1962 Cannes Film Festival 1962 Cannes Film Festival The 15th Cannes Film Festival was held from 7 to 23 May 1962. The Palme d'Or went to the "O Pagador de Promessas" by Anselmo Duarte. The festival opened with "Les Amants de Teruel", directed by Raymond Rouleau. During the Cannes Film Festival of 1961, Robert Favre le Bret, Artistic Director of the Cannes Film Festival, with the agreement of the French Union of Film Critics, had decided to establish the International Critics' Week during the next Festival. In 1962, this parallel section of the Festival took place for the first time. Its goal was to
2011 Cannes Film Festival he understood Adolf Hitler and admired the work of architect Albert Speer, and jokingly announced that he was a Nazi. The Cannes Film Festival first issued an official apology for the remarks the same day and clarified that Trier is not a Nazi or an antisemite, then declared the director "persona non grata" the following day. The film remained in competition. The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 2010 Official Selection: The following independent jury awarded films in the frame of the International Critics' Week. Nespresso Grand Prize The following feature films competed