2010 Cannes Film Festival
The festival's official poster featuring French actress Juliette Binoche | |
| Opening film | Robin Hood |
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| Closing film | The Tree |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives |
| Hosted by | Kristin Scott Thomas |
| No. of films | 19 (Main Competition) |
| Festival date | 12–23 May 2010 |
| Website | www.festival-cannes.com |
The 63rd Cannes Film Festival took place from 12 to 23 May 2010. American filmmaker Tim Burton served as jury president for the main competition. Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives.
English actress Kristin Scott Thomas was the mistress of ceremonies. Agence France-Presse, Reuters, Associated Press and Getty TV boycotted the press conference that announced the line-up for the festival, due to a dispute over access to the red carpet. In a press release, the agencies said that they "may be forced to suspend their presence at the festival altogether" if an agreement was not reached. Days before the festival was to begin, concerns were expressed that attendees might be delayed, or would not attend, due to plane flights to surrounding areas in France being delayed or canceled due to volcanic ash in the sky.
The festival opened with Robin Hood by Ridley Scott, and closed with The Tree by Julie Bertuccelli.