2004 Cannes Film Festival


The 57th Cannes Film Festival took place from 12 to 23 May 2004. American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino served as jury president for the main competition. While American filmmaker Michael Moore won the Palme d'Or for the documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11, becoming the first documentary to win the festival's main prize since The Silent World in 1956.
The festival opening film was Bad Education directed by Pedro Almodóvar, while De-Lovely directed by Irwin Winkler was the closing film. Laura Morante was mistress of the ceremonies.

Juries

Main competition

''Un Certain Regard''

''Cinéfondation'' and Short Films Competition

''Camera d'Or''

  • Tim Roth, British actor - Jury President
  • Alberto Barbera, Italian film critic
  • Nguyen Trong Binh, French distributor
  • Alain Choquart, French cinematographer
  • Isabelle Frilley, French representative of the technical industries
  • Diego Galan, Spanish critic
  • Laure Protat, French cinephile
  • Aldo Tassone, Italian critic
  • Anne Theron, French 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 short films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:99 ans de ma vie by Marja MikkonenBeita Shel Meshoreret by Haim TabakmanCalatorie la oras by Corneliu PorumboiuFajnie, że jesteś by Jan KomasaFootnote by Pia BorgGaia by Amarante AbramoviciHappy Now by Frederikke AspöckKis Apokrif N°2 by Kornél MundruczóKontakt by Martin DudaNebraska by Olga ŻurawskaPlaying Dead by David HuntPropheties du passe by Fabien GreenbergProyect Gvul by Tamar Singer, Dani Rosenberg, Nadav Lapid, Adi Halfin, Rima EssaSon Of Satan by Jj VillardThe Happiness Thief by Derek BoyesThe Rick by Tim McCarthyThe Wings by Hae-young SeoWonderful Harusame by Ayumi Aoyama

Short films Competition

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:Accordeon by Michèle CournoyerCloser by David RitteyFlatlife by Jonas GeirnaertGérard mon amour by Madeleine AndreL'evangile du cochon creole by Michelange QuayLa derniere minute by Nicolas SalisLe nageur by Klaus HuettmannQuimera by Eryk RochaThinning the Herd by Rie RasmussenTrafic by Cătălin Mitulescu

Cannes Classics

For the third year, the Cannes Festival selected "some of world cinema's masterpieces and rarities" for the audience. The following films were projected in the "Salle Buñuel" during the festival.

Parallel Sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 43rd International Critics' Week :
CompetitionÀ Casablanca les anges ne volent pas by Mohamed Asli Thirst by Tawfik Abu Wael A Common Thread by Éléonore Faucher Calvaire by Fabrice Du Welz CQ2 (Seek You Too) by Carole Laure Or (My Treasure) by Keren Yedaya Duck season by Fernando Eimbcke
Short Films CompetitionAlice and I by Micha Wald Breaking Out by Marianela Maldonado Con Diva by Sebastian Mantilla The Man with No Shadow by Georges Schwizgebel Los elefantes nunca olvidan by Lorenzo Vigas Ryan by Chris Landreth Signes de vie by Arnaud Demuynck
Special ScreeningsL'Après-midi de Monsieur Andesmas by Michelle Porte Adieu Philippine by Jacques Rozier What Remains of Us by François Prévost & Hugo Latulippe Metropolitan Express by Artyom Antonov Les Parallèles by Nicolas Saada Girls and Cars by Thomas Woschitz De l'autre côté by Nassim Amaouche Anna (3 kgs 2) by Laurette Polmanss Sotto falso nome by Roberto Andò

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 2004 Directors' Fortnight : A vot' bon cœur by Paul Vecchiali Dans les champs de bataille by Danielle Arbid En attendant le déluge by Damien Odoul The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things by Asia Argento The Hook by Thomas Vincent Mean Creek by Jacob Aaron Estes Machuca by Andrés Wood Los muertos by Lisandro Alonso Mur by Simone Bitton Oh, Uomo by Yervant Gianikian, Angela Ricci Lucchi The River's End by Behrouz Afkhami The Scent of Blood by Mario Martone Sommeil Amer by Mohsen Amiryoussefi Tarnation by Jonathan Caouette The Taste of Tea by Katsuhito Ishii The Tunnel by Kunitoshi Manda Vénus et Fleur by Emmanuel Mouret Woman of Breakwater by Mario O'Hara The Woodsman by Nicole Kassell The Wound by Nicolas Klotz A Feather Stare at the Dark by Naoyuki Tsuji Capitaine Achab by Philippe Ramos Charlotte by Ulrike Von Ribbeck Fill in the Blanks by Kim Youn-Sung Frontier by Jun Miyazaki La petite chambre by Élodie Monlibert La peur, petit chasseur by Laurent Achard Le dieu Saturne by Jean-Charles Fitoussi Le droit chemin by Mathias Gokalp Odya by Edgar Bartenev Tristesse beau visage by Jean Paul Civeyrac Vostok 1' by Jan Andersen

Official Awards

The following films and people received the 2004 Official selection awards:

Main Competition

''Un Certain Regard''

''Cinéfondation''

First Prize: Happy Now by Frederikke AspöckSecond Prize:

''[Caméra d'Or]''

Or (My Treasure) by Keren Yedaya

Short Films Competition

Independent Awards

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Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore Whisky by Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll Thirst by Tawfik Abu Wael

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[Prize of the Ecumenical Jury]

The Motorcycle Diaries by Walter Salles

Award of the Youth

Kontroll by Antal Nimród

Critics' Week

International Critics' Week Grand Prix:

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The Motorcycle Diaries by Walter Salles

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