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
Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress wins Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress The Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress () is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the official films in competition at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946. The ceremony was cancelled in 1948, 1950, and 1968. No awards were given to actresses in 1947. On four occasions, the jury has awarded multiple women (more than 2) the prize from one film. The four films were "A World Apart", "Brink of Life", "A Big Family", and "Volver". The jury also on