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The 57th Cannes Film Festival started on 12 and ran until 23 May 2004. The Palme d'Or went to the American documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore , becoming the first (and only) documentary to win the festival's main prize.
The Cannes Film Festival ( / kæn /; French: Festival de Cannes ), until 2003 called the International Film Festival ( Festival international du film ), is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around the world.
The 56th Cannes Film Festival started on 14 May and ran until 25 May 2003. It showcased a diverse selection of international films from various genres. French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer Patrice Chéreau was the president of the jury.
Award-winners and contenders from Cannes Film Festival (2004)
The Festival de Cannes is now the world’s most prestigious film gathering, as well as its most widely publicised cultural event. Today a major forum for film-producing countries, its history, selections and prizes are usually thought to date back to 1946 – the year of the first festival proper.
The first Cannes Film Festival introduced the entire world to Italian cinema and its neorealism. The rise of a new generation of filmmakers was not to the liking of the people at the Ministry who were in charge of making the selections, but films by these young auteurs quickly gained ground.
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Aug 16, 2006 · Macleans. Cannes Film Festival 2004. Article by Brian D. Johnson. Published Online August 16, 2006. Last Edited December 12, 2013. WHAT DOES IT take to shock Quentin Tarantino?