2003 Cannes Film Festival
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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
Official poster of the 56th Cannes Film Festival featuring an original illustration by Jenny Holzer.
2003 Un Certain Regard poster, adapted from an original illustration by Oswaldo Vigas.
Patrice Chéreau, Jury President
Gus Van Sant, Palme d'Or winner
Palme d'Or
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The Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded to the director of the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing com
2003 Cannes Film Festival
…the President of the Jury for the main competition. Monica Bellucci hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. 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…
2026 recipient: Cristian Mungiu
Palme d'Or awarded to Apocalypse Now at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival
Roberto Rossellini won in 1946.
Orson Welles won in 1952.