The Daily 2011

22 May

Interviews, reports, films, events, press conferences, photo calls, the red carpet... Hour by hour updates, bringing you exclusive and official coverage of the 12 days of the Festival in articles, videos, photos and sound clips.

Exclusive Interviews with the Juries

the 22.05.2011 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 11.05.2012 at 2:30 PM

Find all the interviews given by the members of the Feature Film Jury together with interviews with the Presidents of the Un Certain Regard, Cinéfondation and Short Film and Caméra d'Or Juries. Robert de Niro, President of the Jury: "All actors grow in contact with their characters." Martina Gusman: ""The cinema stimulates thought...
Award winners press conference

the 22.05.2011 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 23.05.2011 at 10:10 AM

After the closing ceremony, the award winners took it in turns to hold a mini press conference. Here are some extracts: Maryna Vroda (Short Film Palme d’or for Cross): "When I got to Cannes, I couldn´t sleep. Then I made a decision. Whatever happens, I said to myself, award or no award, I´m going to carry on making...
Robert De Niro: "There were some intense debates over a number of films"

the 22.05.2011 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 22.05.2011 at 10:11 PM

The Feature Film Jury of this 64th Festival de Cannes, presided over by Robert De Niro and composed of Jude Law, Uma Thurman, Olivier Assayas, Martina Gusman, Linn Ullmann, Nansun Shi, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun and Johnnie To, appeared today before the press. Robert De Niro reminisced about the past twelve days with his Jury:"Sometimes we...
Award for Best Actor

the 22.05.2011 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 22.05.2011 at 9:57 PM

The Prize for Best Actor was awarded to French actor Jean Dujardin for his role in The Artist by Michel Hazavanicius.The actor knelt before the Jury before being handed the prize by French actress Catherine Deneuve.The winner declared, "I share this award with Bérénice Béjo, my partner in the film. Thank you for kindness, your...
Best Director Award

the 22.05.2011 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 22.05.2011 at 9:57 PM

The Prize for Best Director was awarded to Nicolas Winding Refn for his film Drive. After having received the award from the hands of French actress and director Nicole Garcia, Nicolas Winding Refn said: "It is an immense honour to receive this award because film is a director's means of expression. Thanks to Thierry Frémaux, thanks...
Palme d'or for Best Short Film

the 22.05.2011 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 27.05.2012 at 12:32 PM

The Palme d'Or for Best Short Film has been awarded to Maryna Vroda for her film Cross. After receiving the Award from Michel Gondry, President of the Short Film Jury, and the actress, Ludivine Sagnier, Maryna Vroda said: "I want to say a big thank you to the Festival, the Jury and my colleagues, and to the nine other directors who...
Palme d'Or

the 22.05.2011 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 22.05.2011 at 10:02 PM

The Palme d'Or was awarded to Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life. After receveing his prize from actress Jane Fonda, the producer of the film, Bill Pohlad, said : "I have always wanted to speak French, and tonight more than ever. Tonight I have to take the place of a giant. Terrence Malick is very shy and discreet. But I spoke to...
Award for Best Screenplay

the 22.05.2011 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 22.05.2011 at 10:55 PM

The Award for Best Screenplay went to Hearat Shulayim (Footnote) directed by Joseph Cedar, who is currently travelling from Tel Aviv to attend the ceremony. For further information on the film, click here: Hearat Shulayim (Footnote)
Caméra d'or

the 22.05.2011 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 25.05.2011 at 8:27 PM

The Caméra d'or Prize was awarded to Argentine director Pablo Giorgelli for his film Las Acacias, selected in the Critic's Week. He received the prize from Korean film-maker Korean film-maker Bong Joon-ho, President of the Caméra d'or Jury, and Spanish actress Marisa Paredes.Pablo Giorgelli thanked the Critic's Week Jury, his actors...
Jury Prize

the 22.05.2011 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 22.05.2011 at 10:59 PM

The Jury Prix was awarded to Polisse, by Maïwenn. After receiving her award from the hands of actress Chiara Mastroianni, the director said: "My daughter told me I would not be able to go up to accept an award without crying. I would like to thank Thierrey Frémaux for having selected Polisse, but also the people from the Café de la...
64th FESTIVAL DE CANNES AWARDS

the 22.05.2011 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 25.05.2012 at 3:30 PM

The official Jury of this 64th Festival de Cannes, presided over by Robert De Niro, revealed this evening the prize winners during the Closing Ceremony. Mélanie Laurent hosted Jane Fonda on the stage of the Grand Théâtre Lumière to award the Palme d’or to the best film out of the 20 In Competition.Christophe Honoré’s closing...
Grand Prix

the 22.05.2011 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 23.05.2011 at 8:24 AM

This year's Grand Prix went to two directors: Nuri Bilge Ceylan forOnce Upon a Time in Anatolia and Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne for Le Gamin au vélo (The Kid With a Bike). Having received her award from Emir Kusturica, Nuri Bilge Ceylan said: "Thank you for bringing my film, which was difficult to make, to Cannes. It was screened...
Award for Best Actress

the 22.05.2011 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 22.05.2011 at 10:05 PM

The Best Actress Award went to Kirsten Dunst for her role in Lars Von Trier's movie Melancholia. After receiving the Prize from Edgar Ramirez, the winner declared: "What a week! My thanks to the Jury, this is a real honour. I'm grateful to the Festival for keeping the film in Competition. And I'm grateful to Lars Von Trier for...
Interwiew with Linn Ullmann

the 22.05.2011 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 22.05.2011 at 6:47 PM

Linn Ullman is a Norwegian writer. She is the daughter of Liv Ullmann and Ingmar Bergman. Further to reading literature in the United States, she became a literary critic for a major Norwegian newspaper before going on to write her first book, Before You Sleep, in 1999. Her most recent novel, published in 2010, A Blessed Child,...
Interview with Emir Kusturica

the 22.05.2011 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 22.05.2011 at 6:48 PM

You have just come out of the deliberations with your Jury for the awards of Un Certain Regard. Did you all fight about it? No! We had a very good time. When I was part of the main jury, I met people from literary or public life, but this jury was composed just of people from cinema, and that makes it much easier. We really focussed...
Quote of the Day

the 22.05.2011 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 22.05.2011 at 11:28 AM

You get 23 pairs of chromosomes from your mother and 23 pairs from your father and the question is, what do you add to the mix? That is what is wonderful, because life is always a miracle. Emir Kusturica
Interview with Robert De Niro

the 22.05.2011 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 22.05.2011 at 6:47 PM

Thirty-five years after having set foot for the first time at the Festival de Cannes alongside Martin Scorsese for the film Taxi Driver (Palme d’Or 1976), the American actor, director and producer Robert De Niro was present for the first time as the President of the Feature Film Jury for this 64th edition. An interview with a film...
Interview with Nansun Shi

the 22.05.2011 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 22.05.2011 at 6:50 PM

Born in Hong Kong, Nansun Shi is an influential producer in China. After her television debut, she became involved in cinematographic production in 1977 with Cinema City at the time of the rise of the Hong Kong New Wave. There she met her future husband, director Tsui Hark. In 1984, they established their own production company, Film...
Did you know? The Daily team is online

the 22.05.2011 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 22.05.2011 at 10:44 AM

EDITORS IN CHIEFVinca Van Eecke, Emilie BlanchetASSISTANT Yannick Le CorreJOURNALISTSBéatrice de Mondenard, Benoît Pavan, Adrien Chevrier, Tarik KhaldiPRESS REVIEW "Resonances"Natacha Seweryn GRAPHIC DESIGNERPierrette Clain VIDEO EDITORSAnthony Verpoort, Sébastien Garcia, Charles Monnet,...