2002 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 55th Cannes Film Festival. | |
| Opening film | Hollywood Ending |
|---|---|
| Closing film | And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: The Pianist |
| Hosted by | Virginie Ledoyen |
| No. of films | 22 (Main Competition) |
| Festival date | 15 May 2002 – 26 May 2002 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 55th Cannes Film Festival took place from 15 to 26 May 2002. American filmmaker David Lynch served as jury president for the main competition. Virginie Ledoyen hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.
French-Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film The Pianist. While American filmmaker Woody Allen was awarded with the inaugural Honorary Palme d'Or, given to a director who had achieved a notable body of work but who had never won the regular Palme d'Or.
The festival opened with Hollywood Ending by Woody Allen, and closed with Claude Lelouch's And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen.