2011 Cannes Film Festival 2011 Cannes Film Festival The 64th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 May 2011. American actor Robert De Niro served as the president of the jury for the main competition and French filmmaker Michel Gondry headed the jury for the short film competition. South Korean film director Bong Joon-ho was the head of the jury for the Caméra d'Or prize, which is awarded to the best first-time filmmaker. The American film "The Tree of Life", directed by Terrence Malick won the Palme d'Or. "Midnight in Paris", written and directed by Woody Allen, opened the festival and "The
1973 Cannes Film Festival 1973 Cannes Film Festival The 26th Cannes Film Festival was held from 10 to 25 May 1973. The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to "The Hireling" by Alan Bridges and "Scarecrow" by Jerry Schatzberg. At this festival two new non-competitive sections were added: 'Étude et documents' and 'Perspectives du Cinéma Français' (which is started by the French Film Directors' Society and runs until 1991). The festival opened with "Godspell", directed by David Greene and closed with "Lady Sings the Blues", directed by Sidney J. Furie. "Swastika", a documentary by Philippe Mora, got negative reactions and caused disturbance