1974 Cannes Film Festival 1974 Cannes Film Festival The 27th Cannes Film Festival was held from 9 to 24 May 1974. The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to "The Conversation" by Francis Ford Coppola. The festival opened with "Amarcord", directed by Federico Fellini and closed with "S*P*Y*S", directed by Irvin Kershner. The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1974 feature film competition: Feature films The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix International du Festival: The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
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