The 62nd annual Cannes Film Festival was held from May 13 to May 24, 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the President of the Jury.
It was announced on March 19, 2009, that Pixar's film Up would open the festival. This marked the first time that an animated film opened the festival.
The poster shows a still from the film "L'aventura" by Michelangelo Antonioni.