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Cannes Film Festival

47th edition

  • May 23, 1994
  • France

The 47th Cannes Film Festival took place from 12 to 23 May 1994. American filmmaker and actor Clint Eastwood served as jury president for the main competition. French actress Jeanne Moreau hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.

Main Competition

All winners
Award Movie People
Palme d'Or Pulp Fiction Quentin Tarantino
Grand Prix To Live Zhang Yimou
Grand Prix Burnt by the Sun Nikita Mikhalkov
Jury Prize Queen Margot Patrice Chéreau
Best Director Caro diario Nanni Moretti
Best Actress in a Leading Role Queen Margot Virna Lisi
Best Actor in a Leading Role To Live Ge You
Best Screenplay Dead Tired Michel Blanc
FIPRESCI Prize Exotica Atom Egoyan

Un Certain Regard

All winners

Un Certain Regard ("A Certain Glance") is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or. This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.

Award Movie People
FIPRESCI Prize Bab El Oued City Merzak Allouache

Caméra d'Or

All winners

The Caméra d'Or ("Golden Camera") is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes selections (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight or Critics' Week).

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Grand Prix Coming to Terms with the Dead Pascale Ferran
Special Mention The Silences of the Palace Moufida Tlatli

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

All winners

The Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (French: Prix du Jury Œcuménique) is an independent film award for feature-length films shown at major international film festivals since 1973. The award was created by Christian film makers,[citation needed] film critics and other film professionals. The objective o... More

Award Movie People
Best Picture To Live Zhang Yimou
Best Picture Burnt by the Sun Nikita Mikhalkov