Cannes festival kicks off, with Hollywood 'unusually' absent from the competition
Summary
The 79th Cannes Film Festival began in southern France, running for twelve days with many world movie premieres. This year, Hollywood films are mostly not competing, which is unusual compared to past festivals.Key Facts
- The Cannes Film Festival is in its 79th edition.
- It takes place in Cannes, located in southern France.
- The festival lasts twelve days and ends with the Palme d'Or award on May 23.
- Many new films premiere during the festival.
- Hollywood movies are mostly missing from the competition this year.
- The absence of Hollywood films is described as highly unusual.
- The festival is a major event for the global and French cinema community.
- Cannes is known internationally as a prestigious film festival.
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