THE Gold is a symbol of Cannes Festival And it is granted annually to the best film in the cinematic competition For over 60 years. The famous trophy is handmade in Switzerland and has already been won by names like Frederico Fellini and Francis Ford Coppola .
According to information from the festival itself, until 1954, the jury of the event granted the “Grand Prix of the International Film Festival” to the best director. The winners of this great award then received a work by a contemporary artist in vogue.
Already at the end of 1954, the festival board invited several jewelers to present projects for a palm, a tribute to the coat of arms of the city of Cannes. In 1955, the first golden palm in the festival’s history was granted Delbert Mann for his movie “Marty.”
However, it was not until 1975 that the Golden Palm became the symbol of the Cannes Film Festival, granted annually to the director of best feature film in the official competition. Throughout the editions, the format has changed, but the essence remained.
Last year, “Anora”, who also became the best film winner at the Oscar, took the Golden Palm. This year, 22 films compete for the maximum award among them the Brazilian “The Secret Agent”, by Kleber Mendonça Filho.
The Golden Palm winner, made at the Chopard Jewelery Genebrine Workshops in Switzerland, is chosen by the jury. 2025 is chaired by the French actress Juliette Binoche and formed by Halle Berry, Payal Kapadia, Alba Rohrwacher, Leo Slimani, Dieudo Hamadi, Hong Sangsoo, Carlos Reygadas and Jeremy Strong.
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This content was originally published on Palma de Golden: Get to know a prize given to the best movie of the Cannes Film Festival on the CNN Brazil website.
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