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
1967 Cannes Film Festival 1967 Cannes Film Festival The 20th Cannes Film Festival was held from 27 April to 12 May 1967. The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to the "Blowup" by Michelangelo Antonioni. The festival opened with "J'ai tué Raspoutine", directed by Robert Hossein and closed with "Batouk", directed by Jean Jacques Manigot. The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1967 film competition: Feature films Short films The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film: The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: The following short films competed