When ? From 16/05/2012 to 27/05/2012.
President of the Jury ? Italian film director Nanni Moretti.
To host the opening and closing ceremonies ? French actress Bérénice Bejo.
To open with ? Moonrise Kingdom by Wes Anderson
The official poster of the festival ? Marilyn Monroe, to mark the 50th anniversary of her death.
Films in Competition? 22 films, directors Alain Resnais, Audiard, Cronenberg, Haneke, Kiarostami, Hong SangSoo, Jeff Nichols, John Hillcoa, Ken Loach, Leos Carax, Walter Salles, Cristian Mungiu, Lee Daniels, Andrew Dominik…