Cannes Film Festival took over as President of the Festival, while Thierry Fremaux became the General Delegate. The board of directors also appointed Gilles Jacob as Honorary President of the Festival. The 2018 Cannes Film Festival took place between 8 and 19 May 2018. The jury president was Australian actress Cate Blanchett, and "Shoplifters", directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, won the Palme d'Or. The Cannes Film Festival has its origins in 1932 when Jean Zay, the French Minister of National Education, on the proposal of historian Philippe Erlanger and with the support of the British and Americans, set up an international cinematographic festival. Its
1968 Cannes Film Festival The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1968 feature film competition: Feature films The following films were due to compete for the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film: The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: The following feature films were selected to be screened for the 7th International Critics' Week (7e Semaine de la Critique): Not presented because of the interruption of the festival: 1968 Cannes Film Festival The 21st Cannes Film Festival was to have been held from 10 to 24 May 1968, before being curtailled due to the turmoil of