• Source: 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 (City of Cannes 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:


      Short films


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


      Awards


      The following films and people received the 1947 awards:
      Feature Films

      Best Musical Comedy: 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 by Edward Dmytryk (Grand Prix – Films sociaux)
      Best Adventure and Crime 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)
      Best Avant-garde Film: Meshes of the Afternoon by Maya Deren, Alexander Hammid (Grand Prix – Films d’Avant-garde)


      References




      Media


      Institut National de l'Audiovisuel: Opening of the 1947 Festival (commentary in French)
      INA: Stars at the 1947 Festival (mute)
      INA: Construction of the Palais des festivals (commentary in French)


      External links


      Official website Retrospective 1947 Archived 2019-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
      Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1947 at Internet Movie Database

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