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Cannes Film Festival. 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 was not held at all in 1948, 1950, and 2020. In 1968, no awards were given as the festival was called off mid-way due to the May 1968 events in France . Also, the jury vote was tied, and the prize was shared by two films on 20 occasions (1957, 1960, 1962–63, 1970–71, 1973, 1987, 1991–93, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2014 ...
The 53rd Cannes Film Festival started on 14 May and ran until 25 May 2000. French film director, screenwriter, and producer Luc Besson was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the Danish film Dancer in the Dark by Lars von Trier. The festival opened with Vatel, directed by Roland Joffé and closed with Stardom, directed by Denys Arcand.
16–27 May 2023. Website. festival-cannes .com /en. Cannes Film Festival. 2024. 2022. The 76th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 16 to 27 May 2023. [1] Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund served as jury president. [2] With the French film Anatomy of a Fall winning the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, [3] Justine Triet became the ...
The 62nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 May to 24 May 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or winner was The White Ribbon, directed by Michael Haneke. [3] The festival Opening Film was Pixar 's Up, [4] [5] directed by Pete Docter and Bob Peterson. This marked the first time that an animated film or 3D ...
2020. The 74th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 6 to 17 July 2021, [1] after having been originally scheduled from 11 to 22 May 2021. [2] American director Spike Lee was invited to be the head of the jury for the festival for a second time, after the COVID-19 pandemic in France scuttled plans to have him head the jury of the 2020 ...
The 67th Cannes Film Festival was held from 14 to 25 May 2014. [1] New Zealand film director Jane Campion was the head of the jury for the main competition section. [2] The Palme d'Or was awarded to the Turkish film Winter Sleep directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan.
