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.

External links

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