1981 Cannes Film Festival

• Jacques Deray, French filmmaker - Jury President • Ellen Burstyn, American actress • Jean-Claude Carrière, French author • Robert Chazal, French film critic • Attilio d'Onofrio, Italian • Christian Defaye, Swiss journalist • Carlos Diegues, Brazilian filmmaker • Antonio Gala, Spanish author • Andrei Petrov, Soviet composer • Douglas Slocombe, British 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 Un Certain Regard section: Out of Competition The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: Short Films Competition The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or: • Alephah by Gérald Frydman • André Derain, thèmes et variations by François Porcile • Dilemma by John Halas • Diskzokej by Jiří Barta • Král a skritek by Lubomír Beneš • Manövergäste by G. Nicolas Hayek • Maskirani razbojnik by Petar Lalovic • Moto Perpetuo by Béla Vajda • ''Ne me parlez plus jamais d'amour'' by Sylvain Madigan • Le Rat by Elisabeth Huppert • Ravnovesie by Boiko Kanev • Trcanje by Dusko Sevo • Zea by André Leduc ==Parallel sections==

International Critics' Week The following feature films were screened for the 20th International Critics' Week (20e Semaine de la Critique): • She Dances Alone by Robert Dornhelm • The Moth by Tomasz Zygadlo • Fil, fond, fosfor by Philippe Nahoun • Kill Hitler by Villi Hermann, Niklaus Meienberg, Hans Stürm • '''' by Jeanine Meerapfel • Fertile Memory by Michel Khleifi • Le Chapeau malheureux by Maria Sos Directors' Fortnight The following films were screened for the 1981 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs): • Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai by Saeed Akhtar Mirza • Alligator Shoes by Clay Borris • Americana by David Carradine • Act of Violence by Eduardo Escorel • Beddegama by Lester James Peries • Bolivar, Sinfonia Tropical by Diego Rísquez • Bona by Lino Brocka • Chakra, Vicious Circle by Rabindra Dharmaraj • Conversa Acabada by João Botelho • Desperado City by Vadim Glowna • No Mercy, No Future by Helma Sanders-Brahms • Francisca by Manoel De Oliveira • The Vulture by Yaky Yosha • The Mark of the Beast by Pieter Verhoeff • In Defense of People by Rafigh Pooya • Fruits of Passion by Shuji Terayama • The Plouffe Family by Gilles Carle • Memorias Do Medo by Alberto Graça • Narcissus and Psyche by Gábor Bódy • Seuls by Francis Reusser • Tell Me A Riddle by Lee Grant • Wizja lokalna 1901 by Filip Bajon :Short films • Evolution by Sheila Graber • Face To Face by Sheila Graber • Le Miroir Vivant by Eunice Hutchins, Norbert Barnich • Michelangelo by Sheila Graber • Music For Film by Jean-Claude Wouters • Pour Trois Minutes De Gloire by Jean-Claude Bronckart • T.V.O. by Carlos Castillo • The Electric Disco Chicken by Bob Goodness • Tous Les Garcons by Yves Laberge • Tre Per Eccesso by Giampierro Vinciguerra • Uno Para Todos, Todos Para Todos by Carlos Castillo == Official Awards ==

In Competition • ''Palme d'Or: Man of Iron'' by Andrzej Wajda • Grand Prix: Light Years Away by Alain Tanner • Best Screenplay: István Szabó for Mephisto • Best Actress: Isabelle Adjani for Quartet and Possession • Best Actor: Ugo Tognazzi for Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man • Best Supporting Actress: Yelena Solovey for Faktas • Best Supporting Actor: Ian Holm for Chariots of Fire • Best Artistic Contribution: Excalibur by John Boorman === ''Caméra d'Or'' === • Desperado City by Vadim Glowna === Short Film Palme d'Or === • Moto Perpetuo by Béla Vajda • Jury Prize: • Le Rat by Elisabeth Huppert • Zea by André Leduc == Independent Awards ==

=== FIPRESCI Prizes === • '''' by Jeanine Meerapfel (International Critics' Week) • Mephisto by István Szabó (In competition) Commission Supérieure Technique • Technical Grand Prize: Les Uns et les Autres for the sound quality === Prize of the Ecumenical Jury === • Man of Iron by Andrzej Wajda • Special Mention: • Chariots of Fire by Hugh Hudson • Looks and Smiles by Ken Loach Young Cinema Award • Looks and Smiles by Ken Loach • Neige by Juliet Berto and Jean-Henri Roger ==References==

• INA: The parallel festival, Cannes 1981 (commentary in French) • INA: Threat of suicide Italian-style for Ugo Tognazzi (in French) == External links ==