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2003 Cannes Film Festival

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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 (Main Competition)
Festival date14 May 2003 (2003-05-14) – 25 May 2003 (2003-05-25)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 56th Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2003. French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer Patrice Chéreau was the President of the Jury for the main competition.[2] Monica Bellucci hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.[3]

American filmmaker Gus Van Sant won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Elephant, based on the Columbine High School massacre. Ingmar Bergman was awarded with the Honorary Palme d'Or for his contributions to cinema throughout his career.[4][5][6]

The festival opened with Fanfan la Tulipe by Gérard Krawczyk, and closed with Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin by Richard Schickel.[7]

2003 Un Certain Regard poster, adapted from an original illustration by Oswaldo Vigas.[8]

Juries

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The following people were appointed as the Jury for the various sections below:[9]

Main competition

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Un Certain Regard

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Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition

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Camera d'Or

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  • 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

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In Competition

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The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[10]

English title Original title Director(s) Production 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

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The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:[10]

English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
All Tomorrow's Parties 明日天涯 Yu Lik-wai China
American Splendor Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini United States
Arimpara അരിമ്പാറ Murali Nair India
The Best of Youth La meglio gioventù Marco Tullio Giordana Italy
Crimson Gold طلای سرخ Jafar Panahi Iran
Drifters 二弟 Wang Xiaoshuai China, Hong Kong
Japanese Story Sue Brooks Australia
Kiss of Life Emily Young United Kingdom
Playing 'In the Company of Men' En jouant 'Dans la compagnie des hommes' Arnaud Desplechin France
Robinson's Crusoe 魯賓遜漂流記 Lin Cheng-sheng Taiwan
September Max Färberböck Germany
Soldiers of Salamina Soldados de Salamina David Trueba Spain
The Southern Cross La cruz del sur Pablo Reyero Argentina
Stormy Weather Stormviðri Sólveig Anspach France, Iceland
Struggle Ruth Mader Austria
A Thousand Months Mille mois Faouzi Bensaïdi France, Morroco
Today and Tomorrow Hoy y mañana Alejandro Chomski Argentina
Where Is Madame Catherine? Les mains vides Marc Recha France, Spain
Young Adam David Mackenzie United Kingdom

Out of Competition

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The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[10]

English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (closing film) Richard Schickel United States
Claude Sautet or the Invisible Magic Claude Sautet ou La magie invisible N. T. Binh France, Germany
Coming and Going Vai e Vem João César Monteiro Portugal, France
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls Kenneth Bowser United States, United Kingdom
Fanfan la Tulipe (opening film) Gérard Krawczyk France
The Fog of War Errol Morris United States
Ghosts of the Abyss James Cameron
Il grido d'angoscia dell'uccello predatore (20 tagli d'Aprile) Nanni Moretti Italy
The Last Customer
Les marches etc... (une comédie musicale) Gilles Jacob France
The Matrix Reloaded The Wachowskis United States
Modern Times (1936) Charlie Chaplin
S-21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine S-21, la machine de mort Khmère rouge Rithy Panh Cambodia, France
The Soul of a Man Wim Wenders United States, Germany
Time of the Wolf Le Temps du Loup Michael Haneke France, Austria, Germany
The Triplets of Belleville Les Triplettes de Belleville Sylvain Chomet France, Belgium, Canada, United Kingdom
Wekande Walauwa (Mansion by the Lake) වෑකන්ද වලව්ව Lester James Peries Sri Lanka
Who Killed Bambi? Qui a tué Bambi? Gilles Marchand France

Cinéfondation

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The following short films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:[10]

  • 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

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The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[10]

Parallel sections

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International Critics' Week

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The following films were screened for the 42nd International Critics' Week (42e Semaine de la Critique):[11]

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

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Apart from 16 short films, the following feature films were screened for the 2003 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[12]

Official Awards

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

In Competition

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The following films and people received the 2003 Official selection awards:[13][2][14]

Un Certain Regard

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Cinéfondation

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  • 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

Short Films Competition

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Independent Awards

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Award of the Youth

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Critics' Week

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Honorary Golden Palm

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Cinema Prize of the French National Education System

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Golden Coach

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AFCAE Award

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References

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  1. ^ "Posters 2003". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b "56ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. ^ "'Fanfan,' Bellucci to open Cannes fest". Variety.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Cannes winners in full". BBC News. 25 May 2003. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  5. ^ "A disappointing Cannes finishes with controversial decisions". theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  6. ^ Scott, A.O. (June 1, 2003). "FILM; Remembering Cannes 2003: Worst Festival Ever". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Cannes Film Festival 2003 - Preview". urbancinefile.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Posters 2003". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
  9. ^ "All Juries 2003". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Official Selection 2003: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
  11. ^ "42e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 2003". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Quinzaine 2003". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Awards 2003: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014.
  14. ^ a b "Cannes 2003 / Palmarés". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  15. ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 2003". ipresci.org. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Jury Œcuménique Palmarés 2003". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  17. ^ a b c "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 2003". imdb.com. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Association Prix François Chalais Cannes 2003". francois-chalais.fr. Retrieved 25 June 2017.[permanent dead link]

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