1960 Cannes Film Festival

Main Competition • Georges Simenon, Belgian writer Jury President • Marc Allégret, French filmmaker • Louis Chauvet, French writer and journalist • Diego Fabbri, Italian writer • Hidemi Ima, Japanese • Grigori Kozintsev, Soviet filmmaker • Maurice Le Roux, French composer • Max Lippmann, West-German critic • Henry Miller, American writer • Ulyses Petit de Murat, Argentine writer • Simone Renant, French actress Short Films Competition • Georges Altman, French journalist • Nicolas Hayer, French cinematographer • Henri Storck, Belgian filmmaker • Jean Vivie, French CST official • Dušan Vukotić, Yugoslavian filmmaker ==Official Selection==

In Competition The following feature films competed for the ''Palme d'Or'': Out of Competition The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: • Ben-Hur by William Wyler (opening film) • Orient-Occident by Enrico Fulchignoni Short Films 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 ==Official Awards==

Main Competition • ''Palme d'Or: La Dolce Vita'' by Federico Fellini • Jury Prize: • ''L'Avventura'' by Michelangelo Antonioni • Odd Obsession by Kon Ichikawa • Best Actress: • Jeanne Moreau for Seven Days... Seven Nights • Melina Mercouri for Never on Sunday • Best participation: • The Lady with the Dog by Iosif Kheifits • Ballad of a Soldier by Grigory Chukhray • Special Mention: • The Virgin Spring by Ingmar Bergman • The Young One by Luis Buñuel Short Films Competition • 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 by Roman Kroitor • Special Mention: Dagen mijner jaren by Max De Haas == Independent Awards ==

=== FIPRESCI Prize === • The Virgin Spring by Ingmar Bergman === OCIC Award === • Paw by Astrid Henning-Jensen ==References==

• British Pathé: Cannes Film Festival 1960 footage • Institut National de l'Audiovisuel: Cannes Festival (commentary in French) • INA: Dolce Vita night at the 1960 Festival (commentary in French) • INA: List of winners of the 1960 Cannes Festival (commentary in French) • INA: Opening of the Cannes Film Festival (commentary in French) == External links ==