Festivals and awards
Cannes Film Festival

Australian feature films screened in Competition

For feature-length films produced in the 12 months preceding the festival, not previously screened outside the county of origin.

Films by directors previously awarded the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm awarded for best film) or the Grand Prix Special du Jury are not eligible for competition.

Prizes awarded to those features in competition include: Palme d'Or, Grand Prix Special du Jury, Best Actor and Best Actress.

Indicates award-winners.

Year Film
Winner
2011
Sleeping Beauty [Julia Leigh]
2009
Bright Star [Jane Campion]
2001
Moulin Rouge [Baz Luhrmann] (opening film)
1998
Dance Me to My Song [Rolf de Heer]
1997
The Well [Samantha Lang]
1996
The Quiet Room [Rolf de Heer]
1993
The Piano [Jane Campion]
★★
1993
Frauds [Stephan Elliott]
1993
Broken Highway [Laurie McInnes]
1989
Evil Angels (aka A Cry in the Dark) [Fred Schepisi]
1989
Sweetie [Jane Campion]
1988
The Navigator [Vincent Ward] an Australian-New Zealand co-production
1986
The Fringe Dwellers [Bruce Beresford]
1985
Bliss [Ray Lawrence]
1985
The Coca-Cola Kid [Dusan Makavejev]
1983
The Year of Living Dangerously [Peter Weir]
1980
Breaker Morant [Bruce Beresford]
1979
My Brilliant Career [Gillian Armstrong]
1978
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith [Fred Schepisi]
1965
Clay [Giorgio Mangiamele]
1956
Walk into Paradise [Lee Robinson]
1955
Jedda [Charles Chauvel]

 

 

 

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