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Cannes Film Festival

41st edition

  • May 23, 1988
  • France

The 41st Cannes Film Festival took place from 11 to 23 May 1988. Italian filmmaker Ettore Scola served as jury president for the main competition.

Main Competition

All winners
Award Movie People
Palme d'Or Pelle the Conqueror Bille August
Grand Prix A World Apart Chris Menges
Jury Prize A Short Film About Killing Krzysztof Kieślowski
Best Director The South Fernando Solanas
Best Actress in a Leading Role A World Apart Barbara Hershey, Jodhi May, Linda Mvusi
Best Actor in a Leading Role Bird Forest Whitaker
Best Artistic Contribution Drowning by Numbers Peter Greenaway
FIPRESCI Prize A Short Film About Killing Krzysztof Kieślowski

Caméra d'Or

All winners

The Caméra d'Or ("Golden Camera") is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes selections (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight or Critics' Week).

Award Movie People
Grand Prix Salaam Bombay! Mira Nair

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