2002 Cannes Film Festival

The 55th Cannes Film Festival started on 15 May and ran until 26 May 2002. The Palme d'Or went to The Pianist, directed by Roman Polanski.

The festival's "Opening Film" was Hollywood Ending, directed by Woody Allen, Claude Lelouch's And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen was selected as the "Closing Film". Virginie Ledoyen was the mistress of ceremonies.

During the festival, director Woody Allen was also presented with the inaugural Honorary Palme d'Or, given to a director who had achieved a notable body of work but who had never won the regular Palme d'Or.

Main Competition

 * David Lynch, American filmmaker - Jury President
 * Bille August, Danish filmmaker
 * Christine Hakim, Indonesian actress
 * Claude Miller, French filmmaker
 * Raúl Ruiz, Chilean filmmaker
 * Walter Salles, Brazilian filmmaker
 * Sharon Stone, American actress
 * Régis Wargnier, French filmmaker
 * Michelle Yeoh, Malaysian actress

Un Certain Regard

 * Anne Fontaine, Luxembourger filmmaker - Jury President
 * Fabienne Bradfer, film critic
 * Jean-Sébastien Chauvin, film critic
 * Louis Guichard, film critic
 * Fabrice Pliskin, film critic
 * David Tran, film critic
 * Pierre Vavasseur, critic

Cinéfondation and Short Film Competition

 * Martin Scorsese, American filmmaker - Jury President
 * Judith Godrèche, French actress
 * Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian filmmaker
 * Jan Schütte, German filmmaker
 * Tilda Swinton, British actress

Camera d'Or

 * Geraldine Chaplin, American actress - Jury President
 * Bahman Ghobadi, Iranian filmmaker
 * Romain Goupil, French filmmaker
 * Marthe Keller, Swiss actress
 * Murali Nair, Indian director

In Competition
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:


 * Angel on the Right (Fararishtay kifti rost) by Jamshed Usmonov
 * Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Balzac et la Petite Tailleuse Chinoise) by Dai Sijie
 * Blissfully Yours (Sud sanaeha) by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
 * The Box of Life (Sunduq al-dunyâ) by Usama Muhammad
 * El Bonaerense by Pablo Trapero
 * Carnages by Delphine Gleize
 * The Confession (Itiraf) by Zeki Demirkubuz
 * Cry Woman (Ku Qi De Nü Ren) by Liu Bingjian
 * Double Vision (Shuang tong) by Chen Kuo-fu
 * Fate (Yazgi) by Zeki Demirkubuz
 * Glowing Eyes (La chatte à deux têtes) by Jacques Nolot
 * Long Way Home by Peter Sollett
 * Madame Satã by Karim Aïnouz
 * Marooned in Iraq (Avazhayé Sarzaminé Madariyam) by Bahman Ghobadi
 * A Piece of Sky (Une part du ciel) by Bénédicte Liénard
 * Rachida by Yamina Bachir
 * Seventeen Times Cecile Cassard (17 fois Cécile Cassard) by Christophe Honoré
 * Ten Minutes Older by Spike Lee, Aki Kaurismäki, Chen Kaige, Jim Jarmusch, Werner Herzog, Víctor Erice, Wim Wenders
 * Terra incognita by Ghassan Salhab
 * To Stay Alive (Bemani) by Dariush Mehrjui
 * Tomorrow La Scala! by Francesca Joseph
 * Waiting for Happiness (Heremakono) by Abderrahmane Sissako

Films out of competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:


 * 16 December by Mani Shankar
 * And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen by Claude Lelouch
 * Ararat by Atom Egoyan
 * Carlo Giuliani, Boy (Carlo Giuliani, ragazzo) by Francesca Comencini
 * City of God (Cidade de Deus) by Fernando Meirelles
 * Devdas by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
 * Femme Fatale by Brian De Palma
 * From the Other Side (De l'autre côté) by Chantal Akerman
 * Histoires de festival by Gilles Jacob
 * Hollywood Ending by Woody Allen
 * The Kid Stays in the Picture by Brett Morgen, Nanette Burstein
 * The Last Letter (La dernière lettre) by Frederick Wiseman
 * Murder by Numbers by Barbet Schroeder
 * Searching for Debra Winger by Rosanna Arquette
 * Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron by Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook
 * Star Wars: Attack of the Clones by George Lucas
 * To Be and to Have (Être et avoir) by Nicolas Philibert
 * Women in the Mirror (Kagami no onnatachi) by Yoshishige Yoshida

Cinéfondation
The following short films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:


 * 17 minute intarziere by Catalin Mitulescu (Romania)
 * Chogyeoul Jumshim by Byung-Hwa Kang (South Korea)
 * Honey Moon by Sung-Jin Park (South Korea)
 * K-G I Nod Och Lust by Jens Jonsson (Sweden)
 * Khoj by Tridib Poddar (India)
 * La derniere journee d'Alfred Maassen by David Lammers (Netherlands)
 * La mort en exil by Ayten Mutlu Saray (Switzerland)
 * P.S. by Arni Asgeirsson (Poland)
 * Um Sol Alaranjado by Eduardo Valente (Brazil)
 * Questions d'un ouvrier mort by Aya Somech (Israel)
 * Request by Jinoh Park (South Korea)
 * Seule maman a les yeux bleus by Eric Forestier (France)
 * Shearing by Eicke Bettinga (United Kingdom)
 * Soshuu no neko by Masaaki Uchida (Japan)
 * The Look Of Happiness by Marianela Maldonado (United Kingdom)
 * Vals by Edgar Bartenev (Russia)

Short film competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:


 * A Very Very Silent Film by Manish Jha
 * After Rain (Esö után) by Péter Mészáros
 * Daughter by Eduardo Rodríguez
 * Le chaperon noir by Yannis Yapanis
 * Retenir son souffle by Anthony Lucas
 * Speel Met Me by Esther Rots
 * Tai Tai by Nicholas Chin
 * Tango de l'oubli by Alexis Mital Toledo
 * The Stone of Folly by Jesse Rosensweet
 * Vol 404 by Bruce Terris
 * Yoake a Chewing-Gum Story by Roland Zumbühl

International Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 41st International Critics' Week (41e Semaine de la Critique):

Feature film competition


 * Respiro by Emanuele Crialese (Italy)
 * Filles perdues, cheveux gras by Claude Duty (France)
 * Rana’s Wedding by Hany Abu-Assad (Palestine)
 * Too Young To Die (Jukeodo joha) by Park Jin-pyo (South Korea)
 * Les Fils de Marie by Carole Laure (Canada - France)
 * Kabala by Assane Kouyaté (Mali/France)
 * Chicken Heart by Hiroshi Shimizu (Japan)

Short film competition


 * Le Jour où je suis né by Kunitoshi Manda (Japan)
 * Lettre au fils by Philippe Welsh (France)
 * Malcom by Baker Karim (Sweden)
 * Meeting Evil (Möte med ondskan) by Reza Parsa (Sweden)
 * 2 Minutes (2 Minutter) by Jacob Tschernia (Denmark)
 * Le Vigile by Frédéric Pelle (France)
 * From Mesmer, with Love or Tea for Two (De Mesmer, con amor o Té para dos) by Salvador Lubezki & Alejandro Lubezki (Mexico)

Special screenings


 * Intacto by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (Spain) (opening film)
 * More by Barbet Schroeder (Luxembourg) (La séance du Parrain)
 * Bella Ciao by Roberto Torelli, Marco Giusti (Italy) (Documentary)
 * Intimisto by Licia Eminenti (France) (Prix de la Critique)
 * Anxiety by Christoffer Boe (Denmark) (Prix de la Critique)
 * Da Zero a Dieci (From Zero to Ten) by Luciano Ligabue (Italy) (closing film)

Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 2002 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):


 * Abouna by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (Chad, France)
 * Angela by Roberta Torre (Italy)
 * Apartment 5C by Raphaël Nadjari (France, Israel, United States)
 * Blue Gate Crossing by Chih-yen Yee (Taiwan, France)
 * Bord de mer by Julie Lopes-Curval (France)
 * The Embalmer (L'imbalsamatore) by Matteo Garrone (Italy)
 * Ingmar Bergman: Intermezzo (doc.) by Gunnar Bergdahl (Sweden)
 * István Bibó, fragments by Péter Forgács (Hungary)
 * Japón by Carlos Reygadas (Mexico, Spain, Germany)
 * Matir Moina (The Clay Bird) by Tareque Masud (France, Bangladesh)
 * Laurel Canyon by Lisa Cholodenko (United States)
 * Morvern Callar by Lynne Ramsay (United Kingdom)
 * Monrak Transistor by Pen-ek Ratanaruang (Thailand)
 * Nada+ by Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti (Cuba, France, Spain, Italy)
 * Occident by Cristian Mungiu (Romania)
 * Once Upon a Time in the Midlands by Shane Meadows (United Kingdom, Germany)
 * Only the Strong Survive (doc.) by D.A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus (United States)
 * Un oso rojo by Israel Adrián Caetano (Argentina, France, Spain)
 * Otello di Carmelo Bene by Carmelo Bene (Italy)
 * Le pays du chien qui chante by Yann Dedet (France)
 * Sex Is Comedy by Catherine Breillat (France)
 * Two (Deux) by Werner Schroeter (France, Germany)
 * Une pure coïncidence by Romain Goupil (France)
 * Welcome to Collinwood by Joseph and Anthony Russo (United States)


 * Short films


 * A-20 by Geoff Hughes, Brad Warren (United States)
 * Après l’enfance by Thomas Lilti (France)
 * Bang Nhau… Egaux by Stéfan Sao Nélet (France)
 * Bob the slob by Nate Theis (United States)
 * Bus 44 by Dayyan Eng (Hong Kong, United States)
 * L’Arrivée by Peter Tscherkassky (Austria)
 * Comme ça j’entends la mer by Hélène Milano (France)
 * Comme un seul homme by Jean-Louis Gonnet (France)
 * Deux cents dirham] by Laila Marrakchi (France, Morocco)
 * Entering indifference by Vincent Dieutre (France)
 * Fish in the Sea is Not Thirsty by Soopum Sohn (South Korea, United States)
 * Insomniac by Matt Woo], Vanja Varasac (United States)
 * La Vie sur un fil by Steven Lippman (United States)
 * Mémoires incertaines by Michale Boganim (France, United Kingdom)
 * Mexicano by Toby McDonald (United Kingdom)
 * Muno by Bouli Lanners (Belgium)
 * Next Door by Jeff Rich (United States)
 * Présent inachevé by Johan Van der Keuken (Netherlands)
 * Phantom by Matthias Müller (Germany)
 * Portraits filmés 2002 by Valérie Mréjen (France)
 * Samson by Graham Dubose (United States)
 * The Girl in the Red Dress by Aletta Collins (United Kingdom)

Official awards
The following films and people received the 2002 Official selection awards: Un Certain Regard Cinéfondation Golden Camera Short Films
 * Palme d'Or: The Pianist by Roman Polanski
 * Grand Prix: The Man Without a Past by Aki Kaurismäki
 * Best Director:
 * Im Kwon-taek for Chi-hwa-seon
 * Paul Thomas Anderson for Punch-Drunk Love
 * Best Screenplay: Sweet Sixteen by Paul Laverty
 * Best Actress: Kati Outinen for The Man Without a Past
 * Best Actor: Olivier Gourmet for The Son
 * Jury Prize: Divine Intervention by Elia Suleiman
 * Honorary Palme d'Or: Woody Allen
 * 55th Anniversary Prize: Bowling for Columbine by Michael Moore
 * Un Certain Regard Award: Blissfully Yours by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
 * First Prize: Um Sol Alaranjado by Eduardo Valente
 * Second Prize: Seule maman a les yeux bleus by Eric Forestier
 * Third Prize: Questions d'un ouvrier mort by Aya Somech
 * Caméra d'Or: Seaside by Julie Lopes-Curval
 * Caméra d'Or - Special Mention: Japón by Carlos Reygadas
 * Short Film Palme d'Or: After Rain (Esö után) by Péter Mészáros
 * Short Film Jury Prize: A Very Very Silent Film by Manish Jha & The Stone of Folly by Jesse Rosensweet

1939 Palme d'Or
The inaugural Cannes Film Festival was to have been held in 1939, but was cancelled by the outbreak of the Second World War. The organizers of the 2002 festival assembled a jury of six members, including Dieter Kosslick and Alberto Barbera, to watch seven of the twelve features which had been entered in the 1939 competition, namely: Goodbye, Mr. Chips, La piste du nord, Lenin in 1918, The Four Feathers, The Wizard of Oz, Union Pacific, and Boefje. Union Pacific was retrospectively voted the winner of the 1939 Palme d'Or.

Independent awards
FIPRESCI Prizes 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
 * The Clay Bird (Matir Moina) by Tareque Masud (Directors' Fortnight)
 * Divine Intervention (Yadon ilaheyya) by Elia Suleiman (In competition)
 * Waiting for Happiness (Heremakono) by Abderrahmane Sissako (Un Certain Regard)
 * Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: The Man Without a Past (Mies vailla menneisyyttä) by Aki Kaurismäki
 * Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention:
 * My Mother's Smile (L'ora di religione (Il sorriso di mia madre)) by Marco Bellocchio
 * The Son (Le Fils) by Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenner
 * Foreign Film: Morvern Callar by Lynne Ramsay
 * French Film: Carnages by Delphine Gleize
 * International Critics' Week Grand Prize: Respiro by Emanuele Crialese
 * Grand Golden Rail: Hypnotized and Hysterical (Hairstylist Wanted) (Filles perdues, cheveux gras) by Claude Duty
 * Small Golden Rail: From Mesmer, with Love or Tea for Two (De Mesmer, con amor o Té para dos) by Salvador Aguirre, Alejandro Lubezki
 * Canal+ Award: From Mesmer, with Love or Tea for Two (De Mesmer, con amor o Té para dos) by Salvador Aguirre, Alejandro Lubezki
 * Young Critics Award - Best Short: Meeting Evil (Möte med ondskan) by Reza Parsa
 * Young Critics Award - Best Feature: Respiro by Emanuele Crialese
 * Kodak Short Film Award: From Mesmer, with Love or Tea for Two (De Mesmer, con amor o Té para dos) by Salvador Aguirre, Alejandro Lubezki
 * C.I.C.A.E. Award: Morvern Callar by Lynne Ramsay
 * Gras Savoye Award: Mémoires incertaines by Michale Boganim
 * François Chalais Award: Marooned in Iraq (Gomgashtei dar Aragh) by Bahman Ghobadi

Media

 * INA: Woody Allen opens the 2002 Festival (commentary in French)
 * INA: Closing ceremony and prize-giving of the 2002 Festival (commentary in French)