Every year, during the second half of May, the city of Cannes is invaded by filmmakers and stormed by thousands of photographers.
The Cannes Film Festival, founded in 1946 under the auspices of Jean Zay, Minister of Fine Arts under the Front Populaire, and known as the International Film Festival until 2002, is an international film festival held every year in Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes, France) for twelve days.
Over the years, it has become the world’s most talked-about film festival, and its influence has grown steadily thanks to the media and sponsors present at the event, particularly during the opening ceremony and the traditional ascent of the steps: the famous red carpet and its twenty-four “steps of glory”. Despite this prestige, the Festival has often been criticized, and has been the source of several scandals and controversies reported in French and foreign magazines and newspapers.
Although initially a tourist and social event, the Festival was created to reward the best film, the best director or the best actor and actress in an international film competition. However, over the years, other prizes awarded by a jury of professionals, artists and intellectuals have been added to the prestige of Cannes, such as the Prix du Jury, the Grand Prix and above all the Palme d’Or. Today, the official selection reflects the world’s film production. The competition generally focuses on auteur or research films.
Source : http://fr.wikipedia.org
Cannes Film Festival
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