1960 Cannes Film Festival

The 13th Cannes Film Festival took place from 4 to 20 May 1960. Belgian writer Georges Simenon served as Jury President for the main competition. The Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, was awarded to La Dolce Vita by Federico Fellini.

The festival opened with Ben-Hur by William Wyler.

Juries

Main Competition

• Georges Simenon, Belgian writer Jury President
• Marc Allégret, French filmmaker
• Louis Chauvet, French writer and journalist
• Diego Fabbri, Italian writer
• Hidemi Ima, Japanese
• Grigori Kozintsev, Soviet filmmaker
• Maurice Le Roux, French composer
• Max Lippmann, West-German critic
• Henry Miller, American writer
• Ulyses Petit de Murat, Argentine writer
• Simone Renant, French actress

Short Films Competition

• Georges Altman, French journalist
• Nicolas Hayer, French cinematographer
• Henri Storck, Belgian filmmaker
• Jean Vivie, French CST official
• DuÅ¡an Vukotić, Yugoslavian filmmaker

Official Selection

In Competition

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:

Out of Competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:

• Ben-Hur by William Wyler <small>(opening film)</small>
• Orient-Occident by Enrico Fulchignoni

Short Films Competition

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:

• Aux confins des deux continents by Emlak Kredi Bankasi
• La ballata del Monte Bianco by Luciano Ricci
• The Blue of the Sky by John Ralmon
• Le brise glace atomique Lenine by Nicholas Tcherskov
• A City Called Copenhagen by Jørgen Roos
• Dagen mijner jaren by Max De Haas
• De Dragul Printesei by Ion Popescu-Gopo
• Enfants des courants d'air by Edouard Luntz
• Fiesta en Xochimilco by Fernando Martinez Alvarez
• Fitz-Roy by Humberto Peruzzi
• Franz Hellens ou documents secrets by Lucien Deroisy
• In Search of Lincoln by Carlisle, Dunphy, Wondsel
• Le journal d'un certain David by Pierre Jallaud, Sylvie Jallaud
• Mali voz by Branislas Bastac
• Materia e forma by Fulvio Tului
• Orff-Schulwerk - Rhythmisch-Melodische Erziehung by Hans Rolf Strobel, Heinz Tichawsky
• Paris la belle by Pierre Prévert
• Perfecto luna by Archibaldo Burns
• Le pilote m'a dit by Niklaus Gessner
• Pozor by Jiří Brdečka
• Promethee by Todor Dinov
• Die Purpulinie by K.L. Ruppel
• Ragadozo novenyek by Ágoston Kollányi
• Roman mosaics in Anatolia by M.S. Ipsiroglu
• Shringar by RavI Prakash
• Sorolla, pintor de la luz by Manuel Dominguez
• Le sourire by Serge Bourguignon
• Universe by Roman Kroitor
• Uwaga diabeł by Zenon Wasilewski
• Les Alpinistes de la Mer (De Wadlopers) by
• Winter Quarters by John P. Taylor

Official Awards

Main Competition

• Palme d'Or: La Dolce Vita by Federico Fellini
• Jury Prize:
• L'Avventura by Michelangelo Antonioni
• Odd Obsession by Kon Ichikawa
• Best Actress:
• Jeanne Moreau for Seven Days... Seven Nights
• Melina Mercouri for Never on Sunday
• Best participation:
• The Lady with the Dog by Iosif Kheifits
• Ballad of a Soldier by Grigory Chukhray
• Special Mention:
• The Virgin Spring by Ingmar Bergman
• The Young One by Luis Buñuel

Short Films Competition

• Short Film Palme d'Or: Le sourire by Serge Bourguignon
• Short Film Jury Prize:
• Paris la belle by Pierre Prévert
• A City Called Copenhagen by Jørgen Roos
• Universe by Roman Kroitor
• Special Mention: Dagen mijner jaren by Max De Haas

Independent Awards

FIPRESCI Prize

• The Virgin Spring by Ingmar Bergman

OCIC Award

• Paw by Astrid Henning-Jensen

References

Media

• British Pathé: Cannes Film Festival 1960 footage
• Institut National de l'Audiovisuel: Cannes Festival <small>(commentary in French)</small>
• INA: Dolce Vita night at the 1960 Festival <small>(commentary in French)</small>
• INA: List of winners of the 1960 Cannes Festival <small>(commentary in French)</small>
• INA: Opening of the Cannes Film Festival <small>(commentary in French)</small>

External links

• 1960 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
• Official website Retrospective 1960
• Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1960 at Internet Movie Database