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]
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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]
The following people were appointed as the Jury for the various sections below:[11]
Main competition
Patrice Chéreau , French filmmaker, actor and producer - Jury President
Erri De Luca , Italian poet
Jiang Wen , Chinese actor, screenwriter and director
Aishwarya Rai , Indian actress
Jean Rochefort , French actor
Meg Ryan , American actress
Steven Soderbergh , American filmmaker
Danis Tanović , Bosnian filmmaker
Karin Viard , French actress
Cinéfondation and short films
Camera d'Or
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
In Competition
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[2] The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted .
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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
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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 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
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
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)
Patrice Chéreau , Jury President
Gus Van Sant, Palme d'Or winner
In Competition
The following films and people received the 2003 Official selection awards:[14] [3] [4]
Cinéfondation
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
Cinema Prize of the French National Education System
The members of the Jury for the 2003 Official Selection competition