Monthly Archives for September 2015


September 20: The First Cannes Film Festival

On 20 September 1946, the first ever Cannes Film Festival was held in Cannes, France. The festival ran until October 5 and included such notable films as Billy Wilder’s The Lost Weekend, Roberto Rosselini’s Rome, Open City, Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious, and Walt Disney’s Make Mine Music. The Cannes film festival has a rich history beginning […]