Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival) Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival) The Grand Prix is an award of the Cannes Film Festival bestowed by the jury of the festival on one of the competing feature films. It is the second-most prestigious prize of the festival after the Palme d'Or. Prior to its creation, the Special Jury Prize held the "second place". Since 1995, the official name of the award has been simply the "Grand Prix", but it has had two other names since its creation in 1967: "Grand Prix Spécial du Jury" (1967-1988), and "Grand Prix du Jury" (1989-1994). In addition, the award should not be
2015 Cannes Film Festival winner has been highlighted. The full line-up for the Cannes Classics section was announced on 30 April 2015. Greek-French film director Costa-Gavras was announced as the guest of honor. In tribute to the recently deceased Portuguese film director, Cannes Classics screened Manoel de Oliveira's posthumous 1982 film "Memories and Confessions". The film was previously unseen outside of Portugal. The Cinéma de la Plage is a part of the Official Selection of the festival. The outdoors screenings at the beach cinema of Cannes are open to the public. The full selection for the International Critics' Week section was announced on 20