1949 Cannes Film Festival

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.

1949 Cannes Film Festival

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.