1956 Cannes Film Festival This decision in turn had become a divisive issue in the festival, as it was seen as censorship. In 1956 it was decided to eliminate all such censorship from the selection and thereby start a new era in the festival. The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1956 competition: Feature films Short films The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or: The following films and people received the 1956 awards: Short films OCIC Award 1956 Cannes Film Festival The 9th Cannes Film Festival was held
Cannes Film Festival also been accused of sexual harassment and abuse at past festivals. An accusation of rape involving Harvey Weinstein, allegedly occurred at the Venice festival. As a result of the past sexual controversies and the #MeToo movement that arose out of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, in 2018, Cannes Film Festival officials announced the creation of a telephone hotline during the festival in which victims could report incidents of sexual harassment and other crimes. The hotline is in collaboration with the French government. Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; ), until 2002 called the International Film Festival (') and known in