Do you know, how to get into Cannes film festival? If you don’t know, don’t worry. Because I will explain the Cannes film festival here perfectly. Hope you will love it.
It is one of the world’s most prestigious events, along with the Oscars. The most widely publicized film festival. Founded by Hervé Red-Lacoste and Pierre Lescure in 1954. The inaugural event took place from September to October 1955.
The initial screening of seventeen films from twelve countries was attended by more than forty thousand people. Today, with a budget of €140 million (about $168 million). It is one of the most expensive film festivals in the world.
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How Do You Get Into The Cannes Film Festival?
To get admission into the Cannes Film Festival, there are two ways you can get admission either by invitation or through a competition.
Step#01 – By Invitation
This is one of the best and easiest ways to gain entry to the Cannes film festival. If you have a good connection with any association related to the cinema then try firstly giving an application through them.
But this process takes a very long time because they give invitations on a first come first serve basis. So it takes 3 months at least to get your confirmation letter for the event. And before that at the beginning of April, everyone tries their luck getting into the event by sending their invitation letter to the Cannes film festival.
Step#02 – Through Competition
If you want to get into the event without invitation then you have a chance by entering a short film competition.
First of all, you need to register at the official Cannes festival, and then after submitting it you will receive a mail. But you can’t forget that you must be registered before April 30th.
What Do If You Can’t Get In Short Film Corner?
If you are not lucky enough to get an invitation and also didn’t make a short film, then the only option left for you is to wait until September. If still, you haven’t got any reply from the organizers, then there’s no point in waiting because no one knows when will invite letter come actually. So if you want to go anywhere in the world then there are some places which might be worth considering.
There were people who couldn’t get into Cannes Film Festival, they went to other places like Berlin Festival or Venice Film festival which was held in Italy and they enjoyed it a lot more than they would have if they waited for their invitation.
If you don’t like above the content then don’t worry. I have explained more details about Cannes film festivals below. Just follow these tips:
Step#01 – Cannes General TV Screenings
The general television screenings at the Cannes Film Festival are open to anyone with a TV card and there is no application needed.
They also show some films from the official competition line-up but still, you have a chance to catch those who didn’t make it into the main event.
Step#02 – Celebrity Spotting In Cannes Restaurants
If you love watching celebrity spotting in movies and TV shows, then it is also possible to spot some of them during the festival.
While dining at a restaurant or bar, you may meet an actor or producer but when they are with their partner so there is less chance that they will appear alone.
Step#03 – Cannes Beach of Cinéma de la Plage
In this event, you can watch movies without any competition if you don’t mind sitting in the sand with hundreds of other people on the French Riviera. The movie screen is set up in the sand between Palm and Marguerite’s beaches.
The program is similar to the Festival de Cannes: they show old and new movies from different genres, a variety of shorts. Usually, there are only three screenings each day – in the morning (10:30 a.m.) noon (2 p.m.), and evening (7:30 p.m.). But during the last weekend of every month, there are more than six screenings per day!
Conclusion
The above mentioned were some simple and cheap tricks. Through which you can enjoy the festival. But still, if you can’t go to any of these places then the only way is to wait for the Cannes Film Festival.
It’s a great thing to see a movie at the Cannes Festival. Hope you can feel something good there. Best of luck to you.
