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BERLIN - The Cannes Film Festival will bring together the industry's biggest luminaries in southern France next week to celebrate cinema, with Hollywood stars including George Lucas, Meryl Streep and Demi Moore expected to grace the red carpet.
It has been held annually since 1946 except in 1948 and 1950, when it was cancelled due to lack of funds. There are also categories for short films and the art-house film-focused"Un Certain Regard" sidebar section.Cannes' top prize is the Palme d'Or, or Golden Palm, whose past winners include"Taxi Driver","Apocalypse Now","Pulp Fiction","The Pianist" and"Parasite".
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