Palme d’Or Award

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• The Swedish satire Triangle of Sadness, directed by Ruben Östlund, won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

About Palme d’Or Award

• History:
  • Palme d’Or translates to ‘The Golden Palm’.
  • The first Cannes festival was held in 1939, and then delayed until 1946 because of World War II.
  • The top prize in 1946, then called the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film, was awarded to one film from each of the participating countries including India.
• Indian film to win the award:
  • Chetan Anand’s Neecha Nagar is the only Indian film to win the award, itself never released in India.
• Prestigious award in film industry:
  • The Palme d’Or is considered one of the most prestigious awards in the film industry.
  • It is awarded to the film judged the best among those competing at the Cannes Film Festival. 
• Cannes Film Festival:
  • Cannes is one of the “big five” international film festivals, the other four being the Venice Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival.
• Double Palmes:
  • Nine directors have won the Palme twice, a circle known as “double Palmes”.

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