |
Festival date | 15 May 2002 | – 26 May 2002
Website | festival-cannes |
The 55th Cannes Film Festival started on 15 May and ran until 26 May 2002. The Palme d'Or went to The Pianist, directed by Roman Polanski.[4][5][6][7]
The festival's "Opening Film" was Hollywood Ending, directed by Woody Allen,[8] Claude Lelouch's And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen was selected as the "Closing Film".[9][10][11] Virginie Ledoyen was the mistress of ceremonies.[12]
During the festival, director Woody Allen was also presented with the inaugural Honorary Palme d'Or, given to a director who had achieved a notable body of work but who had never won the regular Palme d'Or.[13]
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