2008 Cannes Film Festival 2008 Cannes Film Festival The 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 14 to 25 May 2008. The President of the Official Jury was American actor and director Sean Penn. Twenty two films from fourteen countries were selected to compete for the "Palme d'Or". The awards were announced on 24 May. The film "The Class" ("Entre les murs"), directed by Laurent Cantet won the "Palme d'Or". The festival opened with "Blindness", directed by Fernando Meirelles and closed with "What Just Happened", directed by Barry Levinson. Édouard Baer was the master of ceremonies. "Hunger", directed by Steve McQueen, opened the
1966 Cannes Film Festival 1966 Cannes Film Festival The 19th Cannes Film Festival was held from 5 to 20 May 1966. To honour the festival's 20th anniversary, a special prize was given. The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to the "Signore & Signori" by Pietro Germi, in tie with "Un homme et une femme" by Claude Lelouch. The festival opened with "Modesty Blaise", directed by Joseph Losey and closed with "Faraon", directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1966 film competition: Feature films Short films The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix