Organizations

Festival de Cannes

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Also Known As Cannes Film Festival

Film Festival

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Film and Media Atlas. "Festival de Cannes." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-media.interactiveatlas.org/organizations/cannes-film-festival.

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Film and Media Atlas. (n.d.). Festival de Cannes. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-media.interactiveatlas.org/organizations/cannes-film-festival

BibTeX

@misc{filmandmediaatlas-festival-de-cannes,
  author = {Film and Media Atlas},
  title = {Festival de Cannes},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-media.interactiveatlas.org/organizations/cannes-film-festival},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The most prestigious film festival in the world, held each May on the French Riviera, whose Palme d'Or can define a filmmaker's career. Founded as a free alternative to the fascist-influenced Venice festival, it was scheduled for 1939, stopped by the war, and first held in 1946.

Facts

Founding Year

1946 1

Created in 1939 but cancelled on the outbreak of war after a single opening night; the first full festival ran in September 1946.

Headquarters

Cannes, France 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Film

Source Festival de Cannes Official Site

Sources

1. Festival de Cannes Official Site

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