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
2011 Cannes Film Festival Niro explained, "It had the size, the importance, the intention, whatever you want to call it, that seemed to fit the prize." The following films and people received the 2011 Official selection awards: In Competition Un Certain Regard Cinéfondation Golden Camera Short films FIPRESCI Prizes Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist Ecumenical Jury Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week Awards in the frame of Directors' Fortnight Association Prix François Chalais Queer Palm Palm Dog 2011 Cannes Film Festival The 64th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 May 2011. American actor Robert De Niro served as