1989 Cannes Film Festival feature films were screened for the 1989 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs): The following films and people received the 1989 awards: Golden Camera Short films FIPRESCI Prizes Commission Supérieure Technique Ecumenical Jury Award of the Youth Other awards 1989 Cannes Film Festival The 42nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 23 May 1989. The Palme d'Or went to the "Sex, Lies, and Videotape" by Steven Soderbergh. The festival opened with "New York Stories", anthology film directed by Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese and closed with "Old Gringo", directed by Luis Puenzo. During the 1989 festival, the
Jury Prize (Cannes Film Festival) award twice. Film academic Andrew M. Butler regards jury prizes such as Cannes' as a way of helping a film gain a distribution deal. The following films were awarded the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival through the years. Jury Prize (Cannes Film Festival) The Jury Prize () is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival, chosen by the Jury from the "official section" of movies at the festival. According to film critic Dave Kehr, the award is "intended to recognize an original work that embodies the spirit of inquiry." In 1946, a prize named International Jury Prize