1993 Cannes Film Festival

1993 Cannes Film Festival
The 46th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 1993. The went to Farewell My Concubine by Chen Kaige and The Piano by Jane Campion.
The festival opened with My Favorite Season, directed by André Téchiné and closed with Toxic Affair, directed by Philomène Esposito. Jeanne Moreau was the mistress of ceremonies.
Juries
Main competition
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1993 feature film competition:
Louis Malle (France) Jury 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)
Camera d'Or
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1993 Camera d'Or:
Micheline Presle (actress) Jury President
Anne De Gasperi (journalist) (France)
Aruna Vasudev (administration)
Attilio D’Onofrio (Italy)
Gabriel Auer (director) (France)
Lia Somogyi (administration) (Hungary)
Rémy Pages (France)
Tony Rayns (UK)
Official selection
In competition - Feature film
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: The Palme d'Or winners have been highlighted.
Un Certain Regard
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:
The Act in Question (El acto en cuestión) by Alejandro Agresti
Anchoress by Chris Newby
Avsporing by Unni Straume
Bedevil by Tracey Moffatt
The Bird of Happiness (El Pájaro de la Felicidad) by Pilar Miró
Bodies, Rest & Motion by Michael Steinberg
Charlie and the Doctor by Ralph C. Parsons
Desperate Remedies by Stewart Main, Peter Wells
The End of the World (O Fim do Mundo) by João Mário Grilo
Excursion to the Bridge of Friendship by Christina Andreef
Foreboding (Predchuvstviye) by Valeriu Jereghi
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits (Portraits volés) by Serge Toubiana, Michel Pascal
The Great Pumpkin (Il grande cocomero) by Francesca Archibugi
Latcho Drom by Tony Gatlif
Moving (Ohikkoshi) by Shinji Sōmai
The Music of Chance by Philip Haas
October (Oktyabr) by Abderrahmane Sissako
Remote Control by Óskar Jónasson
The Scent of Green Papaya (Mùi đu đủ xanh) by Tran Anh Hung
Sonatine by Takeshi Kitano
Stroke by Mark Sawers
The Young Girls Turn 25 (Les demoiselles ont eu 25 ans) by Agnès Varda
Wendemi, l'enfant du bon Dieu by S. Pierre Yameogo
The Wrong Man by Jim McBride
Films out of competition
The following films were selected to be screened 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
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
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
Parallel sections
International Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 32nd International Critics' Week (32e Semaine de la Critique):
Feature film competition
Cronos by Guillermo del Toro (Mexico)
Faut-il aimer Mathilde? by Edwin Baily (France)
Requiem for a Handsome Bastard (Requiem pour un beau sans cœur) by Robert Morin (Canada)
Combination Platter by Tony Chan (United States)
Don't Call Me Frankie by Thomas A. Fucci (United States)
Abissinia by Francesco Martinotti (Italy)
Les histoires d’amour finissent mal… en général by Anne Fontaine (France)
Short film competition
The Debt by Bruno de Almeida (United States)
Take My Breath Away by Andrew Shea (United States)
Passage à l’acte by Martin Arnold (Austria)
Sotto le unghie by Stefano Sollima (Italy)
Falstaff on the Moon by Robinson Savary (France)
Springing Lenin by Andrei Nekrasov (United Kingdom)
Schwarzfahrer by Pepe Danquart (Germany)
Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 1993 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):
Vaterland by Yevgeniy Lungin
Sundays on Leave (È pericoloso sporgersi) by Nae Caranfil
Fausto by Rémy Duchemin
Grand bonheur by Hervé Le Roux
Child Murders (Gyekgyilkossagok) by Ildikó Szabó
I Love a Man in Uniform by David Wellington
Je m’appelle Victor by Guy Jacques
La Ardilla Roja by Julio Medem
La Place d’un autre by René Féret
The Blue Kite (Lan Fengzeng) by Tian Zhuangzhuang
Le Mari de Léon by Jean-Pierre Mocky
Lolo by Francisco Athié
Menace II Society by Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
Mi Vida Loca by Allison Anders
Me Ivan, You Abraham (Moi Ivan, Toi Abraham) by Yolande Zauberman
Padma Nadir Majhi by Goutam Ghose
Pilkkuja ja pikkuhousuja (Lyrics and Lace) by Matti Ijäs
Ruby in Paradise by Victor Nuñez
Shadows in a Conflict (Sombras en una batalla) by Mario Camus
The Snapper by Stephen Frears
Abraham's Valley (Vale Abraão) by Manoel De Oliveira
Short films
Comment font les gens by Pascale Bailly
L'Exposé by Ismaël Ferroukhi
José Jeannette by Bruno Nicolini
Le Regard de l’autre by Bruno Rolland
Qui est-ce qui a éteint la lumière? by Xavier Auradon
Reste by Marie Vermillard
Rives by Erick Zonca
La Vis by Didier Flamand
Awards
Official awards
The following films and people received the 1993 Official selection awards:
:
Farewell My Concubine by Chen Kaige
The Piano by Jane Campion
Grand Prize of the Jury: Faraway, So Close! by Wim Wenders
Best Director: Mike Leigh for Naked
Best Actress: Holly Hunter for The Piano
Best Actor: David Thewlis for Naked
Jury Prize:
Raining Stones by Ken Loach
The Puppetmaster by Hou Hsiao-hsien
Golden Camera
Caméra d'Or: The Scent of Green Papaya by Tran Anh Hung
Caméra d'Or – Special Mention: Friends by Elaine Proctor
Short films
Short Film Palme d'Or: Coffee and Cigarettes by Jim Jarmusch
Independent awards
FIPRESCI Prizes
Farewell My Concubine by Chen Kaige (In competition)
Child Murders (Gyerekgyilkosságok) by Ildikó Szabó (Directors' Fortnight)
Commission Supérieure Technique
Technical Grand Prize: Jean Gargonne, Vincent Arnardi (for technical achievements in images and sound) in Mazeppa
Special Mention: Grant Lahood (for technical achievements in images and sound) in The Singing Trophy
Ecumenical Jury
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Libera me by Alain Cavalier
Ecumenical Jury – Special Mention: Il grande cocomero by Francesca Archibugi
Award of the Youth
Foreign Film: La ardilla roja by Julio Médem
French Film:
Moi Ivan, toi Abraham by Yolande Zauberman
Mùi đu đủ xanh by Tran Anh Hung
Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week
Mercedes-Benz Award: Cronos by Guillermo del Toro
Canal+ Award: The Debt by Bruno de Almeida
Other awards
Un Certain Regard Award: Latcho Drom by Tony Gatlif
Kodak Short Film Award: L'Exposé by Ismaël Ferroukhi
References
Media
INA: Opening of the 1993 Festival (commentary in French)
INA: List of winners of the 1993 festival (commentary in French)
External links
1993 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
Official website Retrospective 1993
Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1993 at Internet Movie Database
Cannes Film Festival, 1993
Cannes Film Festival, 1993
Cannes Film Festival
Cannes
May 1993 events in Europe