Don't Miss the Many Categories Recognized at the Cannes Film Festival Prizes Awarded at the Cannes Film Festival written by: Aunindita•edited by: Rhonda Callow •updated: 3/20/2015 If you are looking for traditional prizes awarded at the Cannes Film Festival then you will definitely be disappointed. The prizes given at the film festival are quite distinct. Check out the list of the top 14 awards here. slide 1 of 14 A prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival is a prize like no other. The Cannes Film Festival is considered as of the most prestigious award festivals among the whole film industry. Started in 1946, this festival is organized every year in Cannes at the Resort town. There are several distinct prizes given out in the Cannes Film Festival. Unlike other prestigious film awards, this private festival has some very unique categories which they base their awards from and this makes them listed among the top film festivals . slide 2 of 14 Palme d’Or The most coveted prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival is the Palme d’Or or the Golden Palm.

This award is the equivalent of the best picture in other film awards and was first awarded in 1955. This high honors is given to the best film in the entire Cannes Film Festival. slide 3 of 14 Grand Prix The Grand Prix prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival is considered to be the second best award of the event and is given to one of the competing feature films. The film is selected by a bench of jury members. slide 4 of 14 Jury Prize The Prix du Jury or the Jury Prize is awarded for the Official Section of the event. The Official Section is organized into several sections as well. It is also considered the main award of the festival. The Competition includes 20 films selected by the jury of the festival that competes for the well-known award Palme d’Or. The Un Certain Regard contains a bunch of films representing different cultures that are considered original. Out of the competition, however, are films shown in the festival that are not part of the main event’s competition.

slide 5 of 14 Short Film Award Palme d’Or du Court metrage or Short Film Palme d’Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival for the short films shown during the festival. This is equivalent to the Palme d’Or for short films. If there is more than one short film which should be awarded, the festival presents a jury prize or special mention in this section as well and thus considered the best film festival for respecting talent. slide 6 of 14 Best Actress Award Unlike other award festivals, the Best Actress Award is not presented to a group of actresses that are part of the top movies of the year. The Best Actress Award is a prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival that is given to an actress in a film under the Official Section of the film festival. You can expect to have the award given to actresses that are not widely known to all. Since the Cannes Film Festival focuses more on the quality, storyline, production and the technical side of a film, you can find small film companies from different parts of the world invited. The award was first presented in 1946.

slide 7 of 14 Prize Un Certain Regard Prize Un Certain Regard is a prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival for films in the Un Certain category of the Official Section. This award was founded to recognize young film makers. Unlike the other awards given in the festival, a grant is given together with the award to help the distribution of the winning film. The prize money for this award is 30,000 Euro. slide 8 of 14 Best Actor Award The best actor award was first awarded to Ray Milland in 1946. The award is presented to best male actor among the films shown in the festival. The French name of the award is Prix d'interprétation masculine. slide 9 of 14 Best Director Award Among the films showcased in the festival, the jury chooses a best director who is presented with the award. The award was first presented in the year 1946. It is also known as Prix de la mise en scène. slide 10 of 14 Best Screenplay Award With the French name Prix du scénario, the award is presented to the best screen play writer of the films shown in the festival.

It is another award chosen in the official section by the jury members for screenplay writing . slide 11 of 14 Cinéfondation This award is basically a program to facilitate the film students and to introduce them to the world cinema. The program and award was started in 1998 with the aim to encourage young film makers. This program and section receives more than 1000 films from various film students from all over the world. The program is divided in three sections: Atelier, Residence and Selection. slide 12 of 14 Golden Camera The award was first presented to Robert M. Young in 1978. It is presented to a debut film maker, who made his/her first film. The best film is chosen by special jury and is presented on the closing day of the festival. The French name of the award is Caméra d'Or. slide 13 of 14 Vulcain Prize of the Technical Artist This award was introduced in 2003 to encourage and reward technicians involved in the film making. It is also known as Prix Vulcain de l’Artiste Technicien, and is basically an independent film award.

slide 14 of 14 International Critic's Week This special week was created to facilitate and award film makers who make parallel cinema and experimental films . The critics award is for those who are new to film making and made their first or second film. Also known as La Semaine Internationale de la Critique, the winner is chosen among the only top seven feature film and short films. ◄ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ► ‘I, Daniel Blake’ Wins Top Prize at Cannes Film Festival | In the Air | BLOUIN ARTINFO Blogs ‘I, Daniel Blake’ Wins Top Prize at Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2016 Amid much pre-ceremony speculation on Twitter, the main competition jury at the Cannes Film Festival awarded the prestigious Palme d’Or to Ken Loach’s “I, Daniel Blake.” Loach, who won the same award in 2006, received a standing ovation after his name was called, but despite the goodwill, his win meant that Maren Ade’s “Toni Erdmann,” by far the best received film at the festival, was completely shut out.

Xavier Dolan, whose presence at the ceremony had many fearing that the jury would award him the Palme d’Or for this horribly received new film, “It’s Not the End of the World,” took home the Grand Prix, essentially the runner-up prize. The Jury Prize, essentially third-place, went to Andrea Arnold’s “American Honey,” an early contender for the top prize. (This was Arnold’s third jury prize at the festival; when the award was announced, there was reportedly booing in the press room.) The acting awards were equally divisive. Best Actor was given to Shahab Hosseini for his role in Asghar Farhadi’s “The Salesman,” while Best Actress was awarded to Jaclyn Jose for her role in Brillante Mendoza’s “Ma’Rose, “a film that was not well received. Jose beat many favorites for the award, including Isabelle Huppert for the completely shut out “Elle,” and Kristin Stewart for “Personal Shopper” (this one was a long shot, as the reception was mixed coming out of the first screenings.) Olivier Assays and Cristi Mungiu tied for the best directing prize, while Farhadi took home the Best Screenplay award.

The Camera d’Or, which is awarded to the best first film in the festival, went to “Divines,” directed by Houda Beyamina, while Jean-Pierre Leaud was awarded wan honorary prize for his work in film, although the film he starred in, Albert Serra’s “The Death Of Louis XIV,” screening out of competition, was barely mentioned. Aside from “Toni Erdmann,” other films that were surprisingly, even disappointingly, ignored were Jim Jarmusch’s “Patterson” and Kleber Mendonca Filho’s “Aquarius.” Both films received great reviews and were rumored early for awards. But that’s how it goes. You can never predict the whims of the jury. What began as an exciting year for the festival, with one of the best lineups in years , has turned out to be a disappointment. The same as it ever was. 10 American Movies That Won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival | Mental Floss 10 American Movies That Won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival Wikimedia Commons Like us on Facebook The 66th annual Cannes Film Festival is in full swing.

There are many films from world-renowned directors in heated competition for the coveted Palme d’Or (The Golden Palm) Award, including Nicolas Winding-Refn’s Only God Forgives, Asghar Farhadi’s The Past, and Joel & Ethan Coen’s Inside Llewyn Davis. Although Cannes is an international film festival, flicks from the United States often win the festival’s grand prize. Here are 10 American movies that won the Palme d’Or Award. 1. The Tree of Life Terrence Malick’s time-shifting narrative about discipline and grace was a very polarizing film when it was first released in 2011. After The Tree of Life debuted at the 64th Cannes Film Festival, half of the 2400-seat Grand Auditorium audience heckled and booed the surreal film, while its supporters cheered. The Tree of Life remains a very divisive film among general audiences and critics alike, but was eventually nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture later in the year. 2.

Fahrenheit 9/11 Fresh off his Academy Award for Bowling For Columbine, Michael Moore’s follow-up was the first American-made documentary to win the Palme d’Or when it debuted at the 57th Cannes Film Festival in 2004. Fahrenheit 9/11 received a 20-minute standing ovation after it was first screened. Famously, director Quentin Tarantino, who was the president of the festival’s jury that year, told Michael Moore that his film didn’t win the grand prize because of its politics, but rather its accomplishment as a piece of cinema. 3. Elephant The first film in director Gus Van Sant’s Death Trilogy—along with the films Gerry and Last Days—Elephant took a fictional look at the mass shooting at Columbine High School. Reviews of the film were mixed, and Elephant remains a very controversial film, even being blamed by some for spawning copycat school shootings. 4. Pulp Fiction Director Quentin Tarantino took the world by storm with the release of Pulp Fiction at the 47th Cannes Film Festival in 1994. The festival’s jury loved the film’s sharp wit, non-linear structure, and in-depth storytelling.

When Pulp Fiction opened in the US, the film took the No. 1 spot at the box office in its first week of release. Today, Pulp Fiction is considered one of the best movies of the 1990s. 5. The Lost Weekend Before the Palme d’Or was the highest award, the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film was the most prestigious honor a film could aspire to during the Cannes Film Festival. In 1945, Billy Wilder’s The Lost Weekend—which took a dark look at alcoholism in America—received the top prize. The film would go on to win four Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actor for Ray Milland. 6. Marty Director Delbert Mann’s Marty was the first film to unanimously win the top prize in the history of the Cannes Film Festival. Based on Paddy Chayefsky’s 1953 teleplay, Marty told the story of a socially awkward unmarried 34-year-old man (Ernest Borgnine) who still lived with his mother.

Marty, along with The Lost Weekend, are the only two films to win both the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Picture. 7. Taxi Driver Martin Scorsese’s breakthrough film was the Italian-American director’s first critical and commercial hit in the United States. Time magazine put the film on its list of Top 100 Films of All Time. 8. Apocalypse Now Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now was the director’s second Palme d’Or-winning film (the first was The Conversation in 1974). The epic Vietnam War film showcased an all-star cast including Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, and Martin Sheen. With production delays due to a massive typhoon in the Philippines, the early recasting of Martin Sheen for Harvey Keitel, and the theft of the film’s entire payroll, getting Apocalypse Now made was a giant undertaking for Francis Ford Coppola. The film’s production woes were masterfully documented in the film Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse. Despite the troubled production, Apocalypse Now was later nominated for many Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Writing, and is one of the best films to examine the Vietnam War. 9.

Wild At Heart One of David Lynch’s most controversial films, Wild At Heart received an abundance of applause and wild cheers when it debuted at the 43rd Cannes Film Festival in 1990. But when the film won the Palme’ d’Or, a few film critics—including Roger Ebert—booed and jeered the jury’s selection for the festival’s prestigious top prize. Wild At Heart is a fevered dream of brutality and sexual exploitation, but at its heart is a genuine romance between its characters Lula and Sailor, two outlaws played by Laura Dern and Nicolas Cage. David Lynch was forced to censor the film for an R rating for its American release, but international audience got to enjoy an uncut and uncensored version. 10. Barton Fink The Coen Brothers’ Barton Fink was a big winner at the 44th Cannes Film Festival in 1991. The strange film won Best Director for Joel Coen and Best Actor for John Turturro in addition to the festival's top prize. To prevent other films from receiving so many accolades in the future, the festival organizers and programmers limited the number of awards a single film could win to two.

Despite its many honors including multiple Academy Award nominations, Barton Fink was a disappointing box office performer. It failed to register with general audiences because of its specific and yet abstruse subject matter and narrative. More from mental_floss... 18 Films Seek Top Prize at Cannes Film Festival 18 Films Seek Top Prize at Cannes Film Festival May 15, 2015 From left, Rokia Traore, Xavier Doran, Sienna Miller, Jake Gyllenhaal and Sophie Marceau arrive for the opening ceremony and the screening of the film 'La Tete Haute' at the 68th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 13, 2015. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) Share Copy and paste the embed code below. The code has been copied to your clipboard. 64 kbps | MP3 Pop-out player The 68th Festival de Cannes opened Wednesday in France. Many in the movie-making business consider the 12-day event to be the most important film festival in the world. A director’s career can soar after winning the festival’s top prize, the famed Palme d’Or.

Just having a movie entered in the festival can mean more money, respect and possibilities for actors, producers and other industry workers. Hundreds of thousands of people visit the seaside town during the international film festival. There are thousands of movies to see. The French film, “La Tete Haute,” opened this year’s festival. Its English title is “Standing Tall.” The movie features a new actor, 17-year-old Rod Paradot. He plays the part of a troubled, violent boy who faces the youth detention system again and again. Paradot stars in the film with French movie legend Catherine Deneuve. She plays a caring judge who tries to save the boy. Filmmaker Emmanuelle Bercot directed “La Tete Haute.” It is just the second film from a woman director to open the “Festival de Cannes.” Critics widely praised the film “Carol” with actresses Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara who play lovers in the movie.

Actress Julianne Moore arrives for the opening ceremony and the screening of the film 'La Tete Haute.' Other films up for the Palme include the Japanese picture, “Our Little Sister,” the French film, “Valley of Love,” and “Mountains May Depart,” a movie from China. A reminder of terrorist attack at festival An ugly cartoon drawing of Catherine Deneuve at Cannes was the cover of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo this week. The cartoon made fun of the 71-year-old actress’ weight and the strong security presence at the festival. Deneuve seemed to deal with the insult with ease. “I hope it’s funny,” she said, “Even if it’s nasty.” The deadly attack by Muslim extremists on Charlie Hebdo’s Paris office in January influenced security plans at Cannes. There is always a strong police presence at the festival as it attracts the rich and, as a result, thieves. But, this year, increased fears of terrorism led to expanded security. Hundreds of local and national police, riot forces, and other agents are on guard. Hundreds of video cameras are also in place. And the glitter As always, the press is taking pictures and providing commentary on the comings and goings of the stars.

Salma Hayek met with the press in a sleek black and red dress by designer Alexander McQueen. Hayek is at Cannes to support her new film “Tale of Tales.” Matteo Garrone directed the movie, which is based on 17th century Italian fairy tales. It is one of 18 films competing for this year’s Palme d’Or. Salma Hayek attends a press call at the 2015 Festival de Cannes. Cast member John C. Reilly also met with the press for “Tale of Tales.” He dressed for the seaside in a summery suit and hat. Reilly is also in two other films being presented at the Festival de Cannes. Last year, the Palme d’Or went to the Turkish film, “Winter Sleep.” This year, who knows? But two directors with a winning history are co-presidents of the 2015 Cannes prize jury. American brothers Joel and Ethan Coen won the Palme d’Or in 1991 for their film “Barton Fink.” Their movie “Inside Llewyn Davis” won Cannes’ second prize, the Grand Prix, in 2013. I’m Caty Weaver.

Caty Weaver wrote this story for Learning English. ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Hai Do was the editor. ​Standing Tall Press Conference at Festival de Cannes ______________________________________________________________ soar – v. to rise quickly upward to a great height — often used figuratively legend – n. a famous or important person who is known for doing something extremely well sleek – adj. straight and smooth in design or shape fairy tale – n. a simple children's story about magical creatures Have you ever been to an international film festival? Or has one ever been held in your town? Tell us about it. Post your thoughts in the comments section. French lesbian love story wins top prize at Cannes | Reuters Mon May 27, 2013 | 12:46 AM EDT French lesbian love story wins top prize at Cannes Director Abdellatif Kechiche (C) poses with actresses Lea Seydoux (L) and Adele Exarchopoulos (R) during a photocall after he received the Palme d'Or award for the film ''La Vie D'Adele'' at the closing ceremony of the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 26, 2013.

Reuters/Regis Duvignau By Belinda Goldsmith and Alexandria Sage | CANNES CANNES An intimate lesbian love story by French director Abdellatif Kechiche won the top prize in Cannes on Sunday, and the film festival's director immediately urged the large crowds protesting against gay marriage in Paris to go and see it. "La Vie d'Adele - Chapitre 1 & 2" (Blue is the Warmest Colour) was chosen from a field of 20 films exploring sex, violence and emotional anguish which were vying for the Palme d'Or, one of the most coveted film awards after the Oscars. Critics picked the three-hour film as a possible winner at the 66th Cannes festival, but wondered if its explicit lesbian sex scenes - one lasting up to 10 minutes - would deter the jury deciding the awards led by U.S. filmmaker Steven Spielberg. In an unusual move, Spielberg said the award would be shared between Kechiche and his two lead actresses Adele Exarchopoulos and Lea Seydoux as they were central to the film's success. "I think it will get a lot of play ...

I think this film carries a very strong message, a very positive message," Spielberg told journalists. "It was the perfect choice between those two actresses and this incredible very sensitive and observant filmmaker." Spielberg said he supported same-sex marriage, but downplayed any suggestion the award was to promote this cause. Festival director Thierry Fremaux said the film was timely, as hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marched in Paris on Sunday to protest France's recent legalization of same-sex marriage. "Everyone who is against same-sex marriage or love between two people of the same sex must see the film," he told Reuters. Kechiche, a Tunisia-born actor who made his directorial debut in 2000, was virtually speechless as he accepted the award, which he dedicated to the youth of France and Tunisia who, during the Arab Spring, "wanted only to live, speak and love freely." "La Vie d'Adele" is an emotional tale of love and sexuality centred on 15-year-old Adele (Exarchopoulos) and her lover Emma (Seydoux) that follows the course of their tumultuous relationship.

WORLD'S LARGEST Critics had also considered as a forerunner "Inside Llewyn Davis" about a struggling New York folk singer by the American Coen brothers Ethan and Joel, which was named as runner-up. The third prize went to Japanese director Kore-Eda Hirokazu for the baby-swapping drama "Soshite Chichi Ni Naru" (Like Father, Like Son) while the best director award went to Mexico's Amat Escalante for his brutal look at Mexico's drug war, "Heli". American Bruce Dern, 76, won a best actor award in Alexander Payne's road trip film "Nebraska," beating out Michael Douglas, who was widely praised for his performance as flamboyant pianist Liberace in Steven Soderbergh's "Behind the Candelabra." French actress Berenice Bejo ("The Artist") won the best actress award in Iranian director Asghar Farhadi's tense domestic drama "Le Passe" (The Past).

Before the ceremony, stars including Kim Novak and Laetitia Casta signed autographs and posed for photographers on the red carpet in blazing sunshine, a contrast to the festival's opening ceremony on May 15 when umbrellas took over in the rain. The awards ended the 2013 edition of the world's largest film festival, where up to 40,000 film professionals also bought and sold titles on the bustling marketplace hidden away from the glitzy promotional circuit of parties and stunts. (Editing by Mike Collett-White) Cannes Film Festival 2016 Winners, Including Second Palme D'Or For Ken Loach Cannes Film Festival 2016 Winners, Including Second Palme D'Or For Ken Loach {{article.article.images.featured.caption}} Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Full Bio The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. Loading ... Loading ... This story appears in the {{article.article.magazine.pretty_date}} issue of {{article.article.magazine.pubName}}.

Subscribe Director Ken Loach, centre, actor Mel Gibson, left and President of the Jury George Miller react after Roach is awarded the Palme d'or for the film I, Daniel Blake, during the awards ceremony at the 69th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) The 2016 Cannes Film Festival has come to a close. When the awards ceremony began, the Cannes jury said they held the longest deliberation process in the 69 years of the festival's history. Director Ken Loach won his second Palme d'Or for his well-received film I, Daniel Blake, which follows an ailing Englishman who fights against the bureaucracy of the healthcare system to stay on welfare. 79-year-old Loach previously won the festival's highest prize in 2006 for The Wind That Shakes the Barley. Only eight other directors have won the Palme d'Or twice, including Francis Ford Coppola and Michael Haneke.

Shocker: 'Dheepan' takes top prize at Cannes Shocker: 'Dheepan' takes top prize at Cannes Jacques Audiard's 'Dheepan' takes the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday. Post to Facebook Shocker: 'Dheepan' takes top prize at Cannes Jacques Audiard's 'Dheepan' takes the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: CancelSend A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Nation's Conversation To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs Shocker: 'Dheepan' takes top prize at Cannes Bryan Alexander , USA TODAY Published 2:40 p.m. ET May 24, 2015 | Updated 6:52 p.m. ET May 24, 2015 Director Jacques Audiart poses with the Palm d'Or for his film 'Dheepan' at the closing ceremony during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival.

(Photo: Pascal Le Segretain, Getty Images) French director Jacques Audiard's immigration drama Dheepan took the Palme d'Or, the highest honor at the Cannes Film Festival, at its closing ceremony on Sunday night. The gritty depiction of Tamil refugees trying to build a new life in France was a surprise selection at the end of the 12-day festival in the south of France. Industry website Variety called the win "unexpected" and said the award "was greeted with some surprise and a mixture of boos, shrugs and applause from the international press corps watching the ceremony at the Palais." Dheepan premiered to mixed reviews at the Cannes festival. The runner-up prize, the Grand Prix, was awarded to Hungarian director Laszlo Nemes for Holocaust drama Son of Saul, his feature directorial debut. American actress Rooney Mara was awarded the best actress honor at Cannes for her role in Carol alongside Cate Blanchett. Mara shared the acting award with French actress Emmanuelle Bercot for her role in My King.

The main Cannes jury was led by directors Joel and Ethan Coen and included American actor Jake Gyllenhaal, Mexican director Guillermo del Toro, Canadian director Xavier Dolan, French actress Sophie Marceau and British actress Sienna Miller. The jury watched 19 films in the main competition over the last week and a half to reach the prize verdict. Variety quoted the Coen brothers discussing Dheepan at a press conference afterwards. "We all thought it was a beautiful movie," Ethan Coen said. To which Joel Coen added, "This isn't a jury of film critics. This is a jury of artists looking at the work." Other prizes included: • Vincent Lindon won best actor for his role in The Measure of a Man, directed by Stephane Brize. • Taiwan's Hou Hsiao-Hsien won the best director prize for the martial arts film The Assassin, starring Shu Qi. • The jury prize went to The Lobster, the surreal drama by Yorgos Lanthimos starring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz.

(Photo: Bertrand Langlois, AFP/Getty Images) • The Camera d'Or, honoring best first feature film, was given to La Tierra y la Sombra, directed by César Augusto Acevedo • Waves '98 by Ely Dagher of Lebanon won the short film award. Cannes Film Festival: Overview Cannes Film Festival Date: May 13 - May 24 2009 Location: Cannes, France Location: Cannes, France Notes: The festival takes place since 1946. In the years before 1955 the main festival award was named 'Grand Prix du Festival International du Film'. The current form of the Golden Palm has been used since 1997 and has been designed by Caroline Scheufele-Gruosi, CEO of Chopard. Awards Palme d'Or 1939: The first Cannes Film Festival had been planned for 1939. It had to be canceled, because World War II broke out.

For its 55th anniversary in 2002 the festival decided to screen 12 films from the original selection, seven of which would be "in competition" and be retrospectively judged by a contemporary jury. 1959: The atomic bombs of 1945 are still taboo as a subject. Resnais's Hiroshima mon amour is excluded from the official selection in order not to upset the US government. 1964: The name of the festival's grand prix 'Golden Palm' is abandoned and changed to 'Grand Prix International du Festival'. (It will be called 'Golden Palm' again from 1975.) 1966: The Grand Prix is named 'Grand prix du vingtième anniversaire du Festival international du film' for the festival's 20th anniversary. 1966: A new non-competitive festival section called "Directors' Fortnight" is created. 1973: A new non-competitive and informative festival section called 'Étude et documents' is created.

1973: Another non-competitive festival section called 'Perspectives du Cinéma Français' is initiated by the French Film Directors' Society (1973-1991). 1975: The name of the festival's grand prix is again changed to 'Golden Palm' after it had been abandoned in 1964. 1975: A new non-competitive festival section called 'Les Yeux Fertiles' is created, focusing on films dealing with other arts (1975-1977). 1975: A day before the festival opens a bomb is found in the Palais. The 'People's Struggle Against the Perversion of Humanity', is never heard of again. 1976: A new non-competitive festival section called 'L'Air du temps' is created, focusing on films dealing with contemporary subjects (1976-1977). 1977: A new non-competitive festival section called 'Le Passé composé' is created, solely for compilations. It will be celebrated in 1977 only.

1978: A new non-competitive festival section called 'Un Certain Regard' is created replacing the sections 'Les Yeux Fertiles' (1975-1977), 'L'Air du temps' (1976-1977) and 'Le Passé composé' (1977). 1980: The surprise film, Tarkovsky's Stalker , is interrupted due to strikes held by the electricians. 1982: The festival poster is designed by Federico Fellini . 1983: The festival poster is designed by Akira Kurosawa . 1990: The retrospectives are introduced, from 1992 on called 'Cinéma de toujour'. 1992: The retrospectives become an official name: 'Cinéma de toujour'. 1992: The section formerly known as 'Perspectives du Cinéma Français' (1973-1991) is renamed to 'Cinémas en France'. 1998: The festival will have a short film jury from now on.

2002: The winning film for the first festival, which actually was canceled in 1939 due to the beginning of World War II, was decided on retrospectively by a jury in 2002. 2004: For the first time in the history of the festival, president Gilles Jacob gave the jury an opportunity to explain their Golden Palm choices. Golden Palm Given: 1955- The winning movie is chosen by a jury from the pool of movies which are part of the festivals 'official selection' (sélection officielle). Grand Prize of the Festival Given: 1946-1947, 1949, 1951-1954 1959: The atomic bombs of 1945 are still taboo as a subject. Resnais's Hiroshima mon amour is excluded from the official selection in order not to upset the US government. The winning movie was chosen by a jury from the pool of movies which were part of the festivals 'official selection' (sélection officielle).

Grand Prize of the Jury The winning movie is chosen by a jury from the pool of movies which are part of the festivals 'official selection' (Sélection officielle). Jury Prize The winning movie is chosen by a jury from the pool of movies which are part of the festivals 'official selection' (Sélection officielle). International Jury Prize Critics Week Grand Prize Given: 2000- The award is given by the press to the best feature film in the critics week section (La Semaine de la Critique) of the festival. Journalists and film critics are invited to vote after each screening. If the winner is a French speaker, an additional grant of EUR 3,000 will be added by the Beaumarchais Foundation. (as of 2005) Mercedes-Benz Award Given: 1993-1999 The award is given to the best feature film in the critics week section (La Semaine de la Critique) of the festival. SACD Screenwriting Award Given: 2004- The award is given to the best screenwriter of a feature film in the critics week section (La Semaine de la Critique) of the festival.

SACD Award Given: 1991-1992 The award is given to the best feature and short film in the critics week section (La Semaine de la Critique) of the festival. ACID Award The award is given by a jury formed of directors, who are members of ACID, in the critics week section (La Semaine de la Critique) of the festival. Canal+ Award Given: 1992- The award is given to the best short film in the critics week section (La Semaine de la Critique) of the festival. Kodak Short Film Award The award is given to a short film revelation. Kodak Short Film Award - Special Mention Prix Grand Cru Given: 2006- The award is given to the best screenwriter of a short or mid-length film in the critics week section (La Semaine de la Critique) of the festival. Young Critics Award Given: 2000- The award is given to the best feature and short film in the critics week section (La Semaine de la Critique) of the festival.

Grand Golden Rail Given: 1995- The award is given by a group of cinephile railwaymen to the best feature film in the critics week section (La Semaine de la Critique) of the festival. Small Golden Rail Given: 1995- The award is given by a group of cinephile railwaymen to the best short film in the critics week section (La Semaine de la Critique) of the festival. Hohoa Award Given: 2003- The award is given to the best short film script (<20min) from the French overseas territories in the critics week section (La Semaine de la Critique) (as of 2008) Golden Coach Given: 2002- The award is a tribute paid by directors - and only directors - to fellow filmmakers for their courage and intransigence in their art. It is a homage to independence and pure cinematic genius. SACD Prize (Directors' Fortnight) The award is given to a French-language feature film in the Directors Fortnight selection.

Label Europa Cinemas Given: 2003- The award is given to a European film in the Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) section of the festival to further its distribution. C.I.C.A.E. Award Cinémas de Recherche - Special Mention SFR Prize The award is given to the most audacious French short film from the Director's Fortnight international selection. It is awarded by a jury of professionals and young directors brought together by SFR. SACD Short Film Award Unifrance Short Film Grand Prize Given: 2008- Unifrance Short Film Special Prize Gras Savoye Award Given: 1998-2007 The juried award is given to a producer/director of the best short film from a selection of films not awarded at other international festivals. (as of 2003) Gras Savoye Award - Special Mention Perspectives du Cinéma Award Perspectives du Cinéma Award - Special Mention Young Cinema Award 'La Chance de Cannes' Award Gary Cooper Award Given: 1961, 1963 The award is given in recognition of the human valor of the film's content and treatment.

International Peace Award France Culture Award Given: 1999- The award is given to a domestic and a foreign film to honor the best cineaste of the year, who is not yet known widely. Award of the Youth Given: 1982- A jury of seven young European cineastes (age 18-25) decides on the awards given to a French and a foreign film each, a first, second or third work from the parallel sections of the festival (La Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, Un Certain Regard, La Semaine de la Critique). From 1982 to 1988 the jury had been built from five young French. Since 2003 the traditional distinction between French and foreign film has been given up and just one film is awarded. Special Award of the Youth Regards Jeunes Prize Prix Regards Jeune Given: 2003- The award is decided on by an European jury of seven young cinephiles and given to a feature film (first or second feature) in each of the two sidebars: the Directors' Fortnight and the International Critics Week.

(2009) The award is given to the best feature and short film in the critics week (La Semaine de la Critique) or Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) section of the festival. (old rule) Cannes Junior Award Best Film for the Youth François Chalais Award The award is given to a documentary or a feature film which best captures life. Norman McLaren Award Given: 2005- The Norman McLaren Prize, created by the National Film Board of Canada under the aegis of the Cannes Film Festival, will be presented each year to the winner of the Short Film Palme d'Or. NFB Online Short Film Competition Given: 2005- Ten finalists are selected, the winner is then decided on by the online audiences. Cinema Prize of the French National Education System Given: 2003- Award of the City of Rome American Pavillon's Emerging Filmmaker Showcase Given: 2009- The award is given to both a male and female acting revelation. (as of 2005) DVD Design Award The DVD awards aim to recompense the artistic work of film companies latest releases.

The award is given for DVD releases with films released after 1 January 1979. DVD Heritage Award The award is given for DVD releases which include restored copies, exclusive notes and material. Palme d'Or - Best Short Film Birks Canadian Diamond Un Certain Regard - Best Director Critics Week - Special Mention Un Certain Regard - Special Distinction of the Jury France 4 Visionary Award Nikon Discovery Award - Special Mention Vulcain Prize for the Technical Artist SACD Prize (Directors' Fortnight) - Special Mention Illy Prize

Question: What is the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival?
Answer: Palm d’Or