Cannes Film Festival reschedules 71st edition next year

The Cannes Film Festival in France has rescheduled the opening date of its 71st edition next year.

The Cannes Film Festival in France will kick off its 71st edition from May 8-May 19, 2018, which is a day earlier in the week than in previous years.

Moreover, the length of the festival will remain unchanged. The opening gala will take place on May 8, while the awards ceremony will be on May 19.

Cannes organizers said that holding the awards ceremony on Saturday evening would increase its prestige and give it greater exposure.

“Following 2017’s anniversary edition, the festival is beginning a new period in its history,” said Pierre Lescure, president of the Cannes Film Festival.

“We intend to renew the principles of our organization as much as possible, while continuing to question the cinema of our age and to be present through its upheavals,” he added.

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