1980 Cannes Film Festival


The 33rd Cannes Film Festival was held between 9 and 23 May 1980. The Palme d'Or went to the All That Jazz by Bob Fosse and Kagemusha by Akira Kurosawa.
The festival opened with Fantastica, directed by Gilles Carle and closed with Sono fotogenico, directed by Dino Risi. The showing of Andrei Tarkovsky's film Stalker was interrupted by an electricians strike.

Jury

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1980 feature film competition:
Feature films

In competition - Feature film

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:

International Critics' Week

The following feature films were screened for the 19th International Critics' Week :
The following films were screened for the 1980 Directors' Fortnight :
Short films'

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1980 awards:
Golden Camera
Short films
FIPRESCI Prizes
Commission Supérieure Technique
  • Technical Grand Prize: Le Risque de vivre by Gérald Calderon
Ecumenical Jury'
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