1990 Cannes Film Festival 1990 Cannes Film Festival The 43rd Cannes Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 May 1990. The Palme d'Or went to "Wild at Heart" by David Lynch. The festival opened with "Dreams", directed by Akira Kurosawa and closed with "The Comfort of Strangers", directed by Paul Schrader. The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1990 feature film competition: The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1990 Camera d'Or: 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
Cannes Film Festival appointed Honorary President in 2000, and in 2002, the Festival officially adopted the name "Festival de Cannes". During the 2000s, the Festival started focusing more on the technological advances taking place in the film world, especially the digital techniques. In 2004 the restored historical films of the Festival were presented as "Cannes Classics", which included documentaries. In 2007 Thierry Frémaux became General Delegate. In 2009 he extended the Festival in Buenos Aires, as "La Semana de Cine del Festival de Cannes", and in 2010 he created the "Cannes Court Métrage" for the Short Film competition. Festival Director Thierry Fremaux is