2000 Cannes Film Festival

The 53rd Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2000. French filmmaker Luc Besson was the Jury President for the main competition. Virginie Ledoyen was the mistress of ceremonies. Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier won the Palme d'Or for the musical-drama film Dancer in the Dark. The festival opened with Vatel by Roland Joffé, and closed with Stardom by Denys Arcand. == Juries == === Main competition === Luc Besson, French filmmaker - Jury President Jonathan Demme, American filmmaker Nicole Garcia, French actress Jeremy Irons, British actor Mario Martone, Italian filmmaker Patrick Modiano, French novelist Arundhati Roy, Indian author Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Spanish actress Barbara Sukowa, German actress Kristin Scott Thomas, British actress === Un Certain Regard === Jane Birkin, British-French actress Jan Schulz-Ojala José Maria Prado, Director of the Filmoteca Española Marie-Noëlle Tranchant, critic Noël Tinazzi, critic Marc Voinchet, critic === Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition === Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Belgian filmmaker - Jury Co-president Luc Dardenne, Belgian filmmaker - Jury Co-president Francesca Comencini, Italian filmmaker Claire Denis, French filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako, Mauritanian filmmaker Mira Sorvino, American actress === Camera d'Or === Otar Iosseliani, Georgian filmmaker - Jury President Sólveig Anspach, Icelandic-French director Yorgos Arvanitis, Greek cinematographer Fabienne Bradfer, French critic Martial Knaebel, German critic Eric Moulin, French representative of the technical industries Céline Panzolini, French cinephile Caroline Vie-Toussaint, French journalist == Official selection == === In Competition === The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: === Un Certain Regard === The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard: === Out of Competition === The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: === Cinéfondation === The following films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation: === Short Film Competition === The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or: == Parallel sections == === International Critics' Week === The following films were screened for the 39th International Critics' Week (39e Semaine de la Critique): Feature film competition Short film competition === Directors' Fortnight === The following films were screened for the 2000 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs): Short films == Official Awards == === Main Competition === Palme d'Or: Dancer in the Dark by Lars von Trier Grand Prix: Devils on the Doorstep by Jiang Wen Best Director: Edward Yang for Yi Yi Best Screenplay: Nurse Betty by James Flamberg and John C. Richards Best Actress: Björk for Dancer in the Dark Best Actor: Tony Leung Chiu-wai for In the Mood for Love Jury Prize: Songs from the Second Floor by Roy Andersson Blackboards by Samira Makhmalbaf === Un Certain Regard === Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her by Rodrigo Garcia Special Mention: Me You Them by Andrucha Waddington === Cinéfondation === First Prize: Five Feet High and Rising by Peter Sollett Second Prize: Dessert by Amit Sakomski Kiss It Up to God by Caran Hartsfield Third Prize: Course de nuit by Chuyên Bui Thac Indien by Pernille Fischer Christensen === Caméra d'Or === Djomeh by Hassan Yektapanah A Time for Drunken Horses by Bahman Ghobadi === Short Film Palme d'Or === Shadows by Raymond Red == Independent Awards == === FIPRESCI Prizes === Eureka by Shinji Aoyama (In competition) A Time for Drunken Horses by Bahman Ghobadi (Directors' Fortnight) === Commission Supérieure Technique === Technical Grand Prize: Christopher Doyle & Mark Lee Ping Bin (cinematography) and William Chang (editing) for In the Mood for Love === Prize of the Ecumenical Jury === Eureka by Shinji Aoyama === Award of the Youth === Foreign Film: Girlfight by Karyn Kusama French Film: The King's Daughters by Patricia Mazuy Special Award: Nico and Dani by Cesc Gay === International Critics' Week === Canal+ Award: To Be Continued... by Linus Tunström Young Critics Award - Best Short: Faux contact by Eric Jameux Young Critics Award - Best Feature: Amores perros by Alejandro González Iñárritu === Directors' Fortnight === Kodak Short Film Award: Salam by Souad El-Bouhati Kodak Short Film Award - Special Mention: C'est pas si compliqué by Xavier De Choudens Gras Savoye Award: Le mur by Faouzi Bensaïdi === François Chalais Award === Kippur by Amos Gitai == References == == Media == INA: Opening of the 2000 Festival (commentary in French) INA: List of winners of the 2000 festival and interviews (commentary in French) == External links == 2000 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive) Official website Retrospective 2000 Archived 2019-02-21 at the Wayback Machine Cannes Film Festival 2000 at Internet Movie Database