2005 Cannes Film Festival
The 58th Cannes Film Festival started on 11 May and ran until 22 May 2005. 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 Dardenne brothers. The festival opened with Lemming, directed by Dominik Moll and closed with Chromophobia, directed by Martha Fiennes. Cécile de France was the mistress of ceremonies. Juries The following people were appointed as the Juries in the various sections below: Main competition Emir Kusturica, Serbian filmmaker - Jury President Javier Bardem, Spanish actor Fatih Akın, Turkish-German filmmaker Nandita Das, Indian actress Salma Hayek, Mexican-American actress Toni Morrison, American author Benoît Jacquot, French filmmaker Agnès Varda, French filmmaker John Woo, Hong Kong filmmaker Un Certain Regard Alexander Payne, American filmmaker - Jury President Betsy Blair, American actress Eduardo Antin, Argentinian critic and author Geneviève Welcomme, French journalist Gilles Marchand, French director and screenwriter Katia Chapoutier, Canadian journalist Sandra Den Hamer, Dutch director of the Rotterdam Festival Cinéfondation and short films Edward Yang, Taiwanese filmmaker - Jury President Chantal Akerman, Belgian director Colin MacCabe, Irish critic and author Sylvie Testud, French actress Yousry Nasrallah, Egyptian director Camera d'Or Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian filmmaker - Jury President Laura Meyer, French cinephile Luc Pourrinet, French technician Malik Chibane, French director Patrick Chamoiseau, French writer Roberto Turigliatto, Italian director of the Festival of Turin Romain Winding, French cinematographer Scott Foundas, American critic Yves Allion, French critic Official selection In competition The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted. Un Certain Regard The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard: Blood (Sangre) by Amat Escalante The Bow by Kim Ki-duk Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures by Marcelo Gomes Dark Horse by Dagur Kári The Death of Mr. Lazarescu by Cristi Puiu Delwende by S. Pierre Yameogo Down in the Valley by David Jacobson Le filmeur by Alain Cavalier The Forsaken Land by Vimukthi Jayasundara Havana Blues by Benito Zambrano I Am Guilty by Christoph Hochhäusler Jewboy by Tony Krawitz Johanna by Kornél Mundruczó The King by James Marsh Lower City (Cidade Baixa) by Sérgio Machado Marock by Laïla Marrakchi Northeast by Juan Diego Solanas My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? by Shinji Aoyama One Night by Niki Karimi Sleeper by Benjamin Heisenberg Time to Leave by François Ozon Yellow Fella by Ivan Sen Zim and Co. by Pierre Jolivet Out of Competition The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: Avenge But One of My Two Eyes by Avi Mograbi C'est pas tout à fait la vie dont j'avais rêvé by Michel Piccoli Chromophobia by Martha Fiennes Cindy: The Doll Is Mine by Bertrand Bonello Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul by Fatih Akın Dalkomhan insaeng by Kim Jee-woon Darshan - L'étreinte by Jan Kounen Joyeux Noël by Christian Carion Kirikou and the Wild Beasts by Michel Ocelot and Bénédicte Galup Kiss Kiss Bang Bang by Shane