1998 Cannes Film Festival

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1998 Cannes Film Festival
CFF98poster.jpg
Official poster of the 51st Cannes Film Festival [1]
Opening film Primary Colors
Closing film Godzilla
Location Cannes, France
Founded1946
Awards Palme d'Or ( Mia aioniotita
kai mia mera
) [2]
Hosted by Isabelle Huppert
No. of films22 (En Competition) [3]
27 (Un Certain Regard)
8 (Out of Competition)
15 (Cinéfondation)
14 (Short Film)
Festival date13 May 1998 (1998-05-13) – 24 May 1998 (1998-05-24)
Website festival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 51st Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 1998. American director, producer, screenwriter, and film historian Martin Scorsese was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the Greek film Mia aioniotita kai mia mera by Theo Angelopoulos. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Contents

The festival opened with Primary Colors , directed by Mike Nichols, and closed with Godzilla , directed by Roland Emmerich. [9] [10] [11] Isabelle Huppert was the mistress of ceremonies. [12]

In 1998, two new sections were added to the Official Selection, the Un Certain Regard and the Cinéfondation. The aim of the Cinéfondation section is to support the creation of works of cinema in the world and to contribute to the entry of the new scenario writers in the circle of the celebrities. For this, fifteen to twenty short and medium-length films by students from film schools from around the world are selected and the best three are awarded by the Cinéfondation and Short films Jury. [13] Section Un Certain Regard "awards young talent and encourages innovative and audacious works by presenting one of the films with a grant to aid its distribution in France". [14] Lulu on the Bridge , directed by Paul Auster, opened the Un Certain Regard section. [12]

1998 Un Certain Regard poster, an original illustration by Kang Woohyun. Un certain regard 98.jpg
1998 Un Certain Regard poster, an original illustration by Kang Woohyun.

Juries

Martin Scorsese, Jury President Martin Scorsese by David Shankbone.jpg
Martin Scorsese, Jury President
Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Short films and Cinefondation Jury President JP Jeunet.jpg
Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Short films and Cinéfondation Jury President

Main competition

The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 1998 Official Selection: [16]

Un Certain Regard

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1998 Un Certain Regard:

Cinéfondation and short films

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the Cinéfondation and short films competition:

Camera d'Or

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1998 Camera d'Or:

Official selection

In competition - Feature film

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: [3]

Un Certain Regard

The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard: [3]

Films out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: [3]

* Special screenings [17]

Cinéfondation

The following films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation: [3]

Short film competition

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or: [3]

  • 9'8 M/S2 by Alfonso Amador, Nicolas Mendez
  • Balkanska Ruleta by Zdravko Barisic
  • Enfant, Gribouillage, Photos de Famille by Jun-hong Lin
  • Fetch by Lynn-Maree Danzey
  • Gasman by Lynne Ramsay
  • Happy Birthday to Me by Martin Mahon
  • Horseshoe by David Lodge
  • I Want You by Gregory Quail
  • Kiyida by Ebru Yapici
  • L'Interview by Xavier Giannoli
  • Skate by Eun-Ryung Cho

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 37th International Critics' Week (37e Semaine de la Critique): [18]

Feature film competition

Short film competition

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 1998 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs): [19]

Short films
  • A table by Idit Cébula (19 min.)
  • Le Bleu du ciel by Christian Dor (25 min.)
  • Open Bodies (Les corps ouverts) by Sébastien Lifshitz (47 min.)
  • Electrons statiques by Jean-Marc Moutout (25 min.)
  • Les Pinces à linge by Joël Brisse (23 min.)
  • Rue bleue by Chad Chenouga (24 min.)

Awards

Theodoros Angelopoulos, winner of the Palme d'Or at the event. Theodoros Angelopoulos Athens 26-4-2009-2.jpg
Theodoros Angelopoulos, winner of the Palme d'Or at the event.
Roberto Benigni, Gran Prix winner Roberto Benigni (1998) cropped.jpg
Roberto Benigni, Gran Prix winner

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1998 Official selection awards: [2] [4]

Un Certain Regard

Cinéfondation

Golden Camera

Short Films

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes [20]

Commission Supérieure Technique

Ecumenical Jury [22]

Award of the Youth [23]

Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week [23]

Awards in the frame of Directors' Fortnight [23]

Association Prix François Chalais

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