1955 Cannes Film Festival following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1955 competition: Feature films Short films The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or: The following films and people received the 1955 awards: Short films FIPRESCI Prize OCIC Award 1955 Cannes Film Festival The 8th Cannes Film Festival was held from 26 April to 10 May 1955. The Golden Palm went to the US film "Marty" by Delbert Mann. The festival opened with "Du rififi chez les hommes"
1949 Cannes Film Festival 1949 Cannes Film Festival The 3rd Cannes Film Festival was held from 2 to 17 September 1949. The previous year, no festival had been held because of financial problems. Like in 1947, the entire jury for this festival was made up of French persons, with historian Georges Huisman as President of the Jury. The "Grand Prix du Festival de Cannes" went to "The Third Man" by Carol Reed. The festival opened with "L'Arroseur Arrosé" by Louis Lumière, an 1895 French comedy short-film, paying tribute to cinema's first comedy film. The following persons were selected as the jury for the feature