1998 Cannes Film Festival

1998 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 51st Cannes Film Festival[1]
Opening filmPrimary Colors
Closing filmGodzilla
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or:
Eternity and a Day[2]
Hosted byIsabelle Huppert
No. of films22 (In Competition)
Festival date13 May 1998 (1998-05-13) – 24 May 1998 (1998-05-24)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 51st Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 1998.[3] American filmmaker Martin Scorsese served as jury president for the main competition. Isabelle Huppert was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies.[4]

Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Eternity and a Day.[5][6][7][8]

The festival opened with Primary Colors by Mike Nichols,[9][10] and closed with Godzilla by Roland Emmerich.[11] Two new sections were added to the Official Selection: the Un Certain Regard and the Cinéfondation.[12][13]

1998 Un Certain Regard poster, an original illustration by Kang Woohyun.[14]
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  11. ^ Turan, Kenneth (13 May 1998). "Year of the Bigfoot: 'Godzilla' is just the biggest example of the strong American presence--from movies even to the jury president--at the 51st Festival International du Film". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Un Certain Regard Prize". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 22 May 2007.
  13. ^ "Presentation - Cinéfondation". cinefondation.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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