1997 Cannes Film Festival

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1997 Cannes Film Festival
CFF97poster.jpg
Official poster of the 50th Cannes Film Festival [1]
Opening film The Fifth Element
Closing film Absolute Power
Location Cannes, France
Founded1946
Awards Palme d'Or ( Ta'm e guilass and Unagi ) [2]
Hosted by Jeanne Moreau
No. of films20 (En Competition) [3]
22 (Un Certain Regard)
9 (Out of Competition)
11 (Short Film)
Festival date7 May 1997 (1997-05-07) – 18 May 1997 (1997-05-18)
Website festival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 50th Cannes Film Festival was held from 7 to 18 May 1997. The Palme d'Or was jointly awarded to Ta'm e guilass by Abbas Kiarostami and Unagi by Shohei Imamura. [4] [5] [6] Jeanne Moreau was the mistress of ceremonies. [7]

Contents

The festival opened with The Fifth Element , directed by Luc Besson, and closed with Absolute Power , directed by Clint Eastwood. [8]

1997 Un Certain Regard poster, adapted from an original illustration by Milo Manara. Un certain regard 97.jpg
1997 Un Certain Regard poster, adapted from an original illustration by Milo Manara.

Juries

Main competition

The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 1997 Official Selection: [10]

Caméra d'Or

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1997 Caméra 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]

Short film competition

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

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 36th International Critics' Week (36e Semaine de la Critique): [11]

Feature film competition

Short film competition

  • The Signalman (Le Signaleur) by Benoît Mariage (Belgium)
  • Marylou by Todd Kurtzman & Danny Shorago (United States)
  • Adios Mama by Ariel Gordon (Mexico)
  • Tunnel of Love by Robert Milton Wallace (United Kingdom)
  • Muerto de amor by Ramón Barea (Spain)
  • O Prego by João Maia (Portugal)
  • Le Voleur de diagonale by Jean Darrigol (France)

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 1997 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs): [12]

Short films
  • Liberté chérie by Jean-Luc Gaget
  • Soyons amis ! by Thomas Bardinet
  • Taxi de nuit by Marco Castilla
  • Tout doit disparaître by Jean-Marc Moutout
  • Y’a du foutage dans l’air by Djamel Bensalah

Awards

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Isabelle Adjani, Jury President
Abbas Kiarostami, Palme d'Or winner Kiarostami & Bavi Crop.jpg
Abbas Kiarostami, Palme d'Or winner

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1997 Official selection awards: [2] [13] [4]

Golden Camera

Short Films

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes [15]

Commission Supérieure Technique

Ecumenical Jury [16]

Award of the Youth [14]

Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week [14]

Association Prix François Chalais

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