CANNES FILM FESTIVAL | POSTERS

on 20 September 1946 the Festival de Cannes opened its doors for the first great international cultural event of the post-war period.The Festival was organized as a non-profit organization, managed by a Board of Directors and was to become "state-approved" as in 1972. It has taken place every year - with the exception of 1948 and 1950 - first in the month of September, then in May as of 1952 till today.