The 67th Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2014. New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion was the head of the jury for the main competition. Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Winter Sleep.
The festival poster featured Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni from Federico Fellini's 1963 film 8½, which was presented in the Out of Competition section of the 1963 Cannes Film Festival. French actor Lambert Wilson hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.
Due to European Parliament elections which took place on 25 May 2014, the closing ceremony took place on 24 May.
The festival opened with Grace of Monaco by Olivier Dahan, and closed with a restored 4K version of Sergio Leone's 1964 western A Fistful of Dollars.
Juries
Main competition Jane Campion, New Zealand filmmaker – Jury President Gael García Bernal, Mexican actor and filmmaker Carole Bouquet, French actress Sofia Coppola, American filmmaker Willem Dafoe, American actor Leila Hatami, Iranian actress Jeon Do-yeon, South Korean actress Jia Zhangke, Chinese filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn, Danish filmmaker
Pablo Trapero, Argentine filmmaker – Jury President Peter Becker, American president of The Criterion Collection Maria Bonnevie, Norwegian-Swedish actress Géraldine Pailhas, French actress Moussa Touré, Senegalese filmmaker
Caméra d'or Nicole Garcia, French actress and filmmaker – Jury President Richard Anconina, French actor Gilles Gaillard, French technician Sophie Grassin, French journalist and film critic Héléna Klotz, French filmmaker Lisa Nesselson, American journalist and film critic Philippe Van Leeuw, Belgian filmmaker
and short films Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian filmmaker – Jury President Mahamat Saleh Haroun, Chadian filmmaker Noémie Lvovsky, French filmmaker Daniela Thomas, Brazilian filmmaker Joachim Trier, Norwegian filmmaker
Independent juries
Nespresso Grand Prize (Critics' Week) Andrea Arnold, English filmmaker – Jury President Fernando Ganzo, Spanish film journalist Daniela Michele, Mexican film journalist and founding director of the Morelia International Film Festival Jordan Mintzer, American film critic Jonathan Romney, English film critic
Sony CineAlta Discovery Award for Short Film (Critics' Week) Rebecca Zlotowski, French filmmaker – Jury President Benny Dreschel, German film producer , Danish founder and director of the Copenhagen International Documentary Festival (CPH:DOX) Pablo Giorgelli, Argentine film director Abi Sakamoto, Japanese head of cinema at the French Institute of Japan
France 4 Visionary Award (Critics' Week) Rebecca Zlotowski, French filmmaker – Jury President Louise Riousse, French film critic Sergio Huidobro, Mexican film critic Andrei Rus, Romanian film critic Guido Segal, Argentine film critic
Queer Palm Bruce LaBruce, Canadian filmmaker – Jury President Anna Margarita Albelo, Cuban-American filmmaker João Ferreira, Portuguese artistic director of the Queer Lisboa International Queer Film Festival Charlotte Lipinska, French journalist and actress Ricky Mastro, Brazilian film festival programmer of Recifest
Official Selection In Competition The following films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or:
English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country The Captive Atom Egoyan Canada Clouds of Sils Maria Sils Maria Olivier Assayas Germany, France, Switzerland Foxcatcher Bennett Miller United States Goodbye to Language Jean-Luc Godard France, Switzerland The Homesman Tommy Lee Jones United States Jimmy's Hall Ken Loach United Kingdom, Ireland, France Leviathan Левиафан Andrey Zvyagintsev Russia Maps to the Stars David Cronenberg Canada, United States Mommy Xavier Dolan Canada Mr. Turner Mike Leigh United Kingdom Saint Laurent Bertrand Bonello France The Search Michel Hazanavicius Still the Water Naomi Kawase Japan Timbuktu Abderrahmane Sissako Mauritania Two Days, One Night Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Belgium, Italy, France Wild Tales Damián Szifron Argentina, Spain Winter Sleep Kış Uykusu Nuri Bilge Ceylan Turkey The Wonders Alice Rohrwacher Italy, Switzerland, Germany
The following films were selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section:
English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country Amour Fou Jessica Hausner Austria, Luxembourg, Germany Bird People Pascale Ferran France The Blue Room Mathieu Amalric Charlie's Country Rolf de Heer Australia Beautiful Youth Jaime Rosales Spain, France The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (CdO) Ned Benson United States Fantasia Wang Chao China, France Force Majeure Turist Ruben Östlund Sweden A Girl at My Door (CdO) July Jung South Korea Jauja Lisandro Alonso Denmark, United States, Argentina Lost River (CdO) Ryan Gosling United States Misunderstood Incompresa Asia Argento Italy, France Party Girl (CdO) Marie Amachoukeli, Claire Burger and Samuel Theis France Run (CdO) Philippe Lacôte France, Ivory Coast The Salt of the Earth Wim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado France, Italy, Brazil Snow in Paradise (CdO) Andrew Hulme United KingdomThat Lovely Girlהרחק מהיעדרוKeren YedayaIsrael, France Titli (CdO) Kanu Behl India White God Fehér isten Kornél Mundruczó Hungary, Germany, Sweden Xenia Ξενία Panos H. Koutras Greece, France, Belgium (CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.
Out of Competition The following films were screened out of competition: English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country Coming Home Zhang Yimou China How to Train Your Dragon 2 Dean DeBlois United States Grace of Monaco (opening film) Olivier Dahan United States, France In the Name of My Daughter André Téchiné FranceMidnight Screenings The Rover David Michôd Australia The Salvation Kristian Levring Denmark The Target Chang South Korea
Special Screenings The following films were presented in the Special screenings section: English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country The Ardor El Ardor Pablo Fendrik Argentina, Brazil, France, United States Bridges of Sarajevo Aida Begić, Isild Le Besco, Leonardo Di Costanzo, Jean-Luc Godard, Kamen Kalev, Sergei Loznitsa, Vincenzo Marra, Ursula Meier, Vladimir Perišić, Cristi Puiu, Marc Recha, Angela Schanelec and Teresa Villaverde Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France Cartoonists – Foot Soldiers of Democracy Stéphanie Valloatto France Geronimo Géronimo Tony Gatlif Maidan Майдан Sergei Loznitsa Ukraine Of Men and War Laurent Bécue-Renard France, Switzerland The Owners Adilkhan Yerzhanov Kazakhstan Red Army Gabe Polsky United States Silvered Water, Syria Self-Portrait ماء الفضة Ossama Mohammed and Wiam Simav Bedirxan Syria70th Anniversary Celebration of Le MondePeople of the WorldYves JeulandFrance
The Cinéfondation section focuses on films made by students at film schools. The following 16 entries (14 fiction films and 2 animation films) were selected, out of more than 1,631 submissions from 320 different schools. Half of the films selected have been directed by women.
English Title Original Title Director(s) School The Aftermath of the Inauguration of the Public Toilet at Kilometer 375 Omar El Zohairy High Cinema Institute, Academy of Arts, Egypt The Bigger Picture Daisy Jacobs National Film and Television School, United Kingdom Breath Soom Hyun Ju Kwon Chung-Ang University, South Korea Home Sweet Home Pierre Clenet, Alejandro Diaz, Romain Mazevet and Stéphane Paccolat Supinfocom Arles, France Last Trip Home Han FengYu Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore Moonless Summer Stefan Ivančić Faculty of Dramatic Arts, Serbia Niagara Chie Hayakawa ENBU Seminar, Japan Oh Lucy! Atsuko Hirayanagi NYU Tisch School of the Arts Asia, Singapore Our Blood Max Chan Hampshire College, United States Provincia György Mór Kárpáti University of Theatre and Film Arts, Hungary A Radiant Life Meryll Hardt Le Fresnoy, France Skunk Annie Silverstein University of Texas at Austin, United States Sourdough Fulvio Risuleo Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Italy Stone Cars Reinaldo Marcus Green NYU Tisch School of the Arts, United States Thunderbirds Léa Mysius La Fémis, France The Visit Inbar Horesh Minshar for Art, School and Center, Israel
Short Films Competition Out of 3,450 submissions, the following films were selected to compete for the Short Film Palme d'Or. Italian film by Giovanni Aloi was removed from the selection because Aloi broke the regulations for the selection. English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country The Administration of Glory Ran Huang China Aïssa Clement Tréhin-Lalanne France Laura Wandel Belgium The Execution A kivégzés Petra Szőcs Hungary, Romania Happo-en Masahiko Sato, Takayoshi Ohara,Yutaro Seki, Masayuki Toyota,and Kentaro Hirase Japan Invisible Spaces Ukhilavi Sivrtseebi Déa Kulumbegashvili Georgia The Last One Sonuncu Sergey Pikalov Azerbaijan Leidi Simón Mesa Soto Colombia, United Kingdom Yes We Love Ja, vi elsker Hallvar Witzø Norway
Cannes Classics The line-up for the Cannes Classics section was announced on 4 April 2014. Italian actress Sophia Loren was announced as the guest of honour.
English Title Original Title Director(s) Production CountryRestored Prints8½ (1963)Federico FelliniItaly, FranceBlind Chance (1987)PrzypadekKrzysztof KieślowskiPolandBlue Mountains, or Unbelievable Story (1983)ცისფერი მთები ანუ დაუჯერებელი ამბავიEldar ShengelaiaSoviet UnionLa Chienne (1931)Jean RenoirFranceThe Color of Pomegranates (1969)Sayat NovaSergei ParajanovSoviet UnionCruel Story of Youth (1960)Nagisa ŌshimaJapanDaybreak (1939)Le jour se lèveMarcel CarnéFranceDragon Inn (1967)King HuTaiwanFear (1954)La PauraRoberto RosselliniItaly, West GermanyA Fistful of Dollars (1964) (closing film)Sergio LeoneItaly, Spain, West GermanyHow Yukong Moved the Mountains (1976)Joris Ivens and Marceline LoridanFranceJamaica Inn (1939)Alfred HitchcockUnited KingdomThe Last Metro (1980)François TruffautFranceLéolo (1992)Jean-Claude LauzonFrance, CanadaLost Horizon (1937)Frank CapraUnited StatesMarriage Italian Style (1964)Vittorio De SicaItaly, FranceA Matter of Resistance (1966)Jean-Paul RappeneauFranceOverlord (1975)Stuart CooperUnited KingdomParis, Texas (1984)Wim WendersWest Germany, France, United Kingdom, United StatesTokyo Olympiad (1965)Kon IchikawaJapanViolins at the Ball (1974)Michel DrachFranceWooden Crosses (1932)Raymond BernardTributeHuman VoiceVoce umanaEdoardo PontiItaly, United StatesDocumentaries about CinemaLife ItselfSteve JamesUnited StatesThe Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon FilmsHilla MedaliaIsrael
The is a part of the Official Selection of the festival. The outdoors screenings at the beach cinema of Cannes are open to the public.
English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country 8½ (1963) Federico Fellini Italy, France Delusions of Grandeur (1971) Gérard Oury France For a Few Dollars More (1965) Sergio Leone Italy, Spain The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966) Sergio Leone Italy, Spain, West Germany, United States Polyester (1981) John Waters United States Pulp Fiction (1994) Quentin Tarantino Purple Rain (1984) Albert Magnoli Seconds (1966) John Frankenheimer United Passions (2014) Frédéric AuburtinFrance The Warriors (1979) Walter HillUnited States
Parallel sections
Critics' Week The line-up for the Critics' Week () was announced on 21 April at the section's website. FLA by Djinn Carrénard, and Hippocrate by Thomas Lilti, were selected as the opening and closing films of the Semaine de la Critique section. English title Original title Director(s) Production countryIn Competition Darker Than Midnight (CdO) Sebastiano Riso Italy Gente de bien (CdO) Franco Lolli Colombia Hope Boris Lojkine France It Follows David Robert Mitchell United StatesSelf Made בורג Shira Geffen Israel The Tribe (CdO)|| Плем'я|| data-sort-value="Slaboshpytskiy" | Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi || Ukraine, Netherlands|-