The 77th Edition of The Festival Of Cannes Is About To Launch

Tomorrow, May 14, the red carpet of the 77th Festival of Cannes will roll out for its opening ceremony and welcome all participants and guests. During the course of 12 days, one of the most prestigious cinema fiestas is expecting over 35,000 goers from all over the world to attend Festival screenings.

Meryl Streep will be the guest of honour at the opening ceremony of the 77th Festival de Cannes and will kick-off the upcoming edition which will draw to a close on Saturday, May 25th with the awards’ list given by the President of the Jury, Greta Gerwig.

The Festival will be opened by a meta comedy The Second Act (out of competition) by French absurdist Quentin Dupieux, starring Léa Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Louis Garrel and Raphaël Quenard.

The Jury for the 77th Festival de Cannes, chaired by Greta Gerwig, will include Turkish screenwriter and photographer Ebru Ceylan, American actress Lily Gladstone, French actress Eva Green and Lebanese director and screenwriter Nadine Labaki, as well as Spanish director and screenwriter Juan Antonio Bayona, Italian actor Pierfrancisco Favino, Japanese director Kore-eda Hirokazu, and French actor and producer Omar Sy, and will award the Palme d’or to one of the 22 films in Competition.