In
a ceremony free of commercial breaks and long-winded speeches, Virginie
Ledoyen and Jury President Luc Besson presented the 53rd
Palme d'Or Awards with the top prize going to Lars Von Trier
for Dancer in the Dark.
Von Trier couldn't have been more at home as his leading lady, Bjork,
took the Best Actress award and he himself the Palme D'or from the
hands of presenter Catherine Deneuve, who also starred in the film.
This year's Cannes might very well have been the "Year of Iran,"
as it was this country's film industry that sashayed away from the
red carpet with three official prizes. Two
Iranians shared the Camera d'Or (the award to first time filmmakers):
Zamani
baraye masti ashba from Bahman Ghobadi and Djomeh
from Hassan Yektapanah; while the jury prize went to Samira
Makhmalbaf for her film Blackboards.
Samira won the hearts of journalists and cinephiles alike with her
humble interviews, gracious gesturing, and refusal to join in the
vanity strut -- she was visible from meters away by the traditional
headscarf she wore throughout the festival.
Daily
Croisette
Daily
Recap
Useful information once you arrive.
Cannes comments from our contributors, and interview with a new
director back for a second shot at Cannes.
Film
Market Buyers
and sellers are united at the new Riviera Center.
Jerome Paillard, head of the Cannes Film Market, talks about this
year's edition.
News and market trends.
Official
Selection The
films in and out of competition as they were unvieled daily.
Women
in Cinema Reel
Women: Evolution or Revolution? by Dr. Martha M. Lauzen.
Interviews with festival players, publicists, producers and other
active women in the industry, as well as what others have to say
about their female colleagues.
Parallel
Sections Certain
Regard, Critics' Week and Directors' Fortnight
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Cannes
Auction
Following
the success of the Awards Auction coinciding with the Oscars, FilmFestivals.com
is organizing the Hollywood@Cannes
Auction at ebay during Cannes 2000, from 8 - 24 May, in support
of Women in Film's efforts to provide funds and resources to help
women complete their films and enter film festivals.
Proceeds from the Awards Auction, which ran from 17 - 26
March, have already been added to the non-profit Women In Film Finishing
Fund, and included the sums received from the two highest bidding
items: TheHurricane autographed script
($1025.00) and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
"Dr. Evil" suit ($4000.00).
Collectors,
take note. Featured items for the Cannes Auction already include:
2 autographed scripts from Academy Award winner John Irving & Director
Lasse Hallstrom - The Cider House Rules, Autographed
script of Being John Malkovich by Spike Jonze and
Charlie Kaufman, Edward Norton autographed poster of upcoming film
Keeping The Faith...
What's
more in honor of women filmmakers, FilmFestivals.com has chosen
"Women in Film" as its Cannes 2000 coverage theme. Daily
insight into the lives of women filmmakers as well as what other
personalities have to say about their rising presence in the film
industry.
Following
the success of the Awards Auction coinciding with the Oscars, FilmFestivals.com
is organizing the