The 16th Cannes Film Festival took place from 9 to 23 May 1963. French writer Armand Salacrou served as jury president for the main competition.
The Palme d'Or was awarded to The Leopard by Luchino Visconti.
The festival opened with The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock.
Juries
Mainc Competition
- Armand Salacrou, French writer - Jury President
- Rouben Mamoulian, American filmmaker and theatre director - Jury Vice President
- Jacqueline Audry, French filmmaker
- Wilfrid Baumgartner, French BDF official
- François Chavane, French producer and writer
- Jean de Baroncelli, French film critic
- Robert Hossein, French actor
- Kashiko Kawakita, Japanese producer
- Steven Pallos, British producer
- Gian Luigi Rondi, Italian writer
- Rostislav Yurenev, Soviet film critic
Short Films Competition
- Henri Alekan, French cinematographer - Jury President
- Robert Alla, French
- Karl Schedereit, West-German
- Ahmed Sefrioui, Moroccan writer
- Semih Tugrul, Turkish journalist
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:
Short film competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
Parallel section
International Critics' Week
The following feature films were selected to be screened for the 2nd International Critics' Week (2e Semaine de la Critique):
Official Awards
Main Competition
Short Films Competition
Independent Awards
Commission Supérieure Technique
Other awards
References
Media
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