The 42nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 23 May 1989. The Palme d'Or went to Sex, Lies, and VideotapebySteven Soderbergh.[4][5][6][7]
Official poster of the 42nd Cannes Film Festival, featuring an original illustration by Ludovic.[1]
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| Opening film | New York Stories |
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| Closing film | Old Gringo |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or (Sex, Lies, and Videotape)[2] |
| No. of films | 22 (En Competition)[3] 19 (Un Certain Regard) 10 (Out of Competition) 10 (Short Film) |
| Festival date | 11 May 1989 (1989-05-11) – 23 May 1989 (1989-05-23) |
| Website | festival-cannes |
| Cannes Film Festival | |
The festival opened with New York Stories, anthology film directed by Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese[8] and closed with Old Gringo, directed by Luis Puenzo.[9][10]
During the 1989 festival, the first Cinéma & liberté forum was held with the participation of a hundred famous directors from various countries. They discussed about the freedom of expression and signed a declaration protesting against all forms of censorship still existing in the world.[11]
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1989 feature film competition:[12]
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1989 Camera d'Or:
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.
Special screenings
The following short films competed for the Palme d'Or du court métrage:[3]
The following feature films were screened for the 28th International Critics' Week (28e Semaine de la Critique):[14]
Feature film competition
Short film competition
The following feature films were screened for the 1989 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[15]
The following films and people received the 1989 awards:[2][16][17]
Golden Camera
Short films
Commission Supérieure Technique
Ecumenical Jury[20]
Award of the Youth[18]
Other awards
