1962 Cannes Film Festival

The 15th Cannes Film Festival was held from 7 to 23 May 1962.[4] The Palme d'Or went to the O Pagador de Promessas by Anselmo Duarte.[5] The festival opened with Les Amants de Teruel, directed by Raymond Rouleau.

1962 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 15th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by A.M. Rodicq.[1]
Opening filmLes Amants de Teruel
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or
(O Pagador de Promessas)[2]
No. of films35 (In Competition)[3]
2 (Out of Competition)
27 (Short Film)
Festival date7 May 1962 (1962-05-07) – 23 May 1962 (1962-05-23)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

During the Cannes Film Festival of 1961, Robert Favre le Bret, Artistic Director of the Cannes Film Festival, with the agreement of the French Union of Film Critics, had decided to establish the International Critics' Week during the next Festival. In 1962, this parallel section of the Festival took place for the first time. Its goal was to showcase first and second works by directors from all over the world, not succumbing to commercial tendencies.[6]

Jury

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1962 competition:[7]

Feature films

Short films

  • Charles Ford (author and film historian) (France) - Jury President
  • Charles Duvanel (Switzerland)
  • Derek Prouse (UK)
  • Georges Rouquier (France)
  • Andréas Winding (France)

Official selection

In competition - Feature film

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[3]

Films out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]

Short film competition

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]

Parallel section

International Critics' Week

The following feature films were selected to be screened for the 1st International Critics' Week (1e Semaine de la Critique):[8]

Awards

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1962 Official selection awards:[2][9]

Short films[5]

Independent awards

FIPRESCI[10][5]

Commission Supérieure Technique[5]

OCIC Award[11]

References

Media

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