Cannes International Film Festival
戛纳电影节

The Cannes International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries from around the world. The festival is held annually (usually in May) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès and usually lasts for twelve days. The main constituting sections are “In Competition”“Directors' Fortnight”“Un Certain Regard”“International Critics' Week” and “Marché du Film”.
戛纳国际电影节是在法国戛纳举办的年度电影节，从来自世界各地、各种题材(包括纪录片)的参赛影片中评选出最优秀的作品。戛纳电影节通常每年5月在戛纳电影节宫举办，为期12天左右。电影节的主要单元包括“正式竞赛”“导演双周”“一种注视”“影评人周”和“会外市场展”等。

The Cannes Film Festival has its origins in the late 1930s when Jean Zay, the French Minister of National Education, on the proposal of Philippe Erlanger and with the support of the British and Americans, set up an international cinematographic festival. The city of Cannes was chosen for its comfortable climate. Although its origins may be attributed in part to the French desire to compete with autumn's Venice Film Festival, in 1951 Cannes was moved to spring to avoid a fall clash.
20世纪30年代末，法国教育部长尚·杰伊接受菲利普·艾蓝杰的建议，经英国和美国的援助，在戛纳创办了新的国际电影节。之所以选择戛纳是因为那里的气候相当舒适。虽然创办戛纳电影节的初衷是法国为了对抗秋季举办的威尼斯电影节，但是为了避免直接冲突，还是在1951年决定将举办时间调整为春季。

The festival has become an important showcase for European films. The book European Cinema: An Introduction argues that Cannes “became...extremely important for critical and commercial interests and for European attempts to sell films on the basis of their artistic quality”. It was also pointed out that, along with other festivals such as Venice and Berlin, Cannes offers an opportunity to determine a particular country's image of its cinema and generally foster the notion that European cinema is “art” cinema.
戛纳电影节已经成为欧洲电影的重要展示舞台。正如《欧洲电影导论》一书所言，戛纳电影节“无论是对电影的艺术评论，还是对它的商业价值，都发挥着重要作用，帮助欧洲影人推销那些颇具艺术价值的电影”。书中还表示，同威尼斯电影节、柏林电影节一样，戛纳电影节让世人通过电影形成对特定国家的形象定位，也让世人确信欧洲电影依旧是“艺术影片”。