1983 Cannes Film Festival 1983 Cannes Film Festival The 36th Cannes Film Festival was held from 7 to 19 May 1983. The Palme d'Or went to the "Narayama Bushiko" by Shōhei Imamura. In 1983, the new building for the main events of the festival, the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, was inaugurated. Innitially many described it as "a hideous concrete blockhouse", nicknaming it "The Bunker". The festival opened with "The King of Comedy", directed by Martin Scorsese and closed with "WarGames", directed by John Badham. The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1983 feature film competition: The following people were
2015 Cannes Film Festival winner has been highlighted. The full line-up for the Cannes Classics section was announced on 30 April 2015. Greek-French film director Costa-Gavras was announced as the guest of honor. In tribute to the recently deceased Portuguese film director, Cannes Classics screened Manoel de Oliveira's posthumous 1982 film "Memories and Confessions". The film was previously unseen outside of Portugal. The Cinéma de la Plage is a part of the Official Selection of the festival. The outdoors screenings at the beach cinema of Cannes are open to the public. The full selection for the International Critics' Week section was announced on 20