1960 Cannes Film Festival

1960 Cannes Film Festival

Official poster of the 13th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Jean-Denis Maillart.[1]
Opening film Ben-Hur
Location Cannes, France
Founded 1946
Awards Palme d'Or (La Dolce Vita)
Number of films 29 (In Competition)[2]
2 (Out of Competition)
31 (Short Film)
Festival date 4 May 1960 (1960-05-04) – 20 May 1960 (1960-05-20)
Website festival-cannes.com/en

The 13th Cannes Film Festival was held from 4 to 20 May 1960.[3] The Palme d'Or went to the La Dolce Vita by Federico Fellini.[4] The festival opened with Ben-Hur, directed by William Wyler.[5][6][7]

Jury

Georges Simenon, jury president

Feature film competition

Films out of competition

Awards

Federico Fellini, winner of the Palme d'Or at the event.

References

  1. ↑ "Posters 1960". Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Official Selection 1960 : All the Selection". Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "1960 - La Dolce Riviera ..?". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Awards 1960 : All Awards". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "William Wyler discusses the difficulties in the realization of Ben-Hur". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Cannes Festival". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Opening of the Cannes Film Festival". Retrieved 10 December 2013.

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