The 46th Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 1993. French filmmaker Louis Malle served as jury president for the main competition. French actress Jeanne Moreau hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.
The Palme d'Or was jointly award to Chinese filmmaker Chen Kaige for the drama film Farewell My Concubine and New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion for the drama film The Piano. Campion became the first woman to ever win the festival's top prize.
The festival opened with My Favorite Season by André Téchiné, and closed with Toxic Affair by Philomène Esposito.
Juries
Main competition
- Louis Malle, French filmmaker - Jury President
- Claudia Cardinale, Italian actress
- Inna Churikova, Russian actress
- Judy Davis, Australian actress
- Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian filmmaker
- Emir Kusturica, Bosnian filmmaker
- William Lubtchansky, French cinematographer
- Tom Luddy, American producer
- Gary Oldman, British actor
- Augusto M. Seabra, Portuguese film critic
Camera d'Or
- Micheline Presle, French actress - Jury President
- Gabriel Auer, French director
- Anne De Gasperi, French journalist
- Attilio DâÂÂOnofrio, Italian film critic
- Rémy Pages, French film critic
- Tony Rayns, British film critic and screenwriter
- Lia Somogyi, Hungarian film critic
- Aruna Vasudev, Indian film critic, author, editor, painter and filmmaker
Official selection
In Competition
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:
Un Certain Regard
The following films were selected for Un Certain Regard section:
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
Short film competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
Parallel sections
International Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 32nd International Critics' Week (32e Semaine de la Critique):
Feature film competition
Short film competition
Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 1993 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):
Short films
- Comment font les gens by Pascale Bailly
- L'Exposé by Ismaël Ferroukhi
- José Jeannette by Bruno Nicolini
- Le Regard de lâÂÂautre by Bruno Rolland
- Qui est-ce qui a éteint la lumière? by Xavier Auradon
- Reste by Marie Vermillard
- Rives by Erick Zonca
- La Vis by Didier Flamand
Official Awards
In Competition
Independent Awards
Commission Supérieure Technique
- Technical Grand Prize: Jean Gargonne and Vincent Arnardi (for technical achievements in images and sound) for Mazeppa
- Special Mention: Grant Lahood (for technical achievements in images and sound) for The Singing Trophy
Award of the Youth
International Critics' Week
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