1998 Cannes Film Festival

The 51st Cannes Film Festival was held on May 13-24, 1998. The Palme d'Or went to the Greek film Mia aioniotita kai mia mera by Theo Angelopoulos.

Jury

• Martin Scorsese (USA) (president)
• Alain Corneau (France)
• Chiara Mastroianni (France)
• Chen Kaige (China)
• Lena Olin (Sweden)
• MC Solaar (France)
• Michael Winterbottom (England)
• Sigourney Weaver (USA)
• Winona Ryder (USA)
• Zoe Valdes (Cuba)
• Jean-Pierre Jeunet (France, short films) (president)
• Jaco Van Dormael (Belgium, short films)
• Emmanuelle Béart (France, short films)
• Arnaud Desplechin (France, short films)
• Ángela Molina (Spain, short films)

Feature film competition

• Aprile by Nanni Moretti
• Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train by Patrice Chéreau
• Claire Dolan by Lodge Kerrigan
• Corazón iluminado by Héctor Babenco
• Dance Me to My Song by Rolf de Heer
• Dong by Tsai Ming-liang
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Terry Gilliam
• Festen by Thomas Vinterberg
• Hai shang hua by Hou Hsiao-Hsien
• Henry Fool by Hal Hartley
• Idioterne by Lars von Trier
• Illuminata by John Turturro
• Khrustalyov, mashinu! by Aleksei German
• L'école de la chair by Benoît Jacquot
• La classe de neige by Claude Miller
• La vendedora de rosas by Víctor Gaviria
• La vie rêvée des anges by Erick Zonca
• La vita è bella by Roberto Benigni
• Mia aioniotita kai mia mera by Theodoros Angelopoulos
• My Name Is Joe by Ken Loach
• The General by John Boorman
• Velvet Goldmine by Todd Haynes

Un Certain Regard

• À vendre by Laetitia Masson
• All the Little Animals by Jeremy Thomas
• Daun di Atas Bantal by Garin Nugroho
• Dis-moi que je rêve by Claude Mouriéras
• El evangelio de las maravillas by Arturo Ripstein
• Island, Alicia by Ken Yunome
• Kleine Teun by Alex van Warmerdam
• La Pomme by Samira Makhmalbaf
• Larmar och gör sig till by Ingmar Bergman
• Louise (Take 2) by Siegfried
• Love is the Devil by John Maybury
• Lulu on the Bridge by Paul Auster
• O Rio do Ouro by Paulo Rocha
• Os mutantes by Teresa Villaverde
• Plätze in Städten by Angela Schanelec
• Szenvedély by György Fehér
• Teatro di guerra by Mario Martone
• The Apostle by Robert Duvall
• The Impostors by Stanley Tucci
• The Man Who Couldn't Open Doors by Paul Arden
• The Power of Kangwon Province by Hong Sang-soo
• Kurpe by Laila Pakalniņa
• Tokyo Eyes by Jean-Pierre Limosin
• Tueur à gages by Darezhan Omirbaev
• Un 32 août sur terre by Denis Villeneuve
• Un soir apres la guerre by Rithy Panh
• Zero Effect by Jake Kasdan

Films out of competition

• Blues Brothers 2000 by John Landis
• Dark City by Alex Proyas
• Godzilla by Roland Emmerich
• Goodbye Lover by Roland Joffé
• Inquietude by Manoel de Oliveira
• Kanzo Sensei by Sadao Imamura
• Primary Colors by Mike Nichols
• Tango by Carlos Saura

Cinéfondation

• Blue City by David Birdsell
• Deer Men by Saara Saarela
• Die Weiche by Chrys Krikellis
• Doom and Gloom by John McKay
• Fotograf by Alexander Kott
• Inside the Boxes by Mirjam Kubescha
• Jakub by Adam Guzinski
• Kal by Ivaylo P. Simidchiev
• Léto - cas dlouhých letu by Ramunas Greicius
• Mangwana by Manu Kurewa
• One Eye by Liana Dognini
• Ratapenkan Ruusu by Hanna Maylett
• Sentieri selvaggi by Susanna Grigoletto
• The First Sin by Fahimeh Sorkhabi
• The Sheep Thief by Asif Kapadia

Awards

• Palme d'Or: Mia aioniotita kai mia mera by Theodoros Angelopoulos
• Grand Prize of the Jury: La vita è bella by Roberto Benigni
• Jury Prize:
  • Festen by Thomas Vinterberg
  • La classe de neige by Claude Miller
• Best Actor: Peter Mullan for My Name Is Joe
• Best Actress: Élodie Bouchez and Natacha Régnier for La vie rêvée des anges
• Best Director: John Boorman for The General
• Short Film Palme d'Or: L'interview by Xavier Giannoli
• Best Screenplay: Henry Fool by Hal Hartley
• Best Artistic Contribution: Velvet Goldmine by Todd Haynes
• Technical Grand Prize: Tango by Vittorio Storaro
• Caméra d'Or: Slam by Marc Levin
• Cinéfondation Award:
  • Jakub by Adam Guzinski
  • The Sheep Thief by Asif Kapadia
  • Mangwana by Manu Kurewa
• Un Certain Regard Award: Tueur à gages by Darezhan Omirbayev
• Mercedes-Benz Award: Seul contre tous by Gaspar Noé
• Canal+ Award: Por un infante difunto by Tinieblas González
• Kodak Short Film Award:
  • Les corps ouverts by Sébastien Lifshitz
  • Rue bleue by Chad Chenouga
• Gras Savoye Award: Rue bleue by Chad Chenouga
• FIPRESCI Prize:
  • Dong by Tsai Ming-liang (Competition)
  • Happiness by Todd Solondz (Parallel Sections)
• Prize of the Ecumenical Jury:
  • Ingmar Bergman (Special award)
  • Mia aioniotita kai mia mera by Theodoros Angelopoulos
• Award of the Youth:
  • Foreign Film: Last Night by Don McKellar
  • French Film: L'arrière pays by Jacques Nolot
• François Chalais Award: West Beyrouth by Ziad Doueiri

External links

• 1998 Cannes Film Festival
• Cannes Film Festival:1998 at Internet Movie Database