The Cannes Film Festival (French: le Festival de Cannes), founded in 1946, is one of the world\'s oldest and most prestigious film festivals. The private festival is held annually (usually in May) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, in the resort town of Cannes, in the south of France.

The Cannes Film Festival is organized in various sections: The Official Selection includes the main competition programme for the Palme D\'Or, the section Un Certain Regard and the parallel section of Camera d\'Or.