2004 Cannes Film Festival

2004 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 57th Cannes Film Festival featuring an illustration by Alerte Orange.[1]
Opening filmBad Education
Closing filmDe-Lovely
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or: Fahrenheit 9/11
Hosted byLaura Morante
No. of films19 (In Competition)[2]
21 (Un Certain Regard)
19 (Out of Competition)
18 (Cinéfondation)
10 (Short Films Competition)
Festival date12 May 2004 (2004-05-12) – 23 May 2004 (2004-05-23)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en

The 57th Cannes Film Festival started on 12 and ran until 23 May 2004. The Palme d'Or went to the American documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore, becoming the first (and only) documentary to win the festival's main prize.[3][4][5]

The festival Opening Film was Bad Education, directed by Pedro Almodóvar,[6] while De-Lovely, directed by Irwin Winkler was the Closing Film.[7] Laura Morante was mistress of the ceremonies.[3]

2004 Un Certain Regard poster adapted from Marjane Satrapi's illustration.[8]
  1. ^ "Posters 2004". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference selection was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "57ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Cannes 2004 / Palmarés". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Cannes 2004 winners in full". BBC News. 24 May 2004. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Almodovar's Educacion to open Cannes". screendaily.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017. needs subscription
  7. ^ "Festival lineup promises Cannes laughter". theguardian.com. 21 April 2004. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Posters 2004". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.

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