1959 Cannes Film Festival 1959 Cannes Film Festival The 12th Cannes Film Festival was held from 30 April to 15 May 1959. The Palme d'Or went to the "Orfeu Negro" by Marcel Camus. The festival opened with "Les Quatre Cents Coups", directed by François Truffaut and closed with "The Diary of Anne Frank", directed by George Stevens. In 1959, the Marché du Film (lit. Film Market) was established as the business counterpart of the Cannes Film Festival, with the aim of helping meet the needs of film industry professionals. Before this year the market was held unofficially in the cinemas of the rue d'Antibes
1968 Cannes Film Festival The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1968 feature film competition: Feature films The following films were due to compete for the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film: The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: The following feature films were selected to be screened for the 7th International Critics' Week (7e Semaine de la Critique): Not presented because of the interruption of the festival: 1968 Cannes Film Festival The 21st Cannes Film Festival was to have been held from 10 to 24 May 1968, before being curtailled due to the turmoil of