Cannes Film Festival is a fairy tale, where the main role is played by His Majesty Kino

Every year in the month of May, the whole world speaks of the resort town of Cannes. All because of the fact that it is at this time here is the world famous Cannes Film Festival.

It is one of the most prestigious, because here the world-famous stars of the world of cinema are lit.

History

Exactly 70 years ago, namely in 1946, as an alternative to the Venice Film Festival on the Cote d'Azur in France, the first Cannes Film Festival was held. The idea of holding such an event arose because at the popular competition held in Venice, Mussolini played a decisive role in the selection and evaluation of movies, and this did not have the best effect on the course of such an important event in the world of motion picture art.

The festival was planned to start in 1939, but it took only 7 years to realize the idea. The reason for such a prolonged delay was the outbreak of World War II.

The first festival in Cannes

1945 in the history of the Cannes Festival was marked by another unsuccessful attempt to hold this event. The city has not completely recovered from the war, but still the desire to return to peaceful life, to realize the old dream of a world-wide cultural event has played a role.

In autumn 1946 the first festival took place . This event unfolded against the backdrop of advertisements that were closed to publicity. The city was filled with British soldiers, and near the coast a seaman from England flew.

The victory of Soviet troops over the German-fascist invaders made the USSR incredibly popular throughout the world. Not surprisingly, the first festival opened a Russian-language film, directed by Yu. Roizman. The film was called Berlin.

Until 1952, the Cannes Film Festival was held only in the autumn, and after it was decided to organize it in May.

What films can become participants of the festival?

To be a participant of the festival is very prestigious, and to receive the award is honorable. But in order to become a participant, you need to observe certain rules that allow you to enter both the competitive and non-competitive programs.

From one director only one film can be selected, 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 competitions or reviews of works of cinema art.

The films of the Cannes Film Festival, the participants of the contest program, have their limitations on duration. Short films - up to 15 minutes, full-length - at least an hour.

Previously, each country itself offered films for participation, but since 1970, the organizers of the festival have selected the films for the competition.

How to determine the winners

Thousands of fans are waiting for this festival as one of the greatest events in the world of cinema, after all, after it the world gets acquainted with new pictures of the highest standard. For the consideration of the judges, films about human relations, high feelings, problems of different generations, about the problems in the history of each country, about problems and ways to solve them are made.

The highly qualified jury consists of people from the world of cinema, those who have left their bright work in the cinema and have made considerable efforts to develop this art.

The winners of the Cannes Film Festival are selected by voting. According to the tradition of this event, the decision of each member of the jury is kept in the strictest secrecy. The public will never know who this or that judge has voted for, because each of them gives a subscription for non-disclosure. The voting itself often takes place on the island, without contact with the big earth, in order to completely eliminate the leakage of information.

Prizes at the Cannes Film Festival

The essence of the Cannes Film Festival is the selection and recognition of the best films of the world cinema, as well as the awarding of people of art who have contributed to the development of this industry.

Awards are given to the best actors, directors, cameramen 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 mark of difference, the dream of all filmmakers is the "Golden Branch" of the Cannes Film Festival.

To determine the award, in 1954 in France, a special contest was held, in which the palm branch won, as this tree is a visiting card of Cannes. When making the main award, only gold is used. Present a jewel with a crystal in a box of blue that symbolizes the sea.

Interesting facts from the history of the festival

1. "Golden palm branch" became the main award of this event only since 1955. Prior to this, the winners received the Grand Prix, which now means the second place.

2. There is no film director in the history of the festival, who would receive the main prize - "Palm branch" - more than twice.

3. Twice in history, due to 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 the award, it can be concluded that the most awards were taken by the Americans.

6. For the entire history of the festival, the female director received only one award. It was D. Campion. She received her award in 1993 for the film "The Piano".

The Cannes Film Festival is a fairy tale, where the main role is played by His Majesty Kino. Along the streets of the city walk the stars of world size, which together with the beginning actors and directors expect, when, thanks to the film festival, new stars will shine, showing the world the beauty of their art.