Movers and shakers of the film world are boarding yachts or jets to head for the once sleepy Mediterranean seaside town of Cannes for a 12-day party that also serves as a film festival, with this year's lineup heavy on drama and light on humor. The 67th Cannes Film Festival gets under way on May 14 with 18 films showing in the main competition for the Palme d'Or prize awarded by a majority female jury headed by New Zealand director Jane Campion, the only woman ever to receive the top Cannes award for her 1993 film "The Piano".
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The poster for the 67th Cannes Film Festival is an image of Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni, taken from Federico Fellini's 8\u00bd, which was presented in the festival's official selection in 1963. Designer Herve Chigioni said: \"The way he looks at us above his black glasses draws us right in to a promise of global cinematographic happiness, the happiness of experiencing the Festival de Cannes together.\"
