The 77th Cannes International Film Festival kicked off on the evening of the 14th in the southern French city of Cannes, with the Chinese film "The Romance Generation" competing for the highest award for Best Picture at the Palme d'Or. This is the "Palme d'Or" logo of the Cannes Film Festival, filmed on May 13th in the small town of Cannes in southern France. A total of 22 films have been nominated for the main competition unit of this year's film festival, competing for the Palme d'Or. Among them, 85 year old renowned American director Francis Ford Coppola will compete for his third Palme d'Or in his personal career with his new work "Metropolis". The chairman of the judging panel for the main competition unit will be American actress and director Greta Gwych, who will determine the ownership of the Palme d'Or along with eight other judges including Japanese film director Yuko Shiba. This year, multiple Chinese films have been nominated for the Cannes Film Festival. Chinese director Jia Zhangke has entered the main competition unit for the sixth time with his new film "The Romantic Generation"; The film "Dog Squad" directed by Guan Hu will compete with more than ten films for the "One Focus" unit award, which focuses on emerging directors and niche films. Hong Kong director Zheng Baorui's "The Siege of Kowloon Walled Fortress" has been nominated for the "Midnight Screening" segment, while Chen Kexin's "Sauce Garden Lane" will be screened as a non competition segment. The classic film "Eagle Plan" starring Jackie Chan, which has undergone 4K restoration, will appear at the Cannes Film Festival Beach Cinema. The opening ceremony of the film festival was hosted by French actress Camille Cotan, and the comedy film "Act 2" by French director Condor Dipier was selected as the opening film. That evening, American actress Meryl Streep, who won the Best Actress award at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, attended the opening ceremony as an honorary guest and was awarded the Palme d'Or. This year's film festival will continue until May 25th, and the list of winners will be announced at the closing ceremony. On May 14th, actress Meryl Streep attended the photography ceremony at the 77th Cannes International Film Festival held in Cannes, France. The Cannes International Film Festival in France, along with the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany and the Venice International Film Festival in Italy, are known as the three major film festivals in Europe. (Lai Xin She)