Cannes Film Festival

The movers and shakers of the global film industry will descend on Cannes for the key festival of the year, an invitation- only event that rewards the finest film- making of the twelvemonth, as well as providing a forum for many of the year’s biggest movie deals. The Cannes

Film Festival has been sponsored for more than 20 years by Swiss watch and jewellery maison Chopard, which has been making the Palme d’or trophy, the festival’s most coveted prize, since the company’s co- president and artistic director Caroline Scheufele redesigned it in 1998. Last year Chopard also unveiled the first ever trophies for the

Grand Prix, Best Director,

Best Screenplay, Jury Prize and Short Film categories. festival- cannes. com