1947 Cannes Film Festival

The 2nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 12 to 25 September 1947. The new building that was meant to host the festival, the Palais du Festival, was still not ready, and the festival was held amid many technical and financial problems. In 1947, the entire jury of the Festival were French. Six awards were given to films of different categories.

Jury

The following persons were selected as the jury for the feature and short films:
* Georges Huisman (historian) Jury President
*Raymond Borderie (CNC official)
*Georges Carriere (cinephile)
*Jean-François Chosson (CNC official)
*Joseph Dotti (cinephile)
* Escoute (Cannes city official)
*Jean Grémillon (director)
* Maurice Hille (cinephile)
* Robert Hubert (production designer)
* Alexandre Kamenka (producer)
*Jean Mineur (CNCF official)
* Henri Moret (cinephile)
* Jean Nery (critic)
* Maurice Perisset (cinephile)
*Georges Raguis (union official)
* René Jeanne (critic)
* Georges Rollin (actor)
* Régis Roubin (cinephile)
*Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon (director)
* Segalon (cinephile)
* René Sylviano (composer)

Films in competition

The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix:

* '' Les Amants du pont Saint-Jean'' by Henri Decoin
* ''Antoine et Antoinette'' by Jacques Becker
* '' Boomerang!'' by Elia Kazan
* ''The Captain's Daughter'' (''La figlia del capitano'') by Mario Camerini
* '' The Cat'' (''La gata'') by Mario Soffici
* '' The Chase'' by Arthur Ripley
* ''Crossfire (film), Crossfire'' by Edward Dmytryk
* ''The Damned (1947 film), The Damned'' (''Les Maudits'') by René Clément
* ''Dumbo'' by Ben Sharpsteen
* ''Flesh Will Surrender'' (''Il delitto di Giovanni Episcopo'') by Alberto Lattuada
* ''Ivy (1947 film), Ivy'' by Sam Wood
* ''The Jolson Story'' by Alfred E. Green
* ''Les jeux sont faits (film), Les jeux sont faits'' by Jean Delannoy
* ''Lost in the Dark (1947 film), Lost in the Dark'' (''Sperduti nel buio'') by Camillo Mastrocinque
* ''Marouf, the Cairo Cobbler '' (''Marouf Savetier du Caire'') by Jean Mauran
* ''Mine Own Executioner'' by Anthony Kimmins
* ''Paris 1900 (film), Paris 1900'' by Nicole Vedres
* ''Possessed (1947 film), Possessed'' by Curtis Bernhardt
* ''A Ship to India'' (''Skeep till India land'') by Ingmar Bergman
* ''Song of Dolores'' (''La copla de la Dolores'') by Benito Perojo
* ''The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'' by Lewis Milestone
* ''A Tanítónő'' (''The Teacher'') by Márton Keleti
* ''Two Women (1947 film), Two Women'' (''Två kvinnor'') by Arnold Sjostrand
* ''Ziegfeld Follies (film), Ziegfeld Follies'' by Vincente Minnelli

Short films

The following short films competed for the Grand Prix du court métrage:

* ''Aux portes du monde saharien'' by Robert Vernay
* ''Bianchi pascoli'' by Luciano Emmer
* ''Cacciatori Sottomarini'' by Alliata
* ''Caravane Boréale'' by Hugh Wallace (director), Hugh Wallace
* ''De Stichter'' by Charles Dekeukeleire
* ''Escale Au Soleil'' by Henri Verneuil
* ''Inondations en Pologne'' by Jerzy Bossak, Wacław Kaźmierczak
* ''L'Ile Aux Morts'' by Norman Mclaren
* ''L'Oeuvre Biologique de Pasteur'' by Jean Painlevé
* ''La Petite République'' by Victor Vicas
* ''Les Danseurs D'Echternach'' by Evy Friedrich
* ''New Faces Come Back'' by Richard Davis (director), Richard Davis
* ''Rhapsodie de Saturne'' by Jean Image
* ''Risveglio di Primavera'' by Pietro Francisci
* ''Symphonie Berbère'' by André Zwoboda
* ''Tea For Teacher'' by W. M. Larkins

Awards

The following films and people received the 1947 awards:
Feature Films
*Best Musical Comedy: ''Ziegfeld Follies (film), Ziegfeld Follies'' by Vincente Minnelli (''Grand Prix – Comédies musicales'')
*Best Psychological and Love Film: ''Antoine et Antoinette'' by Jacques Becker (''Grand Prix – Films psychologiques et d'amour'')
*Best Animation Design: ''Dumbo'' by Ben Sharpsteen (''Grand Prix – Dessin animé'')
*Best Social Film: ''Crossfire (film), Crossfire'' by Edward Dmytryk (''Grand Prix – Films sociaux'')
*Best Adventure and Crime Film: ''The Damned (1947 film), The Damned'' (''Les Maudits'') by René Clément (''Grand Prix – Films d'aventures et policiers'')

Short Films
*Best Short Film: ''Inondations en Pologne'' by Jerzy Bossak, Wacław Kaźmierczak (''Grand Prix – Documentaires'')

References

Media

Institut National de l'Audiovisuel: Opening of the 1947 Festival
(commentary in French)

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(commentary in French)

External links

Official website Retrospective 1947

Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1947
at Internet Movie Database

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