1959 Cannes Film Festival in Cannes. Another important development of that year for the Festival, was that the French cinema moved away from the Ministry of Industry and became part of Ministry of Cultural Affairs. The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1959 competition: Feature films Short films The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or: The following films and people received the 1959 awards: Short films FIPRESCI Commission Supérieure Technique OCIC Award 1959 Cannes Film Festival The 12th Cannes Film Festival was held from 30 April to 15
2018 Cannes Film Festival Wind" and had planned to screen it as a special screening with the Welles-related documentary "They'll Love Me When I'm Dead". He also noted that he had selected "Roma" for competition. Danish film director Lars von Trier returned to Cannes with his film "The House That Jack Built", after he was declared ""persona non grata"" at the 2011 festival. The chair of the jury Cate Blanchett has called for gender parity at the Cannes Film Festival, calling it "almost a gladiatorial sport". However, she concedes that there has been improvements and the change "won't happen overnight". During the festival, 82