- Jury
- Official selection In competition - Feature film Films out of competition Short film competition
- Parallel section International Critics' Week
- Awards Official awards Independent awards
- References
- Media
- External links
{{Infobox Film Festival
| name = 1963 Cannes Film Festival
| image = CFF63poster.jpg
| caption = Official poster of the 16th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Jean-Denis Maillart.[1]
| host =
| number = 26 (In Competition)[2]
2 (Out of Competition)
22 (Short Film)
| opening = The Birds
| closing =
| location = Cannes, France
| awards = Palme d'Or (Il Gattopardo)[3]
| date = {{Start date|1963|05|09|df=y}} – {{End date|1963|05|23|df=y}}
| founded = 1946
| website = {{URL|festival-cannes.com/en}}
}}The 16th Cannes Film Festival was held from 9 to 23 May 1963.[2] The Palme d'Or went to the Il Gattopardo by Luchino Visconti.[3] The festival opened with The Birds, directed by Alfred Hitchcock.[4] JuryThe following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1963 film competition:[5] Feature films- Armand Salacrou (France) Jury President
- Rouben Mamoulian (USA) Vice President
- Jacqueline Audry (France)
- Wilfrid Baumgartner (France) (BDF official)
- François Chavane (France)
- Jean De Baroncelli (France) (critic)
- Robert Hossein (France)
- Rostislav Yurenev (Soviet Union)
- Kashiko Kawakita (Japan)
- Steven Pallos (UK)
- Gian Luigi Rondi (Italy)
Short films- Henri Alekan (France) President
- Robert Alla (France)
- Karl Schedereit (West Germany)
- Ahmed Sefrioui (Morocco)
- Semih Tugrul (Turkey) (journalist)
Official selectionIn competition - Feature filmThe following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[6] {{Div col|colwidth=30em}}- Les Abysses by Nikos Papatakis
- Alvorada by Hugo Niebeling
- The Cage (La Cage) by Robert Darène
- Carom Shots (Carambolages) by Marcel Bluwal
- The Cassandra Cat (Až přijde kocour) by Vojtěch Jasný
- Codine by Henri Colpi
- The Conjugal Bed (L'ape regina) by Marco Ferreri
- A Cozy Cottage (Kertes házak utcája) by Tamás Fejér
- Empress Wu Tse-Tien (Wu Ze Tian) by Li Han Hsiang
- The Fiances (I Fidanzati) by Ermanno Olmi
- For Those Who Will Follow (Pour la suite du monde) by Pierre Perrault and Michel Brault
- Glory Sky (Ouranos) by Takis Kanellopoulos
- The Good Love (El Buen amor) by Francisco Regueiro
- Harakiri (Seppuku) by Masaki Kobayashi
- How to Be Loved (Jak być kochaną) by Wojciech Has
- The Leopard (Il Gattopardo) by Luchino Visconti
- Like Two Drops of Water (Als twee druppels water) by Fons Rademakers
- Lord of the Flies by Peter Brook
- Optimistic Tragedy (Optimisticheskaya tragediya) by Samson Samsonov
- El Otro Cristóbal by Armand Gatti
- Rat Trap (Le Rat d'Amérique) by Jean-Gabriel Albicocco
- This Sporting Life by Lindsay Anderson
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Robert Mulligan
- Tobacco (Tyutyun) by Nikola Korabov
- The Venerable Ones (Los Venerables todos) by Manuel Antín
- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? by Robert Aldrich
{{div col end}}Films out of competitionThe following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[6] - 8½ by Federico Fellini
- The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock
Short film competitionThe following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[6] {{Div col|colwidth=30em}}- 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 - Égypte o Égypte 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
{{div col end}}Parallel sectionInternational Critics' WeekThe following feature films were selected to be screened for the 2nd International Critics' Week (2e Semaine de la Critique):[7] {{Div col|colwidth=30em}}- Barnvagnen (Le Péché suédois) 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 Guiseppe Fina (Italy)
- Pitfall (Otoshiana) by Hiroshi Teshigahara (Japan)
- Porto das caixas by Paulo Cezar Saraceni (Brazil)
- Seul ou avec d’autres by Denys Arcand, Denis Héroux, Stéphane Venne (Canada)
- Showman by Albert and David Maysles (United States)
- The Sun in a Net (Slnko v sieti) by Stefan Uher (Czechoslovakia)
Not screened: - Showman by Albert and David Maysles (United States)
{{div col end}}AwardsOfficial awardsThe following films and people received the 1963 Official selection awards:[8] - Palme d'Or: The Leopard (Il Gattopardo) by Luchino Visconti
- Jury Special Prize:
- The Cassandra Cat (Až přijde kocour) by Vojtěch Jasný
- Harakiri (Seppuku) by Masaki Kobayashi
- Best Screenplay: Dumitru Carabat, Henri Colpi and Yves Jamiaque for Codine
- Best Actress: Marina Vlady for The Conjugal Bed (L'ape regina)
- Best Actor: Richard Harris for This Sporting Life
Short films- 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 Berković
- Special Mention - Short Film: Di Domenica by Luigi Bazzoni & You by István Szabó
- Short Film Technical Prize: Zeilen by Hattum Hoving
Independent awardsFIPRESCI[9]- FIPRESCI Prize:
- This Sporting Life by Lindsay Anderson (In competition)
- Le Joli Mai by Chris Marker, Pierre Lhomme (International Critics' Week)
Commission Supérieure Technique[3]- Technical Grand Prize:
- The Cassandra Cat (Až přijde kocour) by Vojtěch Jasný
- Codine by Henri Colpi
OCIC Award[10]- The Fiances (I Fidanzati) by Ermanno Olmi
Other awards- Gary Cooper Award: To Kill a Mockingbird by Robert Mulligan
- Best Evocation of a World-Shattering Epic: Optimistic Tragedy (Optimisticheskaya tragediya) by Samson Samsonov
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1963/posters.html |title=Posters 1963 |work=festival-cannes.fr |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204081319/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1963/posters.html |archivedate=4 December 2013 |df=dmy}}
2. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.cannes-fest.com/an1963.htm |title=1963 - Le Prix d’un Guépard (The Price of a Cheetah) |work=cannes-fest.com |language=French |accessdate=25 May 2017}}
3. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.cinema-francais.fr/cannes/cannes_1963.htm |title=16ème Festival International du Film - Cannes |work=cinema-francais.fr |language=French |accessdate=6 June 2017}}
4. ^{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=mfx4PaeL1nUC&pg=PA90&lpg=PA90&dq=1963+Cannes+Film+Festival+opening+film&source=bl&ots=hMvhvYYhy4&sig=t1jDpNg3Cr-T87Vq5jq_qxTC1HU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9a25UoK-Duq60QWMw4CIDQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=1963%20Cannes%20Film%20Festival%20opening%20film&f=false |title=1963 Cannes Film Festival opening film |accessdate=25 May 2017}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1963/allJury.html |title=Juries 1966 : Long film |work=festival-cannes.fr |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100025/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1963/allJury.html |archivedate=4 March 2016 |df=dmy}}
6. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1963/allSelections.html |title=Official Selection 1963: All the Selection |work=festival-cannes.fr |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226221940/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1963/allSelections.html |archivedate=26 December 2013 |df=dmy}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://archives.semainedelacritique.com/films/1963/1963_selection.php |title= 2e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1963 |work=archives.semainedelacritique.com |accessdate=4 July 2017}}
8. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1963/allAward.html |title=Awards 1963: All Awards |work=festival-cannes.fr |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225120236/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1963/allAward.html |archivedate=25 December 2013 |df=dmy}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.fipresci.org/awards/1963 |title=FIPRESCI Awards 1963 |work=fipresci.org |accessdate=4 July 2017}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000147/1963 |title=Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1963 |work=imdb.com |accessdate=4 July 2017}}
Media{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}- British Pathé: Cannes Film Festival 1963 footage
- British Pathé: Cannes Film Festival 1963 Awards
- INA: Opening of the 1963 festival (commentary in French)
- INA: List of award-winners at the 1963 festival (commentary in French)
{{div col end}} External links - [https://web.archive.org/web/20160316141411/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/1963/inCompetition.html 1963 Cannes Film Festival] (web.archive)
- Official website Retrospective 1963
- [https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Cannes_Film_Festival/1963 Cannes Film Festival:1963] at Internet Movie Database
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