The 66th Cannes Film Festival took place in Cannes, France, from 15 to 26 May 2013. Steven Spielberg was the head of the jury for the main competition. New Zealand film director Jane Campion was the head of the jury for the Cinéfondation and Short Film sections. French actress Audrey Tautou hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. Actress Kim Novak was named guest of honour and introduced a new restored version of Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo.
The festival opened with The Great Gatsby, directed by Baz Luhrmann and closed with Zulu, directed by Jérôme Salle. The film poster for the festival featured husband and wife actors Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. The Bling Ring, directed by Sofia Coppola, opened the Un Certain Regard section.
The French film Blue Is the Warmest Colour won the Palme d'Or. In an unprecedented move, along with the director, the Jury decided to take "the exceptional step" of awarding the film's two main actresses, Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux, with the Palme d'Or.
On the occasion of 100 Years of Indian Cinema, India was the Official Guest Country at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Seven Indian feature films were premiered among various sections on the festival. Actress Vidya Balan was one of the official Jury of the festival. The first Incredible India Exhibition, a joint participation of the Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Republic of India was inaugurated by Indian delegate Chiranjeevi.
Juries
Main competition
Steven Spielberg, American filmmaker and producer - Jury President
Daniel Auteuil, French actor
Vidya Balan, Indian actress
Naomi Kawase, Japanese filmmaker
Ang Lee, Taiwanese filmmaker and producer
Nicole Kidman, Australian actress
Cristian Mungiu, Romanian filmmaker
Lynne Ramsay, Scottish filmmaker
Christoph Waltz, Austrian-German actor
Un Certain Regard
Thomas Vinterberg, Danish filmmaker - Jury President
Zhang Ziyi, Chinese actress
Ludivine Sagnier, French actress
Ilda Santiago, Brazilian director of the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (Festival do Rio) Enrique Gonzalez Macho, Spanish producer and distributor
Caméra d'Or
Agnès Varda, French film director - Jury President
Isabel Coixet, Spanish film director
Régis Wargnier, French film director
Chloe Rolland, Syndicat de la Critique
Michel Abramowicz, AFC
Eric Guirado, SRF
Gwenole Bruneau, FICAM
Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition
Jane Campion, New Zealand filmmaker - Jury President
Maji-da Abdi, Ethiopian actress and film director
Nicoletta Braschi, Italian actress and producer
Nandita Das, Indian actress and film director
Semih Kaplanoğlu, Turkish film director
Independent juries
The following independent juries awarded films in the frame of the Critics' Week.
Nespresso Grand Prize
Miguel Gomes, Portuguese filmmaker - Jury President
Dennis Lim, American film programmer and critic
Alin Taşçıyan, Turkish film critic
Neil Young, English film curator and critic
Alex Vicente, Spanish film journalist
Discovery Award for Short Film
Mia Hansen-Løve, French filmmaker - Jury President
Brad Deane, Canadian film curator
Savina Neirotti, Italian program officer for the Biennale College of Cinema
Johannes Palermos, Swedish program coordinator at the Stockholm International Film Festival Lorna Tee, Malaysian film festival consultant and film producer
France 4 Visionary Award
Mia Hansen-Løve, French film director, Jury President
Luo Jin, Chinese film critic
Eren Odabasi, Turkish film critic
Thiago Stivaletti, Brazilian film critic
Simon Pellegry, French film critic
Official Selection
In Competition
The following films have been selected for the In Competition section. The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted:
Un Certain Regard
The following films have been selected in the Un Certain Regard section. The Un Certain Regard Prize winner has been highlighted:
(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to play out of competition:
(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as directorial debut feature.
Special Screenings
The following films were presented in the Special screenings section: