Opening film | Lemming |
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Closing film | Chromophobia |
Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Palme d'Or: L'Enfant |
Hosted by | Cécile de France |
No. of films | 21 (In Competition)[2] 23 (Un Certain Regard) 16 (Out of Competition) 18 (Cinéfondation) 9 (Short Films Competition) |
Festival date | 11 May 2005 | – 22 May 2005
Website | festival-cannes |
The 58th Cannes Film Festival started on 11 May and ran until 22 May 2005.[3] Twenty movies from 13 countries were selected to compete. The awards were announced on 21 May, the Palme d'Or went to the Belgian film L'Enfant by the Dardenne brothers.[4][5][6]
The festival Opening Film was Lemming,[7] directed by Dominik Moll, while Chromophobia, directed by Martha Fiennes, was the Closing Film[8] Cécile de France was the mistress of ceremonies.[9]
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