<Tr> <Th> Festival date </Th> <Td> 8--19 May 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> festival-cannes.com/en </Td> </Tr> <P> The 71st annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 8 to 19 May 2018 . Australian actress Cate Blanchett acted as President of the Jury . The Japanese film Shoplifters, directed by Hirokazu Kore - eda, won the Palme d'Or . </P> <P> Asghar Farhadi's psychological thriller Everybody Knows, starring Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz and Ricardo Darín, opened the festival and competed in the Main Competition section . It was the second Spanish - language film to open Cannes, following Pedro Almodóvar's Bad Education, which screened on the opening night of the 2004 festival . </P>

Which film won the palme d'or prize at the 71st annual cannes film festival