1969 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 22nd Cannes Film Festival | |
| Opening film | Sweet Charity |
|---|---|
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Grand Prix du Festival International du Film: If.... |
| No. of films | 26 (In Competition) |
| Festival date | 8 May 1969 – 23 May 1969 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 22nd Cannes Film Festival took place from 8 to 23 May 1969. Italian filmmaker Luchino Visconti served as jury president for the main competition.
The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film, then the fetival's main prize, was awarded to If.... by Lindsay Anderson.
At this edition a new non-competitive section called Directors' Fortnight was created, in response to the cancellation of the 1968 festival.
The festival opened with Sweet Charity by Bob Fosse.