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24-665: Gianni Rondolino founded the Festival Internazionale Cinema Giovani in 1982 in Turin, a city that was in economic decline. The festival, attracting big names in Italian and international cinema, helped to re-energise the city both economically and culturally. The first directors were Rondolino and Ansano Gianarelli . In 1998, the festival's name changed to the Torino Film Festival. In 2007, film director Nanni Moretti

48-551: A Cannes policy that forbids the Palme d'Or -winning film from receiving any additional awards. This policy would have prevented the jury from acknowledging the actresses separately. Regarding the unorthodox decision, Spielberg commented, "Had the casting been 3% wrong, [the film] wouldn't have worked like it did for us". Subsequently, Kechiche auctioned off his Palme d'Or trophy to fund his new feature film. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter , he expressed dissatisfaction with

72-472: A Fall , respectively). However, in 2013, when Blue Is the Warmest Color won the Palme d'Or , the jury headed by Steven Spielberg awarded it to the film's actresses Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux , as well as the director Abdellatif Kechiche . This remains the only instance where multiple Palme d'Or trophies were presented. The jury decided to include the actresses in the recognition due to

96-456: A Pope screened In Competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival . He lives in Rome, having been resident since birth, where he is co-owner of a small movie theater, Nuovo Sacher, named like this because of Moretti's passion for Sachertorte . The short film, Il Giorno della prima di Close Up ( Opening Day of Close-Up , 1996), shows Moretti at his theatre attempting to encourage patrons to attend

120-401: A career as a producer, and in 1973 directed his first two short films: Pâté de bourgeois and The Defeat ( La sconfitta  [ it ] ) In 1976, Nanni Moretti's first feature film Io sono un autarchico ( I Am Self-Sufficient ) was released. In 1978, he wrote, directed and starred in the movie Ecce Bombo , which tells the story of a student having problems with his entourage. It

144-475: A cushion for the palm, which is hand-cast into a wax mould and now presented in a case of blue Morocco leather . In 1998, Theo Angelopoulos was the first director to win the Palme d'or as it appears today, for his film Eternity and a Day . The presentation of the 2014 Palme d'Or to Winter Sleep , a Turkish film by Nuri Bilge Ceylan , occurred during the 100th anniversary year of Turkish cinema. On receiving

168-402: A lifetime achievement award. This article about a European film festival is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nanni Moretti Giovanni " Nanni " Moretti ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈnanni moˈretti] ; born 19 August 1953) is an Italian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His films have won accolades, including a Palme d'Or at

192-559: Is known as a maker of wryly humorous and eccentric films, usually starring himself. His most recent role was in the film Mia Madre ( My Mother , 2015) Moretti is also an outspoken political leftist . In 2002, he organized street protests against the government of Silvio Berlusconi . Il caimano (2006) is in part about Berlusconi's controversies: in one of the three portraits of the Italian prime minister Moretti himself plays Berlusconi. Aprile also deals with Italy's political situation and Moretti's views on it. His 2011 film We Have

216-722: Is the highest prize awarded to the director of the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival . It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film . In 1964, the Palme d'Or was replaced again by the Grand Prix, before being reintroduced in 1975. The Palme d'Or

240-481: Is widely considered one of the film industry 's most prestigious awards. In 1954, the festival decided to present an award annually, titled the Grand Prix of the International Film Festival, with a new design each year from a contemporary artist. The festival's board of directors invited several jewellers to submit designs for a palm , in tribute to the coat of arms of the city of Cannes , evoking

264-548: The 2001 Cannes Film Festival for The Son's Room , a Silver Bear at the 1986 Berlin Film Festival for The Mass is Ended and a Silver Lion at the 1981 Venice Film Festival for Sweet Dreams , in addition to the David di Donatello Award for Best Film on three occasions (for Caro diario in 1994, The Son's Room in 2001 and Il caimano in 2006). Every film he has directed since Caro diario has been shown at

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288-499: The Cannes Film Festival , and in 2012 he was the president of the Official Competition jury. Moretti was born in Bruneck , Italy to Roman parents who were both teachers. His father was the late epigraphist Luigi Moretti, a Greek teacher at Sapienza University of Rome. His brother is literary scholar Franco Moretti . While growing up Moretti discovered his two passions, the cinema and water polo. Having finished his studies he pursued

312-523: The Palme and its pedestal in hand- cut crystal . In 1997, Caroline Scheufele redesigned the statuette; since then, it has been manufactured by the Swiss jewellery firm Chopard . The palm is made from 4.16 oz (118 g) of 18-carat yellow gold while the branch's base forms a small heart. The Palme d'or rests on a dainty crystal cushion shaped like an emerald-cut diamond. A single piece of cut crystal forms

336-607: The award, Ceylan dedicated it to the "young people" involved in Turkey's ongoing political unrest, and the workers killed in the Soma mine disaster , which occurred on the day before the commencement of the awards event. In 2017, the award was redesigned to celebrate the festival's 70th anniversary . The diamonds were provided by an ethical supplier certified by the Responsible Jewellery Council. The 2020 Cannes Film Festival

360-458: The famous legend of Saint Honorat and the palm trees lining the famous Promenade de la Croisette . The original design by Parisian jeweller Lucienne Lazon, inspired by a sketch by director Jean Cocteau , had the bevelled lower extremity of the stem forming a heart, and the pedestal a sculpture in terracotta by the artist Sébastien . In 1955, the first Palme d'Or was awarded to Delbert Mann for his film Marty . From 1964 to 1974,

384-446: The festival temporarily resumed a Grand Prix. In 1975, the Palme d'Or was reintroduced and has since remained the festival's symbol, awarded each year to the director of the winning film, presented in a case of pure red Morocco leather lined with white suede . As of 2023, Jane Campion , Julia Ducournau , and Justine Triet are the only female directors to have won the Palme d'Or (for The Piano , Titane , and Anatomy of

408-462: The festival's decision to award multiple trophies, stating that he felt they had "publicly insulted" him. He added, "Liberating myself from this Palme d'Or is a way of washing my hands of this sorry affair". Since its reintroduction, the prize has been redesigned several times. At the beginning of the 1980s, the rounded shape of the pedestal, bearing the palm has gradually transformed to become pyramidal in 1984. In 1992, Thierry de Bourqueney redesigned

432-538: The film itself as well. Nine directors or director duos have won the award twice. Three of them ( ) have won for consecutive films. In 1997, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Festival, the Cannes jury awarded a "Palme des Palmes" for the first time. Since 2002 the festival began to award a non-competitive Honorary Palme d'Or to directors or actors who had achieved a notable body of work but who had never won

456-451: The latter of which won the Palme d'Or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival . Moretti has used certain actors several times in his films, generally playing minor roles. His father Luigi appears in 6 films, Dario Cantarelli and Mauro Fabretti in 5, Antonio Petrocelli in 4. More notable Italian actors he has employed frequently in his films include Silvio Orlando , who appears in 5 films (including

480-464: The opening day of Abbas Kiarostami's film, Close Up . He is not religious. In his words, "I remember the shirts that said 'Thank God I'm an atheist'. Funny. But I do not think so. I'm not a believer and I'm sorry." His 2015 film Mia Madre was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival . Palme d%27Or The Palme d'Or ( French pronunciation: [palm(ə) dɔʁ] ; English: Golden Palm )

504-533: The role of protagonist in Il caimano ) and Laura Morante , who was featured in Sogni d'oro , Bianca and The Son's Room . Having played waterpolo in the B division of the Italian championship, his experience later inspired his film Palombella Rossa ("palombella," which literally means "little pigeon," refers to a type of lob shot). His other work has not been widely seen outside Europe, but within his country Moretti

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528-437: Was appointed as director of the festival, with a view to making it more prominent on an international level. Moretti left the post in 2008, after two festivals, to focus on his own filmmaking. He was succeeded by film director Gianni Amelio . 39th edition of the festival was held from 27 November to 4 December 2021. The festival opened with animated musical comedy Sing 2 by Garth Jennings and honoured Monica Bellucci with

552-406: Was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic . 56 films were announced as official selections by the festival, but no awards were presented. During the 2018 closing ceremony, the jury awarded a "Special Palme d'Or" for the first time ever. Even though the award was not intended to be an Honorary Palme d'Or to Jean-Luc Godard , the move was made as an homage to his career, and as an award to

576-576: Was screened at the Cannes Festival. Sogni d'oro won the Silver Lion at the 38th Venice International Film Festival . La messa è finita won the Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize at the 36th Berlin International Film Festival . He may be best known for his films Caro diario ( Dear Diary , 1993; followed in 1998 by a sequel, Aprile ) and La stanza del figlio ( The Son's Room , 2001),

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