2003 Cannes 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]

2003 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 56th Cannes Film Festival featuring an original illustration by Jenny Holzer.[1]
Opening filmFanfan la Tulipe
Closing filmCharlie: The Life and Art
of Charles Chaplin
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or: Elephant
Hosted byMonica Bellucci
No. of films20 (In Competition)[2]
19 (Un Certain Regard)
19 (Out of Competition)
20 (Cinéfondation)
9 Short Films Competition)
Festival date14 May 2003 (2003-05-14) – 25 May 2003 (2003-05-25)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

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 edit

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

Main competition edit

Un Certain Regard edit

Cinéfondation and short films edit

Camera d'Or edit

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

Official selection edit

In Competition edit

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

English title Original title Director(s) Country
At Five in the Afternoon پنج عصر Samira Makhmalbaf Iran, France
The Barbarian Invasions Les Invasions barbares Denys Arcand Canada, France
Bright Future アカルイミライ Kiyoshi Kurosawa Japan
The Brown Bunny Vincent Gallo United States, Japan
Carandiru Héctor Babenco Brazil, Argentina
Les Côtelettes Bertrand Blier France
Dogville Lars von Trier Denmark, United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Germany
Elephant Gus Van Sant United States
Father and Son Отец и сын Alexander Sokurov Russia
Incantato Il cuore altrove Pupi Avati Italy
Little Lili La Petite Lili Claude Miller France
Mystic River Clint Eastwood United States
Purple Butterfly 紫蝴蝶 Lou Ye China
Shara 沙羅双樹 Naomi Kawase Japan
Strayed Les égarés André Téchiné France
Swimming Pool François Ozon France, United Kingdom
That Day Ce jour-là Raúl Ruiz Switzerland, France
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story Peter Greenaway Netherlands, United Kingdom
Tiresia Bertrand Bonello France
Uzak Nuri Bilge Ceylan Turkey

Un Certain Regard edit

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

Films out of competition edit

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

Cinéfondation edit

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 edit

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 edit

International Critics' Week edit

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

Feature film competition

Short film competition

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 edit

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

Official Awards edit

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

In Competition edit

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

Un Certain Regard edit

Cinéfondation edit

  • 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 edit

Short Films Competition edit

Independent Awards edit

FIPRESCI Prizes edit

Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist edit

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury edit

Award of the Youth edit

Critics' Week edit

Honorary Golden Palm edit

Cinema Prize of the French National Education System edit

Golden Coach edit

AFCAE Award edit

François Chalais Award edit

References edit

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