
About the event
The Cannes Film Festival is the most prestigious event in world cinema, held each May on the French Riviera. Its top prize, the Palme d'Or, can define a director's career, and the red carpet at the Palais des Festivals is the film world's most famous. Cannes is invitation-only and fiercely selective.
Ticket availability and entry conditions should be confirmed through the organizer before purchase.
Key figures
Tickets
The festival is not a public ticketed event: screenings in the Palais are for accredited industry and press. The routes open to a visitor are the free beachfront Cinema de la Plage screenings and the Cinephiles accreditation for film lovers, which is applied for in advance and limited in number.
Stay in Cannes
Check-in 10 May, check-out 14 May 2027 — 4 nights around 11–22 May 2027. Change the dates to stay longer.
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Getting there
- Typetheatre
- AirportNice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE), about 20 km
- Time zoneEurope/Paris
Host country
- Currency: euro
- Language: French
- Driving: on the right
- Capital: Paris
- Phone: +33
- Emergency: 112
- Electricity: 230 V, 50 Hz, plugs C/E
Coming years
2028
The organiser had not announced the 2028 edition as of 2026-09-03.
| Year | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Palme d'Or — Cristian Mungiu | |
| 2025 | Palme d'Or — Jafar Panahi | |
| 2024 | Anora | Palme d'Or — Sean Baker |
| 2023 | Palme d'Or — Justine Triet | |
| 2022 | Palme d'Or — Ruben Östlund | |
| 2021 | Palme d'Or — Julia Ducournau |
