The 53rd Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2000. French filmmaker Luc Besson was the Jury President for the main competition. Virginie Ledoyen was the mistress of ceremonies. Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier won the Palme d'Or for the musical-drama film Dancer in the Dark.
The festival opened with Vatel by Roland Joffé, and closed with Stardom by Denys Arcand.
Juries Main competition Luc Besson, French filmmaker - Jury President Jonathan Demme, American filmmaker Nicole Garcia, French actress Jeremy Irons, British actor Mario Martone, Italian filmmaker Patrick Modiano, French novelist Arundhati Roy, Indian author Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Spanish actress Barbara Sukowa, German actress Kristin Scott Thomas, British actress
Un Certain Regard Jane Birkin, British-French actress Jan Schulz-Ojala José Maria Prado, Director of the Filmoteca Española Marie-Noëlle Tranchant, critic Noël Tinazzi, critic Marc Voinchet, critic
Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Belgian filmmaker - Jury Co-president Luc Dardenne, Belgian filmmaker - Jury Co-president Francesca Comencini, Italian filmmaker Claire Denis, French filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako, Mauritanian filmmaker Mira Sorvino, American actress
Camera d'Or Otar Iosseliani, Georgian filmmaker - Jury President Sólveig Anspach, Icelandic-French director Yorgos Arvanitis, Greek cinematographer Fabienne Bradfer, French critic Martial Knaebel, German critic Eric Moulin, French representative of the technical industries Céline Panzolini, French cinephile Caroline Vie-Toussaint, French journalist
Official selection In Competition The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryBread and RosesKen LoachUnited Kingdom, Spain, GermanyBlackboardsSamira MakhmalbafIran, Italy, JapanChunhyangKwon-taek ImSouth KoreaCode UnknownMichael HanekeFrance, Germany, RomaniaDancer in the DarkLars von TrierDenmark, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, United Kingdom, United StatesDevils on the DoorstepJiang WenChinaEsther KahnArnaud DesplechinFrance, United KingdomEurekaShinji AoyamaJapanFaithlessLiv UllmannSwedenFast Food Fast WomenAmos KollekFranceGohattoNagisa OshimaJapanThe Golden BowlJames IvoryUnited Kingdom, United States, FranceHarry, He's Here to HelpDominik MollFranceIn the Mood for LoveWong Kar-waiHong Kong, FranceKippur Amos GitaiIsraelNurse BettyNeil LaButeUnited StatesO Brother, Where Art Thou?Joel CoenUnited Kingdom, United States, FranceSentimental DestiniesOlivier AssayasFrance, SwitzerlandSongs from the Second FloorRoy AnderssonSweden, Norway, DenmarkTurbulenceRuy GuerraBrazil, Cuba, PortugalThe WeddingPavel LunginRussia, FranceThe YardsJames GrayUnited StatesYi YiEdward YangTaiwan, Japan
Un Certain Regard The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryApril CaptainsMaria de MedeirosPortugal, France, Spain, ItalyHassan YektapanahIranThe FarewellJan SchütteGermanyI Dreamed of AfricaHugh HudsonUnited StatesI Prefer the Sound of the SeaMimmo CaloprestiItaly, FranceJackyBrat Ljatifi and Fow Pyng HuUnited StatesThe King Is AliveKristian LevringDenmarkThe King's DaughtersPatricia MazuyFrance, Belgium, GermanyLisa Picard Is FamousGriffin DunneUnited StatesLost KillersDito TsintsadzeGermanyMe You ThemAndrucha WaddingtonBrazilNichiyobi wa OwaranaiYōichirō TakahashiJapanSabine FranelFrance, SwitzerlandThe Season of MenMoufida TlatliTunisia, FranceSuch Is LifeArturo RipsteinMexicoThings You Can Tell Just by Looking at HerRodrigo GarcíaUnited StatesMiguel LittinChileThe Vertical Ray of the SunTran Anh HungFrance, Germany, VietnamVirgin Stripped Bare by Her BachelorsHong Sang-sooSouth KoreaThe Waiting ListJuan Carlos TabíoSpain, Cuba, France, MexicoWild Blues: Notes for Several VoicesThierry KnauffBelgiumWoman on TopFina TorresUnited States
Out of Competition The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryApril (1961)Otar IosselianiSoviet UnionA Conversation with Gregory PeckBarbara KoppleUnited StatesCecil B. DementedJohn WatersUnited States, FranceCrouching Tiger, Hidden DragonAng LeeChina, Taiwan, Hong Kong, United StatesHonest David StewartUnited Kingdom, FranceThe Gleaners and IAgnès VardaFranceMission to MarsBrian De PalmaUnited StatesRequiem for a DreamDarren AronofskyStardom (closing film)Denys ArcandCanada, FranceUnder SuspicionStephen HopkinsUnited States, France, Puerto RicoVatel (opening film)Roland JofféUnited Kingdom, France
Cinéfondation The following films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:
Ascension by Malgoska Szumowska (Poland) by Chuyên Bui Thac (Vietnam) by Quia Rodrígues (Brazil) Dessert by () Amit Sakomski (Israel) Don't Miss the Killer () by Anastas Haralampidis (Greece) Five Feet High and Rising by Peter Sollett (United States) by Pernille Fischer Christensen (Denmark) Kiss It Up to God by Caran Hartsfield (United States) by Claire Doyon (France) by (Germany) Nocturnal by Anna Viduleja (Latvia) Breathing Under Water () by António Ferreira (Portugal) Shoot the Dog by Ariko Kimura (Japan)
Short Film Competition The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
3 Minutes by Ana Luiza Azevedo Shadows () by Raymond Red- Short Film Palme d'Or winner by Frédéric Pelle Shut the Door () by Jens Lien (Better or Worse) by Jocelyn Cammack Stop by Anthony Mullins
Parallel sections International Critics' Week The following films were screened for the 39th International Critics' Week (39e Semaine de la Critique):
Feature film competition
by Alejandro González Iñárritu (Mexico) Hidden Whisper by Vivian Chang (Taiwan) by Cesc Gay (Spain) by Orso Miret (France) Good Housekeeping by Frank Novak (United States) Happy End by Jung Ji-woo (South Korea) by Caroline Vignal (France)
Short film competition
by Eric Jameux (France) To Be Continued... by Linus Tunström (Sweden) The Hat () by Michèle Cournoyer (Canada) by Delphine Gleize (France) The Artist's Circle by Bruce Marchfelder (Canada) Not I by Neil Jordan (Ireland, United Kingdom) by Emmanuel Jespers (Belgium)
Directors' Fortnight The following films were screened for the 2000 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):
27 Missing Kisses by Nana Djordjadze by Serge Le Péron by Chantal Akerman by Karim Dridi Billy Elliot (Dancer) by Stephen Daldry Bread and Tulips () by Silvio Soldini by Marie-Christine Questerbert Downtown 81 by Edo Bertoglio (director not stated, 60 min.) by Olivier Jahan Film noir () by Masahiro Kobayashi Girlfight by Karyn Kusama by Sonja Wyss Jocelyne by Valérie Mréjen by Virginie Wagon Lumumba by Raoul Peck Mallboy by Vincent Giarrusso No Place to Go () by Oskar Roehler Peppermint Candy by Lee Chang-dong by Anne Villacèque Purely Belter by Mark Herman Shadow of the Vampire by E. Elias Merhige Some Voices by Simon Cellan Jones The Three Madeleines () by Guylaine Dionne A Time for Drunken Horses () by Bahman Ghobadi by Claude Mouriéras by Béla Tarr
Short films
by Isabelle Broué (France) by Valérie Pavia (France) by Xavier De Choudens (France) Derailed - extract from Phœnix Tape by Christoph Girardet, Matthias Müller (Germany) by Valérie Mréjen (France) Elisabeth by Valérie Mréjen (France) Ferment by Tim Macmillan (Great Britain) Flying Boys by Didier Seynave (Belgium) Furniture Poetry (and Other Rhymes for the Camera) by Paul Bush (Great Britain) Ghost by Steve Hawley (Great Britain) or by Sonja Wyss (Switzerland - Netherlands) Head Stand by Lisa Robinson (United States) In Absentia by Brothers Quay (Great Britain) Jocelyne by Valérie Mréjen (France) by Arnaud & Jean-Marie Larrieu by Valérie Mréjen (France) by Joël Brisse by Valérie Pavia (France) by Faouzi Bensaïdi (France) by Luis Briceño (France) Look at Me by Peter Stel (Netherlands) Love is All by Oliver Harrison (Great Britain) or by Alexander Kott (Russia) Collision Course by Roberval Duarte (Brazil) by François Vogel (France) by Souad El-Bouhati (France) Still Life by Pekka Sassi (Finland) The Morphology of Desire by Robert Arnold (United States)
Official Awards
Main Competition Palme d'Or: Dancer in the Dark by Lars von Trier Grand Prix: Devils on the Doorstep by Jiang Wen Best Director: Edward Yang for Yi Yi Best Screenplay: Nurse Betty by James Flamberg and John C. Richards Best Actress: Björk for Dancer in the Dark Best Actor: Tony Leung Chiu-wai for In the Mood for Love Jury Prize: Songs from the Second Floor by Roy Andersson Blackboards by Samira Makhmalbaf
Un Certain Regard Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her by Rodrigo Garcia Special Mention: Me You Them by Andrucha Waddington
Cinéfondation First Prize: Five Feet High and Rising by Peter Sollett Second Prize: Dessert by Amit Sakomski Kiss It Up to God by Caran Hartsfield Third Prize: by Chuyên Bui Thac by Pernille Fischer Christensen
Caméra d'Or Djomeh by Hassan Yektapanah A Time for Drunken Horses by Bahman Ghobadi
Short Film Palme d'Or Shadows by Raymond Red
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Prizes Eureka by Shinji Aoyama (In competition) A Time for Drunken Horses by Bahman Ghobadi (Directors' Fortnight)
Commission Supérieure Technique Technical Grand Prize: Christopher Doyle & Mark Lee Ping Bin (cinematography) and William Chang (editing) for In the Mood for Love
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Eureka by Shinji Aoyama
Award of the Youth Foreign Film: Girlfight by Karyn Kusama French Film: The King's Daughters by Patricia Mazuy Special Award: Nico and Dani by Cesc Gay
International Critics' Week Canal+ Award: To Be Continued... by Linus Tunström Young Critics Award - Best Short: by Eric Jameux Young Critics Award - Best Feature: by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Directors' Fortnight Kodak Short Film Award: by Souad El-Bouhati Kodak Short Film Award - Special Mention: by Xavier De Choudens Gras Savoye Award: by Faouzi Bensaïdi
François Chalais Award Kippur by Amos Gitai
References
Media INA: Opening of the 2000 Festival (commentary in French) INA: List of winners of the 2000 festival and interviews (commentary in French)
External links
2000 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive) Official website Retrospective 2000 Cannes Film Festival 2000 at Internet Movie Database