2003 Cannes Film Festival
The 56th International Film Festival of Cannes 2003 took place between 25 May 2003 14 May.
Competition
In the competition of the festival 2003, the following films were shown in:
* = Golden Palm
International Jury
French director Patrice Chéreau was president of the jury this year. He stood before a jury with the following members: Aishwarya Rai, Meg Ryan, Karin Viard, Erri Di Luca, Jean Rochefort, Steven Soderbergh, Danis Tanović and Wen Jiang.
Award winners
- Palme d'Or: Elephant by Gus Van Sant
- Grand Jury Prize: Uzak - Wide
- Jury Prize: Five clock in the afternoon
- Best Actor: Muzaffer Özdemir and Mehmet Emin Toprak in Uzak - Wide ( Mehmet Emin Toprak was awarded posthumously the price He had come a short time before the festival in a car accident The price was the first performer rate for Turkish actor in the history of. . festivals. )
- Best Actress: Marie- Josée Croze in The Barbarian Invasions
- Best Director: Gus Van Sant for Elephant
- Best Screenplay: Denys Arcand for The Barbarian Invasions
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Jeanne Moreau received this year an honorary Palme for their life's work.
- FIPRESCI Prize: Father and son
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Five clock in the afternoon
Un Certain Regard
In the Un Certain Regard, among others, these films were shown this year:
American Splendor by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, September by Max Färberböck, Soldiers of Salamina by David Trueba, Talaye Sorkh of Jafar Panahi, Young Adam by David Mackenzie. The Un Certain Regard prize was won this year, the Italian film The Best Years of Marco Tullio Giordana.