The first annual Cannes Film Festival was to open at the resort city of Cannes on the French Riviera. The festival had intended to make its debut in September 1939, but the outbreak of World War II forced the cancellation of the inaugural Cannes.
The Cannes Film Festival stumbled through its early years; the 1948 and 1950 festivals were canceled for economic reasons. It was in the 1950’s that the festival came to be regarded as one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world. 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.
It was earlier called the International film festival. It was only in the year 2002 that the name changed to what it is today. Cannes is when the night celebrates cinema and celebrities steal the red carpet. The 71st edition of the festival will take place from the 8 to 19 May at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, in Cannes, France and it is one that shouldn’t be missed.
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