History
2002 • 28th edition
From 30th August to 8th September 2002.
Harrison Ford received his second tribute from the Festival (a third will follow in 2009), in a prestigious line-up alongside Ellen Burstyn, Matt Dillon, Robert Evans, John Frankenheimer, and Jerry Weintraub. Doug Liman’s The Bourne Identity, Christopher Nolan’s Insomnia, M. Night Shyamalan’s Signs, and John Woo’s Windtalkers premiered. Entitled “In the Company of Neil LaBute: From Playwriting to Film Directing” the writer, scriptwriter and director Neil LaBute gave a cinema Masterclass.
The Jury
Pierre Lescure (President), Chantal Akerman, Richard Anconina, Jean-Marc Barr, Charles Berling, Amira Casar, Julie Gayet, Irène Jacob, Cédric Kahn, Bruno Wolkowitch
Palmares
Grand Prize : LONG WAY HOME Peter Sollett
Jury’s Prize (ex-aequo) : Long Island Expressway — Michael Cuesta & One Hour Photo — Mark Romanek
Critics Award : THE SAFETY OF OBJECTS Rose Troche