2024 Cannes Film Festival
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The 77th annual Cannes Film Festival is a film festival taking place from 14 to 25 May 2024.[1][2] American filmmaker and actress Greta Gerwig will serve as jury president for the main competition.[3] French actress Camille Cottin will host the opening and closing ceremonies.[4]
Opening film | The Second Act |
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Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Palme d'Or |
Hosted by | Camille Cottin |
Artistic director | Thierry Frémaux |
No. of films | 22 (In Competition) |
Festival date | 14–25 May 2024 |
Website | festival-cannes |
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The official poster for the festival featuring a still image from the movie Rhapsody in August (1991) by Akira Kurosawa, selected for the 1991 edition, was designed by Hartland Villa.[5]
During the festival, three Honorary Palme d'Or will be awarded: the first was awarded for Meryl Streep during the festival's opening ceremony;[6] the second will be awarded to Studio Ghibli;[7][8] and the third will be awarded for George Lucas during the festival's closing ceremony.[9][10]
Few days before the opening ceremony, festival workers called for a general strike. The Broke Behind the Screens (Sous les écrans la dèche) collective made public a complaint about the precarious nature of film festival work.[11]
Following the official announcement of The Seed of the Sacred Fig selection for the main competition, Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof was sentenced for eight years in prison, besides flogging, a fine and confiscation of his property, on the charge of "propaganda against the regime".[12] While cast and crew were interrogated and persuaded into convince Rasoulof to withdraw the film from the festival.[13] Shortly after, Rasoulof, and some crew members, managed to flee from Iran to Europe, and will attend the film's red carpet on 24 May 2024.[14]
The festival opened with French comedy-film The Second Act directed by Quentin Dupieux.[15]