The 75th Cannes Film Festival opened on the evening of the 17th local time.
As the new crown epidemic in France has recently eased and most of the epidemic prevention measures have been lifted, people can directly feel the return of the film festival itself in Cannes.
The opening ceremony of the film festival that night was held at the Palais des Festivals in the center of Cannes. All personnel entering the Palais des Festivals entered the venue normally, and only a few staff still wore masks.
At the 74th Cannes Film Festival held in July last year, people must hold a new crown vaccination certificate or a negative virus test certificate within 48 hours to enter.
The judges of the main competition unit of this year's Cannes Film Festival and the opening film "Coupez!
"The main creators of the film crew and other film industry figures have appeared on the red carpet of the film festival, and the Director-General of UNESCO, Azoulay, also attended the opening ceremony.
Famous American film star Forest Whitaker won the honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was invited to deliver a speech via video at the opening ceremony.
According to the news released by the film festival organizing committee, there are currently 21 films shortlisted for the main competition unit.
In addition, two Chinese works were shortlisted in the short film competition unit, namely "Broken Heart of the Sun" directed by Bi Gan and "A Cliff Rises by the Sea" directed by Chen Jianying.
This year's film festival poster shows footage from the classic movie "The Truman World", which aims to pay tribute to the film.
In addition, beach screenings will continue to be held, with films including "The Truman World", "The Godfather", "ET Alien" and more.
The Cannes Film Festival will run until May 28.
(produced by Xu Miaoqiao)
Responsible editor: [Zhang Aolin]