Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival) confused with the "Grand Prix du Festival International du Film", which is the previous name of the Palme d'Or, the highest prize of the Cannes Film Festival. Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival) The Grand Prix is an award of the Cannes Film Festival bestowed by the jury of the festival on one of the competing feature films. It is the second-most prestigious prize of the festival after the Palme d'Or. Prior to its creation, the Special Jury Prize held the "second place". Since 1995, the official name of the award has been simply the "Grand Prix", but it has had
1969 Cannes Film Festival be screened out of competition: The following short films competed for the Grand Prix International du Festival: The following feature films were screened for the 8th International Critics' Week (8e Semaine de la Critique): The following films were screened for the 1969 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs): The following films and people received the 1969 Official selection awards: Short films FIPRESCI Commission Supérieure Technique 1969 Cannes Film Festival The 22nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 8 to 23 May 1969. At this festival a new non-competitive section called "Directors' Fortnight" is added, in response to the cancellation of the