1998 Cannes Film Festival

Main competition • Martin Scorsese, American filmmaker and producer - Jury President • Alain Corneau, French filmmaker • Chiara Mastroianni, French actress • Chen Kaige, Chinese filmmaker • Lena Olin, Swedish actress • Winona Ryder, American actress • MC Solaar, French singer • Zoé Valdés, Cuban filmmaker and author • Sigourney Weaver, American actress • Michael Winterbottom, British filmmaker Un Certain Regard • Jacques Mandelbaum, French journalist - Jury President • Thierry Gandillot • Luc Honorez • Pierre Murat Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition • Jean-Pierre Jeunet, French filmmaker - Jury President • Emmanuelle Béart, French actress • Arnaud Desplechin, French filmmaker • Jaco Van Dormael, Belgian filmmaker • Ángela Molina, Spanish actress ''Camera d'Or'' • Trần Anh Hùng, Vietnamese-French filmmaker - Jury President • Derek Malcolm, British film critic • Bernard Maltaverne • Marcel Martin, film critic • Emanuela Martini, film critic • Jacques Poitrenaud, French director and actor • Pierre Salvadori, French filmmaker • Charles Van Damme, Belgian cinematographer ==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: Cinéfondation The following films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation: • Blue City by David Birdsell • Deer Men by Saara Saarela • Die Weiche by Chrys Krikellis • Doom and Gloom by John McKay • The First Sin by Fahimeh Sorkhabi • Inside the Boxes by Mirjam Kubescha • Jakub by Adam Guzinski • Mud (Kal) by Ivaylo P. Simidchiev • Mangwana by Manu Kurewa • One Eye by Liana Dognini • The Photographer (Fotograf) by Alexander Kott • The Rose of the Railroad (Ratapenkan Ruusu) by Hanna Maylett • The Sheep Thief by Asif Kapadia • Summer-Time (Léto - cas dlouhých letu) by Ramunas Greicius • Wild Paths (Sentieri selvaggi) by Susanna Grigoletto Short Films Competition The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or: • ''9'8 M/S2'' by Alfonso Amador, Nicolas Mendez • Balkanska Ruleta by Zdravko Barisic • Enfant, Gribouillage, Photos de Famille by Jun-hong Lin • Fetch by Lynn-Maree Danzey • Gasman by Lynne Ramsay • Happy Birthday to Me by Martin Mahon • Horseshoe by David Lodge • I Want You by Gregory Quail • Kiyida by Ebru Yapici • ''L'Interview'' by Xavier Giannoli • Skate by Eun-Ryung Cho ==Parallel sections==

International Critics' Week The following films were screened for the 37th International Critics' Week (37e Semaine de la Critique): Feature film competition • The Bed (Postel) by Oskar Reif (Czech Republic) • Christmas in August by Hur Jin-Ho (South Korea) • I Stand Alone (Seul contre tous) by Gaspar Noé (France) • Memory & Desire by Niki Caro (New Zealand) • The Polish Bride (De Poolse bruid)) by Karim Traïdia (Netherlands) • Sitcom by François Ozon (France) • Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley by Santiago Segura (Spain) Short film competition • Brutalos by Christophe Billeter, David Leroy (Switzerland) • Down, Across (Loddrett, Vannrett) by Erland Øverby (Norway) • Flight by Sim Sadler (United States) • Der Hausbesorger by Stephan Wagner (Austria) • Milk by Andrea Arnold (United Kingdom) • Por un infante difunto by Tinieblas González (Spain) • The Rogers’ Cable by Jennifer Kierans (Canada) Directors' Fortnight The following films were screened for the 1998 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs): • Babyface by Jack Blum • Cantique de la racaille by Vincent Ravalec • Chacun pour soi by Bruno Bontzolakis • Disparus by Gilles Bourdos • Happiness by Todd Solondz • Head On by Ana Kokkinos • High Art by Lisa Cholodenko • Hinterland (L’Arrière pays) by Jacques Nolot • L’homme qui rit by Paul Leni • ''Laisse un peu d'amour'' by Zaïda Ghorab-Volta • Last Night by Don McKellar • Le Nain rouge by Yvan Le Moine • Notes of Love (La Parola amore esiste) by Mimmo Calopresti • Of Freaks and Men (Pro urodov i lyudey) by Alexeï Balabanov • Requiem by Alain Tanner • Slam by Marc Levin • Slums Of Beverly Hills by Tamara Jenkins • Spring In My Hometown by Kwangmo Lee • The Stringer by Paul Pawlikowski • La Vie Sur Terre by Abderrahmane Sissako • West Beyrouth by Ziad Doueiri :Short films • A table by Idit Cébula (19 min.) • Le Bleu du ciel by Christian Dor (25 min.) • Open Bodies (Les corps ouverts) by Sébastien Lifshitz (47 min.) • Electrons statiques by Jean-Marc Moutout (25 min.) • Les Pinces à linge by Joël Brisse (23 min.) • Rue bleue by Chad Chenouga (24 min.) == Official Awards ==

, winner of the Palme d'Or at the event. , Gran Prix winnerThe following films and people received the 1998 Official selection awards: In Competition • Palme d'Or: Eternity and a Day by Theodoros Angelopoulos • Grand Prize of the Jury: Life Is Beautiful by Roberto Benigni • Best Director: John Boorman for The General • Best Screenplay: Henry Fool by Hal Hartley • Best Actress: Élodie Bouchez and Natacha Régnier for The Dreamlife of Angels • Best Actor: Peter Mullan for My Name Is Joe • Best Artistic Contribution: Velvet Goldmine by Todd Haynes • Jury Prize: • The Celebration by Thomas Vinterberg • Class Trip by Claude Miller === Un Certain Regard === • Killer by Darezhan Omirbaev === Cinéfondation === • First Prize: Jakub by Adam Guzinski • Second Prize: The Sheep Thief by Asif Kapadia • Third Prize: Mangwana by Manu Kurewa === ''Caméra d'Or'' === • Slam by Marc Levin === Short Film Palme d'Or === • ''L'interview'' by Xavier Giannoli • Jury Prize: • Horseshoe by David Lodge • Gasman by Lynne Ramsay == Independent awards ==

=== FIPRESCI Prizes === • The Hole by Tsai Ming-liang (In competition) • Happiness by Todd Solondz (Directors' Fortnight) Commission Supérieure Technique • Technical Grand Prize: Vittorio Storaro (cinematography) in Tango === Prize of the Ecumenical Jury === • Eternity and a Day by Theodoros Angelopoulos • Ecumenical Jury - Special Award: Ingmar Bergman Award of the Youth • Foreign Film: Last Night by Don McKellar • French Film: Hinterland by Jacques Nolot International Critics' Week • Mercedes-Benz Award: I Stand Alone by Gaspar Noé ==References==

• INA: Opening of the 1998 Festival (commentary in French) • INA: List of prize-winners of the 1998 festival (commentary in French) ==External links==