1984 Cannes Film Festival 1984 Cannes Film Festival The 37th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 23 May 1984. The Palme d'Or went to the "Paris, Texas" by Wim Wenders. The festival opened with "Fort Saganne", directed by Alain Corneau and closed with "The Bounty", directed by Roger Donaldson. During this festival, a private group, under the patronage of the festival's authorities held a side event presenting film trailers. A French jury, presided by Saul Bass, awarded its Grand Prize to the trailer for "Flashdance". The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1984 feature film competition: The following people
1949 Cannes Film Festival 1949 Cannes Film Festival The 3rd Cannes Film Festival was held from 2 to 17 September 1949. The previous year, no festival had been held because of financial problems. Like in 1947, the entire jury for this festival was made up of French persons, with historian Georges Huisman as President of the Jury. The "Grand Prix du Festival de Cannes" went to "The Third Man" by Carol Reed. The festival opened with "L'Arroseur Arrosé" by Louis Lumière, an 1895 French comedy short-film, paying tribute to cinema's first comedy film. The following persons were selected as the jury for the feature