Cannes Film Festival: 1997

Golden Palm

Date:	7 May - 18 May
Jury:	Isabelle Adjani (France) (president); Paul Auster (USA); Luc Bondy (France); Tim Burton (I) (USA); Patrick Dupond (France); Li Gong (China); Mike Leigh (UK); Nanni Moretti (Italy); Michael Ondaatje (Canada); Mira Sorvino (USA)


Winners:
	Ta'm e guilass (1997) - Abbas Kiarostami Unagi (1997) - Shohei Imamura (I)
Other In-Competition Films:
	Assassin(s) (1997) - Mathieu Kassovitz Brave, The (1997) - Johnny Depp Chun gwong cha sit (1997) - Kar Wai Wong End of Violence, The (1997) - Wim Wenders Femme défendue, La (1997) - Philippe Harel Funny Games (1997) - Michael Haneke Ice Storm, The (1997) - Ang Lee Kini and Adams (1997) - Idrissa Ouedraogo L.A. Confidential (1997) - Curtis Hanson (I) Massir, al- (1997) - Youssef Chahine Nil by Mouth (1997) - Gary Oldman Principe di Homburg, Il (1997) - Marco Bellocchio Serpent's Kiss, The (1997) - Philippe Rousselot She's So Lovely (1997) - Nick Cassavetes Sweet Hereafter, The (1997) - Atom Egoyan Tregua, La (1997) - Francesco Rosi Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) - Michael Winterbottom Well, The (1997) - Samantha Lang Western (1997) - Manuel Poirier

Best Short Film


Winner:
	...Is It the Design on the Wrapper? (1997) - Tessa Sheridan
Other In-Competition Films:
	Birdhouse (1997) - Richard C. Zimmerman Camera obscura (1997) - Stefano Arduino Final Cut (1997) - Justin Case (I) Joe (1997) - Sasha Wolf (I) Leonie (1997) - Lieven Debrauwer Makom Tov (1997) - Ayelet Bargur Over the Rainbow (1997) - Alexandre Aja Quasi niente (1997) - Ursula Ferrara Rubicon (1997) - Gil Alkabetz Vacances, Les (1997) - Emmanuelle Bercot


Winner:
	Sweet Hereafter, The (1997) - Atom Egoyan

Best Short Film


Winners:
	Leonie (1997) - Lieven Debrauwer Vacances, Les (1997) - Emmanuelle Bercot


Winner:
	Chun gwong cha sit (1997) - Kar Wai Wong


Winner:
	She's So Lovely (1997) - Thierry Arbogast - This award was actually given for two films, the other being Fifth Element, The (1997), not previously chosen for the official selection, but selected to be shown out of competition.


Winner:
	Youssef Chahine - Lifetime Achievement Award for his whole works.

Françoise Arnoul (France) (president); Luciano Barisone (Italy); Olivier Brunet-Lefebvre (France); Julien Camy (France); Ulrich Gregor (Germany); Gérard Lenne (France); Jirí Menzel (Czechoslovakia); Nicolas Philibert (France)


Winners:
	Sweet Hereafter, The (1997) - Atom Egoyan Viagem ao Princípio do Mundo (1997) - Manoel de Oliveira


Winner:
	Sweet Hereafter, The (1997) - Atom Egoyan


Winners:
	Buena estrella, La (1997) - Ricardo Franco (I) Viagem ao Princípio do Mundo (1997) - Manoel de Oliveira

Foreign Film

French Film


Winner:
	J'ai horreur de l'amour (1997) - Laurence Ferreira Barbosa


Winner:
	Savrseni krug (1997) - Ademir Kenovic