1995 Cannes Film Festival
The 48th Cannes Film Festival took place from 17 to 28 May 1995. French actress Jeanne Moreau served as jury president for the main competition. French actress Carole Bouquet hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.
Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for a second time with the comedy-drama film Underground.
The festival opened with The City of Lost Children by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and closed with The Quick and the Dead by Sam Raimi.
Juries
Main competition
- Jeanne Moreau, French actress - Jury President
- Gianni Amelio, Italian filmmaker
- Jean-Claude Brialy, French actor and director
- Nadine Gordimer, South African author
- Gaston Kaboré, Burkinabé filmmaker
- Michele Ray-Gavras, French producer and journalist
- Emilio García Riera, Mexican actor, writer and film critic
- Philippe Rousselot, French cinematographer
- John Waters, American filmmaker
- Mariya Zvereva, Russian
''Camera d'Or''
- Michel Deville, French filmmaker - Jury President
- Alberto Barbera, Italian film critic
- Didier Beaudet, French
- N.T. Binh, French Distributor
- Michel Demopoulos, French film critic
- István Gaál, Hungarian filmmaker
- Caroline Million-Rousseau, French Cinephile
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: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:A Hamok Dala by Ferenc CakoDespondent Divorcee by Jonathan OgilvieDomo by Maurizio ForestieriGagarine by Alexij KharitidiCocoon by Nuri Bilge CeylanLes Enfants s'ennuient le Dimanche by Sophie Perez, Matthieu Poirot-DelpechSortie de Bain by Florence HenrardSwinger by Gregor JordanThe Beast by Rhoderyc C. MontgomeryThe Pan Loaf by Sean HindsParallel sections
International Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 34th International Critics' Week :Feature film competitionManneken Pis by Frank Van Passel Soul Survivor by Stephen Williams The Daughter-in-law by Steve Wang Hsieh-Chih Mute Witness by Anthony Waller Denise Calls Up by Hal Salwen Madagascar skin by Chris Newby Los hijos del viento by Fernando Merinero
Short film competitionAn Evil Town by Richard Sears Movements of the Body by Wayne Traudt Ubu by Manuel Gomez The Last Laugh by Robert Harders Adios, toby, adios by Ramón Barea Surprise! by Veit Helmer Le Pendule by Madame Foucault by Jean-Marc Vervoort
Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 1995 Directors' Fortnight :3 Steps To Heaven by Constantine GiannarisAn Awfully Big Adventure by Mike NewellThe White Balloon by Jafar PanahiCafé Society by Raymond DeFelittaDer Kopf des Mohren by Paulus MankerEggs by Bent HamerEldorado by Charles BinaméFaute de soleil by Christophe BlancHeartbreak Island by Hsu Hsiao-MingHeavy by James MangoldThe Tale of the Three Lost Jewels by Michel KhleifiL'Enfant noir by Laurent ChevallierThe Confessional by Robert LepageLe Rocher d'Acapulco by Laurent TuelNella mischia by Gianni ZanasiPather Panchali by Satyajit RayRevivre by Jean-Luc RaynaudSafe by Todd HaynesSomeone Else's America by Goran PaskaljevicSommaren by Kristian PetriVisiblement je vous aime by Jean-Michel CarréLe Bus by Jean-Luc GagetCorps inflammables by Jacques MaillotRebonds by Marine PlaceLa Vie à Rebours by Gaël MorelUne visite by Philippe HarelOfficial Awards
In Competition
- Palme d'Or: Underground by Emir Kusturica
- Grand Prize of the Jury: Ulysses' Gaze by Theo Angelopoulos
- Best Director: Mathieu Kassovitz for La Haine
- Best Actress: Helen Mirren for The Madness of King George
- Best Actor: Jonathan Pryce for Carrington
- Jury Prize: Don't Forget You're Going to Die by Xavier Beauvois
- Jury Special Prize: Carrington by Christopher Hampton
''[Caméra d'Or]''
- The White Ballon by Jafar Panahi
- *Special Mention: Denise Calls Up by Hal Salwen
[Short Film Palme d'Or]
- Gagarin by Alexij KharitidiJury Prize: Swinger by Gregor Jordan
Independent awards
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''Commission Supérieure Technique''
[Prize of the Ecumenical Jury]
Land and Freedom by Ken Loach- * Special Mention: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Marion Hänsel
Award of the Youth
- Foreign Film: Manneken Pis by Frank Van Passel
- French Film: Bye-Bye by Karim Dridi
International Critics' Week
- Mercedes-Benz Award: Manneken Pis by Frank Van Passel
- Canal+ Award: An Evil Town by Richard Sears
- Grand Golden Rail: Manneken Pis by Frank Van Passel