CANNES FESTIVAL 2022. The closing ceremony of the 75th Cannes Film Festival is currently being broadcast on France 2. Follow the 2022 winners live.
20:37 – “The Water Murmurs” wins the Palme d’or for short film 2022
Yousry Nasrallah and Maimouna Doucouré present the Palme d’Or for Best Short Film 2022 at the Cannes Film Festival this evening. They wanted to reward “The Water Murmurs”, directed by Jianying Chen. This is the first prize awarded during this closing ceremony this Saturday, May 28, 2022. A special mention was awarded to “Lori” by Abinash Bikram Shah.
8:30 p.m. – Which teams will return for the closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival?
Several teams are back in Cannes for the closing ceremony, which may give a first look at the award-winning films tonight. This is the case of “Close” by Lukas Dhont, “The good stars” by Hirokazu Kore-Eda, “Decision to leave” by Park Chan-Wook, “Without filter” by Ruben Östlund, “Hi-han” by Jerzy Skolimowski, “The eight mountains” by Felix Van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch, “Stars at noon” by Claire Denis, “Tori and Lokita” by the Dardenne brothers or even “Boy from heaven” by Tarik Saleh.
8:27 p.m. – The closing ceremony begins, the winners will soon be announced.
The long-awaited moment for moviegoers has arrived: the closing ceremony of the 75th Cannes Film Festival, presented by Virginie Efira, begins in just a few moments. It is broadcast live on France 2 (and streaming on france.tv) and should end around 9:50 p.m. During this evening, the complete winners of this 75th edition will be unveiled. We will know the Palme d’or 2022 at the end of the ceremony.
20:19 – Which films are favorites for the 2022 Cannes Film Festival?
Several film crews have climbed the steps for the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival, which makes it possible to imagine what the final awards will look like, unveiled in a few minutes. We can thus expect to see “Close” by Lukas Dhont, “The good stars” by Hirokazu Kore-Eda, “Decision to leave” by Park Chan-Wook, “Without filter” by Ruben Östlund, “Hi-han” by Jerzy Skolimowski, “The eight mountains” by Felix Van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch, “Stars at noon” by Claire Denis, “Tori and Lokita” by the Dardenne brothers or even “Boy from heaven” by Tarik Saleh.
8:10 p.m. – The Cannes Film Festival jury arrives on the Croisette
Sign that the closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival will soon begin: the arrival of Vincent Lindon and his jury on the red carpet of the Palais des Festivals. They had the heavy task of establishing the final winners, which will be revealed in a few minutes live on France 2.
8:04 p.m. – What time does the closing ceremony start?
The closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival 2022 begins very soon! It is from 8:30 p.m. that the winners will be revealed during an evening hosted by Virginie Efira. The closing ceremony must end at 9:50 p.m. The entire list of winners will be unveiled live on France 2.
19:56 – When will we know the Palme d’or 2022?
The closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival takes place live on France 2 from 8:30 p.m. to 9:50 p.m. It is around this time, around 9:50 p.m., that we will know the name of the film which will obtain the Palme d’Or. Before that, the other prizes will be awarded, in particular those for short films.
7:50 p.m. – Will “Close” be rewarded at Cannes in 2022?
Among the teams present on the red carpet of the closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival this evening, we could see the director and the main actor of the film “Close”. The reception reserved for the film was fabulous, since it received a standing ovation at the end of its screening and very good reviews from the press. According to the media who have been able to see it, the feature film by Lukas Dhont has a serious chance of leaving with a Palme d’Or this evening.
19:45 – Why are the Dardenne brothers the favourites?
The Dardenne brothers appeared on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet for the closing ceremony. They presented “Tori and Lokita” in official competition, and are still favorites on the Croisette. The Dardenne brothers have already won numerous awards at the Cannes Film Festival, including two Palme d’Or. Suffice to say that the cinema of Belgian directors is particularly appreciated by the Cannes public, and we can expect them to leave with a prize next Saturday. If they win the supreme award, they would become the first filmmakers to win 3 Palmes d’Or. We will have to wait to discover the winners this May 28, 2022 to check if the lucky Cannes star is still watching over the cinema of Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.
7:40 pm – Which film will be shown for the closing ceremony?
The 2022 Cannes Film Festival ends tonight with the opening ceremony hosted by Virginie Efira. It is customary for the event to end with the screening of a feature film. This Saturday, May 28, 2022, the film that will receive the Palme d’Or will be screened at the Grand Théâtre Lumière after the ceremony.
7:34 p.m. – Which films won tonight? The predictions
The teams of the films in competition at the Cannes Film Festival jostle on the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival. This can be a clue as to which films will be awarded tonight. Those who worked on “Holy Spiders”, “Hi-Han”, “Boy from heaven” and “Triangle of Sadness” have already started walking the Cannes red carpet.
7:30 p.m. – Already award-winning films at Cannes
This Saturday evening, the Cannes Film Festival will unveil the full prize list of the feature film competition. But other films have already been rewarded in other categories. This Friday, the Un Certain Regard selection unveiled its prize list: “Les Pires” by Lisa Akoka and Romane Gueret won the Un Certain Regard Prize, while “Joyland” by Saim Sadiq left with the Jury Prize. The Directing Prize was awarded to “Metronom” and its director Alexandru Belc. On the performance side, it was Vicky Krieps (“Corsage”) and Adam Bessa (“Harka”) who were crowned. The screenplay prize went to Medittrranean Fever, while the jury’s favorite praised the work done by Lola Quivoron for “Rodéo”.
7:26 p.m. – The crew of the film “Triangle of Sadness” on the red carpet
On the red carpet of the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival, we could see the team of the film “Triangle of Sadness”, accompanied by its director, Ruben Östlund. As a reminder, the latter has already received a Palme d’or in 2017, rewarding his film “The Square”. Will a second prize be awarded to him tonight?
7:20 p.m. – What was the last film to win the Palme d’Or?
A new Palme d’or will be awarded to one of the 21 films in competition this year. Last year, it was “Titane”, a shock film by Julia Ducournau, which received the supreme prize from Spike Lee and his jury.
19:16 – Why is the climb of the steps before the closing ceremony important?
The prediction game can begin. Which films will be on the prize list at the 75th Cannes Film Festival? The Closing Ceremony red carpet may provide clues. Indeed, the award-winning film teams are called back by the organizers to collect their prizes. All those who are recalled are not awarded, but this reminder can give an idea of the feature films that will receive an award this evening.
The Palme d’or of the Cannes Film Festival 2022 will be known very soon, at the end of the closing ceremony this Saturday broadcast live from the Grand Théâtre Lumière on France 2. During the last Cannes edition, the French film “Titane” , directed by Julia Ducournau, won the festival’s supreme award, presented by Spike Lee.
Each year, the jury of the Cannes Film Festival has the heavy task of choosing the films that appear on the list. This year, Vincent Lindon officiates as president of the jury. Other personalities from international cinema have also been chosen to support him in the development of the awards and the choice of the Palme d’Or. Jury members include actress and director Rebecca Hall, Indian actress Deepika Padukone, Swedish actress Noomi Rapace, Italian actress and director Jasmine Trinca, Iranian director Asghar Garhadi, French director Ladj Ly , American director Jeff Nichols and Norwegian director Joachim Trier.