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1949 Cannes Film Festival

3rd Cannes Film Festival
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Official poster of the 3rd Cannes Film Festival illustrated by G.C. Chavane.
Opening film L'Arroseur Arrosé
Location Cannes, France
Founded 1946
Awards Grand Prize of the Festival (The Third Man)
Number of films 30 (In Competition)
1 (Out of Competition)
32 (Short Film)
Festival date September 2 – 17, 1949
Website www.festival-cannes.com

The 3rd Cannes Film Festival was held from September 2 to 17, film|. No festival was held in 1948.

The Grand Prize of the Festival went to The Third Man by Carol Reed. The festival opened with L'Arroseur Arrosé by Louis Lumière, a 1895 French comedy short-film, paying tribute to cinema's first comedy film.

The entire jury for this festival were French.

The following films were selected as In Competition:


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