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1994 Cannes Film Festival CFF94poster.jpg Official poster of the 47th Cannes Film Festival, adapted from an original drawing by Federico Fellini.http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1994/posters.html Posters 1994 festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131014065739/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1994/posters.html 14 October 2013 dmy Jeanne Moreau 23 (In Competition) The Hudsucker Proxy Serial Mom Cannes, France Palme d'Or:Pulp Fiction 1994 05 12 y – 1994 05 23 y 1946 festival-cannes.com/en Cannes Film Festival 1993 1995
The 47th Cannes Film Festival took place from 12 to 23 May 1994.http://www.cinema-francais.fr/cannes/cannes_1994.htm 47ème Festival International du Film - Cannes cinema-francais.fr fr 7 June 2017 American filmmaker and actor Clint Eastwood served as jury president for the main competition.https://www.baltimoresun.com/1994/05/25/cannes-conclusion-gives-eastwood-a-break-american-filmmakers-accolades/ Cannes' conclusion gives Eastwood a break, American filmmakers accolades 24 May 2017 2017-11-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20171129072327/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1994-05-25/features/1994145031_1_quentin-tarantino-pulp-fiction-cannes-film-festival live French actress Jeanne Moreau hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.1994 - Le Jury, Les Prix http://www.cannes-fest.com/pr1994.htm 7 June 2017 cannes-fest.com fr https://web.archive.org/web/20160411203448/http://www.cannes-fest.com/pr1994.htm 11 April 2016 dead
American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the comedy-drama film Pulp Fiction.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-05-24-ca-61609-story.html Surprise Pick: 'Pulp Fiction' : Cannes report: Quentin Tarantino's film is the third movie about the underbelly of American life to win the Palme d'Or in the last six years. Los Angeles Times 24 May 2017 Kenneth Turan 24 May 1994https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/23/movies/film-festival-review-pulp-fiction-quentin-tarantino-s-wild-ride-life-s-dangerous.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm Film Festival Review: Pulp Fiction- Quentin Tarantino's Wild Ride On Life's Dangerous Road The New York Times 24 May 2017 Janet Maslin 23 September 1994
The festival opened with The Hudsucker Proxy by Joel Coen,http://www.empireonline.com/features/cannes-great-opening-films/4.asp Great Cannes Openers empireonline.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131214150018/http://www.empireonline.com/features/cannes-great-opening-films/4.asp 14 December 2013 dmy and closed with Serial Mom by John Waters.https://www.baltimoresun.com/1994/05/12/fewer-american-films-in-cannes-competition/ Fewer American films in Cannes competition baltimoresun.com 24 May 2017 2017-11-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20171129072324/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1994-05-12/features/1994132161_1_hudsucker-proxy-pulp-fiction-competition live https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/24/movies/a-dark-comedy-wins-at-cannes.html A Dark Comedy Wins at Cannes The New York Times 24 May 2017 Janet Maslin 24 May 1994
Juries
Main competition
Clint Eastwood, American filmmaker and actor - Jury Presidenthttp://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1994/allJury.html All Juries 1994 festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304141602/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1994/allJury.html 4 March 2016 dmy
Pupi Avati, Italian filmmaker and producer
Catherine Deneuve, French actress
Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban writer
Kazuo Ishiguro, British writer
Alexander Kaidanovsky, Russian actor and filmmaker
Marie-Françoise Leclère, French journalist
Lalo Schifrin, Argentine-American musician
Shin Sang-ok, South Korean filmmaker and producer
Alain Terzian, French-Armenian producer
Camera d'Or
Marthe Keller, Swiss actress - Jury President
Hans Beerekamp, Dutch journalist
Josée Brossard, France
Mario Dorminsky, Portugal
An-Cha Flubacher Rhim, Switzerland
François Ode, France
Georges Pansu, France
Jacques Zimmer, France
Official selection
In Competition
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1994/allSelections.html Official Selection 1994: All the Selection festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131113134108/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1994/allSelections.html 13 November 2013 dmy
English title Original title Director(s) Production CountryAssia and the Hen with the Golden EggsКурочка Ряба Andrei Konchalovsky RussiaBarnabo of the MountainsBarnabo delle montagne Mario Brenta Italy The Browning Version Mike Figgis United KingdomBurnt by the SunУтомлённые солнцем Nikita Mikhalkov Russia, France A Confucian Confusion 獨立時代 Edward Yang TaiwanDead TiredGrosse Fatigue Michel Blanc FranceDear DiaryCaro diario Nanni Moretti Italy, FranceExotica Atom Egoyan Canada The Hudsucker Proxy (opening film) Joel Coen United States, United KingdomTo Live活著 Zhang Yimou HongkongMrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle Alan Rudolph United StatesMy OwnSwaham Shaji N. Karun India The Patriots Les patriotes Éric Rochant FrancePulp Fiction Quentin Tarantino United States A Pure Formality Una pura formalità Giuseppe Tornatore Italy, France Queen MargotLa Reine Margot Patrice Chéreau France The Queen of the NightLa reina de la noche Arturo Ripstein MexicoRice Peopleអ្នកស្រែ Rithy Panh CambodiaThree Colours: RedTrois couleurs: Rouge Krzysztof Kieślowski France, Poland, SwitzerlandThrough the Olive Treesزیر درختان زیتون Abbas Kiarostami Iran An Unforgettable Summer O vară de neuitat Lucian Pintilie Romania, France The Violin PlayerLe joueur de violon Charles Van Damme France, Belgium The WhoresLe buttane Aurelio Grimaldi Italy
Un Certain Regard
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:
English title Original title Director(s) ProductionThe Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Stephan Elliott AustraliaBab El-Oued City Merzak Allouache AlgeriaBosnia!Bosna! Bernard-Henri Lévy and Alain FerrariFranceThe Broken JourneyUttoranSandip RayIndiaThe Butterfly's DreamIl sogno della farfallaMarco BellocchioItalyClean, ShavenLodge KerriganUnited StatesCold WaterL'eau froideOlivier AssayasFranceDown to EarthCasa de LavaPedro CostaPortugalDreamplay DrømspelUnni StraumeNorwayFaustLekce FaustJan ŠvankmajerCzech Republic, France, United Kingdom, United States, GermanyI Can't SleepJ'ai pas sommeilClaire DenisFranceI Like It Like ThatDarnell MartinUnited StatesJohnnie WatermanJańcio WodnikJan Jakub KolskiPolandPicture BrideKayo HattaUnited StatesThe Shipwrecked Los náufragosMiguel LittinChileSleep with MeRory KellyUnited StatesThe Story of Xinghua杏花三月天Li YinChinaSuture Scott McGehee and David SiegelUnited StatesWild ReedsLes Roseaux sauvagesAndré TéchinéFranceWithout CompassionSin compasiónFrancisco José LombardiPeruXime Sana Na N'HadaGuinea-Bissau
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
English title Original title Director(s) ProductionSerial Mom (closing film) John Waters United States
Special Screenings
The following films were selected to receive a Special Screening:The Model https://www.nzfilm.co.nz/films/model 17 July 2022 New Zealand Film CommissionThe Model https://jonathanbrough.com/The-Model 17 July 2022 Jonathan Brough
English title Original title Director(s) ProductionA Game with No Rules (short) Scott Reynolds New ZealandThe Dig (short) Neil Pardington The Dutch MasterSusan SeidelmanGermanyEau de la vie (short)Simon BaréNew ZealandI'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (short)Michael HurstThe Model (short)Jonathan BroughMontand Jean LabibFranceStroke (short)Christine JeffsNew ZealandVanished증발Shin Sang-okSouth KoreaWet Bob RafelsonGermany
Short Films Competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
30em
Book of Dreams: Welcome to Crateland by Alex Proyas
El héroe by Carlos Carrera
Lemming Aid by Grant Lahood
Parlez Après Le Signal Sonore by Olivier Jahan
Passage by Raimund Krumme
Sure To Rise by Niki Caro
Syrup by Paul Unwin
Una Strada Diritta Lunga by Werther Germondari, Maria Laura Spagnoli
Parallel sections
Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 33rd International Critics' Week (33e Semaine de la Critique):http://archives.semainedelacritique.com/films/1994/1994_selection.php 33e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1994 archives.semainedelacritique.com 9 June 2017
English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)ProductionIn CompetitionClerksKevin SmithUnited StatesCurfewHatta Ishaar AkharRashid MasharawiPalestine, NetherlandsEl DirigiblePablo DottaUruguayIt Will Never Be SpringWildgroeiFrouke FokkemaNetherlandsNightwatchNattevagtenOle BornedalDenmarkSee How They FallRegarde les hommes tomberJacques AudiardFranceZinatZeenatEbrahim MokhtariIranShort Films CompetitionHome Away From HomeMaureen BlackwoodUnited KingdomOff Key Karethe LinaaeCanadaOne Night StandBill BrittenUnited KingdomPerformance AnxietyDavid EwingUnited StatesPonchadaAlejandra MoyaMexicoPoubellesOlias BarcoFranceLos SalteadoresAbi FeijoPortugal
Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):Shekhar Kapur, exclusive interview http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/theDailyArticle/57637.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150928201638/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/theDailyArticle/57637.html 28 September 2015 20 October 2015 Festival de Cannes dmyhttps://www.quinzaine-cineastes.fr/fr/edition/1994 Quinzaine 1994 quinzaine-realisateurs.com 7 June 2017 6 November 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171106164636/http://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/qz_an/1994/ live
English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance71 Fragmente einer Chronologie des ZufallsMichael HanekeAustria, GermanyAmateurHal HartleyUnited States, United Kingdom, FranceBack to Back, Face to Face背靠背,脸对脸Huang JianxinChinaBandit QueenShekhar KapurIndiaThe BoxA CaixaManoel de OliveiraFrance, PortugalBye Bye AmericaAuf Wiedersehen AmerikaJan SchütteGermanyComing to Terms with the DeadPetits arrangements avec les mortsPascale FerranFranceCrowsWronyDorota KędzierzawskaPolandEat Drink Man Woman飲食男女Ang LeeTaiwan, United StatesFaut pas rire du bonheurGuillaume NiclouxFranceFreshBoaz YakinUnited StatesFrom the SnowΑπ' το χιόνιSotiris GoritsasGreeceKatya IsmailovaПодмосковные вечераValery TodorovskyRussia, FranceLoversLes AmoureuxCatherine CorsiniFranceMan, God, The MonsterMGM Sarajevo: Covjek, Bog, MonstrumIsmet Arnautalic, Mirsad Idrizovic, Ademir KenovićBosnia and HerzegovinaMuriel's Wedding P. J. HoganAustralia, FranceNo SkinSenza pelleAlessandro D'AlatriItalyThe Silences of the Palaceصمت القصورMoufida TlatliTunisiaTake Care of Your Scarf, TatianaPidä huivista kiinni, TatjanaAki KaurismäkiFinland, GermanyThree Palm TreesTrês PalmeirasJoão BotelhoPortugalToo Much HappinessTrop de bonheurCédric KahnFrance
Short films
30em
75 centilitres de prières by Jacques Maillot
Deus ex machina by Vincent Mayrand
Dimanche ou les fantômes by Laurent Achard
Eternelles by Erick Zonca
Troubles ou la journée d’une femme ordinaire by Laurent Bouhnik
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Official Awards
thumb|Quentin Tarantino, 1994 Palme d'Or winner
In Competition
Palme d'Or: Pulp Fiction by Quentin Tarantinohttp://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1994/allAward.html Awards 1994: All Awards festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131012034010/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1994/allAward.html 12 October 2013 dmy
Grand Prize of the Jury:
To Live by Zhang Yimou
Burnt by the Sun by Nikita Mikhalkov
Best Director: Nanni Moretti for Caro diario
Best Screenplay: Michel Blanc for Dead Tired
Best Actress: Virna Lisi for Queen Margot
Best Actor: Ge You for To Live
Jury Prize: Queen Margot by Patrice Chéreau
Caméra d'Or
Coming to Terms with the Dead by Pascale Fairen
Special Mention: The Silences of the Palace by Moufida Tlatli
Short Film Palme d'Or
El héroe by Carlos Carrera
First Jury Prize: Lemming Aid by Grant Lahood
Second Jury Prize: Syrup by Paul Unwin
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Prizes
Exotica by Atom Egoyan (In competition)http://www.fipresci.org/awards/1994 FIPRESCI Awards 1994 fipresci.org 27 June 2017
Bab El-Oued City by Merzak Allouache (Un Certain Regard)
Commission Supérieure Technique
Technical Grand Prize: Pitof (special effects) in Dead Tired
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
To Live by Zhang Yimouhttp://cannes.juryoecumenique.org/palmares/article/vivre Jury Œcuménique 1994 cannes.juryoecumenique.org 27 June 2017
Burnt by the Sun by Nikita Mikhalkovhttp://cannes.juryoecumenique.org/palmares/article/soleil-trompeur Jury Œcuménique 1994 cannes.juryoecumenique.org 27 June 2017
Award of the Youth
Foreign Film: Clerks by Kevin Smithhttps://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000147/1994 Cannes Film Festival Awards 1994 imdb.com 27 June 2017
French Film: Happy, Too Happy by Cédric Kahn
International Critics' Week
Mercedes-Benz Award: Clerks by Kevin Smith
Canal+ Award: Performance Anxiety by David Ewing
Kodak Short Film Award: Éternelles by Erick Zonca
References
Media
INA: Opening of the 1994 Festival (commentary in French)
INA: List of winners of the 1994 festival (commentary in French)
External links
1994 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
Official website Retrospective 1994 https://web.archive.org/web/20190121235827/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/69-editions/retrospective/1994/selection/in-competition-feature-films 2019-01-21
Cannes Film Festival:1994 at Internet Movie Database
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