1981 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 34th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Michel Landi.[1]
Opening filmThree Brothers
Closing filmHoneysuckle Rose
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or (Człowiek z żelaza)[2]
No. of films22 (In Competition)[3]
15 (Un Certain Regard)
14 (Out of Competition)
13 (Short Film)
Festival date13 May 1981 (1981-05-13) – 27 May 1981 (1981-05-27)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 34th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 27 May 1981. The Palme d'Or went to the Człowiek z żelaza by Andrzej Wajda.[4][5] The festival opened with Three Brothers (Tre fratelli) by Francesco Rosi[6][7] and closed with Honeysuckle Rose, directed by Jerry Schatzberg.[8]

Jury

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1981 feature film competition:[9]

Feature films

Official selection

In competition - Feature film

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[3]

Un Certain Regard

The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:[3]

Films out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]

Short film competition

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following feature films were screened for the 20th International Critics' Week (20e Semaine de la Critique):[10]

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 1981 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[11]

Short films

Awards

Andrzej Wajda, winner of the Palme d'Or for the event

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1981 awards:[2]

Golden Camera

Short films

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes[12]

Commission Supérieure Technique

Ecumenical Jury[13]

Young Cinema Award[14]

References

  1. ^ "Posters 1981". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Awards 1981: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Official Selection 1981: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013.
  4. ^ "34ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  5. ^ "1981 - Patrimoine National (National Heritage)". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Out of Competition - Opening film - Tre Fratelli". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  7. ^ "The opening films at Cannes". vodkaster.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "The closing films at Cannes". vodkaster.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Juries 1981: Feature film". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016.
  10. ^ "20e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1981". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Quinzaine 1981". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  12. ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1981". fipresci.org. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Jury Œcuménique 1981". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  14. ^ a b "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1981". imdb.com. Retrieved 30 June 2017.

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External links

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