In , this historian charged by the French government with finding ways to encourage international artistic exchange, visited the prestigious Venice Film Festival, which has been open to films since In the context of fascist Italy, the list of winners deeply shocked the democratic world. The top prize was awarded to a film supervised by Mussolini's son and to a German film by Leni Riefenstahl, Olympia, Festival of Beauty. Apart from its 'fascist' cinematographic style, this film was a documentary and should therefore have been excluded from competition.
With the backing of the French government, the project to organise a similar festival in the South of France made rapid headway. The seaside town of Cannes was chosen in the spring of , but even though a poster was designed for the Festival, there was not enough time to collect the necessary funding, choose the films, and organise the festivities.
The declaration of war finally hammered the nails into the coffin of this first virtual festival. Interview with Philippe Erlanger, the creator of the Cannes festival, who recalls the events surrounding the creation of the Festival. Twenty one countries presented the films of their choice the Festival Selection Committee was only created in , an idea that was quickly adopted by the other film festivals. But the future of the Festival was uncertain.
On the surface, it may seem strange that a city such as Cannes plays host to what has become the world's most famous film festival.
It's not a capital city, or even near one. Yes, cinema as we know it was invented in France, but that was in Paris, not Cannes. And sure, the weather in Cannes may be nice, but that's certainly not a unique selling point. So just how did a small resort town in the south of France end up hosting the most prestigious film festival there is?
Like much of the world as we know it today, the Cannes Film Festival exists as an indirect result of the rise of fascist regimes in Europe during the s. Its roots date back to when the first competitive international film festival was held in Venice, Italy. The festival began on September 20, , and 18 nations were represented.
At the first Cannes, organizers placed more emphasis on creative stimulation between national productions than on competition. Nine films were honored with the top award: Grand Prix du Festival. The Cannes Film Festival stumbled through its early years; the and festivals were canceled for economic reasons. In the s, 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, people come to Cannes each May to attend the festival, about times the number of film devotees who showed up for the first Cannes in But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us!
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