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.

Main competition
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1993 feature film competition:
 * Louis Malle, French filmmaker and producer - Jury President
 * Claudia Cardinale, Italian actress
 * Inna Churikova, Russian actress
 * Judy Davis, Australian actress
 * Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian filmmaker
 * Emir Kusturica, Bosnian filmmaker
 * William Lubtchansky, French cinematographer
 * Tom Luddy, American producer
 * Gary Oldman, British actor
 * Augusto M. Seabra, Portuguese film critic

Camera d'Or
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1993 Camera d'Or:
 * Micheline Presle, French actress - Jury President
 * Gabriel Auer, French director
 * Anne De Gasperi, French journalist
 * Attilio D’Onofrio, Italian film critic
 * Rémy Pages, French film critic
 * Tony Rayns, British film critic and screenwriter
 * Lia Somogyi, Hungarian film critic
 * Aruna Vasudev, Indian film critic, author, editor, painter and filmmaker

In Competition
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: The Palme d'Or winners have been highlighted.

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


 * The Act in Question (El acto en cuestión) by Alejandro Agresti
 * Anchoress by Chris Newby
 * Avsporing by Unni Straume
 * Bedevil by Tracey Moffatt
 * The Bird of Happiness (El Pájaro de la Felicidad) 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 (O Fim do Mundo) by João Mário Grilo
 * Excursion to the Bridge of Friendship by Christina Andreef
 * Foreboding (Predchuvstviye) by Valeriu Jereghi
 * François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits (Portraits volés) by Serge Toubiana, Michel Pascal
 * The Great Pumpkin (Il grande cocomero) by Francesca Archibugi
 * Latcho Drom by Tony Gatlif
 * Moving (Ohikkoshi) by Shinji Sōmai
 * The Music of Chance by Philip Haas
 * October (Oktyabr) by Abderrahmane Sissako
 * Remote Control by Óskar Jónasson
 * The Scent of Green Papaya (Mùi đu đủ xanh) by Tran Anh Hung
 * Sonatine by Takeshi Kitano
 * Stroke by Mark Sawers
 * The Young Girls Turn 25 (Les demoiselles ont eu 25 ans) by Agnès Varda
 * Wendemi, l'enfant du bon Dieu by S. Pierre Yameogo
 * The Wrong Man by Jim McBride

Films out of competition
The following films were selected to be screened 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
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:


 * 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

International Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 32nd International Critics' Week (32e Semaine de la Critique):

Feature film competition


 * Cronos by Guillermo del Toro (Mexico)
 * Faut-il aimer Mathilde? by Edwin Baily (France)
 * Requiem for a Handsome Bastard (Requiem pour un beau sans cœur) by Robert Morin (Canada)
 * Combination Platter by Tony Chan (United States)
 * Don't Call Me Frankie by Thomas A. Fucci (United States)
 * Abissinia by Francesco Martinotti (Italy)
 * Les histoires d’amour finissent mal… en général by Anne Fontaine (France)

Short film competition


 * The Debt by Bruno de Almeida (United States)
 * Take My Breath Away by Andrew Shea (United States)
 * Passage à l’acte by Martin Arnold (Austria)
 * Sotto le unghie by Stefano Sollima (Italy)
 * Falstaff on the Moon by Robinson Savary (France)
 * Springing Lenin by Andrei Nekrasov (United Kingdom)
 * Schwarzfahrer by Pepe Danquart (Germany)

Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 1993 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):


 * Vaterland by Yevgeniy Lungin
 * Sundays on Leave (È pericoloso sporgersi) by Nae Caranfil
 * Fausto by Rémy Duchemin
 * Grand bonheur by Hervé Le Roux
 * Child Murders (Gyekgyilkossagok) 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 (Lan Fengzeng) 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 (Moi Ivan, Toi Abraham) by Yolande Zauberman
 * Padma Nadir Majhi by Goutam Ghose
 * Pilkkuja ja pikkuhousuja (Lyrics and Lace) by Matti Ijäs
 * Ruby in Paradise by Victor Nuñez
 * Shadows in a Conflict (Sombras en una batalla) by Mario Camus
 * The Snapper by Stephen Frears
 * Abraham's Valley (Vale Abraão) by Manoel De Oliveira


 * Short films


 * 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

Official awards
The following films and people received the 1993 Official selection awards: Golden Camera Short films
 * 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
 * Special Mention: Friends by Elaine Proctor
 * Short Film Palme d'Or: Coffee and Cigarettes by Jim Jarmusch

Independent awards
FIPRESCI Prizes Commission Supérieure Technique Ecumenical Jury Award of the Youth Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week Other awards
 * Farewell My Concubine by Chen Kaige (In competition)
 * Child Murders (Gyerekgyilkosságok) by Ildikó Szabó (Directors' Fortnight)
 * Technical Grand Prize: Jean Gargonne, Vincent Arnardi (for technical achievements in images and sound) in Mazeppa
 * Special Mention: Grant Lahood (for technical achievements in images and sound) 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

Media

 * INA: Opening of the 1993 Festival (commentary in French)
 * INA: List of winners of the 1993 festival (commentary in French)