 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) |
| Festival date | 16 – 27 May 2012 |
| Website | www |
The 65th Cannes Film Festival took place from 16 to 27 May 2012.[1] Italian filmmaker Nanni Moretti was the president of the jury for the main competition.[2] French actress Bérénice Bejo hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.[3] Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Amour.
The official poster of the festival features Marilyn Monroe, to mark the 50th anniversary of her death.[4]
The festival opened with Moonrise Kingdom by Wes Anderson, and the closed with Thérèse Desqueyroux by Claude Miller.[5]
- ^ "Festival de Cannes 2012". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ "Nanni Moretti named 2012 Cannes jury president". LA Times. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ "The Artist star to host Cannes film ceremonies". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ^ "The iconic actress and sex symbol was selected in tribute to the 50th anniversary of her death". hollywoodreporter.com. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "Claude Miller's last film to close the Festival de Cannes". 18 April 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012.