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 was 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's selection for the main competition, Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof was sentenced to eight years in prison as well as flogging, a fine, and confiscation of his property, on the charge of "propaganda against the regime." Cast and crew were interrogated and pressured to convince Rasoulof to withdraw the film from the festival.[12][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]