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.[3][4][5]
The festival opened with My Favorite Season, directed by André Téchiné[6][7] and closed with Toxic Affair, directed by Philomène Esposito.[8][9][10] Jeanne Moreau was the mistress of ceremonies.[3]
Juries
Main competition
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1993 feature film competition:[11]
- 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
Official selection
In Competition
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[2] The Palme d'Or winners have been highlighted.[12]
| English title
|
Original title
|
Director(s)
|
Production Country
|
| Body Snatchers |
Abel Ferrara |
United States
|
| Broken Highway |
Laurie McInnes |
Australia
|
| Dyuba-Dyuba |
Дюба-Дюба |
Aleksandr Khvan |
Russia
|
| The Escort |
La scorta |
Ricky Tognazzi |
Italy
|
| Falling Down |
Joel Schumacher |
United States
|
| Faraway, So Close! |
In weiter Ferne, so nah! |
Wim Wenders |
Germany
|
| Farewell My Concubine |
霸王别姬 |
Chen Kaige |
China
|
| Fiorile |
Paolo and Vittorio Taviani |
Italy, France, Germany
|
| Frauds |
Stephan Elliott |
Australia
|
| Friends |
Elaine Proctor |
South Africa
|
| King of the Hill |
Steven Soderbergh |
United States
|
| Libera me |
Alain Cavalier |
France
|
| Louis, the Child King |
Louis, enfant roi |
Roger Planchon
|
| Magnificat |
Pupi Avati |
Italy
|
| The Man by the Shore |
L'Homme sur les quais |
Raoul Peck |
Haiti, France, Germany, Canada
|
| Mazeppa |
Bartabas |
France
|
| Much Ado About Nothing |
Kenneth Branagh |
United Kingdom, United States
|
| My Favorite Season |
Ma saison préférée |
André Téchiné |
France
|
| Naked |
Mike Leigh |
United Kingdom
|
| The Piano |
Jane Campion |
New Zealand, Australia, France
|
| The Puppetmaster |
戲夢人生 |
Hou Hsiao-hsien |
Taiwan
|
| Raining Stones |
Ken Loach |
United Kingdom
|
| Splitting Heirs |
Robert Young
|
Un Certain Regard
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:[2]
Films out of competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[2]
Short film competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[2]
Parallel sections
International Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 32nd International Critics' Week (32e Semaine de la Critique):[13]
Feature film competition
Short film competition
Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 1993 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[14]
- 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
Awards
Jane Campion, winner of the Palme d'Or at the event.
Chen Kaige, winner of the Palme d'Or at the event.
Official awards
The following films and people received the 1993 Official selection awards:[15]
Golden Camera
Short films
Independent awards
FIPRESCI Prizes[17]
Commission Supérieure Technique
Ecumenical Jury[18]
Award of the Youth[16]
Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week[16]
Other awards[16]
