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The Festival de Cannes is now the world’s most prestigious film gathering, as well as its most widely publicised cultural event. Today a major forum for film-producing countries, its history, selections and prizes are usually thought to date back to 1946 – the year of the first festival proper.
Growing over the years, the Cannes Film Festival celebrated its 50 th anniversary in 1997. 1,289 films from all around the world had been part of the official selection since the first Festival in 1946, through 50 years of cinema that have captured the evolution in our societies.
The Cannes Film Festival has its origins in 1938 when Jean Zay, the French Minister of National Education, on the proposal of high-ranking official and historian Philippe Erlanger and film journalist Robert Favre Le Bret decided to set up an international cinematographic festival.
Feb 9, 2010 · 1946. First Cannes Film Festival. The first annual Cannes Film Festival opens at the resort city of Cannes on the French Riviera. The festival had intended to make its debut in September 1939,...
6 days ago · Cannes film festival, film festival held annually in Cannes, France. First held in 1946 for the recognition of artistic achievement, the festival came to provide a rendezvous for those interested in the art and influence of the movies.
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History of the Cannes Film Festival. The Cannes Film Festival, an event that we in the filmmaking community hold in high esteem, has a rich history that dates back to the late 1930s. It was conceived as a response to the political and cultural pressures faced by the film industry during that era.
May 17, 2017 · PARIS — The world was just catching its breath after World War II when the Cannes Film Festival began in 1946. Since then, the festival has helped introduce the Italian Neo-Realists, the...
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