Question: where is the cannes film festival being held this year
Answer: 2018 Cannes Film Festival Official poster of the 71st Cannes Film Festival featuring Jean - Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina in Pierrot le Fou ( 1965 ) Opening film Everybody Knows Closing film The Man Who Killed Don Quixote Location Cannes , France Founded 1946 Awards Palme d'Or ( Shoplifters ) Hosted by Édouard Baer No.