Opening film | The Birds |
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Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Palme d'Or (Il Gattopardo)[2] |
No. of films | 26 (In Competition)[3] 2 (Out of Competition) 22 (Short Film) |
Festival date | 9 May 1963 | – 23 May 1963
Website | festival-cannes |
The 16th Cannes Film Festival was held from 9 to 23 May 1963.[4] The Palme d'Or went to the Il Gattopardo by Luchino Visconti.[5] The festival opened with The Birds, directed by Alfred Hitchcock.[6]
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1963 film competition:[7]
Feature films
Short films
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[3]
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]
The following feature films were selected to be screened for the 2nd International Critics' Week (2e Semaine de la Critique):[8]
The following films and people received the 1963 Official selection awards:[2]
Short films
FIPRESCI[9]
Commission Supérieure Technique[5]
Other awards