2004 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 57th Cannes Film Festival featuring an illustration by Alerte Orange. | |
| Opening film | Bad Education |
|---|---|
| Closing film | De-Lovely |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: Fahrenheit 9/11 |
| Hosted by | Laura Morante |
| No. of films | 19 (Main Competition) |
| Festival date | 12 May 2004 – 23 May 2004 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 57th Cannes Film Festival took place from 12 to 23 May 2004. American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino served as jury president for the main competition. While American filmmaker Michael Moore won the Palme d'Or for the documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11, becoming the first (and only) documentary to win the festival's main prize.
The festival opening film was Bad Education directed by Pedro Almodóvar, while De-Lovely directed by Irwin Winkler was the closing film. Laura Morante was mistress of the ceremonies.