Cannes 2003

Alexander Sokurov receiving his prize from jury president Andrei Plakhov

At this major event, FIPRESCI presented three prizes: to Alexander Sokurov's "Father and Son" (in competition), to "American Splendor" by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (Un Certain Regard) and to "The Hours of the Day" by Spanish director Jaime Rosales (parallel sections).

Prizes, motivations, jury, print sources

Reports:

Father and Son (Alin Tasciyan)
American Splendor (Tristan de Bourbon)
Las Horas del dia (Robert Fischer)
Elephants and Dinosaurs (Andrei Plakhov)
What You See Is What You Get (Hans Beerekamp)
Three Faces of Science-Fiction (Caroline Vié-Toussaint)
An Imperfect Critic (José Carlos Avellar)
How The Matrix Reloaded hit Cannes at the Head (Mikal Olsen Lerøen)
Japanese Films in Cannes (Akiko Kobari)
Digital Cinema and DVD (Robert Fischer)

Jaime Rosales receiving his prize	The Cannes FIPRESCI jury

In the frame of the International Critics' Week, FIPRESCI presented its Discovery of the Year : Oasis. His Excellency Mr Lee Chang-dong, director of the film and Minister of Culture of South-Korea, was present to introduce his film. Read the review by Luciano Monteagudo.

You can also read the review of Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Uzak, which received our prize in Istanbul, before entering the Cannes competition.