The first festival was planned to take place during September 1939, but due to World War 2 it was canceled. Among the awards handed out are the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) for the best film and the Grand Prix for the second best. Awards are also given for the best actor, actress and director.
In the 1950s, the Festival International du Film de Cannes came to be regarded as the most prestigious film festival in the world. It still holds that allure today, though many have criticized it as overly commercial. More than 30,000 people come to Cannes each May to attend the festival, about 100 times the number of film devotees who showed up for the first Cannes in 1946.
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