The 47th Cannes Film Festival took place from 12 to 23 May 1994. American filmmaker and actor Clint Eastwood served as jury president for the main competition. French actress Jeanne Moreau hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.
American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the comedy-drama film Pulp Fiction.
The festival opened with The Hudsucker Proxy by Joel Coen, and closed with Serial Mom by John Waters.
Juries Main competition Clint Eastwood, American filmmaker and actor - Jury President Pupi Avati, Italian filmmaker and producer Catherine Deneuve, French actress Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban writer Kazuo Ishiguro, British writer Alexander Kaidanovsky, Russian actor and filmmaker Marie-Françoise Leclère, French journalist Lalo Schifrin, Argentine-American musician Shin Sang-ok, South Korean filmmaker and producer Alain Terzian, French-Armenian producer
Camera d'Or Marthe Keller, Swiss actress - Jury President Hans Beerekamp, Dutch journalist Josée Brossard, France Mario Dorminsky, Portugal An-Cha Flubacher Rhim, Switzerland François Ode, France Georges Pansu, France Jacques Zimmer, France
Official selection In Competition The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: English title Original title Director(s) Production CountryAssia and the Hen with the Golden EggsКурочка Ряба Andrei Konchalovsky RussiaBarnabo of the MountainsBarnabo delle montagne Mario Brenta Italy The Browning Version Mike Figgis United KingdomBurnt by the SunУтомлённые солнцем Nikita Mikhalkov Russia, France A Confucian Confusion 獨立時代 Edward Yang TaiwanDead TiredGrosse Fatigue Michel Blanc FranceDear DiaryCaro diario Nanni Moretti Italy, FranceExotica Atom Egoyan Canada The Hudsucker Proxy (opening film) Joel Coen United States, United KingdomTo Live活著 Zhang Yimou HongkongMrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle Alan Rudolph United StatesMy OwnSwaham Shaji N. Karun India The Patriots Les patriotes Éric Rochant FrancePulp Fiction Quentin Tarantino United States A Pure Formality Una pura formalità Giuseppe Tornatore Italy, France Queen MargotLa Reine Margot Patrice Chéreau France The Queen of the NightLa reina de la noche Arturo Ripstein MexicoRice Peopleអ្នកស្រែ Rithy Panh CambodiaThree Colours: RedTrois couleurs: Rouge Krzysztof Kieślowski France, Poland, SwitzerlandThrough the Olive Treesزیر درختان زیتون Abbas Kiarostami Iran An Unforgettable Summer O vară de neuitat Lucian Pintilie Romania, France The Violin PlayerLe joueur de violon Charles Van Damme France, Belgium The WhoresLe buttane Aurelio Grimaldi Italy
Un Certain Regard The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard: English title Original title Director(s) ProductionThe Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Stephan Elliott AustraliaBab El-Oued City Merzak Allouache AlgeriaBosnia!Bosna! Bernard-Henri Lévy and Alain FerrariFranceThe Broken JourneyUttoranSandip RayIndiaThe Butterfly's DreamIl sogno della farfallaMarco BellocchioItalyClean, ShavenLodge KerriganUnited StatesCold WaterL'eau froideOlivier AssayasFranceDown to EarthCasa de LavaPedro CostaPortugalDreamplay DrømspelUnni StraumeNorwayFaustLekce FaustJan ŠvankmajerCzech Republic, France, United Kingdom, United States, GermanyI Can't SleepJ'ai pas sommeilClaire DenisFranceI Like It Like ThatDarnell MartinUnited StatesJohnnie WatermanJańcio WodnikJan Jakub KolskiPolandPicture BrideKayo HattaUnited StatesThe Shipwrecked Los náufragosMiguel LittinChileSleep with MeRory KellyUnited StatesThe Story of Xinghua杏花三月天Li YinChinaSuture Scott McGehee and David SiegelUnited StatesWild ReedsLes Roseaux sauvagesAndré TéchinéFranceWithout CompassionSin compasiónFrancisco José LombardiPeruXime Sana Na N'HadaGuinea-Bissau
Out of Competition The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: English title Original title Director(s) ProductionSerial Mom (closing film) John Waters United States
Special Screenings The following films were selected to receive a Special Screening: English title Original title Director(s) ProductionA Game with No Rules (short) Scott Reynolds New ZealandThe Dig (short) Neil Pardington The Dutch MasterSusan SeidelmanGermanyEau de la vie (short)Simon BaréNew ZealandI'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (short)Michael HurstThe Model (short)Jonathan BroughMontand Jean LabibFranceStroke (short)Christine JeffsNew ZealandVanished증발Shin Sang-okSouth KoreaWet Bob RafelsonGermany
Short Films Competition The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
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 Critics' Week The following films were screened for the 33rd International Critics' Week (33e Semaine de la Critique): English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)ProductionIn CompetitionClerksKevin SmithUnited StatesCurfewHatta Ishaar AkharRashid MasharawiPalestine, NetherlandsEl DirigiblePablo DottaUruguayIt Will Never Be SpringWildgroeiFrouke FokkemaNetherlandsNightwatchNattevagtenOle BornedalDenmarkSee How They FallRegarde les hommes tomberJacques AudiardFranceZinatZeenatEbrahim MokhtariIranShort Films CompetitionHome Away From HomeMaureen BlackwoodUnited KingdomOff Key Karethe LinaaeCanadaOne Night StandBill BrittenUnited KingdomPerformance AnxietyDavid EwingUnited StatesPonchadaAlejandra MoyaMexicoPoubellesOlias BarcoFranceLos SalteadoresAbi FeijoPortugal
Directors' Fortnight The following films were screened for the Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs): English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance71 Fragmente einer Chronologie des ZufallsMichael HanekeAustria, GermanyAmateurHal HartleyUnited States, United Kingdom, FranceBack to Back, Face to Face背靠背，脸对脸Huang JianxinChinaBandit QueenShekhar KapurIndiaThe BoxA CaixaManoel de OliveiraFrance, PortugalBye Bye AmericaAuf Wiedersehen AmerikaJan SchütteGermanyComing to Terms with the DeadPetits arrangements avec les mortsPascale FerranFranceCrowsWronyDorota KędzierzawskaPolandEat Drink Man Woman飲食男女Ang LeeTaiwan, United StatesFaut pas rire du bonheurGuillaume NiclouxFranceFreshBoaz YakinUnited StatesFrom the SnowΑπ' το χιόνιSotiris GoritsasGreeceKatya IsmailovaПодмосковные вечераValery TodorovskyRussia, FranceLoversLes AmoureuxCatherine CorsiniFranceMan, God, The MonsterMGM Sarajevo: Covjek, Bog, MonstrumIsmet Arnautalic, Mirsad Idrizovic, Ademir KenovićBosnia and HerzegovinaMuriel's Wedding P. J. HoganAustralia, FranceNo SkinSenza pelleAlessandro D'AlatriItalyThe Silences of the Palaceصمت القصورMoufida TlatliTunisiaTake Care of Your Scarf, TatianaPidä huivista kiinni, TatjanaAki KaurismäkiFinland, GermanyThree Palm TreesTrês PalmeirasJoão BotelhoPortugalToo Much HappinessTrop de bonheurCédric KahnFrance
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
Official Awards
In Competition Palme d'Or: Pulp Fiction by Quentin Tarantino Grand Prize of the Jury: To Live by Zhang Yimou Burnt by the Sun by Nikita Mikhalkov Best Director: Nanni Moretti for Caro diario Best Screenplay: Michel Blanc for Dead Tired Best Actress: Virna Lisi for Queen Margot Best Actor: Ge You for To Live Jury Prize: Queen Margot by Patrice Chéreau
Caméra d'Or Coming to Terms with the Dead by Pascale Fairen Special Mention: The Silences of the Palace by Moufida Tlatli
Short Film Palme d'Or El héroe by Carlos Carrera First Jury Prize: Lemming Aid by Grant Lahood Second Jury Prize: Syrup by Paul Unwin
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Prizes Exotica by Atom Egoyan (In competition) Bab El-Oued City by Merzak Allouache (Un Certain Regard)
Commission Supérieure Technique Technical Grand Prize: Pitof (special effects) in Dead Tired
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury To Live by Zhang Yimou Burnt by the Sun by Nikita Mikhalkov
Award of the Youth Foreign Film: Clerks by Kevin Smith French Film: Happy, Too Happy by Cédric Kahn
International Critics' Week Mercedes-Benz Award: Clerks by Kevin Smith Canal+ Award: Performance Anxiety by David Ewing Kodak Short Film Award: Éternelles by Erick Zonca
References
Media INA: Opening of the 1994 Festival (commentary in French) INA: List of winners of the 1994 festival (commentary in French)
External links
1994 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive) Official website Retrospective 1994 Cannes Film Festival:1994 at Internet Movie Database