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]
Opening film | Cent mille dollars au soleil |
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Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Grand Prix du Festival International du Film (Les Parapluies de Cherbourg)[2] |
No. of films | 25 (In Competition)[3] 3 (Out of Competition) 22 (Short Film) |
Festival date | 29 April 1964 | – 14 May 1964
Website | festival-cannes |
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]
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1964 competition:[6]
Feature films
Short film jury
The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film:[3]
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]
The following feature films were screened for the 3rd International Critics' Week (3e Semaine de la Critique):[7]
The following films and people received the 1964 Official selection awards:[2]
Short films
Commission Supérieure Technique[5]
Kodak Short Film Award[9]