1949 Cannes Film Festival
The 3rd Cannes Film Festival was held from 2 to 17 September 1949. The previous year, no festival had been held because of financial problems.[4][5] Like in 1947, the entire jury for this festival was made up of French persons, with historian Georges Huisman as president of the jury. The Grand Prix du Festival de Cannes went to The Third Man by Carol Reed.[6][2] The festival opened with L'Arroseur Arrosé by Louis Lumière, an 1895 French comedy short-film, paying tribute to cinema's first comedy film.[7] JuryThe following persons were selected as the jury for the feature and short films:[8]
Substitute members
Feature film competitionThe following feature films competed for the Grand Prix:[3]
Out of competitionThe following film was selected to be screened out of competition:[3]
Short filmsThe following short films competed for the Grand Prix du court métrage:[3]
AwardsOfficial awardsThe following films and people received the 1949 awards:[2] Feature Films
Short Film awards
Independent awardsReferences
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