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1993 Cannes Film Festival

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]

Opening film

My Favorite Season

Toxic Affair

Cannes, France

1946

Palme d'Or:
Farewell My Concubine
The Piano

Jeanne Moreau

23 (En Competition)[2]
25 (Un Certain Regard)
5 (Out of Competition)
10 (Short Film)

13 May 1993 (1993-05-13) – 24 May 1993 (1993-05-24)

festival-cannes.com/en

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[edit]

Main competition[edit]

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1993 feature film competition:[11]

Official selection[edit]

In Competition[edit]

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[2] The Palme d'Or winners have been highlighted.[12]

Parallel sections[edit]

International Critics' Week[edit]

The following films were screened for the 32nd International Critics' Week (32e Semaine de la Critique):[13]


Feature film competition

Palme d'Or

: Faraway, So Close! by Wim Wenders

Grand Prize of the Jury

: Mike Leigh for Naked

Best Director

: Holly Hunter for The Piano

Best Actress

: David Thewlis for Naked

Best Actor

Jury Prize

Raining Stones

(commentary in French)

INA: Opening of the 1993 Festival

(commentary in French)

INA: List of winners of the 1993 festival

(web.archive)

1993 Cannes Film Festival

Archived 2019-01-20 at the Wayback Machine

Official website Retrospective 1993

at Internet Movie Database

Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1993