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The 57th Cannes Film Festival started on 12 and ran until 23 May 2004. The Palme d'Or went to the American documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore, becoming the first (and only) documentary to win the festival's main prize.
- 1946
- Cannes, France
Opening film: Everybody Knows: Closing film: The Man Who Killed Don Quixote: Location: Cannes, France: Founded: 1946: Awards: Palme d'Or: Shoplifters: Hosted by: Édouard Baer: No. of films: 21 (In Competition) 18 (Un Certain Regard) Festival date: 8–19 May 2018: Website: festival-cannes.com /en: Cannes Film Festival
- 1946
- Cannes, France
The Cannes Film Festival (/ k æ n /; French: Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (Festival international du film), is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around the world.
- 20 September 1946; 77 years ago (as International Film Festival)
- 2023 Cannes Film Festival
- Cannes, France
The Palme d'Or (French pronunciation: [palm(ə) dɔʁ]; English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film.
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- Cannes
- 1955
- Cannes Film Festival
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The Cannes Film Festival is an event held every year in Cannes, France. The festival previews films from around the world. Only those who are invited can attend the festival. The top film wins the Palme d'Or. The second most prestigious trophy is the Grand Prix. A jury selects which film earns the prizes.
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.