Opening film | Fort Saganne |
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Closing film | The Bounty |
Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Palme d'Or ( Paris, Texas) [2] |
No. of films | 19 (In Competition)
[3] 14 ( Un Certain Regard) 5 (Out of Competition) 10 ( Short Film) |
Festival date | 11 May 1984 | – 23 May 1984
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The 37th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 23 May 1984. The Palme d'Or went to the Paris, Texas by Wim Wenders. [4] [5] [6]
The festival opened with Fort Saganne, directed by Alain Corneau [7] [8] and closed with The Bounty, directed by Roger Donaldson. [9] During this festival, a private group, under the patronage of the festival's authorities held a side event presenting film trailers. A French jury, presided by Saul Bass, awarded its Grand Prize to the trailer for Flashdance. [10]
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1984 feature film competition: [11]
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1984 Camera d'Or: [4]
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: [3]
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard: [3]
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: [3]
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or: [3]
The following feature films were screened for the 23rd International Critics' Week (23e Semaine de la Critique): [12]
The following films were screened for the 1984 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs): [13]
The following films and people received the 1984 Official selection awards: [2] [14]
Golden Camera
Short films
Commission Supérieure Technique
Ecumenical Jury [16]
Award of the Youth