• The members of the Selection Committee travel all around the world and scour film festivals to unearth the most promising directors and bring a fresh look at the Official Selection.
• The Caméra d'Or is awarded to the best film presented either in the Selection, during Directors' Fortnight or the Semaine de la Critique, while the Cinéfondation presents film school work and organizes the Residence and the Workshop.
• The development of "Cannes Short Films" is another step in this direction. 

This is the part of the festival that draws the most media attention.

For the organization, the Red Carpet represents the opportunity to give an initial and equal welcome to both the world's greatest film artists and to emerging talent.

It is also a chance to honour the creativity of those artists on whom the Festival's reputation depends.

Every year, the Festival invites artists from all over the world of today and tomorrow, creating a map of cinema. There is international converage of the event in media.

The Festival also offers filmmaking countries the chance to showcase the richness of their cinema in Village Internationl, which hosts an increased number of countries every year.