Opening film | My Favorite Season |
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Closing film | Toxic Affair |
Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Palme d'Or: Farewell My Concubine The Piano |
Hosted by | Jeanne Moreau |
No. of films | 23 (In Competition) |
Festival date | 13 May 1993 | – 24 May 1993
Website | festival-cannes |
The 46th Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 1993.[2][3] French filmmaker Louis Malle served as jury president for the main competition. French actress Jeanne Moreau hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.[4]
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.[5][6] Campion became the first woman to ever win the festival's top prize.
The festival opened with My Favorite Season by André Téchiné,[7] and closed with Toxic Affair by Philomène Esposito.[8][9]