The 16th Cannes Film Festival was held from 9 to 23 May 1963.

[4] The Palme d'Or went to the Il Gattopardo by Luchino Visconti.

[5] The festival opened with The Birds, directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

[6] The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1963 film competition:[7] Feature films Short films The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[3] The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3] The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3] The following feature films were selected to be screened for the 2nd International Critics' Week (2e Semaine de la Critique):[8] The following films and people received the 1963 Official selection awards:[2] Short films

Commission Supérieure Technique[5] OCIC Award[10] Other awards