1964 Cannes Film Festival
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.
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.Jury
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1964 competition:
Feature films
- Fritz Lang Jury President
- Charles Boyer Vice President
- Joaquín Calvo-Sotelo
- René Clément
- Jean-Jacques Gautier
- Alexandre Karaganov
- Lorens Marmstedt
- Geneviève Page
- Raoul Ploquin
- Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
- Véra Volmane
Short film jury
- Jean-Jacques Languepin Vice President
- Jiří Brdečka
- Robert Ménégoz
- Hubert Seggelke
- Alex Seiler
Official selection
In competition – Feature film
The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film:
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
- 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 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
The following feature films were screened for the 3rd International Critics' Week :
Official awards
The following films and people received the 1964 Official selection awards:
- Grand Prix du Festival International du Film: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Jacques Demy
- Prix spécial du Jury: The Woman in the Dunes by Hiroshi Teshigahara
- Best Actress:
- *Barbara Barrie for One Potato, Two Potato
- *Anne Bancroft for The Pumpkin Eater
- Best Actor:
- *Antal Páger for Drama of the Lark
- *Saro Urzì for Seduced and Abandoned
- Special Mention: Andrzej Munk for Pasażerka and his entire work
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
FIPRESCI
- FIPRESCI Prize: Passenger by Andrzej Munk
Commission Supérieure Technique
- Technical Grand Prize:
- *The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Jacques Demy
- *Dead Woman from Beverly Hills by Michael Pfleghar
OCIC Award
- The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Jacques Demy
- Barren Lives by Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Kodak Short Film Award
- Lacrimae rerum by Nicolas Nicolaides
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