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The Grand Prix is an award of the Cannes Film Festival bestowed by the jury of the festival on one of the competing feature films. It is the second-most prestigious prize of the festival after the Palme d'Or .
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The Palme d'Or (French pronunciation: [palm(ə) dɔʁ];...
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The 74th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 6 to 17...
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The 75th annual Cannes Film Festival is a film festival that...
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The early years
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. They found the support of the Americans and the British. Its creation can be largely attributed to the French desire to compete with the Venice Film Festival, which at the time was the only international film festiv...
1950s and 1960s
During the early 1950s, the festival attracted much tourism and press attention, with showbiz scandals and high-profile personalities' love affairs. At the same time, the artistic aspect of the festival started developing. Because of controversies over the selection of films, the Critics' Prize was created for the recognition of original films and daring filmmakers. In 1954, the Special Jury Prize was awarded for the first time. In 1955, the Palme d'Or was created, replacing the Grand Prix du...
1970s and 1980s
During the 1970s, important changes occurred in the Festival. In 1972, Robert Favre Le Bret was named the new president, and Maurice Bessy the General Delegate. He introduced important changes in the selection of the participating films, welcoming new techniques, and relieving the selection from diplomatic pressures, with films like MASH, and later Chronicle of the Years of Fire marking this turn. In some cases, these changes helped directors like Andrei Tarkovsky overcome problems of censors...
In recent years, a number of gender and sexual controversies have surrounded the Cannes Film Festival. These include "Heelgate" in which numerous female attendees of a red carpet premiere were stopped from entering in 2015 for wearing flat soled shoes instead of high heels.The incident caused numerous female celebrities to wear flat soled shoes or ...
The President of the Festival, who represents the Festival in front of financial partners, the public authorities and the media, is elected by the board of directors of the Festival, officially named the "French Association of the Film Festival". The Board is composed of authorities of the world of cinema, as well as of public authorities which sub...
The Cannes Film Festival is organised in various sections: 1. The Official Selection – The main event of the festival. 1.1. In Competition – The films competing for the Palme d'Or. They are projected in the Théâtre Lumière. 1.2. Un Certain Regard – Films selected from cultures near and far; original and different works. They are projected at the Sa...
Prior to the beginning of each event, the Festival's board of directors appoints the juries who hold sole responsibility for choosing which films will receive a Cannes award. Jurors are chosen from a wide range of international artists, based on their body of work and respect from their peers.The appointment of the President of the Jury is made fol...
The most prestigious award given at Cannes is the Palme d'Or("Golden Palm") for the best film. 1. Competition 1.1. Palme d'Or– Golden Palm 1.2. Palme d'Or du court métrage– Best Short Film 1.3. Grand Prix– Grand Prize of the Festival 1.4. Prix du Jury– Jury Prize 1.5. Prix de la mise en scène– Best Director 1.6. Prix d'interprétation masculine– Bes...
The festival has become an important showcase for European films. Jill Forbes and Sarah Street argue in European Cinema: An Introduction (ISBN 0333752104), that Cannes "became...extremely important for critical and commercial interests and for European attempts to sell films on the basis of their artistic quality" (page 20). Forbes and Street also ...
Coyle, Jake (10 May 2017). "Outcry over Netflix films prompts Cannes to change rules". CBC/Radio-Canada.Ford, Rebecca; Roxborough, Scott (17 May 2017). "Why Awards Hopefuls Are Losing Confidence in Cannes Debuts". The Hollywood Reporter.Mumford, Gwilym (17 May 2017). "Concrete flowerpots and drone killers: Cannes opens with beefed-up security". The Guardian.- 20 September 1946; 77 years ago (as International Film Festival)
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The Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival sits at the heart of cinematic excellence, second only to the prestigious Palme d’Or. It’s a testament to a film’s ability to push the boundaries of storytelling, marrying innovation with artistic brilliance.
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Until 1954, the Jury of the Festival de Cannes awarded a "Grand Prix of the International Film Festival" to Best Director. Winners of this Grand Prix were then presented with a work by a contemporary artist in vogue.
