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
1946 Cannes Film Festival International Peace Award 1946 Cannes Film Festival The 1st annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 20 September to 5 October 1946. Twenty-one countries presented their films at the "First Cannes International Film Festival", which took place at the former Casino of Cannes. Only one year after the end of World War II, most of the films were about the war. There arose several technical issues, such as the tarpauline cover blowing away in a storm on the day before the winners were to be announced, the reels of Hitchcock’s "Notorious" shown in reverse order, and George Sydney’s "The Three