The First Cannes Festival

On this day to October 5, 1946, the first Cannes Festival was held. After postponing its opening after 7 times due to World War II, it was finally here.

The idea of this festival is a simple French idea for competing with the Venice Film Festivals, which, according to them, was too biased. In the former Casino of Cannes, 21 countries presented their films.

Winners were :)

Feature Films

Grand Prix du Festival International du Film:

Brief Encounter by David Lean
Hets by Alf Sjöberg
The Last Chance by Leopold Lindtberg
The Lost Weekend by Billy Wilder
María Candelaria (Xochimilco) by Emilio Fernández
Men Without Wings by Frantisek Cáp
Neecha Nagar by Chetan Anand
Red Meadows by Bodil Ipsen and Lau Lauritzen Jr.
Rome, Open City by Roberto Rossellini
La symphonie pastorale by Jean Delannoy
Velikiy perelom by Fridrikh Ermler

International Jury Prize: La Bataille du rail by René Clément

Best Actor: Ray Milland for The Lost Weekend

Best Actress: Michèle Morgan for La symphonie pastorale

Best Director: René Clément for La Bataille du rail

Best Cinematography: Gabriel Figueroa for María Candelaria (Xochimilco) and Los tres mosqueteros

Best Animation Design: Make Mine Music

Best Colour: The Stone Flower

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