1994 Cannes Film Festival

1994 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 47th Cannes Film Festival, adapted from an original drawing by Federico Fellini.[1]
Opening filmThe Hudsucker Proxy
Closing filmSerial Mom
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or:
Pulp Fiction
Hosted byJeanne Moreau
No. of films23 (In Competition)
Festival date12 May 1994 (1994-05-12) – 23 May 1994 (1994-05-23)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 47th Cannes Film Festival took place from 12 to 23 May 1994.[2] American filmmaker and actor Clint Eastwood served as jury president for the main competition.[3] French actress Jeanne Moreau hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.[4]

American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the comedy-drama film Pulp Fiction.[5][6]

The festival opened with The Hudsucker Proxy by Joel Coen,[7] and closed with Serial Mom by John Waters.[8][9]

Juries

Main competition

Camera d'Or

  • Marthe Keller, Swiss actress - Jury President
  • Hans Beerekamp, Dutch journalist
  • Josée Brossard, France
  • Mario Dorminsky, Portugal
  • An-Cha Flubacher Rhim, Switzerland
  • François Ode, France
  • Georges Pansu, France
  • Jacques Zimmer, France

Official selection

In Competition

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[11]

English title Original title Director(s) Production
Assia and the Hen with the Golden Eggs Курочка Ряба Andrei Konchalovsky Russia
Barnabo of the Mountains Barnabo delle montagne Mario Brenta Italy
The Browning Version Mike Figgis United Kingdom
Burnt by the Sun Утомлённые солнцем Nikita Mikhalkov Russia, France
A Confucian Confusion 獨立時代 Edward Yang Taiwan
Dead Tired Grosse Fatigue Michel Blanc France
Dear Diary Caro diario Nanni Moretti Italy, France
Exotica Atom Egoyan Canada
The Hudsucker Proxy (opening film) Joel Coen United States, United Kingdom
To Live 活著 Zhang Yimou China
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle Alan Rudolph United States
My Own Swaham Shaji N. Karun India
The Patriots Les patriotes Éric Rochant France
Pulp Fiction Quentin Tarantino United States
A Pure Formality Una pura formalità Giuseppe Tornatore Italy, France
Queen Margot La Reine Margot Patrice Chéreau France
The Queen of the Night La reina de la noche Arturo Ripstein Mexico
Rice People អ្នកស្រែ Rithy Panh Cambodia
Three Colours: Red Trois couleurs: Rouge Krzysztof Kieślowski France, Poland, Switzerland
Through the Olive Trees زیر درختان زیتون Abbas Kiarostami Iran
An Unforgettable Summer O vară de neuitat Lucian Pintilie Romania, France
The Violin Player Le joueur de violon Charles Van Damme France, Belgium
The Whores Le buttane Aurelio Grimaldi Italy

Un Certain Regard

The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:[11]

English title Original title Director(s) Production
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Stephan Elliott Australia
Bab El-Oued City Merzak Allouache Algeria
Bosnia! Bosna! Bernard-Henri Lévy and Alain Ferrari France
The Broken Journey Uttoran Sandip Ray India
The Butterfly's Dream Il sogno della farfalla Marco Bellocchio Italy
Clean, Shaven Lodge Kerrigan United States
Cold Water L'eau froide Olivier Assayas France
Down to Earth Casa de Lava Pedro Costa Portugal
Dreamplay Drømspel Unni Straume Norway
Faust Lekce Faust Jan Švankmajer Czech Republic, France, United Kingdom, United States, Germany
I Can't Sleep J'ai pas sommeil Claire Denis France
I Like It Like That Darnell Martin United States
Johnnie Waterman Jańcio Wodnik Jan Jakub Kolski Poland
Picture Bride Kayo Hatta United States
The Shipwrecked Los náufragos Miguel Littin Chile
Sleep with Me Rory Kelly United States
The Story of Xinghua 杏花三月天 Li Yin China
Suture Siegel & McGehee United States
Wild Reeds Les Roseaux sauvages André Téchiné France
Without Compassion Sin compasión Francisco José Lombardi Peru
Xime Sana Na N'Hada Guinea-Bissau

Out of Competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[11]

English title Original title Director(s) Production
Serial Mom (closing film) John Waters United States

Special Screenings

The following films were selected to receive a Special Screening:[12][13]

English title Original title Director(s) Production
A Game with No Rules (short) Scott Reynolds New Zealand
The Dig (short) Neil Pardington
The Dutch Master Susan Seidelman Germany
Eau de la vie (short) Simon Baré New Zealand
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (short) Michael Hurst
The Model (short) Jonathan Brough
Montand Jean Labib France
Stroke (short) Christine Jeffs New Zealand
Vanished 증발 Shin Sang-ok South Korea
Wet Bob Rafelson Germany

Short film competition

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[11]

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 33rd International Critics' Week (33e Semaine de la Critique):[14]

Feature film competition

Short film competition

  • Performance Anxiety by David Ewing (United States)
  • One Night Stand by Bill Britten (United Kingdom)
  • Poubelles by Olias Barco (France)
  • Ponchada by Alejandra Moya (Mexico)
  • Los Salteadores by Abi Feijo (Portugal)
  • Home Away From Home by Maureen Blackwood (United Kingdom)
  • Off Key by Karethe Linaae (Canada)

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 1994 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[15]

Short films
  • 75 centilitres de prières by Jacques Maillot
  • Deus ex machina by Vincent Mayrand
  • Dimanche ou les fantômes by Laurent Achard
  • Eternelles by Erick Zonca
  • Troubles ou la journée d’une femme ordinaire by Laurent Bouhnik
Clint Eastwood, Jury President

Official Awards

Quentin Tarantino, 1994 Palme d'Or winner

In Competition

Caméra d'Or

Short Film Palme d'Or

Independent Awards

FIPRESCI Prizes

Commission Supérieure Technique

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

Award of the Youth

International Critics' Week

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