Cannes 2024: 7 Interesting Facts You May Want To Know About The Film Festival In France

Cannes Film Festival is widely recognised for its appreciation of film as well as its status as a premier venue for displaying designer apparel. Stars adorn gorgeous clothes on the red carpet, enthralling spectators with their fashion sense.

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Unspoken rule for women to wear heels: It was strict dress code to follow. The entry at the Cannes Film Festival for many women was denied in the year 2015 for the screening of Todd Haynes's Carol for not wearing heels. This caused the huge backlash and many called the move sexist. In 2016, actress Julia Roberts, and, in 2018, Kristen Stewart walked the red carpet barefoot for the screening.

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Standing Ovation and Booing: The festival was famous for its extra long standing ovations for films. In 2004, Michael Moore's documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 was lauded for almost 20 minutes, while many hit films such as Inglourious Basterds, Marie Antionette, Taxi Driver were booed.

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Palm Leaf symbol: The leaf symbol often featured on the official documents of the Cannes Film Festival. Even the beach city has many palm trees which is called as the victor's prize.

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Massive Engagement: More than 4k journalists, from 2k media outlets, and 90 countries attend the Cannes Film Festival. It is one of the world largest media and fashion events.

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Red Carpet: Cannes Film Festival red carpet is 60-meter-long and lead up to Palais de Festivals. In 2021, the red carpet was changed three times a day before each screening. It is now changed once a day to promote sustaniability.

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Covert jury sessions: Domergue Villa, a location as iconic as this festival, has hosted jury deliberations since the mid-1990s, giving these discussions a special setting unlike any other during each festival session.

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Photographer boycotts: In an instance of unusual slights, in 1983, photographers shunned Isabelle Adjani for skipping press appointments; this was also the fate suffered by legendary actor Paul Newman (1975).

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