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This is the "Palme d'Or" logo of the Cannes Film Festival, taken in Cannes, a small town in southern France, on May 13. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Gao Jing)
A total of 22 films have been shortlisted for the main competition unit of this film festival to compete for the "Palme d'Or". Among them, the 85-year-old famous American director Francis Ford Coppola will bring his new film "Metropolis" to win the third "Palme d'Or" in his career. The chairman of the jury for the main competition unit is American actress and director Greta Gerwig. She will decide the winner of the Palme d'Or together with eight other judges including Japanese film director Hirokazu Kore-eda.
This year, many Chinese films have been shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival. Chinese director Jia Zhangke entered the main competition for the sixth time with his new film "The Merry Generation"; Guan Hu's film "Dogs" will compete with more than ten films for the "Un Certain Regard" award, which focuses on emerging directors and niche films. . Hong Kong director Paul Cheng's "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City " has been shortlisted for the "Midnight Screening" unit. " Sauce Garden " directed by Peter Chan will be screened as a non-competition film. After 4k restoration, Jackie Chan starred in the classic film " "Eagle Project " will appear at the Beach Cinema at the Cannes Film Festival. The opening ceremony of the
Film Festival was hosted by French actress Camille Cottan, and the comedy "Second Act" by French director Quentin Dupieux was selected as the opening film. That night, American actor Meryl Streep, who won the Best Actress award at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, attended the opening ceremony as an honorary guest and received the Honorary Palme d'Or. This film festival will last until May 25, and the winners will be announced at the closing ceremony.
The Cannes International Film Festival in France, the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany, and the Venice International Film Festival in Italy are also known as the three major film festivals in Europe.
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