1998 Cannes Film Festival


The 51st Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 1998. American director, producer, screenwriter, and film historian Martin Scorsese was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the Greek film Mia aioniotita kai mia mera by Theo Angelopoulos.
The festival opened with Primary Colors, directed by Mike Nichols, and closed with Godzilla, directed by Roland Emmerich. Isabelle Huppert was the mistress of ceremonies.
In 1998, two new sections were added to the Official Selection, the Un Certain Regard and the Cinéfondation. The aim of the Cinéfondation section is to support the creation of works of cinema in the world and to contribute to the entry of the new scenario writers in the circle of the celebrities. For this, fifteen to twenty short and medium-length films by students from film schools from around the world are selected and the best three are awarded by the Cinéfondation and Short films Jury. Section Un Certain Regard "awards young talent and encourages innovative and audacious works by presenting one of the films with a grant to aid its distribution in France". Lulu on the Bridge, directed by Paul Auster, opened the Un Certain Regard section.
poster, an original illustration by Kang Woohyun.

Juries

Main competition

The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 1998 Official Selection:
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1998 Un Certain Regard:
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the Cinéfondation and short films competition:
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1998 Camera d'Or:

In competition - Feature film

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
The following films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:

International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 37th International Critics' Week :
Feature film competition
Short film competition
The following films were screened for the 1998 Directors' Fortnight :

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1998 Official selection awards:
Un Certain Regard
Cinéfondation
Golden Camera
Short Films
FIPRESCI Prizes
Commission Supérieure Technique
Ecumenical Jury
Award of the Youth
Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week
Awards in the frame of Directors' Fortnight
Association Prix François Chalais
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