Film festival
The 13th Cannes Film Festival was held from 4 to 20 May 1960.[4] The Palme d'Or went to the La Dolce Vita by Federico Fellini.[5] The festival opened with Ben-Hur, directed by William Wyler.[6]
Jury
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1960 competition:[7]
Feature films
Short films
Feature film competition
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[3]
Films out of competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]
Short film competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]
- Aux confins des deux continents by Emlak Kredi Bankasi
- La ballata del Monte Bianco by Luciano Ricci
- The Blue of the Sky by John Ralmon
- Le brise glace atomique Lenine by Nicholas Tcherskov
- A City Called Copenhagen by Jørgen Roos
- Dagen mijner jaren by Max De Haas
- De Dragul Printesei by Ion Popescu-Gopo
- Enfants des courants d'air by Edouard Luntz
- Fiesta en Xochimilco by Fernando Martinez Alvarez
- Fitz-Roy by Humberto Peruzzi
- Franz Hellens ou documents secrets by Lucien Deroisy
- In Search of Lincoln by Carlisle, Dunphy, Wondsel
- Le journal d'un certain David by Pierre Jallaud, Sylvie Jallaud
- Mali voz by Branislas Bastac
- Materia e forma by Fulvio Tului
- Orff-Schulwerk - Rhythmisch-Melodische Erziehung by Hans Rolf Strobel, Heinz Tichawsky
- Paris la belle by Pierre Prévert
- Perfecto luna by Archibaldo Burns
- Le pilote m'a dit by Niklaus Gessner
- Pozor by Jiří Brdečka
- Promethee by Todor Dinov
- Die Purpulinie by K.L. Ruppel
- Ragadozo novenyek by Ágoston Kollányi
- Roman mosaics in Anatolia by M.S. Ipsiroglu
- Shringar by RavI Prakash
- Sorolla, pintor de la luz by Manuel Dominguez
- Le sourire by Serge Bourguignon
- Universe by Roman Kroitor
- Uwaga diabeł by Zenon Wasilewski
- Les Alpinistes de la Mer (De Wadlopers) by Emile Van Moerkerken
- Winter Quarters by John P. Taylor
Awards
Official awards
The following films and people received the 1960 awards:[2]
Short films
Independent awards
FIPRESCI[8]
OCIC Award[9]
Other awards