Opening film | My Blueberry Nights |
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Closing film | Days of Darkness |
Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Palme d'Or: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days |
Hosted by | Diane Kruger |
No. of films | 22 (Main Competition) |
Festival date | 16 May 2007 | – 27 May 2007
Website | festival-cannes |
The 60th Cannes Film Festival was held from 16 to 27 May 2007. British filmmaker Stephen Frears served as jury president for the main competition.[2] Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu won the Palme d'Or for the drama film 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.[3][4]
The official poster featured Pedro Almodóvar, Juliette Binoche, Jane Campion, Souleymane Cissé, Penélope Cruz, Gérard Depardieu, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis and Wong Kar-wai, all photographed by Alex Majoli, as a commemoration of the 60th festival edition.
The festival opened with My Blueberry Nights by Wong Kar-wai,[5] and closed with Days of Darkness by Denys Arcand.[6] German actress Diane Kruger was the mistress of ceremonies.[7]