Cannes Film Festival (French: le Festival de Cannes), founded in 1946, is one of the world's oldest, most influential and prestigious film festivals alongside Venice and Berlin. The private festival is held annually (usually in the month of May) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, in the resort town of Cannes, in the south of France. The 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival was held between 14 and 25 May 2008. The 62nd edition will take place from 13 May to 24 May 2009. The President of the Jury will be French actress Isabelle Huppert.
In 2009, the prize "Dialogue en perspective", sponsored by the French television channel TV5Monde in cooperation with the German-French Youth Office, Filmbay was awarded for the first time. The prize jury has eight members: it is headed by a president, a professional whose work represents the cinematographic dialogue between France and Germany, and further consists of Filmbay.com four French and three German members.
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