The 70th Cannes Film Festival took place from 17 to 28 May 2017, in Cannes, France. Spanish film director and screenwriter Pedro Almodóvar was the President of the Jury for the festival and Italian actress Monica Bellucci hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. Ismael's Ghosts, directed by French director Arnaud Desplechin, was the opening film for the festival.
The festival celebrated its 70th edition. In late March 2017, the official poster of the festival was revealed featuring Italian actress Claudia Cardinale. The actress responded, "'I am honoured and proud to be flying the flag for the 70th Festival de Cannes, and delighted with this choice of photo. It's the image I myself have of the Festival, of an event that illuminates everything around … Happy anniversary!"
The Palme d'Or was awarded to the Swedish film, The Square directed by Ruben Östlund, which also served as the closing night film of the festival.
Juries
Main competition
Pedro Almodóvar, Spanish film director and screenwriter, Jury President
Maren Ade, German film director
Fan Bingbing, Chinese actress
Park Chan-wook, South Korean film director
Jessica Chastain, American actress and producer
Agnès Jaoui, French actress and film director
Will Smith, American actor and producer
Paolo Sorrentino, Italian film director
Gabriel Yared, French-Lebanese composer
Un Certain Regard
Uma Thurman, American actress, Jury President
Mohamed Diab, Egyptian film director
Reda Kateb, French actor
Joachim Lafosse, Belgian film director
Karel Och, Czech artistic director of Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Caméra d'or
Sandrine Kiberlain, French actress, Jury President
Patrick Blossier, French cinematographer
Elodie Bouchez, French actress
Guillaume Brac, French film director
Thibault Carterot, French president of M141 Productions
Fabien Gaffez, French film critic
Michel Merkt, Swiss film producer
Cinéfondation and short films
Cristian Mungiu, Romanian film director, Jury President
Clotilde Hesme, French actress
Barry Jenkins, American film director
Eric Khoo, Singaporean film director
Athina Rachel Tsangari, Greek film director
Independent juries
Nespresso Grand Prize (Critics' Week) Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazilian film director, Jury President Diana Bustamante Escobar, Colombian film producer and artistic director of FICCI Eric Kohn, American film critic Hania Mroué, Lebanese director of Metropolis Cinema Niels Schneider, French-Canadian actor
L'Œil d'or
Sandrine Bonnaire, French actress and film director, Jury President
Lorenzo Codelli, Italian film critic
Dror Moreh, Israeli film director
Thom Powers, American programmer and festival director
Lucy Walker, British film director
Queer Palm
Travis Mathews, American film director, Jury President
Yair Hochner, Israeli film director, founder and artistic director of TLVFest
Paz Lazaro, Spanish film programmer
Lidia Leber Terki, French film director
Didier Roth-Bettoni, French journalist and film historian
Official selection
In competition
The films competing in the main competition section for the Palme d'Or were announced at a press conference on 13 April 2017: The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted.
(QP) indicates film eligible for the Queer Palm.
Un Certain Regard
The films competing in the Un Certain Regard section were announced at a press conference on 13 April 2017. Barbara, directed by Mathieu Amalric, was announced as the opening film for the Un Certain Regard section. The Un Certain Regard Prize winner has been highlighted.
(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
(ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary.
Special Screenings
The following films were selected to receive a special screening:
(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature. (ŒdO) film eligible for the Œil d'or as documentary. (QP) film eligible for the Queer Palm.