Sofia Coppola becomes second woman ever to win Best Director, the cinema-vs-online-streaming debate and more
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Awards have been dished out, bags are packed and everyone has flown out of Cannes to continue with their lives as the 70th Cannes Film Festival draws to a close.
But there are key moments from the festival worth reminiscing.
The star-studded jury, which saw Pedro Almodovar as President this year, included American actor Will Smith, French-Lebanese composer Gabriel Yared, South Korean director Park Chan-wook, Chinese actress Fan Bingbing, Italian director Paolo Sorrentino, French actress Agnes Jaoui, American actress Jessica Chastain and German director Maren Ade.
Unexpectedly, The Square directed by Ruben Östlund won the coveted Palm d'Or, said to be the French equivalent of the Oscars Best Picture award.
Other entries for the grand prize included The Beguilded, Wonderstruck, In The Fade, 120 Beats Per Minute, Okja and You Were Never Really Here.
The Cannes Film Festival is where all the biggest directors, actors, and fans alike gather to celebrate the beauty of cinema.
Here are five controversies and highlights you may have missed:
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4. Focusing on the authentic cinema experience
In reaction to the controversy about streaming services and buying movies online, the Cannes Film Festival has responded by decreeing that all movie entries from 2018 onwards will have to be screened in France theaters.
Basically, no French theatrical release, no entry.
This raises many questions about the future of cinema — will movie releases still be relevant or will people migrate fully to streaming services?
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