• The French Association of Artistic Action Director (AFAA), Philippe Erlanger and the film critics Emile Vuillermoz and Rene Jeanne came up with the idea of the Cannes Festival.
• From 1946 to 1959, the jury of the Cannes Festival was only chaired by Frenchmen.
• Since the mid-1990s, the jury meetings have been taken place at the Domergue Villa, in the California quarter.
• The 24 steps require 60 metres of carpet and are changed three times a day during the film festival.

In 1955, jeweller Lucienne Lazon created the Palme d’Or or Golden Palm. Since 1997, Swiss company Chopard has been in charge of manufacturing the award. The Golden Palm branch is made of 18-carat gold and is valued at about 20.000 Euros. Each year, two reserve aw...