2001 Cannes Film Festival


The 54th Cannes Film Festival took place from 9 to 20 May 2001. Norwegian actress and director Liv Ullmann was named Jury President for the main competition. Italian filmmaker Nanni Moretti won the Palme d'Or for the drama film The Son's Room.
The festival opened with Moulin Rouge! by Baz Luhrmann, and closed with Savage Souls by Raúl Ruiz.

Juries

Main competition

''Un Certain Regard''

  • Ariane Ascaride, French actress - Jury President
  • Virginie Apiou, French film critic
  • François-Guillaume Lorrain, French film critic
  • Florence Malraux, French film critic
  • Thomas Sotinel, French film critic

''Cinéfondation'' and Short Films Competition

''Camera d'Or''

  • Maria de Medeiros, Portuguese actress and director - Jury President
  • Loïc Barbier, cinephile
  • Stefano Della Casa, critic
  • Sophie Denize, representative of the technical industries
  • Franck Garbaz, critic
  • Mercedes Goiz, critic
  • Dominique Le Rigoleur, cinematographer
  • Claire Simon, director

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:Antiromantika by Nariman TurebayevBucarest - Vienne 8: 15 by Cătălin MitulescuCrow Stone by Alicia DuffyDai Bi by Chao YangFuldmane Vanvid by Anders WormI Can Fly To You But You... by Young-Nam KimJ'espère, J'attends by Ewa BanaszkiewiczL'age Tendre by Eric ForestierLa Cire, Ça Fait Mal by Maya DreifussLe Jour Où Toshi Est Né by Hikaru YoshikawaLes Yeux Devorants by Syllas TzoumerkasMartin Quatre Ans by Ben HackworthMonsieur William, Les Traces D'une Vie Possible by Denis GaubertPortrait by Sergei LuchishinPremiere Experience De Mort by Aida BegićReparation by Jens JonssonSvetlo by David SukupTelecommande by Ethan TobmanUn Veau Pleurait, La Nuit by John ShankZero Deficit by Ruth Mader

Short Films Competition

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:Bean Cake by David GreenspanChicken by Barry DignamBird in the Wire by Phillip DonnellonLa Famille Sacree by Dong-Il ShinDaddy's Girl by Irvine AllanThe Reel Truth by Tim HamiltonJust Little Birds by Fred LoufNatural Glasses by Jens LienMusic for One Apartment and Six Drummers by Johannes Stjärne Nilsson and Ola SimonssonPaulette by Louise-Marie ColonPizza Passionata by Kari Juusonen

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 40th International Critics' Week :
Feature film competitionUnder the Moonlight by Seyyed Reza Mir-Karimi Unloved by Kunitoshi Manda Bolivia by Adrián Caetano The Woman Who Drinks by Bernard Émond The Pornographer by Bertrand Bonello Almost Blue by Alex Infascelli Ephemeral Town by Giorgos Zafiris
Short film competitionLe Dos au mur by Bruno Collet Eat by Bill Plympton Forklift Driver Klaus – The First Day on the Job by Jörg Wagner and Stefan Prehn Field by Duane Hopkins L'Enfant de la haute mer by L. Gabrielli, P. Marteel, M. Renoux and M. Tourret Stranger and Native by Ali Mohammad Ghasem Noche de Bodas by Carlos Cuarón
Special screeningsThe Black Beach by Michel Piccoli Kes by Ken Loach Souffle by Muriel Coulin True Love Waits by Johanna Vuoksenmaa Clouds: Letters to My Son by Marion Hänsel

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 2001 Directors' Fortnight : Big Bad Love by Arliss HowardBintou by Fanta Régina Nacro Boli shaonu by Lai Miu-suetThat Old Dream That Moves by Alain Guiraudie Ceci est mon corps by Rodolphe MarconiCentral by Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster Chelsea Walls by Ethan HawkeCyber Palestine by Elia Suleiman Ecce homo by Mirjam Kubescha Fatma by Khaled GhorbalHautes Herbes by Mathieu Gérault HK by Xavier de Choudens Hush! by Ryosuke HashiguchiI nostri anni by Daniele GaglianoneJe t'aime John Wayne by Toby MacDonald Jeunesse dorée by Zaïda Ghorab-VoltaThe Orphan of Anyang by Wang ChaoLa Trace de Moloktchon by Louis JammesThe Crossing by Sébastien LifshitzLe Système Zsygmondy by Luc Moullet Les Pleureuses by Jorane Castro Made in the USA by Cindy Babski and Sólveig AnspachStuff and Dough by Cristi PuiuMartha... Martha by Sandrine VeyssetA Place on Earth by Artur AristakisyanMing dai ahui zhu by Hsiao Ya-chuanOn s'embrasse? by Pierre Olivier Operai, contadini by Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie StraubPauline et Paulette by Lieven DebrauwerQueenie in Love by Amos KollekRain by Christine JeffsRiyo by Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster Shon by Julien Sallé Slogans by Gjergj XhuvaniThe Deep End by David Siegel and Scott McGeheeThe Heart of the World by Guy Maddin

Official Awards

Main Competition

''[Un Certain Regard]''

''[Cinéfondation]''

First Prize: Portrait by Sergei LuchishinSecond Prize: Reparation by Jens JonssonThird Prize:
  • * Dai Bi by Chao Yang
  • * Crow Stone by Alicia Duffy

''[Caméra d'Or]''

[Short Film Palme d'Or]

Independent Awards

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The Son's Room by Nanni Moretti The Pornographer by Bertrand Bonello Pulse by Kiyoshi Kurosawa Martha... Martha by Sandrine Veysset

''Commission Supérieure Technique''

[Prize of the Ecumenical Jury]

Kandahar by Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Award of the Youth

French Film: Clément by Emmanuelle BercotForeign Film: Slogans by Gjergj Xhuvani

International Critics' Week

Grand Prix Primagaz: Under the Moonlight by Seyyed Reza Mir-KarimiFuture talent Award: Unloved by Kunitoshi MandaPrix Grand Rail d'Or: Unloved by Kunitoshi MandaPrix Petit Rail d'Or: Le dos au mur by Bruno ColletCanal+ Award: Eat by Bill PlymptonYoung Critics Award - Best Short: Le dos au mur by Bruno ColletYoung Critics Award - Best Feature: Bolivia by Adrián Caetano

Directors' Fortnight

Media Award 2001 of the European Union: Une liaison pornographique by Frédéric FonteyneSACD Award: On s'embrasse? by Pierre OlivierGras Savoye Award: HK by Xavier De ChoudensKodak Short Film Award: Bintou by Fanta Régina NacroKodak Short Film Award - Special Mention: Le système Zsygmondy by Luc Moullet

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