1955 Cannes Film Festival 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" by Jules Dassin and closed with "Carmen Jones" by Otto Preminger. Until the 1954 Festival, the whimsical way various prizes were being awarded had drawn much criticism. In answer to this, from 1955 onwards, the Jury was composed of foreign celebrities from the film industry. In 1955, the first Palme d'Or was awarded, as the highest prize of the Festival. The
1967 Cannes Film Festival for the Grand Prix International du Festival: The following feature films were screened for the 6th International Critics' Week (6e Semaine de la Critique): The following films and people received the 1967 Official selection awards: Short films FIPRESCI Commission Supérieure Technique OCIC Award 1967 Cannes Film Festival The 20th Cannes Film Festival was held from 27 April to 12 May 1967. The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to the "Blowup" by Michelangelo Antonioni. The festival opened with "J'ai tué Raspoutine", directed by Robert Hossein and closed with "Batouk", directed by Jean Jacques Manigot. The following people were