Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival) confused with the "Grand Prix du Festival International du Film", which is the previous name of the Palme d'Or, the highest prize of the 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
2013 Cannes Film Festival 2013 Cannes Film Festival The 66th Cannes Film Festival took place in Cannes, France, from 15 to 26 May 2013. Steven Spielberg was the head of the jury for the main competition. New Zealand film director Jane Campion was the head of the jury for the Cinéfondation and Short Film sections. French actress Audrey Tautou hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. Actress Kim Novak was named guest of honour and introduced a new restored version of Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo". The festival opened with "The Great Gatsby", directed by Baz Luhrmann and closed with "Zulu", directed by Jérôme Salle. The film