1989 Cannes Film Festival 1989 Cannes Film Festival The 42nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 23 May 1989. The Palme d'Or went to the "Sex, Lies, and Videotape" by Steven Soderbergh. The festival opened with "New York Stories", anthology film directed by Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese and closed with "Old Gringo", directed by Luis Puenzo. During the 1989 festival, the first Cinéma & liberté forum was held with the participation of a hundred famous directors from many countries. They discussed about the freedom of expression and signed a declaration protesting against all forms of censorship still existing in
2018 Cannes Film Festival Wind" and had planned to screen it as a special screening with the Welles-related documentary "They'll Love Me When I'm Dead". He also noted that he had selected "Roma" for competition. Danish film director Lars von Trier returned to Cannes with his film "The House That Jack Built", after he was declared ""persona non grata"" at the 2011 festival. The chair of the jury Cate Blanchett has called for gender parity at the Cannes Film Festival, calling it "almost a gladiatorial sport". However, she concedes that there has been improvements and the change "won't happen overnight". During the festival, 82