The 56th Cannes Film Fest was held May 14-25, 2003.
The Palme d’Or honored the controversial American indie, Elephant by Gus Van Sant based on the Columbine High School massacre.
The festival opened with Fanfan la Tulipe, directed by Gérard Krawczyk and closed with the documentary, Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin.
JURY MEMBERS
Patrice Chéreau, Jury President (France)
Aishwarya Rai (India)
Meg Ryan (US)
Karin Viard (France)
Erri De Luca (Italy)
Jean Rochefort (France)
Steven Soderbergh (US)
Danis Tanović (Bosnia)
Jiang Wen (China)
COMPETITION FILMS
Akarui mirai by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
The Brown Bunny by Vincent Gallo
Carandiru by Héctor Babenco
Ce jour-là by Raúl Ruiz
Dogville by Lars von Trier
Elephant by Gus Van Sant
Il cuore altrove by Pupi Avati
La Petite Lili by Claude Miller
Les Côtelettes by Bertrand Blier
Les Invasions barbares by Denys Arcand
Les égarés by André Téchiné
Mystic River by Clint Eastwood
Otets i syn by Alexander Sokurov
Panj é asr by Samira Makhmalbaf
Sharasojyu by Naomi Kawase
Swimming Pool by François Ozon
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story by Peter Greenaway
Tiresia by Bertrand Bonello
Uzak by Nuri Bilge CeylanZǐ Húdié by Lou Ye
OUT of COMPETITION FILMS
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin by Richard Schickel
Claude Sautet ou La magie invisible by N. T. Binh
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls by Kenneth Bowser
Fanfan la Tulipe by Gérard Krawczyk
Ghosts of the Abyss by James Cameron
Il grido d’angoscia dell’uccello predatore (20 tagli d’Aprile) by Nanni Moretti
Mansion By The Lake by Lester James Peries
Le Temps du Loup by Michael Haneke
Les marches etc… (une comédie musicale) by Gilles Jacob
Les Triplettes de Belleville by Sylvain Chomet
Modern Times by Charlie Chaplin
Qui a tué Bambi? by Gilles Marchand
S-21, la machine de mort Khmère rouge by Rithy Panh
The Fog of War by Errol Morris
The Last Customer by Nanni Moretti
The Matrix Reloaded by Wachowski brothers
The Soul of a Man by Wim Wenders
Vai~E~Vem by João César Monteiro
The Blue Light by Yukio Ninagawa
UN CERTAIN REGARD FEATURES
All Tomorrow’s Parties by Yu Lik-wai
American Splendor by Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Arimpara by Murali Nair
Drifters by Wang Xiaoshuai
En jouant ‘Dans la compagnie des hommes’ by Arnaud Desplechin
Hoy y mañana by Alejandro Chomski
Japanese Story by Sue Brooks
Kiss of Life by Emily Young
La cruz del sur by Pablo Reyero
La meglio gioventù by Marco Tullio Giordana
Les mains vides by Marc Recha
Mille mois by Faouzi Bensaïdi
Lu bin xun piao liu ji by Lin Cheng-sheng
September by Max Färberböck
Soldados de Salamina by David Trueba
Stormviðri by Sólveig Anspach
Struggle by Ruth Mader
Talaye Sorkh by Jafar Panahi
Young Adam by David Mackenzie
International Critics’ Week[edit]
Spotlight on India
Hari Villu directed by B. Narsing Rao
Makdee directed by Vishal Bharadwaj
In the Name of Buddha directed by Rajesh Touchriver
AWARDS
Palme d’Or: Elephant by Gus Van Sant
Grand Prize of the Jury: Uzak by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Jury Prize: Panj é asr by Samira Makhmalbaf
Best Actor: Muzaffer Özdemir and Emin Toprak for Uzak
Best Actress: Marie-Josée Croze for Les Invasions barbares
Best Director: Elephant by Gus Van Sant
Short Film Palme d’Or: Cracker Bag by Glendyn Ivin
Best Screenplay: Les Invasions barbares by Denys Arcand
Honorary Golden Palm: Jeanne Moreau
Caméra d’Or: Reconstruction by Christoffer Boe
Golden Camera – Special Mention: Osama by Siddiq Barmak
Cinéfondation Award: Beži zeko beži by Pavle Vučković
Un Certain Regard Award: La meglio gioventù by Marco Tullio Giordana
Le Premier Regard Award: Mille mois by Faouzi Bensaïdi
Un Certain Regard Jury Prize: Talaye sorkh by Jafar Panahi
Critics Week Grand Prize: Depuis qu’Otar est parti… by Julie Bertucelli
Canal+ Award: Love Is the Law by Eivind Tolas
Kodak Short Film Award: The Truth About the Head by Dale Heslip
Young Critics Award – Best Short: The Truth About the Head by Dale Heslip
Young Critics Award – Best Feature: Milwaukee, Minnesota by Allan Mindel
Grand Golden Rail: Depuis qu’Otar est parti… by Julie Bertucelli
Small Golden Rail: Love Is the Law by Eivind Tolas
Golden Coach: Mystic River by Clint Eastwood
Gras Savoye Award:
Des anges by Julien Leloup
Pourkoi… passkeu by Gilles Lellouche, Tristan Aurouet
FIPRESCI Prize:
Las horas del día by Jaime Rosales (Director’s Fortnight)
Otets i syn by Alexander Sokurov (Competition)
American Splendor by Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini (Un Certain Regard)
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Panj é asr by Samira Makhmalbaf
AFCAE Award: Osama by Siddiq Barmak
France Culture Award:
Foreign Cineaste of the Year: Heremakono by Abderrahmane Sissako
French Cineaste of the Year: Choses secrètes by Jean-Claude Brisseau
Award of the Youth: Mille mois by Faouzi Bensaïdi
François Chalais Award: S-21, la machine de mort Khmère rouge by Rithy Panh
Cinema Prize of the French National Education System: Elephant by Gus Van Sant
