Grand Prix (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 two other names since its creation in 1967: "Grand Prix Spécial du Jury" (1967-1988), and "Grand Prix du Jury" (1989-1994). In addition, the award should not be
1965 Cannes Film Festival 1965 Cannes Film Festival The 18th Cannes Film Festival was held from 3 to 16 May 1965. Olivia de Havilland became the first woman president of the jury. The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to "The Knack …and How to Get It" by Richard Lester. The festival opened with "The Collector", directed by William Wyler and closed with "Tōkyō Orinpikku", directed by Kon Ichikawa. The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1965 film competition: Feature films Short films The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix International du Festival: The following films were