1988 Cannes Film Festival
The 41st International Film Festival of Cannes 1988 took place until May 23, 1988 by May 11.
Competition
In Competition at this year's festival the following films were shown:
* = Golden Palm
International Jury
This year, the Italian director Ettore Scola was president of the jury. He decided together with the following jury members about the winners: Claude Berri, William Goldman, Nastassja Kinski, George Miller, Robby Müller, David Robinson, and Philippe Sarde Jelena Safonova.
Award winners
- Palme d'Or: Pelle the Conqueror
- Grand Jury Prize: Two Worlds
- Special Jury Prize: A Short Film About Killing
- Best Actor: Forest Whitaker in Bird
- Best Actress: Barbara Hershey, Jodhi May, and Linda Mvusi in Two Worlds
- Best Director: Pino Solanas for Sur
- Best artistic performance Peter Greenaway for conspiracy of women
- Technology Price: Bird for the quality of music recordings
More prices
- FIPRESCI Prize: A Short Film About Killing
- FIPRESCI prices in the parallel sections: Distant Voices, Still Lives Terence Davies and Hôtel Terminus: Time and life of Klaus Barbie by Marcel Ophüls
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Two Worlds