THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

The Cannes Film Festival is a world famous international event which is held in the south of France every year. The
festival is the world's biggest and best known film festival. The sixty-fifth Cannes Film Festival took place last year
between Wednesday 16 May 2012 and Sunday 27 May 2012. The festival hands out annual awards for excellence
in films and is considered to be the world's most important showcase for independent films and world cinema.

Last year, the Italian film director Nanni Moretti presided over the international jury responsible for deciding which
films should win awards. The top prize awarded at the festival is the coveted Palme D'or (Golden Palm) award for
"Best Film". Other prestigious awards include Grand Prize of the Festival, The Jury Prize, Best Short Film, Best
Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, and Best Actor. As well as the main competition, the Cannes Film Festival
hosts special screening events to showcase films and documentaries which have not been entered into the
competition. The festival has a truly international flavour and features a cross-selection of films ranging from small
independent productions to big-budget films starring famous actors.

The Cannes Film Festival is one of the world's oldest and most important film festivals and it is regarded by many
people in the film industry as the most important event on the film festival circuit. Red carpet glamour, high profile
films and famous Hollywood actors and are all things which go hand in hand with the glittering event, which can be
guaranteed to draw a cast of well known celebrities, movie stars and top notch film directors from around the
world. The opening ceremony heralds a spectacular twelve days of parties, celebrity spotting, and wheeling and
dealing among movie moguls and major players in the film industry.

Questions:

1. True or false? The main purpose of the festival is 5. Who won the award for Best Director in 2012?
to showcase budget, Hollywood blockbusters?
A. Quentin Tarantino
A. False
B. Terrence Malick
B. True
C. We don't know
C. The text doesn't say
6. How often is the Cannes Film Festival held?
2. When did the 2012 Cannes Festival Begin?
A. Bi-annually
A. Saturday 19 May 2012
B. Annually
B. The text doesn't say
C. The text doesn't say
C. Wednesday 16 May 2012
7. When did the 2012 Cannes Film Festival end?
3. How many Danish films won awards?
A. Sunday 20 May 2012
A. We don't know
B. Sunday 27 May 2012
B. Two
C. The text doesn't day
C. One
8. True or false? The festival has been running for
4. Where does the Cannes Film Festival take place? over 70 years?

A. France A. True

B. The USA B. The text doesn't say

C. The text doesn't say C. False