2012 Cannes Film Festival

65th Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 65th Cannes Film Festival featuring a photo of American actress Marilyn Monroe
Opening filmMoonrise Kingdom
Closing filmThérèse Desqueyroux
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or:
Amour
Hosted byBérénice Bejo
No. of films22 (In Competition)
Festival date16 – 27 May 2012
Websitewww.festival-cannes.com

The 65th Cannes Film Festival took place from 16 to 27 May 2012. Italian filmmaker Nanni Moretti was the president of the jury for the main competition. French actress Bérénice Bejo hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Amour.

The official poster of the festival features Marilyn Monroe, to mark the 50th anniversary of her death.

The festival opened with Moonrise Kingdom by Wes Anderson, and the closed with Thérèse Desqueyroux by Claude Miller.