What is Cannes Film Festival?
{{redlinks|date=February 2012}} The '''Cannes Film Festival''' is an event held every year in [[Cannes]], [[France]]. The festival previews films from around the world. Only those who are invited can attend the festival. The top film wins the [[Palme d'Or]]. The second most prestigious trophy is the [[Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival)|Grand Prix]]. A jury selects which film earns the prizes. The jury is led by an internationally recognized personality of cinema. Being appointed to this position is the recognition of an outstanding career. ==Past winners of the Palme d'Or== [[File:Palmed'or.jpg|thumb|Palme d'Or award]] ===1939 - 1960=== * 1939 ''[[Union Pacific (movie)|Union Pacific]]'' ([[United States]]) * 1946 ''[[Torment (1944 movie)|Hets]]'' ([[Sweden]]) * 1946 ''[[The Lost Weekend]]'' ([[United States]]) * 1946 ''[[The Red Meadows|De røde enge]]'' ([[Denmark]]) * 1946 ''[[Neecha Nagar]]'' ([[India]]) * 1946 ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' ([[United Kingdom]]) * 1946 ''[[María Candelaria]]'' ([[Mexico]]) * 1946 ''[[Великий перелом]]'' ([[Soviet Union]]) * 1946 ''[[La symphonie pastorale]]'' ([[France]]) * 1946 ''[[Die Letzte Chance]]'' ([[Switzerland]]) * 1946 ''[[Men Without Wings|Muži bez křídel]]'' ([[Czechoslovakia]]) * 1946 ''[[Rome, Open City|Roma, città aperta]]'' ([[Italy]]) * 1949 ''[[The Third Man]]'' ([[United Kingdom]]) * 1951 ''[[Fröken Julie]]'' ([[Sweden]]) * 1951 ''[[Miracolo a Milano]]'' ([[Italy]]) * 1952 ''[[The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice]]'' ([[United States]]) * 1952 ''[[Due soldi di speranza]]'' ([[Italy]]) * 1953 ''[[Le Salaire de la peur]]'' ([[France]]) * 1954 ''[[Jigokumon]]'' ([[Japan]]) * 1955 ''[[Marty]]'' ([[United States]]) * 1956 ''[[Le monde du silence]]'' ([[France]]) * 1957 ''[[Friendly Persuasion]]'' ([[United States]]) * 1958 ''[[Летят журавли]]'' ([[Soviet Union]]) * 1959 ''[[Black Orpheus|Orfeu Negro]]'' ([[France]]) * 1960 ''[[La Dolce Vita]]'' ([[Italy]]) ===1961 - 1980=== [[File:Travis Bickle.png|thumb|Character Travis Bickle from ''Taxi Driver'']] * 1961 ''[[T