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The Films in Official Selection

The Competition Line-Up for the 2004 Cannes Film Festival

By Cannes Guide
Thursday, 19 Jun 2025

This is the Festival's main event, and where you will find all the glamour and glory. Films in this section are referred to as being 'in competition' and compete for a variety of awards. The Holy Grail is of course the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) for best picture, one of the most prestigious awards a film can receive anywhere.

Showing films in   for   

18 films selected for 2004

2046
Directed by Wong Kar-wai
China. IMDB >
Clean
Directed by Olivier Assayas
France. IMDB >
Comme une Image
Directed by Agnes Jaoui
France. IMDB >
Diarios de Motocicleta
Directed by Walter Salles
Brazil. IMDB >
Edukators
Directed by Hans Weingartner
Austria. IMDB >
Exils
Directed by Tony Gatlif
France. IMDB >
Fahrenheit 9/11
Directed by Michael Moore
USA. IMDB >
Innocence
Directed by Oshii Mamrou
Japan. IMDB >
La Femme est l'Avenir de l'Homme
Directed by Hong Sang-Soo
South Korea. IMDB >
La Nina Santa
Directed by Lucrecia Martel
Argentina. IMDB >
Le Conseguenze dell'Amore
Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Italy. IMDB >
Nobody Knows
Directed by Kore-Eda Hirokazu
Japan. IMDB >
Old Boy
Directed by Park Chan-Wook
South Korea. IMDB >
Shrek 2
Directed by Andrew Adamson
USA. IMDB >
The Ladykillers
Directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
USA. IMDB >
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Directed by Stephen Hopkins
UK. IMDB >
Tropical Malady
Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Thailand. IMDB >
Zivot Je Cudo
Directed by Emir Kusturica
Bosnia. IMDB >
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