2004 Cannes Film Festival

The 57th Cannes Film Festival took place from 12 to 23 May 2004. American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino served as jury president for the main competition. While American filmmaker Michael Moore won the Palme d'Or for the documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11, becoming the first (and only) documentary to win the festival's main prize.

The festival opening film was Bad Education directed by Pedro Almodóvar, while De-Lovely directed by Irwin Winkler was the closing film. Laura Morante was mistress of the ceremonies.

Juries

Main competition

Quentin Tarantino, American filmmaker - Jury President
Emmanuelle Béart, French actress and director
Edwidge Danticat, Haitian-American novelist
Tsui Hark, Hong Kong director
Benoît Poelvoorde, Belgian actor
Jerry Schatzberg, American director
Tilda Swinton, British actress
Kathleen Turner, American actress
Peter von Bagh, Finnish film historian

Un Certain Regard

Jeremy Thomas, British producer - Jury President
Michel Demopoulos, Greek critic
Carlos Gomez, Spanish critic
Eric Libiot, French critic
Baba Richerme, Italian journalist
Eva Zaoralova, Czech artistic director of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition

Nikita Mikhalkov, Russian actor and filmmaker - Jury President
Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkish filmmaker
Marisa Paredes, Spanish actress
Nicole Garcia, French actress and director
Pablo Trapero, Argentinian director

Camera d'Or

Tim Roth, British actor - Jury President
Alberto Barbera, Italian film critic
Nguyen Trong Binh, French distributor
Alain Choquart, French cinematographer
Isabelle Frilley, French representative of the technical industries
Diego Galan, Spanish critic
Laure Protat, French cinephile
Aldo Tassone, Italian critic
Anne Theron, French director

Official Selection

In Competition

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:

Un Certain Regard

The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:

Out of Competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:

Cinéfondation

The following short films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:

Short films Competition

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:

Cannes Classics

For the third year, the Cannes Festival selected "some of world cinema's masterpieces and rarities" for the audience. The following films were projected in the "Salle Buñuel" during the festival.

Parallel Sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 43rd International Critics' Week (43e Semaine de la Critique):

Competition

Short Films Competition

Special Screenings

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 2004 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):

Short Films

Official Awards

The following films and people received the 2004 Official selection awards:

Main Competition

Palme d'Or: Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore
Grand Prix: Oldboy by Park Chan-wook
Best Director: Exils by Tony Gatlif
Best Screenplay: Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri for Look at Me
Best Actress: Maggie Cheung for Clean
Best Actor: Yūya Yagira for Nobody Knows
Prix du Jury:
- Tropical Malady by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Irma P. Hall for The Ladykillers

Un Certain Regard

Prix Un Certain Regard: Moolaadé by Ousmane Sembène
Prix du Regard Original: Whisky by Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll
Prix du Regard vers l'Avenir: Earth and Ashes by Atiq Rahimi

Cinéfondation

First Prize: Happy Now by Frederikke Aspöck
Second Prize:
- Calatorie la oras by Corneliu Porumboiu
- 99 ans de ma vie by Marja Mikkonen
Third Prize: Fajnie, że jesteś by Jan Komasa

Caméra d'Or

Or (My Treasure) by Keren Yedaya
- Special Mention:
  - Passages by Yang Chao
  - Earth and Ashes by Atiq Rahimi

Short Films Competition

Short Film Palme d'Or: Trafic by Cătălin Mitulescu
Short Film Jury Prize: Flatlife by Jonas Geirnaert

Independent Awards

FIPRESCI Prizes

Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore (In competition)
Whisky by Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll (Un Certain Regard)
Thirst by Tawfik Abu Wael (International Critics' Week)

Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist

Éric Gautier, cinematographer in Clean and The Motorcycle Diaries

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

The Motorcycle Diaries by Walter Salles
- Special mention: Moolaadé by Ousmane Sembène

Award of the Youth

Kontroll by Antal Nimród

Critics' Week

International Critics' Week Grand Prix:
- A Common Thread by Éléonore Faucher
- Or (My Treasure) by Keren Yedaya
Canal Award: Ryan by Chris Landreth
Kodak Short Film Award: Ryan by Chris Landreth
Young Critics Award - Best Short: Ryan by Chris Landreth
Young Critics Award - Best Feature: Or (My Treasure) by Keren Yedaya
Grand Golden Rail: CQ2 by Carole Laure
Small Golden Rail: Alice and I by Micha Wald