The Palme d'Or (French pronunciation: ​[palm(É™) dÉ"Ê ]; English:
Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival.
It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee.
Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the highest prize at the festival 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 is widely considered to be one of the most
prestigious awards in the film industry.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 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, who took
inspiration in a sketch done by legendary director Jean Cocteau, had
the bevelled lower extremity of the stalk forming a heart, and the
pedestal a sculpture in terracotta by the artist Sébastien.
Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival.
It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee.
Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the highest prize at the festival 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 is widely considered to be one of the most
prestigious awards in the film industry.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 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, who took
inspiration in a sketch done by legendary director Jean Cocteau, had
the bevelled lower extremity of the stalk forming a heart, and the
pedestal a sculpture in terracotta by the artist Sébastien.
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