1964 Cannes Film Festival 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. The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1964 competition: Feature films Short film jury The following feature films competed for the Grand
Cannes Film Festival origins may be attributed in part to the French desire to compete with the Venice Film Festival, which at the time was shocking the democratic world by its fascist bias. The first festival was planned for 1939, Cannes was selected as the location for it, but the funding and organization were too slow and finally the beginning of World War II put an end to this plan. On 20 September 1946, twenty-one countries presented their films at the First Cannes International Film Festival, which took place at the former Casino of Cannes. In 1947, amid serious problems of efficiency, the