2007 Cannes Film Festival 2007 Cannes Film Festival The 60th Cannes Film Festival ran from 16 to 27 May 2007. The President of the Jury was British director Stephen Frears. Twenty two films from twelve countries were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or. The awards were announced on 26 May. "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days", directed by Cristian Mungiu won the Palme d'Or. The festival opened with "My Blueberry Nights", directed by Wong Kar-wai and closed with "Days of Darkness (L'Âge des ténèbres)" by Denys Arcand. Diane Kruger was the mistress of ceremonies. The official poster of the 60th Cannes festival
Cannes Film Festival known to have 'banned' selfies on the Red Carpet of the world's largest Film Festival back in 2015. In 2017, along with the 70th anniversary events of the Festival, the issue of changing the rules on theatrical screening caused controversy. The enforcement of theatrical screening in 2018 resulted in Netflix being banned. The Cannes Film Festival is organised in various sections: The President of the Festival, who represents the Festival in front of its financial partners, the public authorities and the media, is elected by the board of directors of the Festival, officially named the "French Association of the Film