1978 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 31st Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration Belgian artist Jean-Michel Folon. | |
| Opening film | A Hunting Accident |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Fedora |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: The Tree of Wooden Clogs |
| No. of films | 23 (In Competition) |
| Festival date | 16 May 1978 – 30 May 1978 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 31st Cannes Film Festival took place from 16 to 30 May 1978. American filmmaker Alan J. Pakula served as jury president for the main competition.
Italian filmmaker Ermanno Olmi won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film The Tree of Wooden Clogs.
This festival saw the introduction of a new section, the Un Certain Regard, initially as a non-competitive programme which replaced the Les Yeux Fertiles (1975-1977), L'Air du temps and Le Passé composé sections.
The festival opened with A Hunting Accident by Emil Loteanu, and closed with Fedora by Billy Wilder.