2003_Cannes_Film_Festival

2003 Cannes Film Festival

2003 Cannes Film Festival

56th edition of the international film festival

The 56th Cannes Film Festival started on 14 May and ran until 25 May 2003. It showcased a diverse selection of international films from various genres. French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer Patrice Chéreau was the president of the jury. The Palme d'Or went to the American film Elephant by Gus Van Sant based on the Columbine High School massacre.[3][4][5][6][7]

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Another notable highlight of the 2003 Cannes Film Festival was the presence of iconic filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, who received an Honorary Palme d'Or for his contributions to cinema throughout his career.

The festival Opening Film was Fanfan la Tulipe, directed by Gérard Krawczyk, while Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin, directed by Richard Schickel, was the Closing Film[8] Monica Bellucci was the mistress of ceremonies.[9]

2003 Un Certain Regard poster, adapted from an original illustration by Oswaldo Vigas.[10]

Juries

The following people were appointed as the Jury for the various sections below:[11]

Main competition

Un Certain Regard

Cinéfondation and short films

Camera d'Or

  • Wim Wenders, German filmmaker - Jury President
  • Laurent Aknin, French critic
  • Alain Champetier, French Representative of the technical industries
  • Géraldine d'Haen, French secretary of the jury
  • Gian Luca Farinelli, Italian cinephile
  • Agnès Godard, French cinematographer
  • Claude Makovski, French cinephile
  • Bernard Uhlmann, Swizz cinephile
  • Christian Vincent, French director

Official selection

In Competition

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[2] The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted.

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Un Certain Regard

The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:[2]

Films out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[2]

Cinéfondation

The following short films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:[2]

  • 19 At 11 by Michael Schwartz
  • Am See by Ulrike von Ribbeck
  • Bezi zeko bezi by Pavle Vučković
  • Dremano oko by Vladimir Perisic
  • Fish Never Sleep by Gaëlle Denis
  • Five Deep Breaths by Seith Mann
  • Free Loaders by Haim Tabakman
  • Historia del desierto (short) by Celia Galan Julve
  • Hitokoroshi no ana by Ikeda Chihiro
  • Le pacte by Heidi Maria Faisst
  • Like Twenty Impossibles by Annemarie Jacir
  • Mechanika by David Sukup
  • Rebeca a esas alturas by Luciana Jauffred Gorostiza
  • Stuck by Jeremy Roberts
  • The Box Man by Nirvan Mullick
  • The Water Fight by Norah McGettigan
  • TV City by Alejandra Tomei, Alberto Couceiro
  • Empty for Love by Vimukthi Jayasundara
  • Wonderful Day by Hyun-Pil Kim
  • Zero by Carolina Rivas

Short film competition

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[2]

  • Cracker Bag by Glendyn Ivin
  • L'enfant promis by Marsa Makris
  • Fast Film by Virgil Widrich
  • La fenêtre ouverte by Philippe Barcinski
  • L'homme le plus beau du monde by Alicia Duffy
  • L'homme sans tête by Juan Solanas
  • Je germe by Esther Rots
  • Mon frère aveugle by Sophie Goodhart
  • Neige au mois de Novembre by Karolina Jonsson

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 42nd International Critics' Week (42e Semaine de la Critique):[12]

Feature film competition

Short film competition

  • Belarra by Koldo Almandoz (Spain)
  • Derrière les fagots by Ron Dyens (France)
  • Love Is the Law by Eivind Tolas (Norway)
  • Maste by Erik Rosenlund (Sweden)
  • La Petite Fille by Licia Eminenti (France)
  • The Truth About the Head by Dale Heslip (Canada)
  • Turangawaewae by Peter Burger (New Zealand)

Special screenings

  • Off the map by Campbell Scott (United States) (opening film)
  • Camarades by Marin Karmitz (France) (La séance du Parrain)
  • Condor : les axes du mal by Rodrigo Vasque (France) (Documentary)
  • Araki – The Killing of a Japanese Photographer by Anders Morgenthaller (Denmark) (Short film)
  • Good Night by Chun Sun-Young (South Korea) (Short film)
  • Nosferatu Tango by Zoltán Horváth (Switzerland, France) (Short film)
  • B.B. & Il Cormorano by Edoardo Gabbriellini (Italy) (closing film)

Directors' Fortnight

Apart from 16 short films, the following feature films were screened for the 2003 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[13]

Official Awards

Patrice Chéreau, Jury President
Gus Van Sant, Palme d'Or winner

In Competition

The following films and people received the 2003 Official selection awards:[14][3][4]

Un Certain Regard

Cinéfondation

  • First Prize: Run Rabbit Run by Pavle Vučković
  • Second Prize: Historia del desierto by Celia Galan Julve
  • Third Prize:
    • TV City by Alejandra Tomei and Alberto Couceiro
    • Rebeca a esas alturas by Luciana Jauffred Gorostiza

Caméra d'Or

Short Films Competition

Independent Awards

FIPRESCI Prizes

Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

Award of the Youth

Critics' Week

Honorary Golden Palm

Cinema Prize of the French National Education System

Golden Coach

AFCAE Award

François Chalais Award

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