 Official poster of the 60th Cannes Film Festival.[1] | |
| Opening film | My Blueberry Nights |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Days of Darkness |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days |
| Hosted by | Diane Kruger |
| No. of films | 22 (Main Competition) |
| Festival date | 16 May 2007 – 27 May 2007 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 60th Cannes Film Festival was held from 16 to 27 May 2007. British filmmaker Stephen Frears served as jury president for the main competition.[2] Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu won the Palme d'Or for the drama film 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.[3][4]
The official poster featured Pedro Almodóvar, Juliette Binoche, Jane Campion, Souleymane Cissé, Penélope Cruz, Gérard Depardieu, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis and Wong Kar-wai, all photographed by Alex Majoli, as a commemoration of the 60th festival edition.
The festival opened with My Blueberry Nights by Wong Kar-wai,[5] and closed with Days of Darkness by Denys Arcand.[6] German actress Diane Kruger was the mistress of ceremonies.[7]
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- ^ "Cannes 2007 / Palmarés". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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- ^ "Quebec filmmaker Arcand closes Cannes on comedic note". CBC News. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013.
- ^ "Diane Kruger, Master of Ceremonies for the 60th Festival de Cannes". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ^ "Posters 2007". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.