All eyes will turn to the south of France with the upcoming 66th annual Cannes Film Festival this year. This annual film festival will take place from May 15 to May 26, 2013 in the beautiful city of Cannes, France.
This is the most famed film festival in the world. This year's awards, set in the French Riviera, are set to make a splash. The official poster for the Cannes Film Festival will honor the late, great Marilyn Monroe. Officials selected this beautiful actress because this year marks five decades since her passing.
This year Hollywood's director Steven Spielberg will chair the jury that hands out the top prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
This year's line-up will be announced in mid-April. Last year, some criticized the selection of the festival saying there were too many Hollywood films included. Another thing pointed out by observers is that no woman director nor a first-time director were included in the main competition of the festival.
Criticisms aside, Cannes will continue to be a hot spot during the upcoming festival. On average, 200,000 people come to Cannes for the event. The Cannes Film Festival is only open to those within the film industry. It's not open to the public. Yet the events will attract hundreds of fans to Cannes hoping to catch a view of their favorite star. Cannes will soon be packed with well-known directors, stars and other famous celebrities who will walk the red carpet in what is certain to be a parade of amazing fashions from the best designers in the world.
The Cannes Film Festival takes place over two weeks. It includes a variety of films from various genres. The top award is known as Palme d'Or, meaning Golden Palm. This is for the "Best Film." Of course, there many other awards. Two of the most highly watched are for best actress and best actor.
Other things to watch out for: Palme d'Or du court métrage, Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, La Semaine de la Critique, Cannes Court Metrage, Marche Du Film.