The presentation of the Cannes selection

That is the most important question... and the answer is the most difficult to formulate. Cannes remains faithful to its principles, and the philosophy which leads the selection equally remains the same: highlighting auteur cinema, the search for singular voices in different cultures, qualities of direction, the practice of cinema as art, a world which recognises itself through the films screened. To this must be added the relationship between the state of cinema and that of its audiences, as well as the massive presence of journalists and professionals. The Festival de Cannes, finally, derives from alchemy of author's cinema, glamour, market and press.