Event
Beginning of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival
11 May 2016 · 43.55° N, 7.02° E
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- When
- 11 May 2016
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 43.55° N, 7.02° E
- Description
- Beginning of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
2016 Cannes Film Festival
The 69th Cannes Film Festival took place from 11 to 22 May 2016. Australian filmmaker George Miller was the president of the jury for the main competition. British filmmaker Ken Loach won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for a second time with the drama film I, Daniel Blake. At a press conference, Loach said that he was "quietly stunned" to win.
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