2003 Cannes Film Festival

2003 Cannes Film Festival

Official poster of the 56th Cannes Film Festival featuring an original illustration by Jenny Holzer.[1]
Opening film	Fanfan la Tulipe
Closing film	Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Location	Cannes, France
Founded	1946
Awards	Palme d'Or (Elephant)
Hosted by	Monica Bellucci[2]
Number of films	20 (En Competition)[3] 19 (Un Certain Regard) 19 (Out of Competition) 20 (Cinéfondation) 9 (Short Film)
Festival date	14 May 2003 – 25 May 2003
Website	festival-cannes.com/en

The 2003 Cannes Film Festival started on May 14 and ran until May 25. The Palme d'Or went to the American film Elephant by Gus Van Sant.^[4][5]

The festival opened with Fanfan la Tulipe, directed by Gérard Krawczyk and closed with Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin, directed by Richard Schickel.^[6]

Jury

Patrice Chéreau, Jury President

Aishwarya Rai, Jury member

Meg Ryan, Jury member

• Patrice Chéreau, President (France)
• Aishwarya Rai (India)
• Meg Ryan (United States)
• Karin Viard (France)
• Erri De Luca (Italy)
• Jean Rochefort (France)
• Steven Soderbergh (United States)
• Danis Tanović (Bosnia)
• Jiang Wen (China)

Films in Competition

• Akarui mirai by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
• The Brown Bunny by Vincent Gallo
• Carandiru by Héctor Babenco
• Ce jour-là by Raúl Ruiz
• Dogville by Lars von Trier
• Elephant by Gus Van Sant
• Il cuore altrove by Pupi Avati
• Kill Bill by Quentin Tarantino
• La Petite Lili by Claude Miller
• Les Côtelettes by Bertrand Blier
• Les Invasions barbares by Denys Arcand
• Les égarés by André Téchiné
• Mystic River by Clint Eastwood
• Otets i syn by Alexander Sokurov
• Panj é asr by Samira Makhmalbaf
• Sharasojyu by Naomi Kawase
• Swimming Pool by François Ozon
• The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story by Peter Greenaway
• Tiresia by Bertrand Bonello
• Uzak by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
• Zǐ Húdié by Lou Ye

Films out of Competition

• Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin by Richard Schickel
• Claude Sautet ou La magie invisible by N. T. Binh
• Easy Riders, Raging Bulls by Kenneth Bowser
• Fanfan la Tulipe by Gérard Krawczyk
• Ghosts of the Abyss by James Cameron
• Il grido d'angoscia dell'uccello predatore (20 tagli d'Aprile) by Nanni Moretti
• Mansion By The Lake by Lester James Peries
• Le Temps du Loup by Michael Haneke
• Les marches etc... (une comédie musicale) by Gilles Jacob
• Les Triplettes de Belleville by Sylvain Chomet
• Modern Times by Charlie Chaplin
• Qui a tué Bambi? by Gilles Marchand
• S-21, la machine de mort Khmère rouge by Rithy Panh
• The Fog of War by Errol Morris
• The Last Customer by Nanni Moretti
• The Matrix Reloaded by Wachowski brothers
• The Soul of a Man by Wim Wenders
• Vai~E~Vem by João César Monteiro

Un Certain Regard

2003 Un Certain Regard poster, adapted from an original illustration by Oswaldo Vigas.^[7]

Karin Viard, Jury member

Erri De Luca, Jury member

Jean Rochefort, Jury member

Steven Soderbergh, Jury member

Danis Tanović, Jury member

Jiang Wen, Jury member

• All Tomorrow's Parties by Yu Lik-wai
• American Splendor by Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
• Arimpara by Murali Nair
• Drifters by Wang Xiaoshuai
• En jouant 'Dans la compagnie des hommes' by Arnaud Desplechin
• Hoy y mañana by Alejandro Chomski
• Japanese Story by Sue Brooks
• Kiss of Life by Emily Young
• La cruz del sur by Pablo Reyero
• La meglio gioventù by Marco Tullio Giordana
• Les mains vides by Marc Recha
• Mille mois by Faouzi Bensaïdi
• Lu bin xun piao liu ji by Lin Cheng-sheng
• September by Max Färberböck
• Soldados de Salamina by David Trueba
• Stormviðri by Sólveig Anspach
• Struggle by Ruth Mader
• Talaye Sorkh by Jafar Panahi
• Young Adam by David Mackenzie

International Critics' Week

Spotlight on India

• Hari Villu directed by B. Narsing Rao^[8][9]
• Makdee directed by Vishal Bharadwaj^[10]
• In the Name of Buddha directed by Rajesh Touchriver^[9][11]

Awards

• Palme d'Or: Elephant by Gus Van Sant
• Grand Prize of the Jury: Uzak by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
• Jury Prize: Panj é asr by Samira Makhmalbaf
• Best Actor: Muzaffer Özdemir and Emin Toprak for Uzak
• Best Actress: Marie-Josée Croze for Les Invasions barbares
• Best Director: Elephant by Gus Van Sant
• Short Film Palme d'Or: Cracker Bag by Glendyn Ivin
• Best Screenplay: Les Invasions barbares by Denys Arcand
• Honorary Golden Palm: Jeanne Moreau
• Caméra d'Or: Reconstruction by Christoffer Boe
• Golden Camera - Special Mention: Osama by Siddiq Barmak
• Cinéfondation Award: Beži zeko beži by Pavle Vučković
• Un Certain Regard Award: La meglio gioventù by Marco Tullio Giordana
• Le Premier Regard Award: Mille mois by Faouzi Bensaïdi
• Un Certain Regard Jury Prize: Talaye sorkh by Jafar Panahi
• Critics Week Grand Prize: Depuis qu'Otar est parti... by Julie Bertucelli
• Canal+ Award: Love Is the Law by Eivind Tolas
• Kodak Short Film Award: The Truth About the Head by Dale Heslip
• Young Critics Award - Best Short: The Truth About the Head by Dale Heslip
• Young Critics Award - Best Feature: Milwaukee, Minnesota by Allan Mindel
• Grand Golden Rail: Depuis qu'Otar est parti... by Julie Bertucelli
• Small Golden Rail: Love Is the Law by Eivind Tolas
• Golden Coach: Mystic River by Clint Eastwood
• Gras Savoye Award:
  • Des anges by Julien Leloup
  • Pourkoi... passkeu by Gilles Lellouche, Tristan Aurouet
• FIPRESCI Prize:
  • Las horas del día by Jaime Rosales (Director's Fortnight)
  • Otets i syn by Alexander Sokurov (Competition)
  • American Splendor by Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini (Un Certain Regard)
• Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Panj é asr by Samira Makhmalbaf
• AFCAE Award: Osama by Siddiq Barmak
• France Culture Award:
  • Foreign Cineaste of the Year: Heremakono by Abderrahmane Sissako
  • French Cineaste of the Year: Choses secrètes by Jean-Claude Brisseau
• Award of the Youth: Mille mois by Faouzi Bensaïdi
• François Chalais Award: S-21, la machine de mort Khmère rouge by Rithy Panh
• Cinema Prize of the French National Education System: Elephant by Gus Van Sant

References

1. "Posters 2003". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
2. "‘Fanfan,’ Bellucci to open Cannes fest". Variety. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
3. "Official Selection 2003 : All the Selection". Retrieved 14 December 2013.
4. "Cannes winners in full". BBC News. 25 May 2003. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
5. "A disappointing Cannes finishes with controversial decisions". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
6. "CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2003 - PREVIEW". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
7. "Posters 2003". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
8. The Hindu : Touching tale
9. http://rrtd.nic.in/Film%20Bulletin-Apl03.htm
10. "Vishal Bharadwaj's Makdee to be aired at Cannes". The Times of India.
11. "The Hindu : Touch and go".

External links

• 2003 Cannes Film Festival
• Cannes Film Festival 2003
• Cannes Film Festival:2003 at Internet Movie Database
• 56ème Festival de Cannes