2024 Cannes Film Festival
The 77th annual Cannes Film Festival is an film festival due to take place from 14 to 25 May 2024. American filmmaker and actress Greta Gerwig will serve as jury president for the main competition. French actress Camille Cottin will host the opening and closing ceremonies.
Greta Gerwig, Main Competition jury president
Xavier Dolan, Un Certain Regard jury president
Lubna Azabal, Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition jury president
The Cannes Film Festival, until 2003 called the International Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around the world. Founded in 1946, the invitation-only festival is held annually at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. The festival was formally accredited by the FIAPF in 1951.
Cannes Film Festival
Cannes seen from Le Suquet
Note from 1939 with the French Government's decision not to participate at the Venice Film Festival anymore, but instead to host its own festival in Biarritz, Cannes or Nice
Stars posing for photographers are a part of Cannes folklore.