Back Cannes-rolprentfees 1996 Afrikaans مهرجان كان السينمائي 1996 Arabic Festival de Cannes 1996 AST Канскі кінафестываль 1996 Byelorussian 49è Festival Internacional de Cinema de Canes Catalan Internationale Filmfestspiele von Cannes 1996 German Festival Internacional de Cine de Cannes de 1996 Spanish جشنواره فیلم کن ۱۹۹۶ Persian Festival de Cannes 1996 French 1996-os cannes-i filmfesztivál Hungarian
 Official poster of the 49th Cannes Film Festival[1] | |
| Opening film | Ridicule |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Flirting with Disaster |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: Secrets & Lies |
| Hosted by | Sabine Azéma |
| No. of films | 22 (In Competition) |
| Festival date | 9 May 1996 – 20 May 1996 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 49th Cannes Film Festival took place from 9 to 20 May 1996.[2][3] American filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola served as jury president for the main competition. Sabine Azéma hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.[3]
British filmmaker Mike Leigh won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Secrets & Lies.[4][5]
The festival opened with Ridicule by Patrice Leconte,[6][7][8] and closed with Flirting with Disaster by David O. Russell.[9][10]
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