1970 Cannes Film Festival


The 23rd Cannes Film Festival ran from 3 to 18 May 1970. This year, Robert Favre LeBret, the founder of the festival, decided not to include any films from Russia and Japan. He was tired of the "Slavic spectacles and Japanese samurai flicks.". The Russians took back their juror Sergei Obraztsov and left the jury panel with only eight members.
Nobel Prize for Literature winner Miguel Ángel Asturias was appointed as President of the Jury. At the time, he was serving as ambassador from Guatemala to France. The Palme d'Or went to the MASH by Robert Altman. The festival opened with Les Choses de la vie, directed by Claude Sautet and closed with Le Bal du Comte d'Orgel, directed by Marc Allégret.

Jury

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1970 film competition:
Feature films
Short films

In competition - Feature film

The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film:
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
The following short films competed for the Prix du Jury:

International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 9th International Critics' Week :
The following films were screened for the 1970 Directors' Fortnight :

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1970 Official selection awards:
Short films
FIPRESCI
Commission Supérieure Technique
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