1994 Cannes Film Festival

The 47th Cannes Film Festival was held from 12 to 23 May 1994. The Palme d'Or went to the American film Pulp Fiction directed by Quentin Tarantino.[4][5][6][7]

1994 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 47th Cannes Film Festival, adapted from an original drawing by Federico Fellini.[1]
Opening filmThe Hudsucker Proxy
Closing filmSerial Mom
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or (Pulp Fiction)[2]
Hosted byJeanne Moreau
No. of films23 (En Competition)[3]
21 (Un Certain Regard)
11 (Out of Competition)
8 (Short Film)
Festival date12 May 1994 (1994-05-12) – 23 May 1994 (1994-05-23)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en

The festival opened with The Hudsucker Proxy, directed by Joel Coen[8] and closed with Serial Mom, directed by John Waters.[9][10] Jeanne Moreau was the mistress of ceremonies.[4]

Juries
Clint Eastwood, Jury President

Main competition

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1994 Official Selection:[11]

Camera d'Or

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1994 Caméra d'Or:

  • Marthe Keller (Switzerland) President
  • Hans Beerekamp
  • Josée Brossard (France)
  • Mario Dorminsky (Portugal)
  • An-Cha Flubacher Rhim
  • François Ode (France)
  • Georges Pansu
  • Jacques Zimmer (France)

Official selection

In competition - Feature film

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[3] The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted.

English title Original title Director(s) Production
Assia and the Hen with the Golden EggsKurochka RyabaAndrei KonchalovskyRussia
Barnabo of the MountainsBarnabo delle montagneMario BrentaItaly
The Browning VersionMike FiggisUnited Kingdom
Burnt by the SunUtomlyonnye solntsemNikita MikhalkovRussia, France
A Confucian Confusion獨立時代 / Du li shi daiEdward YangTaiwan
Dead TiredGrosse FatigueMichel BlancFrance
Dear DiaryCaro diarioNanni MorettiItaly, France
ExoticaAtom EgoyanCanada
The Hudsucker ProxyJoel CoenUnited States, United Kingdom
To LiveHuozheZhang YimouChina
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleAlan RudolphUnited States
My OwnSwahamShaji N. KarunIndia
The PatriotsLes patriotesÉric RochantFrance
Pulp FictionQuentin TarantinoUnited States
A Pure FormalityUna pura formalitàGiuseppe TornatoreItaly, France
Queen MargotLa Reine MargotPatrice ChéreauFrance
The Queen of the NightLa reina de la nocheArturo RipsteinMexico
Rice PeopleNeak sreRithy PanhCambodia
Three Colours: RedTrois couleurs: RougeKrzysztof KieślowskiFrance, Poland, Switzerland
Through the Olive TreesZire darakhatan zeytonAbbas KiarostamiIran
An Unforgettable SummerUn été inoubliableLucian PintilieRomania, France
The Violin PlayerLe joueur de violonCharles Van DammeFrance, Belgium
The WhoresLe buttaneAurelio GrimaldiItaly

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]

  • Book of Dreams: Welcome to Crateland by Alex Proyas
  • El héroe by Carlos Carrera
  • Lemming Aid by Grant Lahood
  • Parlez Après Le Signal Sonore by Olivier Jahan
  • Passage by Raimund Krumme
  • Sure To Rise by Niki Caro
  • Syrup by Paul Unwin
  • Una Strada Diritta Lunga by Werther Germondari, Maria Laura Spagnoli

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 33rd International Critics' Week (33e Semaine de la Critique):[14]

Feature film competition

Short film competition

  • Performance Anxiety by David Ewing (United States)
  • One Night Stand by Bill Britten (United Kingdom)
  • Poubelles by Olias Barco (France)
  • Ponchada by Alejandra Moya (Mexico)
  • Los Salteadores by Abi Feijo (Portugal)
  • Home Away From Home by Maureen Blackwood (United Kingdom)
  • Off Key by Karethe Linaae (Canada)

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 1994 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[15]

Short films
  • 75 centilitres de prières by Jacques Maillot
  • Deus ex machina by Vincent Mayrand
  • Dimanche ou les fantômes by Laurent Achard
  • Eternelles by Erick Zonca
  • Troubles ou la journée d’une femme ordinaire by Laurent Bouhnik

Awards
Quentin Tarantino, 1994 Palme d'Or winner

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1994 Official selection awards:[2][18]

Golden Camera

Short films

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes[19]

Commission Supérieure Technique

Ecumenical Jury

Award of the Youth[22]

Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week[22]

References
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  2. "Awards 1994: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013.
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  4. "47ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
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  6. Turan, Kenneth (24 May 1994). "Surprise Pick: 'Pulp Fiction' : Cannes report: Quentin Tarantino's film is the third movie about the underbelly of American life to win the Palme d'Or in the last six years". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
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  8. "Great Cannes Openers". empireonline.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
  9. "Fewer American films in Cannes competition". baltimoresun.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-29. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  10. Maslin, Janet (24 May 1994). "A Dark Comedy Wins at Cannes". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  11. "All Juries 1994". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  12. "The Model". New Zealand Film Commission. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  13. "The Model". Jonathan Brough. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  14. "33e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1994". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  15. "Quinzaine 1994". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  16. "Anurag Kashyap: 'The perception of India cinema is changing'". Digital Spy. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  17. "Shekhar Kapur, exclusive interview". Festival de Cannes. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  18. "1994 - Le Jury, Les Prix". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  19. "FIPRESCI Awards 1994". fipresci.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  20. "Jury Œcuménique 1994". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
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