76th Cannes Film Festival held in France, Swedish director Ruben Ostlundtonight’s meeting with the film viewers, accompanied by the chairmen of the jury.
French and Algerian director Maiwenn Le BescoThe festival, which will be opened by the film “Jeanne du Barry”, will last until May 27.
Östlunda, who won the Palme d’Or with the films “Kare” and “Triangle of Sorrow”, will be accompanied by 8 members of the jury at the festival.
“On dry grass” will compete for the Golden Palm
Nuri Bilge Ceylan21 films will compete for the Palme d’Or at the festival, among which is the film “Kuru Herbs Üstüne”.
Among the films that will compete in the main competition, co-produced by TRT, are also Austrian directors. Jessica Hausner‘s “Club Zero” and the Italian director Alice RohrwacherThere are also films called “La Chimera”.
The anti-reform union threatens to cut off the electricity to the festival
The pension reform, which caused a social crisis when it came into force in France, could affect the course of the festival.
The energy branch of the General Union of Workers (CGT), which opposes the reform, threatened to cut off the electricity to the Cannes Film Festival last month.
Although 120,000 people were expected to come to Cannes during the festival, it was forbidden to hold demonstrations in the festival grounds until 6:00 a.m. on May 28.
The Palme d’Or was awarded for the first time to the film “Marty”.
The festival, which was first planned to be held from September 1 to 20, 1939, could not be held due to the conditions of the Second World War.
At the festival held in 1946 after the war, the “Grand Prize” was awarded to the best directors until 1954.
The “Golden Palm” award, which has become a symbol of the festival, was first presented to an American director in 1955. Delbert MannIt was won by the movie “Marty” in the “romantic drama” genre.
The award came to Turkey for the first time with the film “Yol”.
Turkey received this award for the first time in 1982. Yilmaz Guney“Winter Dream” by Nuri Bilga Ceylan was awarded the Palme d’Or in 2014.
Chopard, the renowned watch and jewelry manufacturer in Geneva, Switzerland, begins production of the 18-karat Palme d’Or hand-crafted.
It takes 40 hours and 7 craftsmen to make the 18-carat Golden Palm.
The Palme d’Or award represents the palm on the coat of arms of the city of Cannes. (AA)