Cannes Film Festival
Cannes is the biggest and most famous film festival in the world. Most of the action takes place at the famous Palais des Festivals, although screenings do take place all over the town.
Best known for starlets on the beach, stars on yachts and fractious bunfights at controversial screenings, the festival also has a proud history of upholding artistic standards within an industry increasingly dominated by the bottom line.
In 1939, the world's leading film festival - Venice - was apparently being run by Fascist stooges. In response, the enterprising French drew up plans for the first Cannes Film Festival. Unfortunately, the war intervened and only one movie - The Hunchback of Notre Dame - was actually screened. In 1946, the first complete festival went ahead. Over the next few years the festival consolidated its post-war head start and, despite some changes to its structure over the years, has been the world's leading festival for as long as anyone can remember.
The beach is the place to see the starlets doing their thing, and although most Cannes Film Festival events are strictly by invitation only, there are daily film screenings open to the public on Mace beach and also as part of Directors' Fortnight.
In addition to the main competition, the festival has a fiercely competitive short film competition and the Un Certain Regard competition which includes high-quality features deemed not suitable for the main competition, yet certainly worthy of recognition.
Related Information
Website: Directors' Fortnight Website
Website: Cannes Film Festival Website
Website: Variety (Hollywood's trade paper) Website
Website: Hollywood Reporter Website
Website: Screen International's Daily Website
| Contact Details | |
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| Name: | Festival de Cannes |
| Email: | festival@festival-cannes.fr |
| Phone: | +33 (0) 1 53 59 61 00 |
| Venue Information: | Palais des Festivals |
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| Address: | Boulevard de la Croisette 06403 |
| Directions: | By bus: to Croisette. |
| Contact Details: | Palais des Festivals |
| Phone: | +33 (0) 4 93 39 01 01 |
| Other Information: | Palais des Festivals |
| Website: | Palais des Festivals Website |
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| Name: | Festival de Cannes |
| Email: | festival@festival-cannes.fr |
| Phone: | +33 (0) 1 53 59 61 00 |
| Name: | Cannes Tourist Office |
| Location: | Cannes |
| Address: | Palais des Festivals, 06400 Cannes |
| Email: | tourisme@palaisdesfestivals.com |
| Phone: | +33 (0) 4 92 99 84 22 |
| Name: | Comité Régional du Tourisme Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Location: | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Address: | Les Docks, 10 place de la Joliette, Atrium 10.5, BP 46214, Marseille cedex 02 |
| Email: | information@crt-paca.fr |
| Phone: | +33 (0) 4 91 56 47 00 |
| Name: | Maison de la France |
| Location: | France |
| Address: | 20 Avenue de l'Opéra, 75001 Paris, France |
| Phone: | +33 (0) 1 42 96 70 00 |
| Fax: | +33 (0) 1 42 96 70 71 |
