1963 Cannes Film Festival
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The 16th Cannes Film Festival took place from 9 to 23 May 1963.[4] French writer Armand Salacrou served as jury president for the main competition.
Official poster of the 16th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Jean-Denis Maillart.[1] | |
| Opening film | The Birds |
|---|---|
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: The Leopard[2] |
| No. of films | 26 (In Competition)[3] |
| Festival date | 9 May 1963 â 23 May 1963 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The Palme d'Or was awarded to The Leopard by Luchino Visconti.[5]
The festival opened with The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock.[6]
Juries
Main Competition
- Armand Salacrou, French writer - Jury President[7]
- 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:[3]
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8½ | Otto e mezzo | Federico Fellini | Italy, France |
| The Birds (opening film) | Alfred Hitchcock | United States | |
Short film competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]
- A fleur d'eau by Alex Seiler
- Bouket zvezdi by Radka Batchvarova
- Citizens Of Tomorrow by Jamie Uys
- The Critic by Ernest Pintoff
- Das Grabmal des Kaisers by Istvan V. Szots
- Di Domenica by Luigi Bazzoni
- La ferriera abbandonata by Aglauco Casadio
- Geel by Costia de Renesse
- Geschwindigkeit by Edgar Reitz
- Le Haricot by Edmond Sechan
- Images du ciel - Ãgypte o Ãgypte by Jacques Brissot
- The King's Breakfast by Wendy Toye
- My Flat (Moj stan) by Zvonimir Berkovic
- Nakymaton Kasi by Veronica Leo
- Oslo by Jørgen Roos
- Playa Insolita by Javier Aguirre
- Un Prince Belge de l'Europe, Charles Joseph de Ligne by Jacques Kupissonoff
- Sous le signe de Neptune by A.F. Sulk
- The Ride by Gerald Potterton
- You by Istvan Szabo
- Zeilen by Hattum Hoving
- Zeleznicari by Evald Schorm
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):[8]
- Alone or with Others (Seul ou avec dâautres) by Denys Arcand, Denis Héroux, Stéphane Venne (Canada)
- Barnvagnen by Bo Widerberg (Sweden)
- Déjà s'envole la fleur maigre by Paul Meyer (Belgium)
- Hallelujah the Hills by Adolfas Mekas (United States)
- Le Joli Mai by Chris Marker, Pierre Lhomme (France)
- Pelle viva by Giuseppe Fina (Italy)
- Pitfall (Otoshiana) by Hiroshi Teshigahara (Japan)
- Porto das Caixas by Paulo César Saraceni (Brazil)
- Showman by Albert Maysles, David Maysles (United States)
- The Sun in a Net (Slnko v sieti) by Å tefan Uher (Czechoslovakia)
Official Awards
Main Competition
- Palme d'Or: The Leopard by Luchino Visconti[2]
- Jury Special Prize:
- Best Screenplay: Dumitru Carabat, Henri Colpi and Yves Jamiaque for Codine
- Best Actress: Marina Vlady for The Conjugal Bed
- Best Actor: Richard Harris for This Sporting Life
Short Films Competition
- Short Film Palme d'Or:
- Le Haricot by Edmond Séchan
- In wechselndem Gefälle (A fleur d'eau) by Alexander J. Seiler
- Jury Prize - Short Film: Moj Stan by Zvonimir BerkoviÄ
- Special Mention: Di Domenica by Luigi Bazzoni & You by István Szabó
- Short Film Technical Prize: Zeilen by Hattum Hoving
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Prize
- This Sporting Life by Lindsay Anderson (In competition)[9]
- Le Joli Mai by Chris Marker, Pierre Lhomme (International Critics' Week)
Commission Supérieure Technique
OCIC Award
Other awards
- Gary Cooper Award: To Kill a Mockingbird by Robert Mulligan
- Best Evocation of a World-Shattering Epic: Optimistic Tragedy by Samson Samsonov