 Official poster of the 56th Cannes Film Festival featuring an original illustration by Jenny Holzer.[1] | |
| Opening film | Fanfan la Tulipe |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: Elephant |
| Hosted by | Monica Bellucci |
| No. of films | 20 (Main Competition) |
| Festival date | 14 May 2003 – 25 May 2003 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 56th Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2003. French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer Patrice Chéreau was the President of the Jury for the main competition.[2] Monica Bellucci hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.[3]
American filmmaker Gus Van Sant won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Elephant, based on the Columbine High School massacre. Ingmar Bergman was awarded with the Honorary Palme d'Or for his contributions to cinema throughout his career.[4][5][6]
The festival opened with Fanfan la Tulipe by Gérard Krawczyk, and closed with Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin by Richard Schickel.[7]
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- ^ "Posters 2003". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.