1964 Cannes Film Festival 1964 Cannes Film Festival The 17th Cannes Film Festival was held from 29 April to 14 May 1964. On this occasion, the Palme d’Or was renamed "Grand Prix du Festival International du Film", a name that remained in use through 1974, after which it became the Palme d'Or again. The Grand Prix went to the "Les Parapluies de Cherbourg" by Jacques Demy. The festival opened with "Cent mille dollars au soleil", directed by Henri Verneuil. The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1964 competition: Feature films Short film jury The following feature films competed for the Grand
Cannes Film Festival known to have 'banned' selfies on the Red Carpet of the world's largest Film Festival back in 2015. In 2017, along with the 70th anniversary events of the Festival, the issue of changing the rules on theatrical screening caused controversy. The enforcement of theatrical screening in 2018 resulted in Netflix being banned. The Cannes Film Festival is organised in various sections: The President of the Festival, who represents the Festival in front of its financial partners, the public authorities and the media, is elected by the board of directors of the Festival, officially named the "French Association of the Film