1997 Cannes Film Festival Explained

1997 Cannes Film Festival
Host:Jeanne Moreau
Number:20 (En Competition)
22 (Un Certain Regard)
9 (Out of Competition)
11 (Short Film)
Opening:The Fifth Element
Closing:Absolute Power
Location:Cannes, France
Awards:Palme d'Or (Ta'm e guilass and Unagi)
Date: –
Founded:1946
Main:Cannes Film Festival
Previous:1996
Next:1998

The 50th Cannes Film Festival was held from 7 to 18 May 1997. The Palme d'Or was jointly awarded to Ta'm e guilass by Abbas Kiarostami and Unagi by Shohei Imamura.[1] [2] [3] Jeanne Moreau was the mistress of ceremonies.[4]

The festival opened with The Fifth Element, directed by Luc Besson, and closed with Absolute Power, directed by Clint Eastwood.[5]

Juries

Main competition

The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 1997 Official Selection:[6]

Caméra d'Or

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1997 Caméra d'Or:

Official selection

In competition - Feature film

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[7]

Un Certain Regard

The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:

Films out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:

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 36th International Critics' Week (36e Semaine de la Critique):[8]

Feature film competition

Short film competition

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 1997 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[9]

Short films

Awards

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1997 Official selection awards:[10] [11]

The Sweet Hereafter by Atom Egoyan

Wong Kar-wai for Happy Together (Chun gwong cha sit)

The Ice Storm by James Schamus

Kathy Burke for Nil by Mouth

Sean Penn for She's So Lovely

Western by Manuel Poirier

Golden Camera

Moe no suzaku by Naomi Kawase

Short Films

...Is It the Design on the Wrapper? by Tessa Sheridan

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes[13]

Commission Supérieure Technique

Ecumenical Jury[14]

Award of the Youth

Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week

Association Prix François Chalais

The Perfect Circle (Savrseni krug) by Ademir Kenović[15]

Media

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 50ème Festival International du Film - Cannes . cinema-francais.fr . fr . 10 June 2017.
  2. News: Cannes Festival 1997 . urbancinefile.com . 25 May 2017 . 7 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130907163315/http://urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=209&s=Features . dead .
  3. News: Cannes, France, 1997 . culturekiosque.com . 25 May 2017 . 3 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190203171211/http://www.culturekiosque.com/nouveau/cinema/rhecanne.htm . dead .
  4. News: 1997 Cannes Film Festival Diaries . filmscouts.com . 25 May 2017.
  5. News: Cannes Film Festival Announces the 1997 Lineup . The New York Times . 23 April 1997 . 25 May 2017.
  6. Web site: All Juries 1997 . festival-cannes.fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193707/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1997/allJury.html . 4 March 2016 . dmy.
  7. Web site: Official Selection 1997: All the Selection . festival-cannes.fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131102194018/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1997/allSelections.html . 2 November 2013 . dmy.
  8. Web site: 36e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1997 . archives.semainedelacritique.com . 10 June 2017.
  9. Web site: Quinzaine 1997 . quinzaine-realisateurs.com . 10 June 2017 .
  10. Web site: Awards 1997: All Awards . festival-cannes.fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120119140627/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1997/allAward.html . 19 January 2012 . dmy.
  11. Web site: 1997 -Le Jury, Les Prix . cannes-fest.com . fr . 10 June 2017.
  12. Web site: Cannes Film Festival Awards 1997 . imdb.com . 24 June 2017.
  13. Web site: FIPRESCI Awards 1997 . fipresci.org . 24 June 2017.
  14. Web site: Jury Œcuménique 1997 . cannes.juryoecumenique.org . 24 June 2017.
  15. Web site: Association Prix François Chalais Cannes 1997 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220315183211/https://francois-chalais.fr/laureats-cannes/cannes-1997 . dead . March 15, 2022 . francois-chalais.fr . 24 June 2017 .

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