1960 Cannes Film Festival
# 1960 Cannes Film Festival

The 13th Cannes Film Festival was held from 4 to 20 May 1960. The Palme d'Or went to the La Dolce Vita by Federico Fellini. The festival opened with Ben-Hur, directed by William Wyler.

## Jury

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1960 competition:

Feature films

* Georges Simenon (Belgium) Jury President
* Marc Allégret (France)
* Louis Chauvet (France) (journalist)
* Diego Fabbri (Italy)
* Hidemi Ima (Japan)
* Grigori Kozintsev (Soviet Union)
* Maurice Leroux (France)
* Max Lippmann (West Germany) (critic)
* Henry Miller (USA)
* Simone Renant (France)
* Ulises Petit de Murat (Argentina)

Short films

* Georges Altman (France) (journalist)
* Nicolas Hayer (France)
* Henri Storck (Belgium)
* Jean Vivie (France) (CST official)
* Dušan Vukotić (Yugoslavia)

## Feature film competition

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

* America As Seen by a Frenchman (L'Amérique insolite) by François Reichenbach
* L'avventura by Michelangelo Antonioni
* Bad Luck (Zezowate szczęście) by Andrzej Munk
* Ballad of a Soldier (Ballada o soldate) by Grigori Chukhrai
* The Chasers (Jakten) by Erik Løchen
* Cidade Ameaçada by Roberto Farias
* The Delinquents (Los golfos) by Carlos Saura
* La Dolce Vita by Federico Fellini
* The Enchanting Shadow (Ching nu yu hun) by Li Han Hsiang
* First Lesson (Parvi urok) by Rangel Vulchanov
* The Hole (Le Trou) by Jacques Becker
* Home from the Hill by Vincente Minnelli
* If the Wind Frightens You (Si le vent te fait peur) by Emile Degelin
* The Lady with the Dog (Dama s sobachkoy) by Iosif Kheifits
* Macario by Roberto Gavaldón
* Never on Sunday (Pote tin Kyriaki) by Jules Dassin
* The Ninth Circle (Deveti krug) by France Štiglic
* Odd Obsession (Kagi) by Kon Ichikawa
* Paw(also known as Boy of Two Worlds) by Astrid Henning-Jensen
* La Procesión by Francis Lauric
* The Savage Innocents by Nicholas Ray and Baccio Bandini
* Seven Days... Seven Nights (Moderato Cantabile) by Peter Brook
* Sons and Lovers by Jack Cardiff
* Sujata by Bimal Roy
* Telegrame by Gheorghe Naghi and Aurel Miheles
* The Unsent Letter (Neotpravlennoye pismo) by Mikhail Kalatozov
* The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan) by Ingmar Bergman
* When the Woman Butts In (Kam čert nemůže) by Zdeněk Podskalský
* The Young One by Luis Buñuel

## Films out of competition

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

* Ben-Hur by William Wyler
* Orient-Occident by Enrico Fulchignoni

## Short film competition

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

* Aux confins des deux continents by Emlak Kredi Bankasi
* La ballata del Monte Bianco by Luciano Ricci
* The Blue of the Sky by John Ralmon
* Le brise glace atomique Lenine by Nicholas Tcherskov
* A City Called Copenhagen by Jørgen Roos
* Dagen mijner jaren by Max De Haas
* De Dragul Printesei by Ion Popescu-Gopo
* Enfants des courants d'air by Edouard Luntz
* Fiesta en Xochimilco by Fernando Martinez Alvarez
* Fitz-Roy by Humberto Peruzzi
* Franz Hellens ou documents secrets by Lucien Deroisy
* In Search of Lincoln by Carlisle, Dunphy, Wondsel
* Le journal d'un certain David by Pierre Jallaud, Sylvie Jallaud
* Mali voz by Branislas Bastac
* Materia e forma by Fulvio Tului
* Orff-Schulwerk - Rhythmisch-Melodische Erziehung by Hans Rolf Strobel, Heinz Tichawsky
* Paris la belle by Pierre Prévert
* Perfecto luna by Archibaldo Burns
* Le pilote m'a dit by Niklaus Gessner
* Pozor by Jiří Brdečka
* Promethee by Todor Dinov
* Die Purpulinie by K.L. Ruppel
* Ragadozo novenyek by Ágoston Kollányi
* Roman mosaics in Anatolia by M.S. Ipsiroglu
* Shringar by RavI Prakash
* Sorolla, pintor de la luz by Manuel Dominguez
* Le sourire by Serge Bourguignon
* Universe by Roman Kroitor
* Uwaga diabeł by Zenon Wasilewski
* Les Alpinistes de la Mer (De Wadlopers) by Emile Van Moerkerken
* Winter Quarters by John P. Taylor

## Awards

### Official awards

The following films and people received the 1960 awards:

* Palme d'Or: La Dolce Vita by Federico Fellini
* Jury Prize:
   * L'avventura by Michelangelo Antonioni
   * Odd Obsession (Kagi) by Kon Ichikawa
* Best Actress:
   * Jeanne Moreau for Seven Days... Seven Nights (Moderato Cantabile)
   * Melina Mercouri for Never on Sunday (Pote tin Kyriaki)
* Best participation:
   * The Lady with the Dog (Dama s sobachkoy) by Iosif Kheifits
   * Ballad of a Soldier (Ballada o soldate) by Grigori Chukhrai

Short films

* Short Film Palme d'Or: Le sourire by Serge Bourguignon
* Short Film Jury Prize:
   * Paris la belle by Pierre Prévert
   * A City Called Copenhagen by Jørgen Roos
   * Universe (French version: Notre univers) by Roman Kroitor
* Special Mention - Short Film: Dagen mijner jaren by Max De Haas

### Independent awards

FIPRESCI

* FIPRESCI Prize: The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan) by Ingmar Bergman

OCIC Award

* Paw by Astrid Henning-Jensen

Other awards

* Special Mention:
   * The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan) by Ingmar Bergman
   * The Young One by Luis Buñuel
