2000 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 53rd Cannes Film Festival featuring an original illustration by Italian artist Lorenzo Mattotti.[1]
Opening filmVatel
Closing filmStardom
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or (Dancer in the Dark)[2]
Hosted byVirginie Ledoyen
No. of films23 (En Competition)[3]
22 (Un Certain Regard)
11 (Out of Competition)
13 (Cinéfondation)
11 (Short Film)
Festival date14 May 2000 (2000-05-14) – 25 May 2000 (2000-05-25)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 53rd Cannes Film Festival started on 14 May and ran until 25 May 2000. French film director, screenwriter, and producer Luc Besson was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the Danish film Dancer in the Dark by Lars von Trier.[4][5][6]

The festival opened with Vatel, directed by Roland Joffé[7][8] and closed with Stardom, directed by Denys Arcand.[9][10] Virginie Ledoyen was the mistress of ceremonies.[11]

2000 Un Certain Regard poster featuring a still of Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina by Bud Fraker[12]

Juries

Luc Besson, Jury President
Jane Birkin, Un Certain Regard Jury President

Main competition

The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 2000 Official Selection:[13]

Un Certain Regard

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 2000 Un Certain Regard:

Cinéfondation and Short Film Competition

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the Cinéfondation and short films competition:

Camera d'Or

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 2000 Camera d'Or:

Official selection

In competition - Feature film

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

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Bread and Roses Ken Loach United Kingdom, Spain, Germany
Blackboards تخته سیاه Samira Makhmalbaf Iran, Italy, Japan
Chunhyang 춘향뎐 Kwon-taek Im South Korea
Code Unknown Code inconnu: Récit incomplet de divers voyages Michael Haneke France, Germany, Romania
Dancer in the Dark Lars von Trier Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States
Devils on the Doorstep 鬼子來了 Jiang Wen China
Esther Kahn Arnaud Desplechin France, United Kingdom
Eureka Shinji Aoyama Japan
Faithless Trolösa Liv Ullmann Sweden
Fast Food Fast Women Amos Kollek France
Gohatto 御法度 Nagisa Oshima Japan
The Golden Bowl James Ivory United Kingdom, United States, France
Harry, He's Here to Help Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien Dominik Moll France
In the Mood for Love 花樣年華 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong, France
Kippur כיפור Amos Gitai Israel
Nurse Betty Neil LaBute United States
O Brother, Where Art Thou? Joel Coen United Kingdom, United States, France
Sentimental Destinies Les Destinées sentimentales Olivier Assayas France, Switzerland
Songs from the Second Floor Sånger från andra våningen Roy Andersson Sweden, Norway, Denmark
Turbulence Estorvo Ruy Guerra Brazil, Cuba, Portugal
The Wedding Свадьба Pavel Lungin Russia, France
The Yards James Gray United States
Yi Yi Yī Yī Edward Yang Taiwan, Japan

Un Certain Regard

The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:[14]

Films out of competition

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

Cinéfondation

The following films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:[3]

Short film competition

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

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 39th International Critics' Week (39e Semaine de la Critique):[15]

Feature film competition

Short film competition

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 2000 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[16]

Short films

Awards

Lars Von Trier, winner of the Palme d'Or at the event
Jiang Wen, Gran Prix winner

Official awards

The following films and people received the 2000 Official selection awards:[2][4][5]

In Competition

Un Certain Regard

Cinéfondation

Golden Camera

Short Films

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes[17]

Commission Supérieure Technique

Ecumenical Jury[18]

Award of the Youth[5]

Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week[19]

Awards in the frame of Directors' Fortnight[19]

Association Prix François Chalais

References

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  4. ^ a b "53ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "Cannes 2000 Palmares". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Dancer's surprise win at Cannes". BBC News. 21 May 2000. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Review Vatel ees a disastaire". theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Joffe's Vatel to open Cannes". screendaily.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017. needs subscription
  9. ^ "Cannes 2000 Competition & Special Screenings". iofilm.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Lions Gate seals US deal on Cannes closer Stardom". screendaily.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017. needs subscription
  11. ^ "Film world flocks to Cannes". BBC News. 10 May 2000. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Posters 2000". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  13. ^ "All Juries 2000". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  14. ^ IndieWire (April 18, 2000). "CANNES 2000: Un Certain Regard Lineup". IndieWire . Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  15. ^ "39e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 2000". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Quinzaine 2000". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
  17. ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 2000". fipresci.org. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  18. ^ "JuryŒcuménique Palmarés 2000". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  19. ^ a b "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 2000". imdb.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  20. ^ "Cannes 2000 François Chalais". francois-chalais.fr. Retrieved 23 June 2017.[permanent dead link]

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