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]
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 Patrice Chéreau , French filmmaker, actor and producer - Jury PresidentErri De Luca , Italian poetJiang Wen , Chinese actor, screenwriter and directorAishwarya Rai , Indian actressJean Rochefort , French actorMeg Ryan , American actressSteven Soderbergh , American filmmakerDanis Tanović , Bosnian filmmakerKarin Viard , French actress
Un Certain Regard
Cinéfondation and short films
Camera d'Or Wim Wenders , German filmmaker - Jury PresidentLaurent 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 cinematographerClaude 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 .
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 SchwartzAm See by Ulrike von RibbeckBezi zeko bezi by Pavle VučkovićDremano oko by Vladimir Perisic Fish Never Sleep by Gaëlle DenisFive Deep Breaths by Seith Mann Free Loaders by Haim TabakmanHistoria del desierto (short) by Celia Galan JulveHitokoroshi no ana by Ikeda ChihiroLe pacte by Heidi Maria FaisstLike Twenty Impossibles by Annemarie Jacir Mechanika by David SukupRebeca a esas alturas by Luciana Jauffred GorostizaStuck by Jeremy RobertsThe Box Man by Nirvan Mullick The Water Fight by Norah McGettiganTV City by Alejandra Tomei, Alberto CouceiroEmpty for Love by Vimukthi Jayasundara Wonderful Day by Hyun-Pil KimZero 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 MakrisFast Film by Virgil Widrich La fenêtre ouverte by Philippe BarcinskiL'homme le plus beau du monde by Alicia DuffyL'homme sans tête by Juan Solanas Je germe by Esther RotsMon frère aveugle by Sophie GoodhartNeige 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]
Bright Leaves (doc.) by Ross McElwee (United States, United Kingdom)Carême by José Álvaro Morais (Portugal)La chose publique by Mathieu Amalric (France)Cry No More (Les Yeux secs ) by Narjiss Nejjar (France, Morocco)Deep Breath by Parviz Shahbazi (Iran)Feathers in My Head (Des plumes dans la tête ) by Thomas De Thier (Belgium, France)Gozu by Takashi Miike (Japan)The Hours of the Day (Las horas del día ) by Jaime Rosales (Spain)Interstella 5555 by Kazuhisa Takenouchi (Japan, France)L'Isola by Costanza Quatriglio (Italy)James' Journey to Jerusalem by Ra'anan Alexandrowicz (Israel)Kitchen Stories (Salmer fra Kjøkkenet ) by Bent Hamer (United States, Norway)Kleine Freiheit by Yüksel Yavuz (Germany)Les Lionceaux by Claire Doyon (France)Love Film (Filme de amor ) by Júlio Bressane (Brazil)Mike Brant – Laisse moi t'aimer (doc.) by Erez Laufer (France, Israel)Le Monde vivant by Eugène Green (France, Belgium)The Mother by Roger Michell (United Kingdom)Naked Childhood (L'enfance nue ) by Maurice Pialat (France)Niki and Flo (Niki Ardelean, colonel în rezerva ) by Lucian Pintilie (Romania, France)No pasarán, album souvenir (doc.) by Henri-François Imbert (France)No Rest for the Brave (Pas de repos pour les braves ) by Alain Guiraudie (France, Austria)Osama by Siddiq Barmak (Afghanistan, Netherlands, Japan, Ireland, Iran)Saltimbank by Jean-Claude Biette (France)Seducing Doctor Lewis (La grande séduction ) by Jean-François Pouliot (Canada)The Forest (Le Silence de la forêt ) by Bassek ba Kobhio , Didier Ouénangaré (Cameroon, France)Sansa by Siegfried (Spain, France)Les Terres de l'ogre by Sami Kafati (Honduras, France)Watermark by Georgina Willis (Australia)The Woman Who Believed She Was President of the United States (A Mulher que Acreditava ser Presidente dos Estados Unidos da América ) by João Botelho (Portugal)Im Anfang war der Blick by Bady Minck (Austria/Luxembourg)
Official Awards Patrice Chéreau , Jury PresidentGus 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 VučkovićSecond Prize : Historia del desierto by Celia Galan JulveThird Prize :TV City by Alejandra Tomei and Alberto CouceiroRebeca 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 The members of the Jury for the 2003 Official Selection competition
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Media INA: Opening of the 2003 Festival (commentary in French) INA: List of winners of the 2003 Festival and reactions (commentary in French)
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