1993 Cannes Film Festival
 Official poster of the 46th Cannes Film Festival, featuring still of Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman from Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious.[1] | |
| Opening film | My Favorite Season |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Toxic Affair |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or (Ba wang bie ji and The Piano) |
| Hosted by | Jeanne Moreau |
| No. of films | 23 (En Competition)[2] 25 (Un Certain Regard) 5 (Out of Competition) 10 (Short Film) |
| Festival date | 13 May 1993 – 24 May 1993 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 46th Cannes Film Festival was held on May 13–24, 1993. The Palme d'Or went to Farewell My Concubine by Chen Kaige and The Piano by Jane Campion.[3][4]
The festival opened with My Favorite Season, directed by André Téchiné and closed with Toxic Affair, directed by Philomène Esposito.[5][6][7][8][9]
Jury
- Louis Malle (France) (president)
- Claudia Cardinale (Italy)
- Inna Churikova (Russia)
- Judy Davis (Australia)
- Abbas Kiarostami (Iran)
- Emir Kusturica (Yugoslavia)
- William Lubtchansky (France)
- Tom Luddy (USA)
- Gary Oldman (UK)
- Augusto M. Seabra (Portugal)
Feature film competition
The following films competed for the Palme d'Or.
Un Certain Regard
- Anchoress by Chris Newby
- Avsporing by Unni Straume
- Bedevil by Tracey Moffatt
- Bodies, Rest & Motion by Michael Steinberg
- Charlie and the Doctor by Ralph C. Parsons
- Desperate Remedies by Stewart Main, Peter Wells
- El acto en cuestión by Alejandro Agresti
- El Pajaro de la Felicidad by Pilar Miró
- Excursion to the Bridge of Friendship by Christina Andreef
- François Truffaut: Portraits volés by Serge Toubiana, Michel Pascal
- Il grande cocomero by Francesca Archibugi
- Latcho Drom by Tony Gatlif
- Les demoiselles ont eu 25 ans by Agnès Varda
- Mùi đu đủ xanh by Tran Anh Hung
- O Fim do Mundo by João Mário Grilo
- Oktyabr by Abderrahmane Sissako
- Ohikkoshi by Shinji Sōmai
- Predchuvstviye by Valeriu Jereghi
- Remote Control by Óskar Jónasson
- Sonatine by Takeshi Kitano
- Stroke by Mark Sawers
- The Music of Chance by Philip Haas
- The Wrong Man by Jim McBride
- Wendemi, l'enfant du bon Dieu by S. Pierre Yameogo
Films out of competition
- Cliffhanger by Renny Harlin
- Mad Dog and Glory by John McNaughton
- Madadayo by Akira Kurosawa
- The Baby of Mâcon by Peter Greenaway
- Toxic Affair by Philomène Esposito
Short film competition
- Ævintýri á okkar tímum by Inga Lísa Middleton
- Coffee and Cigarettes III by Jim Jarmusch
- De 4 jaargetijden by Maarten Koopman
- Le goût du fer by Rémi Bernard
- Lenny Minute 1: Lenny Meets the Giant Blue Sheila Doll by Glenn Standring
- Mama Said by Michael Costanza
- Me voy a escapar by Juan Carlos de Llaca
- Robokip by Rudolf Mestdagh
- The Singing Trophy by Grant Lahood
- Der Sortierer by Stephan Puchner
Awards
- Palme d'Or:
- Grand Prize of the Jury: Faraway, So Close! by Wim Wenders
- Jury Prize:
- Best Actor: David Thewlis for Naked
- Best Actress: Holly Hunter for The Piano
- Best Director: Mike Leigh for Naked
- Short Film Palme d'Or: Coffee and Cigarettes by Jim Jarmusch
- Technical Grand Prize: Mazeppa by Jean Gargonne, Vincent Arnardi (For technical achievements in images and sound)
- Technical Grand Prize – Special Mention: The Singing Trophy by Grant Lahood (For technical achievements in images and sound)
- Caméra d'Or: The Scent of Green Papaya by Tran Anh Hung
- Golden Camera – Special Mention: Friends by Elaine Proctor
- Un Certain Regard Award: Latcho Drom by Tony Gatlif
- Mercedes-Benz Award: Cronos by Guillermo del Toro
- Canal+ Award: The Debt by Bruno de Almeida
- Kodak Short Film Award: L'Exposé by Ismaël Ferroukhi
- FIPRESCI Prize:
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Libera me by Alain Cavalier
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – Special Mention: Il grande cocomero by Francesca Archibugi
- Award of the Youth:
- Foreign Film: La ardilla roja by Julio Médem
- French Film:
References
- ^ "Posters 1993". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ "Official Selection 1993 : All the Selection". Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ^ "Awards 1993 : All Awards". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ "1993 Cannes Film Festival". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ "Will French Film Queens Deneuve, Adjani Get Along? No Cannes Do". Chicago Tribune. 14 May 1993. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ "Cannes Goods". Chicago Tribune. 30 May 1993. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ "All the glitter but few glitterati Cannes Film Festival sadly lacking stars CANNES FILM FESTIVAL". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ Rockwell, John (14 May 1993). "At Cannes, More Of Everything, Including Films". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ "Review: 'My Favorite Season'". Variety. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
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