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The world's prestigious 77th Cannes Film Festival is going to start in France on 14th May. 74 year old American actress Meryl Streep will be the guest of honor in this opening ceremony to be held at Grand Theater Lumière.
Meryl will be seen in Cannes after 35 years. Earlier, she had won the Best Actress Award for the film 'Evil Angels' in Cannes in 1989. Then he attended this festival for the last time.
![American actress Meryl Streep will be honored as the guest of honor at Cannes this year. She is participating in this festival after 35 years.](https://images.bhaskarassets.com/web2images/521/2024/05/14/screenshot-2024-05-14-101419_1715662300.png)
American actress Meryl Streep will be honored as the guest of honor at Cannes this year. She is participating in this festival after 35 years.
Jury members posed
The jury members have reached Cannes a day before the start of the event. He also posed on the balcony of Hotel Martínez. On this occasion, Cannes General Delegate Thierry Frémaux and President Iris Knobloch were also present with him.
![The jury members who arrived at the event came and posed on the hotel balcony.](https://images.bhaskarassets.com/web2images/521/2024/05/14/1_1715662127.jpeg)
The jury members who arrived at the event came and posed on the hotel balcony.
![Greta Gerwig, Juan Bayona, Eva Green and Pierfrancesco Favino greeting fans.](https://images.bhaskarassets.com/web2images/521/2024/05/14/2024-05-13t185904z1494249405rc2up7ar9pkrrtrmadp3fi_1715662382.jpeg)
Greta Gerwig, Juan Bayona, Eva Green and Pierfrancesco Favino greeting fans.
Greta Gerwig is the jury president this year.
This year's jury members include Turkish writer-photographer Ebru Ceylan, American actress Lily Gladstone, French actress Eva Green and actor Omar Sy, Lebanese writer-director Nadine Labaki, Spanish filmmaker Juan Bayona, Italian actor Pierfrancesco Favino, Japanese director Kore-eda Hirokazu is included. Actress Greta Gerwig is the president of this jury.
![After reaching Cannes, Greta also gave a selfie to the fans.](https://images.bhaskarassets.com/web2images/521/2024/05/14/2_1715662510.jpeg)
After reaching Cannes, Greta also gave a selfie to the fans.
Aditi will walk on the red carpet for the second consecutive time
The event will start with a red carpet event on the first day. According to Indian time, this event can start at 2 pm. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Aditi Rao Hydari and Shobhita Dhulipala from the country will participate in this event. Aishwarya has been attending Cannes almost every year since 2002. Aditi will walk on the red carpet for the second consecutive time.
The red carpet of Cannes is considered very important in the fashion world. Celebs who walk here along with the promotion of films also showcase the outfits of new designers.
![Organizers preparing for the red carpet event.](https://images.bhaskarassets.com/web2images/521/2024/05/14/3_1715662534.jpeg)
Organizers preparing for the red carpet event.
9 films selected from India
This year, 9 films from India have been officially selected in Cannes which will run till 25th May. This year, Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia's film 'All We Imagine as Light' will be screened in the prestigious Palme d'Or category of the festival.
![The world premiere of the film 'All We Imagine as Light' will take place on May 23 in Cannes.](https://images.bhaskarassets.com/web2images/521/2024/05/14/comp-3_1715662607.gif)
The world premiere of the film 'All We Imagine as Light' will take place on May 23 in Cannes.
A film from India has been nominated in this category after 30 years. This is the biggest of this festival, as well as one of the most prestigious awards of the film industry.
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