The award ceremony of this Cannes Film Festival took place at the Lumiere Theater in the Palais des Festivals, which is the venue for the screenings of the main competition entries. The premiere of "Days of Spring Without War" was here.
The Lumiere Theater was named to commemorate the Lumiere brothers, who held the first public film screening for an audience a hundred years ago. The movie that was shown was of a train pulling into a station, which caused a commotion among the audience with its realistic imagery.
Now, the Lumiere Theater was filled with film industry professionals from all over the world. These were not celebrities who rose to fame through social media influence or flattery but actual filmmakers who brought a variety of realistic and surreal works to the public.
The spotlight continuously shifted with the progress of the award ceremony, yet many eyes were fixed on one place, the seat of Lu Ban, close to the aisle at the front.
