Edouard Baer, AFP
Edouard Baer, master of ceremony of the 62nd Festival de Cannes
For the second consecutive year, Edouard Baer will present the opening and closing ceremonies at the Festival de Cannes on this coming 13 and 24 May. Gilles Jacob, President of the Festival de Cannes, announced this on France Inter on 17 mars 2009.
The French actor Edouard Baer is equally a director, producer, screenwriter, playwright and radio and television host.
After attending the Cours Florent in Paris, where he was the student of actress and director Isabelle Nanty, he started his career on Radio Nova in 1992 with Ariel Wizman, then, spotted by Alain de Greef, he joined the teams of the Groupe Canal +. In 1994, he began his acting career for the cinema, and directed his first film in 1999.
He is famous for his “offbeat” and almost distanced humour… he who last year hoped not to mispronounced names beginning with “k” !
![© <p>The official Jury of this 62nd Festival de Cannes, presided by Isabelle Huppert, revealed the Prize winners during the Closing Ceremonies on the evening of May 24th. <br />
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<strong>IN COMPETTION - FEATURE FILMS</strong><br />
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<strong>Palme d'Or</strong><br />
DAS WEISSE BAND (The White Ribbon) directed by Michael HANEKE <br />
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<strong>Grand Prix</strong><br />
UN PROPHÈTE (A Prophet) directed by Jacques AUDIARD</p>
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<p><strong>Lifetime achievement award for his work and his exceptional contribution to the history of cinema</strong></p>
<p>Alain RESNAIS</p>
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<strong>Best Director </strong><br />
Brillante MENDOZA for KINATAY <br />
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Jury Prize</strong><br />
FISH TANK directed by Andrea ARNOLD</p>
<p>BAK-JWI (Thirst) directed by PARK Chan-Wook<br />
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<strong>Best Performance for an Actor</strong><br />
Christoph WALTZ in INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS directed by Quentin TARANTINO <br />
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Best Performance by an Actress</strong><br />
Charlotte GAINSBOURG in ANTICHRIST directed by Lars von TRIER <br />
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<strong>Best Screenplay</strong><br />
MEI Feng for CHUN FENG CHEN ZUI DE YE WAN (Spring Fever) directed by LOU Ye <br />
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Prix Vulcain: Artist-Technician</strong><br />
Aitor BERENGUER, sound technician of the movie MAP OF THE SOUNDS OF TOKYO directed by Isabel COIXET.<br />
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<strong>IN COMPETITION - SHORT FILMS</strong><br />
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Palme d'Or</strong><br />
ARENA directed by João SALAVIZA<br />
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Special </strong><strong>Distinction</strong></p>
<p>THE SIX DOLLAR FIFTY MAN directed by Mark ALBISTON, Louis SUTHERLAND<br />
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<strong>CAMERA D'OR </strong><br />
SAMSON AND DELILAH directed by Warwick THORNTON (presented at Un Certain Regard)<br />
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<strong>Caméra d'Or – Special Distinction</strong><br />
AJAMI directed by Scandar COPTI, Yaron SHANI (presented at Quinzaine des Réalisateurs)<br />
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UN CERTAIN REGARD</strong><br />
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Prix Un Certain Regard - Fondation Groupama Gan pour le Cinéma</strong><br />
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KYNODONTAS (Dogtooth) by Yorgos LANTHIMOS<br />
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<strong>Jury Prize</strong></p>
<p>POLITIST, ADJECTIV (Police, Adjective) by Corneliu PORUMBOIU. <br />
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Special Prize Un Certain Regard 2009</strong><br />
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KASI AZ GORBEHAYE IRANI KHABAR NADAREH (No One Knows About Persian Cats) by Bahman GHOBADI</p>
<p>LE PÈRE DE MES ENFANTS (Father of My Children) by Mia HANSEN-LØVE<br />
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<strong>CINEFONDATION</strong><br />
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<strong>First Cinéfondation Prize</strong><br />
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BÁBA by Zuzana Kirchnerová-Špidlová (FAMU, République Tchèque)<br />
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<strong>Second Cinéfondation Prize</strong><br />
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GOODBYE by Song Fang (Beijing Film Academy, Chine)<br />
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<strong>Third Cinéfondation Prize </strong>(<em>ex aequo</em>)<br />
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DIPLOMA by Yaelle Kayam (The Sam Spiegel Film & TV School, Israël)<br />
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NAMMAE UI JIP (Don't Step out of the House) directed by Jo Sung-hee (Korean Academy of Film Arts, Corée du Sud)</p>
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