1964 Cannes Film Festival Prix du Festival International du Film: 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 feature films were screened for the 3rd International Critics' Week (3e Semaine de la Critique): The following films and people received the 1964 Official selection awards: Short films FIPRESCI Commission Supérieure Technique OCIC Award Kodak Short Film Award 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
1946 Cannes Film Festival 1946 Cannes Film Festival The 1st annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 20 September to 5 October 1946. Twenty-one countries presented their films at the "First Cannes International Film Festival", which took place at the former Casino of Cannes. Only one year after the end of World War II, most of the films were about the war. There arose several technical issues, such as the tarpauline cover blowing away in a storm on the day before the winners were to be announced, the reels of Hitchcock’s "Notorious" shown in reverse order, and George Sydney’s "The Three Musketeers" projected upside-down.