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
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