1993 Cannes Film Festival
The 46th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 1993. The Palme d'Or went to Farewell My Concubine by Chen Kaige and The Piano by Jane Campion.
The festival opened with My Favorite Season, directed by André Téchiné and closed with Toxic Affair, directed by Philomène Esposito. Jeanne Moreau was the mistress of ceremonies.
Juries
Main competition
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1993 feature film competition:- Louis Malle Jury President
- Claudia Cardinale
- Inna Churikova
- Judy Davis
- Abbas Kiarostami
- Emir Kusturica
- William Lubtchansky
- Tom Luddy
- Gary Oldman
- Augusto M. Seabra
Camera d'Or
- Micheline Presle Jury President
- Anne De Gasperi
- Aruna Vasudev
- Attilio D’Onofrio
- Gabriel Auer
- Lia Somogyi
- Rémy Pages
- Tony Rayns
Official selection
In competition - Feature film
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:- The Act in Question by Alejandro Agresti
- Anchoress by Chris Newby
- Avsporing by Unni Straume
- Bedevil by Tracey Moffatt
- The Bird of Happiness by Pilar Miró
- Bodies, Rest & Motion by Michael Steinberg
- Charlie and the Doctor by Ralph C. Parsons
- Desperate Remedies by Stewart Main, Peter Wells
- The End of the World by João Mário Grilo
- Excursion to the Bridge of Friendship by Christina Andreef
- Foreboding by Valeriu Jereghi
- by Serge Toubiana, Michel Pascal
- The Great Pumpkin by Francesca Archibugi
- Latcho Drom by Tony Gatlif
- Moving by Shinji Sōmai
- The Music of Chance by Philip Haas
- October by Abderrahmane Sissako
- Remote Control by Óskar Jónasson
- The Scent of Green Papaya by Tran Anh Hung
- Sonatine by Takeshi Kitano
- Stroke by Mark Sawers
- The Young Girls Turn 25 by Agnès Varda
- Wendemi, l'enfant du bon Dieu by S. Pierre Yameogo
- The Wrong Man by Jim McBride
Films out of competition
- Cliffhanger by Renny Harlin
- Mad Dog and Glory by John McNaughton
- Madadayo by Akira Kurosawa
- The Baby of Mâcon by Peter Greenaway
- Toxic Affair by Philomène Esposito
Short film competition
- Ævintýri á okkar tímum by Inga Lísa Middleton
- Coffee and Cigarettes III by Jim Jarmusch
- De 4 jaargetijden by Maarten Koopman
- Le goût du fer by Rémi Bernard
- Lenny Minute 1: Lenny Meets the Giant Blue Sheila Doll by Glenn Standring
- Mama Said by Michael Costanza
- Me voy a escapar by Juan Carlos de Llaca
- Robokip by Rudolf Mestdagh
- The Singing Trophy by Grant Lahood
- Der Sortierer by Stephan Puchner
Parallel sections
International Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 32nd International Critics' Week :Feature film competition
- Cronos by Guillermo del Toro
- Faut-il aimer Mathilde? by Edwin Baily
- Requiem for a Handsome Bastard by Robert Morin
- Combination Platter by Tony Chan
- Don’t Call Me Frankie by Thomas A. Fucci
- Abissinia by Francesco Martinotti
- Les histoires d’amour finissent mal… en général by Anne Fontaine
- The Debt by Bruno de Almeida
- Take My Breath Away by Andrew Shea
- Passage à l’acte by Martin Arnold
- Sotto le unghie by Stefano Sollima
- Falstaff on the Moon by Robinson Savary
- Springing Lenin by Andrei Nekrasov
- Schwarzfahrer by Pepe Danquart
Directors' Fortnight
- Vaterland by Yevgeniy Lungin
- Sundays on Leave by Nae Caranfil
- Fausto by Rémy Duchemin
- Grand bonheur by Hervé Le Roux
- Child Murders by Ildikó Szabó
- I Love a Man in Uniform by David Wellington
- Je m’appelle Victor by Guy Jacques
- La Ardilla Roja by Julio Medem
- La Place d’un autre by René Féret
- The Blue Kite by Tian Zhuangzhuang
- Le Mari de Léon by Jean-Pierre Mocky
- Lolo by Francisco Athié
- Menace II Society by Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
- Mi Vida Loca by Allison Anders
- Me Ivan, You Abraham by Yolande Zauberman
- Padma Nadir Majhi by Goutam Ghose
- Pilkkuja ja pikkuhousuja by Matti Ijäs
- Ruby in Paradise by Victor Nuñez
- Shadows in a Conflict by Mario Camus
- The Snapper by Stephen Frears
- Abraham's Valley by Manoel De Oliveira
- Comment font les gens by Pascale Bailly
- L'Exposé by Ismaël Ferroukhi
- José Jeannette by Bruno Nicolini
- Le Regard de l’autre by Bruno Rolland
- Qui est-ce qui a éteint la lumière? by Xavier Auradon
- Reste by Marie Vermillard
- Rives by Erick Zonca
- La Vis by Didier Flamand
Awards
Official awards
The following films and people received the 1993 Official selection awards:- Palme d'Or:
- *Farewell My Concubine by Chen Kaige
- *The Piano by Jane Campion
- Grand Prize of the Jury: Faraway, So Close! by Wim Wenders
- Best Director: Mike Leigh for Naked
- Best Actress: Holly Hunter for The Piano
- Best Actor: David Thewlis for Naked
- Jury Prize:
- *Raining Stones by Ken Loach
- *The Puppetmaster by Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Caméra d'Or: The Scent of Green Papaya by Tran Anh Hung
- Caméra d'Or – Special Mention: Friends by Elaine Proctor
- Short Film Palme d'Or: Coffee and Cigarettes by Jim Jarmusch
Independent awards
- Farewell My Concubine by Chen Kaige
- Child Murders by Ildikó Szabó
- Technical Grand Prize: Jean Gargonne, Vincent Arnardi in Mazeppa
- Special Mention: Grant Lahood in The Singing Trophy
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Libera me by Alain Cavalier
- Ecumenical Jury – Special Mention: Il grande cocomero by Francesca Archibugi
- Foreign Film: La ardilla roja by Julio Médem
- French Film:
- *Moi Ivan, toi Abraham by Yolande Zauberman
- *Mùi đu đủ xanh by Tran Anh Hung
- Mercedes-Benz Award: Cronos by Guillermo del Toro
- Canal+ Award: The Debt by Bruno de Almeida
- Un Certain Regard Award: Latcho Drom by Tony Gatlif
- Kodak Short Film Award: L'Exposé by Ismaël Ferroukhi
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