Cannes festival kicks off, with Hollywood 'unusually' absent from the competition
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“The red carpet has been rolled out at the 79th Cannes Film Festival in the south of France”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival will take place from 12 to 23 May 2026 in Cannes, France (south of France). This is further supported by web search results from Goodreturns.
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— The 78th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 2025. French actress Juliette Binoche served as jury president for the main competition. Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi won the Palme …
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— The 79th annual Cannes Film Festival will take place from 12 to 23 May 2026. South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook will serve as jury president for the main competition.
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— The Cannes Film Festival is considered the most prestigious film festival in the world. Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries. Founded in 1946, the invit…
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“twelve days of nonstop world premieres before culminating with the Palme d'Or on May 23”
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Multiple independent sources confirm the duration and end date. Wikipedia and Goodreturns confirm the dates May 12 to May 23 (12 days). Two separate web search results explicitly mention the '12 days of nonstop world premieres' and the culmination with the Palme d'Or on May 23.
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— The 50th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 18 May 1997. French actress Isabelle Adjani served as jury president for the main competition. Jeanne Moreau hosted the opening and closing ceremonie…
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— The 78th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 2025. French actress Juliette Binoche served as jury president for the main competition. Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi won the Palme …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Cannes_Film_Festival
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— The 79th annual Cannes Film Festival will take place from 12 to 23 May 2026. South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook will serve as jury president for the main competition.
Hartland Villa designed the of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cannes_Film_Festival
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cannes_Film_Festival
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