1996 Cannes Film Festival

none 1996 Cannes Film Festival CFF96poster.jpg Official poster of the 49th Cannes Film Festivalhttp://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1996/posters.html Posters 1996 festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150401040637/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1996/posters.html 1 April 2015 dmy Sabine Azéma 22 (In Competition) Ridicule Flirting with Disaster Cannes, France Palme d'Or:Secrets & Lies 1996 05 09 y – 1996 05 20 y 1946 festival-cannes.com/en Cannes Film Festival 1995 1997 The 49th Cannes Film Festival took place from 9 to 20 May 1996.http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0195031.html 1996 Cannes Film Festival infoplease.com 25 May 2017 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034646/http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0195031.html live http://www.cinema-francais.fr/cannes/cannes_1996.htm 49ème Festival International du Film - Cannes cinema-francais.fr fr 10 June 2017 13 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170613070011/http://www.cinema-francais.fr/cannes/cannes_1996.htm live American filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola served as jury president for the main competition. Sabine Azéma hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. British filmmaker Mike Leigh won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Secrets & Lies.http://www.cannes-fest.com/an1996.htm 1996 - Le 11ème jour... (The 11th Day) cannes-fest.com fr 10 June 2017 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184624/http://www.cannes-fest.com/an1996.htm live http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9605/20/cannes/ Secrets and Lies' takes top honor at Cannes Film Festival cnn.com 25 May 2017 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102047/http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9605/20/cannes/ dead The festival opened with Ridicule by Patrice Leconte,https://www.baltimoresun.com/1996/05/15/john-sayles-star-not-lone-draw-as-cannes-film-festival-opens/ John Sayles' 'Star' not lone draw as Cannes Film Festival opens baltimoresun.com 25 May 2017 2017-11-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20171129072427/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1996-05-15/features/1996136166_1_john-sayles-films-at-cannes-kris-kristofferson live https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/10/21/ridicule-named-best-in-chicago-film-fest/ `Ridicule' Named Best In Chicago Film Fest Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington 21 October 1996 25 May 2017 29 November 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171129072424/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1996-10-21/news/9610210060_1_broken-silence-cannes-film-festival-first-feature-film live http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist//RTV/1996/05/07/605310243/?v=1 France: Highlights From The 49th Cannes Film Festival itnsource.com 25 May 2017 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210020/http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist//RTV/1996/05/07/605310243/?v=1 live and closed with Flirting with Disaster by David O. Russell.https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/26/movies/film-view-at-cannes-the-star-was-quality.html Film View-At Cannes, The Star Was Quality The New York Times Janet Maslin 26 May 1996 25 May 2017 28 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141028010524/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/26/movies/film-view-at-cannes-the-star-was-quality.html live http://www.filmscouts.com/scripts/diary.cfm?Festival=cannes96&File=dr-hb15 1996 Cannes Film Festival Diaries filmscouts.com 25 May 2017 31 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160331164905/http://www.filmscouts.com/scripts/diary.cfm?Festival=cannes96 live thumb|200px|1996 Un Certain Regard poster, adapted from an original illustration by Jacques Loustal.http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1996/posters/ucr.html Posters 1996 festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053741/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1996/posters/ucr.html 4 March 2016 dmy Juries Main competition Francis Ford Coppola, American filmmaker - Jury Presidenthttp://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1996/allJury.html All Juries 1996 festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112322/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1996/allJury.html 4 March 2016 dmy Michael Ballhaus, German cinematographer Nathalie Baye, French actress Henry Chapier, French journalist, presenter and director Atom Egoyan, Canadian filmmaker Eiko Ishioka, Japanese artist and costume designer Krzysztof Piesiewicz, Polish screenwriter Greta Scacchi, Italian actress Antonio Tabucchi, Italian writer Trần Anh Hùng, Vietnamese-French filmmaker Camera d'Or Françoise Fabian, French actress - Jury President Gian Luca Farinelli, Cinephile Ramon Font, Critic Sandrine Gady, Cinephile Jacques Kermabon, Critic Daniel Schmid, Swiss director Antoine Simkine, French member of the Fédération Nationale des Industries Official Selection In competition The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1996/allSelections.html Official Selection 1996: All the Selection festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131214194206/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1996/allSelections.html 14 December 2013 dmy English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryBreaking the WavesLars von TrierDenmark, Sweden, France, Netherlands, Norway, Iceland, Finland, Italy, Germany, United StatesMy Sex Life... or How I Got into an Argumentfr Comment je me suis disputé... (ma vie sexuelle)Arnaud DesplechinFranceCrashDavid CronenbergCanadaDrifting Cloudsfi Kauas pilvet karkaavatAki KaurismäkiFinlandEarthes TierraJulio MedemSpainThe Eighth Dayfr Le huitième jourJaco Van DormaelBelgium, FranceFargoJoel CoenUnited States, United KingdomGoodbye South, Goodbyezh 南國再見,南國Hou Hsiao-hsienTaiwan, JapanKansas CityRobert AltmanUnited StatesThe Quiet RoomRolf de HeerAustraliaRidicule (opening film)Patrice LeconteFranceThe Second Timeit La seconda voltaMimmo CaloprestiItalySecrets & Lies Mike LeighUnited Kingdom, FranceA Self-Made Herofr Un héros très discretJacques AudiardFranceStealing Beautyfr Beauté volée / it Io ballo da solaBernardo BertolucciFrance, Italy, United KingdomThe SunchaserMichael CiminoUnited StatesTemptress Moonzh 風月Chen KaigeChinaThievesfr Les voleursAndré TéchinéFranceThree Lives and Only One Deathfr Trois vies & une seule mortRaúl RuizFranceToo Latero Prea târziuLucian PintilieRomaniaTree of Blood pov Po di SanguiFlora GomesGuinea-Bissau, FranceThe VanStephen FrearsIreland Un Certain Regard The following films were selected for Un Certain Regard section: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryAt Full Galloppl CwałKrzysztof ZanussiPolandBastard Out of CarolinaAnjelica HustonUnited Statesfr La Bouche de Jean-Pierre Lucile HadžihalilovićFranceBuenos Aires Vice Versaes Buenos Aires viceversaAlejandro AgrestiArgentina, NetherlandsThe Ferrylv Pramis Laila PakalniņaLatviaFew of Uslt Mūsų nedaugŠarūnas BartasLithuaniafr FourbiAlain TannerFrance, SwitzerlandGabbeh fa گبهMohsen MakhmalbafIran, FranceHaifa Rashid MasharawiPalestineHard EightSydneyPaul Thomas AndersonUnited StatesI Shot Andy WarholMary HarronUnited States, United KingdomIrma VepOlivier AssayasFranceLooking for Richard Al PacinoUnited StatesLove SerenadeShirley BarrettAustraliaLuluSrinivas KrishnaCanadaThe Maillv Pasts Laila PakalniņaLatviaMossaneSafi FayeSenegalNo Way to ForgetRichard FranklandAustraliaThe PallbearerMatt ReevesUnited StatesThe Pillow BookPeter GreenawayNetherlands, United Kingdom, France, LuxembourgA Saturday on Earthfr Un samedi sur la terreDiane BertrandFranceSome Mother's SonTerry GeorgeIreland, United StatesA Summer's Talefr Conte d'étéÉric RohmerFranceTraveling Companionit Compagna di viaggioPeter Del MonteItalyThe Waste LandDeborah WarnerUnited Kingdom Out of Competition The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryThe Elective Affinitiesit Le affinità elettivePaolo and Vittorio TavianiItaly, FranceFlirting with Disaster (closing film)David O. RussellUnited StatesGirl 6Spike LeeMicrocosmos fr Microcosmos: Le peuple de l'herbeClaude Nuridsany and Marie PerennouFrance, Switzerland, Italy, United KingdomOpening Day of Close-Up (short)it Il giorno della prima di Close UpNanni MorettiItalyRunaway Brain (short)Chris BaileyUnited StatesTrainspotting Danny BoyleUnited Kingdom Short Films Competition The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or: 30em es 4 maneras de tapar un hoyo by Guillermo Rendon Rodriguez, Jorge Villalobos de La Torre Attraction by Alexeï Diomine Brooms by Luke Cresswell, Steve Mcnicholas pt Estoria do gato e da lua by Pedro Miguel Serrazina Film Noir by Michael Liu fr Les fourmis rouges by Pierre Erwan Guillaume ml Oru Neenda Yathra by Murali Nair pt Passeio com Johnny Guitar by João César Monteiro fr Petite Sotte by Luc Otter Sin #8 by Barbara Heller Small Deaths by Lynne Ramsay hu Szél (Wind) by Marcell Iványi The Beach by Dorthe Scheffmann This Film Is a Dog by Jonathan Ogilvie Parallel sections International Critics' Week The following films were screened for the 35th International Critics' Week (35e Semaine de la Critique):http://archives.semainedelacritique.com/films/1996/1996_selection.php 35e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1996 archives.semainedelacritique.com 9 June 2017 21 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170821002839/http://archives.semainedelacritique.com/films/1996/1996_selection.php live Feature film competition 30em fr Les Aveux de l’innocent by Jean-Pierre Améris (France) Yuri by Yoonho Yang (South Korea) es Mi último hombre by Tatiana Gaviola (Chile) The Empty Mirror by Barry J. Hershey (United States) The Daytrippers by Greg Mottola (United States) A Drifting Life by Lin Cheng-sheng (Taiwan) Not Me! (fr Sous sol) by Pierre Gang (Canada) Short film competition 30em Planet Man by Andrew Bancroft (New Zealand) A Summer Dress (fr Une robe d’été) by François Ozon (France) fr La Grande migration by Youri Tcherenkov (France) fr Le Réveil by Marc Henri Wajnberg (Belgium) The Slap by Tamara Hernandez (United States) es La Tarde de un matrimonio de clase media by Fernando Javier León Rodríguez (Mexico) fr Derrière le bureau d’acajou by Johannes S. Nilsson (Sweden) Directors' Fortnight The following films were screened for the 1996 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):https://www.quinzaine-cineastes.fr/en/selection/1996 Quinzaine 1996 Directors' Fortnight quinzaine-cineastes.fr 9 August 2022 9 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220809073627/https://www.quinzaine-cineastes.fr/en/selection/1996 live 30em fr A toute vitesse by Gaël Morel Beautiful Thing by Hettie MacDonald A Chef in Love by Nana Djordjadze fr Le Cri de la soie by Yvon Marciano es Edipo Alcalde by Jorge Ali Triana Encore by Pascal Bonitzer Flame by Ingrid Sinclair Vaska Easoff (hu Haggyállógva, Vászka) by Peter Gothar Inside by Arthur Penn Youth Without God (fr Jeunesse sans Dieu) by Catherine Corsini Jude by Michael Winterbottom Kids Return by Takeshi Kitano Prisoner of the Mountains (ru Kavkazskiy plennik) by Sergei Bodrov fr La Promesse by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne Lone Star by John Sayles fr Macadam Tribu by José Laplaine hu Mondani a mondhatatlant: Elie Wiesel üzenete by Judit Elek Perfect Love (fr Parfait amour!) by Catherine Breillat es Pasajes by Daniel Calparsoro fr Salut cousin ! by Merzak Allouache fr Select Hôtel by Laurent Bouhnik Trees Lounge by Steve Buscemi White Night (he Layla Lavan) by Arnon Zadok Will It Snow for Christmas? (fr Y aura t’il de la neige à Noël ?) by Sandrine Veysset Short films 30em fr La Faim by Siegfried (18 min.) fr La Fille et l’amande by Bénédicte Brunet (15 min.) fr Vacances A Blériot by Bruno Bontzolakis (25 min.) fr Virage Nord by Sylvain Labrosse (15 min.) Official Awards thumb|180px|Francis Ford Coppola, Jury President 180px|thumb|Mike Leigh, Palme d'Or winner In Competition fr Palme d'Or no: Secrets & Lies by Mike Leighhttp://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1996/allAward.html Awards 1996: All Awards festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120120064416/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1996/allAward.html 20 January 2012 dmy Grand Prix: Breaking the Waves by Lars von Trier Best Director: Joel Coen for Fargo Best Screenplay: A Self-Made Hero by Jacques Audiard and Alain Le Henry Best Actress: Brenda Blethyn for Secrets & Lies Best Actor: Daniel Auteuil and Pascal Duquenne for The Eighth Day Jury Special Prize: Crash by David Cronenberg Caméra d'Or Love Serenade by Shirley Barrett Short Film Palme d'Or hu Szél by Marcell Iványi Jury Prize: Small Deaths by Lynne Ramsay Independent Awards FIPRESCI Prizes Secrets & Lies by Mike Leigh (In competition)http://www.fipresci.org/awards/1996 FIPRESCI Awards 1996 fipresci.org 25 June 2017 3 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170603012752/http://www.fipresci.org/awards/1996 live Prisoner of the Mountains by Sergei Bodrov (Directors' Fortnight) The Mail & The Ferry by Laila Pakalnina (Un Certain Regard) Commission Supérieure Technique Technical Grand Prize: The whole technical team for Microcosmos Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Secrets & Lies by Mike Leighhttp://cannes.juryoecumenique.org/palmares/article/secrets-et-mensonges Jury Œcuménique 1996 cannes.juryoecumenique.org 24 June 2017 9 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170809041828/http://cannes.juryoecumenique.org/palmares/article/secrets-et-mensonges live Special Mention:https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000147/1996 Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1996 imdb.com 27 June 2017 6 May 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170506233430/http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000147/1996 live A Drifting Life by Lin Cheng-sheng Drifting Clouds by Aki Kaurismäki Award of the Youth Foreign Film: White Night by Arnon Zadok French Film: fr Les aveux de l'innocent by Jean-Pierre Améris International Critics' Week Mercedes-Benz Award: fr Les aveux de l'innocent by Jean-Pierre Améris Canal+ Award: Planet Man by Andrew Bancroft Award the First Multimedia Day at the 49th Cannes Film festival Best Cyber Poster Award: The Visionary by Beny Tchaicovskyhttp://www.artnetwork.com/btchaicovsky/micro_news.jpg Bay Area artist wins CyberPoster Contest at Cannes Film Festival Micro Publishing News dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045809/http://www.artnetwork.com/btchaicovsky/micro_news.jpg 4 March 2016 dmy References Media INA: Opening of the 1996 Festival (commentary in French) INA: List of winners of the 1996 festival (commentary in French) External links https://web.archive.org/web/20160316141411/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/1996/inCompetition.html March 16, 2016 1996 Cannes Film Festival Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1996 at Internet Movie Database Cannes Film Festival, 1996 Cannes Film Festival, 1996 Cannes Film Festival, 1996 Category:Cannes Film Festival by year Cannes Category:May 1996 in France