2021 Cannes Film Festival
The 74th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 6 to 17 July 2021, after having been originally scheduled from 11 to 22 May 2021. American director Spike Lee was invited to be the head of the jury for the festival for a second time, after the COVID-19 pandemic in France scuttled plans to have him head the jury of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival. The Official Selection was announced on 3 June 2021. French film director Leos Carax's musical film "Annette" was the opening film of the festival. Arthur Harrari's "" opened the Un  Certain Regard section. The Honorary Palme d'Or was awarded to American actress and filmmaker Jodie Foster, and Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio. The Palme d'Or went to "Titane", directed by Julia Ducournau, who became the second female director to win the award and the first to win not jointly with another director (in 1993 Jane Campion had won jointly with Chen Kaige). At the awards ceremony on 17 July 2021, jury head Spike Lee committed a blooper by accidentally announcing the festival's top prize winner at the start of the night instead of the end. Mistress of ceremonies was the  actress Doria Tillier. Juries. Independent juries. International Critics' Week L'Œil d'or Queer Palm Official selection. In competition. The following films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or: Un Certain Regard. The following films were selected to compete in the "Un Certain Regard" section: Out of competition. The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: Cannes Premiere. The following films were selected to be screened in the "Cannes Premiere" section: Cinema for the Climate. Ephemeral section of films about environment: Short films. Out of 3,739 entries, the following films were selected to compete for the Short Film  Palme d'Or. Cinéfondation. The Cinéfondation section focuses on films made by students at film schools. The following 17 entries (13 live-action and 4 animated films) were selected out of 1,835 submissions. Four of the films selected represent schools participating in Cinéfondation for the first time. Cannes Classics. The full line-up for the Cannes Classics section was announced on 22 June 2021. Cinéma de la plage. The following films have been selected to be screened out of competition, in the "Cinéma de la plage" section. Parallel sections. International Critics' Week. The following films were selected to be screened in  the International Critics' Week. Invitation. Films from Morelia International Film Festival: Directors' Fortnight. The following films were selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight section: Awards. Official awards. In Competition. The following awards were presented for films shown In Competition: CNC Development Support for Best Project in La Résidence