The "Palais des Festivals" (2000)

The Cannes Film Festival (French: le Festival international du film de Cannes or simply le Festival de Cannes) is the world's most prestigious film festival, first held from September 20 to October 5, 1946 in the resort town of Cannes, in the south of France. Since then, it has been held annually in May with a few exceptions. Image File history File links Cannes_Film_Festival_logo_small. ... Image File history File links Cannes_Palace. ... Image File history File links Cannes_Palace. ... A film festival is a mostly annual festival showcasing films, usually of a recent date, sometimes with a focus on a specific genre (e. ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The seaside town of Cannes, in southern France, as seen from a ferry speeding towards lîle Saint Honorat Cannes (Canas in Provençal) (pronounced ) is a city and commune in southern France, located on the Riviera, in the Alpes-Maritimes département. ...

Given massive media exposure, the non-public Festival is attended by many movie stars and is a popular venue for movie producers to launch their new films and attempt to sell their works to the distributors who come from all over the globe.

The most prestigious award given out at Cannes is the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) for the best film; this is sometimes shared by multiple films in one year. The jury of the festival, made of a small international selection of movie professionals, however grants other awards, include the "grand prize" (the second most prestigious award).

Golden Palm winners

See a list of winners at Palme d'Or

The Palme dOr (Golden Palm) is the name of the highest prize given to a film at the Cannes Film Festival. ...

Other awards

Starlets posing for photographers are a part of Cannes folklore.

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• Grand Prix
• Prix de la mise en scène
• Prix du Jury

• Prix du scénario
• Prix d'interprétation féminine du Festival de Cannes
• Prix d'interprétation masculine du Festival de Cannes
• Prix un certain regard

Short Films

• Palme d'Or du Festival de Cannes - court métrage
• Prix du Jury - court métrage

Other

• Camera d'Or - Created in 1978 to honor the best first film in any category.

Winners of the Palme d'Or by country of origin

Related topics

• 2004 Cannes Film Festival
• 2005 Cannes Film Festival

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Cannes portrayed on film

• Evening in Byzantium (1978). The film festival is overtaken by terrorists. Directed by Jerry London and starring Glenn Ford and Eddie Albert. From a novel by Irwin Shaw.
• Almost Perfect Affair (1979). A romantic comedy about an affair between a filmmaker and a producer's wife, set during the film festival. Starring Keith Carradine.
• La Cité de la peur (1994). Comedy. Directed by Alain Berberian. Starring Alain Chabat, Chantal Lauby, Gérard Darmon.
• Grosse Fatigue (1994). Comedy.
• Festival in Cannes (2001). Entertainment industry farce about filmmakers trying to make deals during the Cannes film festival. Directed by Henry Jaglom and starring Greta Scacchi, Maximilian Schell and Ron Silver.
• Femme Fatale (2002). After pulling off a risky heist during the Cannes film festival, Laure double-crosses her partners and tries to disappear by assuming the identity of a dead woman. Directed by Brian De Palma and starring Rebecca Romijn and Antonio Banderas.

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External links

• Cannes Festival official website in English
• Cannes - A Festival Virgin's Guide - resources and information for festival attendees.
• The Cannes Film Festival Blog
• Cannes Film Festival Goodies
• Cannes Film Festival - A Potted History
• Cannes Film Festivel - Historical timeline