1996 Cannes Film Festival Multimedia Day at the 49th Cannes Film festival 1996 Cannes Film Festival The 49th Cannes Film Festival was held from 9 to 20 May 1996. The Palme d'Or went to "Secrets & Lies" by Mike Leigh. The festival opened with "Ridicule", directed by Patrice Leconte and closed with "Flirting with Disaster", directed by David O. Russell. Sabine Azéma was the mistress of ceremonies. The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 1996 Official Selection: The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1996 Camera d'Or: The following feature films competed for the
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