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Cannes Film Festival: 1999

Golden Palm

Date:12 May - 23 May
Host:Kristin Scott Thomas
Jury:David Cronenberg (Canada) (president); Dominique Blanc (France); Doris Dörrie (Germany); Barbara Hendricks (Sweden) (opera singer); Holly Hunter (USA); Yasmina Reza (France); Jeff Goldblum (USA); George Miller (II) (Australia); Maurizio Nichetti (Italy); André Téchiné (France); Thomas Vinterberg (Denmark) (president) (short films); Virginie Ledoyen (France) (short films); Greta Scacchi (UK) (short films); Cédric Klapisch (France) (short films); Walter Salles (Brazil) (short films)

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  Other In-Competition Films:
 
  • 8 ½ Women (1999) - Peter Greenaway
  • Cradle Will Rock (1999) - Tim Robbins (I)
  • El coronel no tiene quien le escriba (1999) - Arturo Ripstein
  • Felicia's Journey (1999) - Atom Egoyan
  • Ghessé hayé kish (1999) - Abolfazl Jalili (segment The Ring); Mohsen Makhmalbaf (segment The Door); Naser Taghvai (segment The Greek Boat)
  • Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) - Jim Jarmusch
  • Jing Ke ci Qin Wang (1998) - Kaige Chen
  • Kadosh (1999) - Amos Gitai
  • Kikujirô no natsu (1999) - Takeshi Kitano
  • L'humanité (1999) - Bruno Dumont (I)
  • La balia (1999) - Marco Bellocchio
  • La lettre (1999) - Manoel de Oliveira
  • Le temps retrouvé, d'après l'oeuvre de Marcel Proust (1999) - Raoul Ruiz
  • Limbo (1999) - John Sayles
  • Molokh (1999) - Aleksandr Sokurov
  • Nos vies heureuses (1999) - Jacques Maillot (I)
  • Pola X (1999) - Leos Carax
  • The Straight Story (1999) - David Lynch (I)
  • Tin seung yan gaan (1999) - Nelson Yu Lik-wai
  • Todo sobre mi madre (1999) - Pedro Almodóvar
  • Wonderland (1999) - Michael Winterbottom

  • Best Short Film
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      Other In-Competition Films:
     
  • An Eternity (1999) - Daehyun Kim
  • Billy's Balloon (1998) - Don Hertzfeldt
  • Devil Doll/Ring Pull (1999) - Jarl Olsen
  • Dong si-e (1999) - Seong Sook Kim
  • Food for Thought (1999) - John Paton (II); Matthew M. Ross
  • Husk (1999) - Jerry Handler
  • Rien à dire (1999) - Vincent Perez
  • Ruleta (1999) - Roberto Santiago (I)
  • So-poong (1999) - Il-gon Song
  • Stop (1999/II) - Rodolphe Marconi
  • The Cookie Thief (1999/I) - Toby Leslie; Hugo Currie

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    Golden Camera

    Jury:Michel Piccoli (France) (president); Caroline Champetier (France); Marie Vermillard (France); Paola Malanga (critic); Jose Maria Riba (critic); Peter von Bagh (critic); Jean-Pierre Beauviala; Cherifa Chabane (France) (critic)

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    Cinefondation Award

    Jury:Thomas Vinterberg (Denmark) (president); Greta Scacchi (Italy); Cédric Klapisch (France); Virginie Ledoyen (France); Walter Salles (Brazil)

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    1. Second Hand (1999) - Emily Young (III)
    2. Im Hukim (1998) - Dover Koshashvili
    La puce (1999) - Emmanuelle Bercot
    3. God dag at go, En (1999) - Bo Hagen Clausen


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    Un Certain Regard Award

    Jury:Lambert Wilson (head of jury); Annie Copperman (critic); Irene Bignardi (critic); Jonathan Romney (critic); Laurent Tirard (critic); Thierry Gandillot (critic)

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    FIPRESCI Prize

    Jury:Umberto Rossi (II) (Italy) (head of jury); Philippe J. Maarek (France) (secretary of jury); Hans Beerekamp (Netherlands); Alexander Horwath (Austria); Ebbe Iversen (Denmark); Peter Kremski (Germany); Marcel Martin (III) (France); Kalinka Stojnovska (Bulgaria); Gorazd Trusnovec (Slovenia)

    Competition
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    • Peau neuve (1999) - Emilie Deleuze
      - For its profound and moving analysis of personal and professional anxiety in an unique setting.
      - (Note: FIPRESCI lists this film as in the festival's official selection, but it was in the parallel sections.)

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    Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

    Jury:Jean Domon (France) (head of jury); Iatvra Doularidze (Russia); Roberto Tapia (Chile); Genevičve Roux (France); Maurice Gonce (Switzerland); Giana Urizio (Italy)

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    France Culture Award

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    Award of the Youth

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