Cannes Film Festival 2003 Jury President: Patrice Chéreau Other Jurors: Erri De Luca, Jiang Wen, Aishwarya Rai, Jean Rochefort, Meg Ryan, Steven Soderbergh, Danis Tanovic, Karin Viard Palme d'Or: Elephant, USA, dir. Gus Van Sant Grand Jury Prize: Distant (Uzak), dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan Jury Prize: At Five in the Afternoon, dir. Samira Makhmalbaf Best Director: Elephant, Gus Van Sant Best Actress: The Barbarian Invasions, Marie-Josée Croze Best Actor: Distant (Uzak), Muzaffer Özdemir and Emin Toprak Best Screenplay: The Barbarian Invasions, Denys Arcand FIPRESCI/International     Critics Prize: Father and Son, dir. Aleksandr Sokurov Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: At Five in the Afternoon, dir. Samira Makhmalbaf Camera d'Or (first feature): Reconstruction, dir. Cristoffer Boe Competition Films I Have Seen: Ranked in order of preference   My Palme d'Or Dogville (Denmark, dir. Lars von Trier) - Father and Son (Russia, dir. Aleksandr Sokurov) - At Five in the Afternoon (Iran, dir. Samira Makhmalbaf) - Mystic River (USA, dir. Clint Eastwood) - Elephant (USA, dir. Gus Van Sant) - Distant (Uzak) (Turkey, dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan) - The Barbarian Invasions (Canada, dir. Denys Arcand) - Swimming Pool (France, dir. François Ozon) - The Brown Bunny (USA, dir. Vincent Gallo) - My Jury Votes: Best Director: Father and Son, Aleksandr Sokurov Best Actress: Dogville, Nicole Kidman Best Actor: Distant (Uzak), Muzaffer Özdemir and Emin Toprak Best Screenplay: At Five in the Afternoon, Samira Makhmalbaf Technical Grand Prize: Elephant, Harris Savides, cinematography Sidebar Selections I Have Seen: Ranked in order of preference   Time of the Wolf (Out of Competition: Austria, dir. Michael Haneke) - Since Otar Left (Critics' Week: France, dir. Julie Bertuccelli) - Osama (Directors' Fortnight: Afghanistan, dir. Siddiq Barmak) - Crimson Gold (Un Certain Regard: Iran, dir. Jafar Panahi) - The Triplets of Belleville (Out of Competition: France, dir. Sylvian Chômet) - Off the Map (Critics' Week: USA, dir. Campbell Scott) - The Fog of War (Out of Competition: USA, dir. Errol Morris) - The Mother (Directors' Fortnight: UK, dir. Roger Michell) - Japanese Story (Un Certain Regard: Australia, dir. Sue Brooks) - She's One of Us (Critics' Week: France, dir. Siegrid Alnoy) - Young Adam (Un Certain Regard: UK, dir. David Mackenzie) - American Splendor (Un Certain Regard: USA, dirs. Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman) - The Matrix Reloaded (Out of Competition: USA, dirs. Lana and Lilly Wachowski) - Competition Films I'm Curious to See: Ranked in order of interest; more on this year's lineup here (opens in a new window)   Shara, Japan, dir. Naomi Kawase The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Part 1, The Moab Story, UK, dir. Peter Greenaway Bright Future, Japan, dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa Ce jour-là, France, dir. Raul Ruiz Carandiru, Brazil, dir. Hector Babenco Strayed, France, dir. André Téchiné Tiresia, France, dir. Bertrand Bonello Purple Butterfly, China, dir. Lou Ye Also in Competition: Les Côtelettes, France, dir. Bertrand Blier Incantato, Italy, dir. Pupi Avati La Petite Lili, France, dir. Claude Miller Sidebar Films I'm Curious to See: Listed alphabetically; more on this year's lineup here (opens in a new window)   Un Certain Regard: The Best of Youth, Italy, dir. Marco Tullio Giordana Drifters, Taiwan/China, dir. Wang Xiaoshuai Playing 'In the Company of Men', France, dir. Arnaud Desplechin The Southern Cross, Argentina, dir. Pablo Reyero A Thousand Months, Morocco, dir. Faouzi Bensaidi Directors' Fortnight: Bright Leaves, USA, dir. Ross McElwee Kitchen Stories, Norway, dir. Bent Hamer No Rest for the Brave, Austria/France, dir. Alain Guiraudie Public Affairs, France, dir. Mathieu Amalric Critics' Week: Reconstruction, Denmark, dir. Christoffer Boe Out of Competition: Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin, USA, dir. Richard Schickel Ghosts of the Abyss, USA, dir. James Cameron S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine, Cambodia, dir. Rithy Panh Trackbacks: Permalink Cannes Page 2003 Home Blog E-Mail