Official Selection – Competition

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Official Selection – Competition is the Cannes Film Festival’s primary competitive section, featuring selected feature films that vie for top awards such as the Palme d’Or.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Cannes Film Festival section
film festival section
alsoKnownAs Competition
In Competition
associatedWithAward Palme d’Or for Best Film
awardDecisionBy international jury
competitionFor Best Actor Award
Best Actress Award
Best Director Award
Best Screenplay Award
Grand Prix
Jury Prize
Palme d’Or
country France
culturalSignificance one of the most prestigious film competitions in the world
distinguishedFrom Cinéfondation
Out of Competition
Short Films Competition
Un Certain Regard
eventFrequency annual
festivalSectionLevel primary competitive section
filmLengthFocus feature-length
genreRestriction none (various genres)
hasCategory feature film competition
hasJury Cannes Film Festival main competition jury
hasPrimaryFocus feature films
hostCity Cannes
hostCountry France
hostRegion Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur NERFINISHED
juryAwards Best Actor Award
Best Actress Award
Best Director Award
Best Screenplay Award
Grand Prix
Jury Prize
Palme d’Or
languagePolicy international, multilingual
location Cannes
medium cinema
notableFor premiering major auteur and international films
organizedBy Festival de Cannes
partOf Cannes Film Festival
relatedEvent Cannes Film Festival closing ceremony
screeningVenue Palais des Festivals et des Congrès
selectionProcess curated by festival artistic direction
selectionScope international
selectionType official selection
typicalPremiereStatus world premiere

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Main Competition Jury
festivalSection

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