1957 Cannes Film Festival 1957 Cannes Film Festival The 10th Cannes Film Festival was held from 2 to 17 May 1957. The Palme d'Or went to the "Friendly Persuasion" by William Wyler. The festival opened with "Around the World in 80 Days" by Michael Anderson. During the 1957 Cannes Film Festival, Dolores del Río was the first female member of the jury for the official selection. The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1957 competition: Feature films Short films The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: The following film was selected to be screened out of competition: The following
2017 Cannes Film Festival 2017 Cannes Film Festival The 70th Cannes Film Festival took place from 17 to 28 May 2017, in Cannes, France. Spanish film director and screenwriter Pedro Almodóvar was the President of the Jury for the festival and Italian actress Monica Bellucci hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. "Ismael's Ghosts", directed by French director Arnaud Desplechin, was the opening film for the festival. The festival celebrated its 70th anniversary. In late March 2017, the official poster of the festival was revealed featuring Italian actress Claudia Cardinale. The actress responded, "'I am honoured and proud to be flying the flag for the