Every year in the month of May, the whole world speaks about the resort town of Cannes. All because of the fact that at this time the world famous Cannes Film Festival takes place here.
He is one of the most prestigious, because here stars of world magnitude in the world of cinema are lit.
History
Exactly 70 years ago, namely in 1946, asalternative to the Venice Film Festival on the Cote d'Azur in France held the first Cannes Film Festival. The idea of holding such an event appeared because Mussolini played a decisive role in the selection and evaluation of films at the popular competition held in Venice at the time, and this did not in the best way influence the course of such an important event in the world of cinema.
They started planning the festival back in 1939, but it turned out to be a reality only after 7 years. The reason for such a long delay was the beginning of the Second World War.
The first festival in Cannes
1945 in the history of the Cannes festivalwas marked by another unsuccessful attempt to hold this event. The city has not yet fully recovered from the war, but still the desire to return to a peaceful life, to make the long-held dream of a global cultural event a reality, has played its part.
In the autumn of 1946 the first festival took place.This event took place against the backdrop of closed advertising ruins. The city was crowded with British soldiers, and a carrier from England was plying the sea near the coast.
The victory of Soviet troops over the Naziinvaders made the USSR incredibly popular around the world. It is not surprising that the first festival opened a Russian-language film, directed by Y. Roizman. The film was called "Berlin".
Until 1952, the Cannes Film Festival was held only in the fall, and after that it was decided to organize it in May.
What films can become participants of the festival
Being a member of the festival is very prestigious, andto get a reward is honorable. But in order to become a participant, you need to follow certain rules that allow you to enter both the competition and non-competitive programs.
From one director can only be selectedone film, provided that this picture is not on the Internet and at the time of the event was shown only in the country where it was released. In addition, she should not take part in other contests or reviews of cinema works.
Films of the Cannes Film Festival, participants of the competition program, have their own duration limits. Short films - up to 15 minutes, full-length films - at least an hour.
Previously, each country itself offered films for participation, but since 1970 the organizers of the festival have selected the ribbons for the competition.
How to determine the winners
Thousands of fans are waiting for this.of the festival as one of the greatest events in the world of cinema, because after it the world becomes acquainted with new paintings of the highest standard. Films about human relationships, high feelings, problems of different generations, painful problems in the history of each country, problems and ways to solve them are submitted to judges.
The structure of the highly skilled jury includes people from the world of cinema, those who have left a bright trace in the cinema with their creativity and have made considerable efforts to develop this art.
Winners of the Cannes Film Festival are selectedby voting. According to the tradition of this event, the decision of each member of the jury is kept in the strictest confidence. The public will never know for whom this or that judge voted, because each of them gives a non-disclosure subscription. The voting itself often takes place on an island, without contact with the mainland, in order to completely eliminate information leakage.
Prizes of the Cannes Film Festival
The essence of the Cannes Film Festival - the selection and recognition of the best films of world cinema, as well as awarding people of art who have contributed to the development of this industry.
Awards are given to the best actors, directors,operators and screenwriters. The main debut of this event is always marked by a special prize - “Golden Camera”. Among the notable prizes is the award for the best short film and a special prize from members of the jury.
The main distinction, the dream of all filmmakers is the Golden Branch of the Cannes Film Festival.
To determine the award, in 1954 duringFrance was held a special competition, which won the palm branch, as this tree is the business card of Cannes. In the manufacture of the main award is used only gold. The jewel is presented with a crystal in a blue box that symbolizes the sea.
Interesting facts from the history of the festival
1. The Golden Palm has become the main award of this event only since 1955. Prior to that, the winners received the Grand Prix, which now means second place.
2. In the history of the festival there is no film director who would receive the main prize - “Palm Branch” - more than two times.
3. Twice in the history of the lack of money the film festival was canceled (1948 and 1950).
4. The officially registered amount required for the event is $ 7 million.
5. Tracing the statistics of awards, we can conclude that the most awards were taken by the Americans.
6. In the entire history of the festival, the woman director received only one award. It was D. Campion. She received her award in 1993 for the film "Piano".
Cannes Film Festival - this is a tale where the main role plays itMajesty Cinema. World-famous stars walk around the city’s streets, who, along with novice actors and directors, are waiting for, when, thanks to the film festival, new stars will light up, showing the world the beauty of their art.
