1984 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 37th Cannes Film Festival, adapted from an original film set by Alexandre Trauner. | |
| Opening film | Fort Saganne |
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| Closing film | The Bounty |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: Paris, Texas |
| No. of films | 19 (In Competition) |
| Festival date | 11 May 1984 – 23 May 1984 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 37th Cannes Film Festival took place from 11 to 23 May 1984. British actor Dirk Bogarde served as jury president for the main competition.
German filmmaker Wim Wenders won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Paris, Texas.
During this festival, a private group, under the patronage of the festival's authorities held a side event presenting film trailers. A French jury, presided by Saul Bass, awarded its Grand Prize to the trailer for Flashdance.
The festival opened with Fort Saganne by Alain Corneau, and closed with The Bounty by Roger Donaldson.