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2004 Cannes Film Festival

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2004 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 57th Cannes Film Festival featuring an illustration by Alerte Orange.[1]
Opening filmBad Education
Closing filmDe-Lovely
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or: Fahrenheit 9/11
Hosted byLaura Morante
No. of films19 (In Competition)[2]
21 (Un Certain Regard)
19 (Out of Competition)
18 (Cinéfondation)
10 (Short Films Competition)
Festival date12 May 2004 (2004-05-12) – 23 May 2004 (2004-05-23)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 57th Cannes Film Festival started on 12 and ran until 23 May 2004. The Palme d'Or went to the American documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore, becoming the first (and only) documentary to win the festival's main prize.[3][4][5]

The festival Opening Film was Bad Education, directed by Pedro Almodóvar,[6] while De-Lovely, directed by Irwin Winkler was the Closing Film.[7] Laura Morante was mistress of the ceremonies.[3]

2004 Un Certain Regard poster adapted from Marjane Satrapi's illustration.[8]

Juries

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Main competition

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Un Certain Regard

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Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition

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Camera d'Or

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  • Tim Roth, British actor - Jury President
  • Alberto Barbera, Italian film critic
  • Nguyen Trong Binh, French distributor
  • Alain Choquart, French cinematographer
  • Isabelle Frilley, French representative of the technical industries
  • Diego Galan, Spanish critic
  • Laure Protat, French cinephile
  • Aldo Tassone, Italian critic
  • Anne Theron, French director

Official Selection

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In Competition

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The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[2] The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted:

English title Original title Director(s) Country
2046 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong, France, Italy, China, Germany
Clean Olivier Assayas France, United Kingdom, Canada
The Consequences of Love Le conseguenze dell'amore Paolo Sorrentino Italy
The Edukators Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei Hans Weingartner Austria, Germany
Exils Tony Gatlif France
Fahrenheit 9/11 Michael Moore United States
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence イノセンス, Inosensu Mamoru Oshii Japan
The Holy Girl La niña santa Lucrecia Martel Argentina, Italy
The Ladykillers Joel and Ethan Coen United States
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Stephen Hopkins United Kingdom, United States
Life Is a Miracle Живот је чудо Emir Kusturica Serbia
Look at Me Comme une image Agnès Jaoui France
The Motorcycle Diaries Diarios de motocicleta Walter Salles Argentina, Brazil, United States, Chile, Peru
Mondovino Jonathan Nossiter United States
Nobody Knows 誰も知らない Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan
Oldboy 올드보이 Park Chan-wook South Korea
Shrek 2 Andrew Adamson United States
Tropical Malady สัตว์ประหลาด Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand
Woman Is the Future of Man 여자는 남자의 미래다 Hong Sang-soo South Korea

Un Certain Regard

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The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:[2]

Out of Competition

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The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[2]

Cinéfondation

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The following short films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:[2]

  • 99 ans de ma vie by Marja Mikkonen
  • Beita Shel Meshoreret by Haim Tabakman
  • Calatorie la oras by Corneliu Porumboiu
  • Fajnie, że jesteś by Jan Komasa
  • Footnote by Pia Borg
  • Gaia by Amarante Abramovici
  • Happy Now by Frederikke Aspöck
  • Kis Apokrif N°2 by Kornél Mundruczó
  • Kontakt by Martin Duda
  • Nebraska by Olga Żurawska
  • Playing Dead by David Hunt
  • Propheties du passe by Fabien Greenberg
  • Proyect Gvul by Tamar Singer, Dani Rosenberg, Nadav Lapid, Adi Halfin, Rima Essa
  • Son Of Satan by Jj Villard
  • The Happiness Thief by Derek Boyes
  • The Rick by Tim McCarthy
  • The Wings by Hae-young Seo
  • Wonderful Harusame by Ayumi Aoyama

Short films Competition

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The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[2]

Cannes Classics

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For the third year, the Cannes Festival selected "some of world cinema's masterpieces and rarities" for the audience. The following films were projected in the "Salle Buñuel" during the festival.[10]

Tributes

Restored Prints

Parallel Sections

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International Critics' Week

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The following films were screened for the 43rd International Critics' Week (43e Semaine de la Critique):[12]

Competition

Short Films Competition

Special Screenings

Directors' Fortnight

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The following films were screened for the 2004 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[13]

Short Films
  • A Feather Stare at the Dark by Naoyuki Tsuji (Japan)
  • Capitaine Achab by Philippe Ramos (France)
  • Charlotte by Ulrike Von Ribbeck (Germany)
  • Fill in the Blanks by Kim Youn-Sung (South Korea)
  • Frontier by Jun Miyazaki (Japan)
  • La petite chambre by Élodie Monlibert (France)
  • La peur, petit chasseur by Laurent Achard (France)
  • Le dieu Saturne by Jean-Charles Fitoussi (France)
  • Le droit chemin by Mathias Gokalp (France)
  • Odya by Edgar Bartenev (Russia)
  • Tristesse beau visage by Jean Paul Civeyrac (France)
  • Vostok 1' by Jan Andersen (France)

Official Awards

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Michael Moore, 2004 Palme d'Or winner
Park Chan-wook, Grand Prix winner

The following films and people received the 2004 Official selection awards:[3][4][14]

Main Competition

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Un Certain Regard

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Cinéfondation

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Caméra d'Or

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Short Films Competition

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Independent Awards

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FIPRESCI Prizes

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Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist

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Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

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Award of the Youth

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Critics' Week

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François Chalais Award

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References

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  1. ^ "Posters 2004". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Official Selection 2004: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "57ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d "Cannes 2004 / Palmarés". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Cannes 2004 winners in full". BBC News. 24 May 2004. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Almodovar's Educacion to open Cannes". screendaily.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017. needs subscription
  7. ^ "Festival lineup promises Cannes laughter". theguardian.com. 21 April 2004. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Posters 2004". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
  9. ^ "All Juries 2004". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Mother India". Festival de Cannes. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014.
  11. ^ "'Mother India' will hit Cannes classic screen". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  12. ^ "43e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 2004". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Quinzaine 2004". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  14. ^ "Awards 2004: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014.
  15. ^ "Awards 2004: Un Certain Regard". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016.
  16. ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 2004". fipresci.org. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  17. ^ "Jury Œcuménique Palmarés 2004". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  18. ^ a b "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 2004". imdb.com. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  19. ^ "Association Prix François Chalais Cannes 2004". francois-chalais.fr. Retrieved 25 June 2017.[permanent dead link]

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