2022 Cannes Film Festival
The 75th annual Cannes Film Festival is a film festival that took place from 17 to 28 May 2022.[1] The festival featured a tribute to actor Tom Cruise, whose film Top Gun: Maverick premiered at the festival and where the actor was awarded an Honorary Palme d'Or award on short notice.[2][3] The official poster for the festival was designed as a homage to The Truman Show (1998).[4]
Opening film
The festival returned to its full spectator capacity after disruption to the previous two year's editions due to COVID-19 restrictions in France.
Official Sections[edit]
In Competition[edit]
The following films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or:[9][10]
Parallel Sections[edit]
Critics' Week[edit]
The following films were selected to be screened in the Critics' Week.[14][15]
TikTok Short Film Competition[edit]
The 2022 Cannes Film Festival also saw the first edition of the TikTok Short Film Competition. It was organized in partnership with social media giant TikTok, and was part of a desire to diversify the audience of the festival.[35] The jury consisted of Oscar-nominated director Rithy Panh,[36] world-famous TikTok creator Khaby Lame, director Camille Ducellier, director-stylist Basma Khalifa and writer-director Angele Diabang.[37] The first Grand Prix Award for Best Film was given to Matej Rimanić, for his film Love In Plane Sight, the second Grand Prix Award was given to Mabuta Motoki, for his film Is it Okay to Chop Down Trees?. The jury also awarded Tim Hamilton with his film Zero Gravity for Best Edit, and Claudia Cochet with her film Modern Princess for Best Script.[38]