The 2nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 12 to 25 September 1947. The new building that was meant to host the festival, the Palais du Festival, was still not ready, and the festival was held amid many technical and financial problems. In 1947, the entire jury of the Festival were French. Six awards were given to films of different categories.

Jury

The following persons were selected as the jury for the feature and short films:

Films in competition

The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix:

Short films

The following short films competed for the Grand Prix du court métrage:

Awards

The following films and people received the 1947 awards: Feature Films Short Films

Media