1946 Cannes Film Festival

The 1st annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 20 September to 5 October 1946. Twenty-one countries presented their films at the "First Cannes International Film Festival", which took place at the former Casino of Cannes. Only one year after the end of World War II, most of the films were about the war.^[3] There arose several technical issues, such as the tarpauline cover blowing away in a storm on the day before the winners were to be announced, the reels of Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious shown in reverse order, and Miguel M. Delgado’s The Three Musketeers projected upside-down.^[4]

LocationCannes, France

Founded1946

AwardsGrand Prix^[2]

Festival date20 September 1946 (1946-09-20) – 5 October 1946 (1946-10-05)

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1st Cannes Film Festival

Official poster of the 1st Cannes Film Festival illustrated by Leblanc[1]
Location	Cannes, France
Founded	1946
Awards	Grand Prix[2]
Festival date	20 September 1946 (1946-09-20) – 5 October 1946 (1946-10-05)
Website	www.festival-cannes.com
Cannes Film Festival
1947

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During the first festival, the jury was made up of one representative per country, with French historian Georges Huisman as the Jury President. With more emphasis on creativity than in competitiveness, eighteen nations presented their films. Eleven of them tied for the first Grand Prix of the International Festival.^[5][6][7]