Cannes 2004

Clockwise, from top left: 1) the FIPRESCI jury, 2) Juan Pablo Rebella (with the diploma) and Pablo Stoll (to his left) receiving their prize, 3) Michael Moore's sister receiving the prize on his behalf, 4) Tawfik Abu Wael holding his diploma (to his right, David Robinson, president of the jury). Photos: (c) Caroline Vié-Toussaint.

Michael Moore won the FIPRESCI Prize for his anti-Bush documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11". In the other festival sections, "Whisky" (Juan-Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll) and "Atash - Thirst" (Tawfik Abu Wael) were given awards by the international critics' jury.

Fahrenheit 9/11	Whisky	Atash

Details of the prizes

Reports:

Times Change. David Robinson writes an overview on this year's selection, marked by strong documentaries and political films.
Fahrenheit 9/11. Howard Feinstein reviews Michael Moore's film, awarded with the Palme d'Or and the FIPRESCI prize.
A Real Punch in the Face. Agnès Catherine Poirier on the screening of Michael Moore's film and her reactions towards "the best film" in Cannes this year.
Atash (Thirst). Blagoja Kunovski reviews the Palestinian film presented in the Critics' Week, one of our three awards.
Cinema of Intervention. Hassouna Mansouri writes on filmmaking as a moral and political act.
Finding "Schizo". Dubravka Lakic discovered on the last day this debut feature from Kazakhstan in the Un Certain Regard section.
Writers and Wars. Zlatko Vidackovic on two themes that marked him this year in the festival.
My Neighbor Never Saw the End of the Film… Gérard Camy deplores an annoying phenomenon occuring at the Cannes screenings.
Koktebel. In the framework of the Critics' Week, FIPRESCI presented the Russian film "Koktebel" as "Revelation of the Year". Read the review by Derek Malcolm.

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