1964 Cannes Film Festival

Summary

The 17th Cannes Film Festival was held from 29 April to 14 May 1964. On this occasion, the Palme d’Or was renamed "Grand Prix du Festival International du Film", a name that remained in use through 1974, after which it became the Palme d'Or again.[4]

1964 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 17th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Jean-Claude Moreau.[1]
Opening filmCent mille dollars au soleil
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsGrand Prix du Festival
International du Film

(Les Parapluies de Cherbourg)[2]
No. of films25 (In Competition)[3]
3 (Out of Competition)
22 (Short Film)
Festival date29 April 1964 (1964-04-29) – 14 May 1964 (1964-05-14)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The Grand Prix went to the Les Parapluies de Cherbourg by Jacques Demy. The festival opened with Cent mille dollars au soleil, directed by Henri Verneuil.[5]

Jury edit

 
Fritz Lang, Jury President

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1964 competition:[6]

Feature films

Short film jury

  • Jean-Jacques Languepin (France) - Jury Vice President
  • Jiří Brdečka (Czechoslovakia)
  • Robert Ménégoz (France)
  • Hubert Seggelke (West Germany)
  • Alex Seiler (Switzerland)

Official selection edit

In competition – Feature film edit

The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film:[3]

Films out of competition edit

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]

Short film competition edit

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]

  • 1,2,3... by Gyula Macskássy, Gyorgy Varnai
  • Age Of The Buffalo by Austin Campbell
  • Clair obscur by George Sluizer
  • Dawn Of The Capricorne by Ahmad Faroughy-Kadjar
  • Flora nese smrt by Jiri Papousek
  • Help ! My Snowman's Burning Down by Carson Davidson
  • Himalayan Lakes by Dr. Gopal Datt
  • Kedd by Mark Novak
  • La douceur du village by François Reichenbach
  • La fuite en Egypte by Waley Eddin Sameh
  • Lacrimae rerum by Nicolas Nicolaides
  • Lamb by Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
  • Las murallas de Cartagena by Francisco Norden
  • Le prix de la victoire (Défi) by Nobuko Shibuya
  • Li mali mestieri by Gianfranco Mingozzi
  • Marines Flamandes by Lucien Deroisy
  • Max Ernst Entdeckungsfahrten ins Unbewusste by Carl Lamb & Peter Schamoni
  • Medju oblacima by Dragan Mitrovic
  • Memoria Trandafirului by Sergiu Nicolaescu
  • Sillages by Serge Roullet
  • The Peaches by Michael Gill
  • The Raisin Salesman by William Melendez

Parallel section edit

International Critics' Week edit

The following feature films were screened for the 3rd International Critics' Week (3e Semaine de la Critique):[7]

Awards edit

Official awards edit

The following films and people received the 1964 Official selection awards:[2]

Short films

  • Grand Prix du Jury: Le prix de la victoire by Nobuko Shibuya & La douceur du village by François Reichenbach
  • Prix spécial du Jury: Help ! My Snowman's Burning Down by Carson Davidson & Sillages by Serge Roullet
  • Short film Technical Prize: Dawn Of The Capricorne by Ahmad Faroughy-Kadjar

Independent awards edit

FIPRESCI[8][5]

Commission Supérieure Technique[5]

OCIC Award[9]

Kodak Short Film Award[9]

  • Lacrimae rerum by Nicolas Nicolaides

References edit

  1. ^ "Posters 1964". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Awards 1964 : All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d "Official Selection 1964: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013.
  4. ^ "1964 – Les Parasols de Cannes (The Umbrellas of Cannes)". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "17ème Festival International du Film – Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Juries 1964". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  7. ^ "3e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique – 1964". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  8. ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1964". fipresci.org. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1964". imdb.com. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

Media edit

  • INA: Opening of the 1964 festival (commentary in French)
  • INA: Arrivée des personnalités au Palais des festivals (commentary in French)
  • INA: List of winners of the 1964 Cannes Festival (commentary in French)

External links edit