1985 Cannes Film Festival 1985 Cannes Film Festival The 38th Cannes Film Festival was held from 8 to 20 May 1985. The Palme d'Or went to the "When Father Was Away on Business" by Emir Kusturica. The festival opened with "Witness", directed by Peter Weir and closed with "The Emerald Forest", directed by John Boorman. The festival paid a tribute to American actor James Stewart and screened a restored version of his 1954 film "The Glenn Miller Story", directed by Anthony Mann. The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1985 feature film competition: The following people were appointed as the Jury
Cannes Film Festival also been accused of sexual harassment and abuse at past festivals. An accusation of rape involving Harvey Weinstein, allegedly occurred at the Venice festival. As a result of the past sexual controversies and the #MeToo movement that arose out of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, in 2018, Cannes Film Festival officials announced the creation of a telephone hotline during the festival in which victims could report incidents of sexual harassment and other crimes. The hotline is in collaboration with the French government. Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; ), until 2002 called the International Film Festival (') and known in