It produces starry premieres, breath-taking red carpets and prizes, and this year's iteration is almost upon us. The 2019 Cannes Film Festival will run from May 14 to 25, with films such as Quentin Tarantino's <em>Once Upon a Time In Hollywood</em> set to make their cinematic debut. Other films on the line-up include: Pedro Almodovar's <em>Pain and Glory, </em>Marco Bellocchio's <em>The Traitor, </em>Martin Scorsese's <em>The Irishman,</em> Mati Diop's <em>Atlantique, </em>Steven Soderbergh's <em>The Laundromat, </em>Mounia Meddour's <em>Papicha, </em>Bong Joon-ho's <em>Parasite</em> and Jim Jarmusch's <em>The Dead Don't Die. </em> <span>Since Cannes Film Festival was first founded in 1946, there have been many incredible events in its history. Ahead of the 2019 festival, we round up some of the best so far. </span> <span>In 2001, </span><span>the Palm Dog award for best performance by a </span><span>canine (live or animated) was inaugurated at the Cannes </span><span>Film </span><span>Festival</span><span>. It was </span><span>created by cinema journalist Toby Rose, whose </span><span>fox terrier Mutley presided over the first</span><span> award</span><span>. It went to Otis the Jack Russell, for his part in </span><span><em>The Anniversary Party,</em></span><span> and his prize – a gold-lettered leather collar – was accepted by his co-star and the film's director, Jennifer Jason Leigh. Last year, the entire canine cast of Italian crime drama </span><span><em>Dogman</em></span><span> won.</span> <span><strong>Directors’ cut</strong></span> <span>In 2007, </span><span>the festival celebrated its 60th anniversary </span><span>by giving 35 directors "carte blanche" to make three-minute short films based on the theme of going to the cinema. </span><span>Among the filmmakers</span><span> were Lars von Trier, </span><span>Ken Loach, the Coen brothers, David Cronenberg and Jane Campion. It was made into a film, a homage to artists, called </span><span><em>T</em></span><span><em>o Each His Own Cinema</em></span><span>.</span><span> Talk about star quality.</span> <span>When she lifted up her black, Armani Prive gown at the premiere of </span><span><em>Money Monster </em></span><span>in 2016, many people were surprised to see Julia Roberts sauntering up the red-carpeted stairs barefoot. </span><span>Her shoeless feet were</span><span> a</span><span> protest against the festival's dress code</span><span> after a group of women in flat shoes </span><span>had been turned away from a screening of </span><span><em>Carol</em></span><span> a year earlier, with organisers later confirming it was obligatory for all </span><span>women to wear high heels to red-carpet screenings. </span><span> </span> <span>Dozens of directors have won the Palme d'Or</span><span>, </span><span>but </span><span>Campion</span><span>'s triumph</span><span> in </span><span>1993 was historic. </span><span>She became the first – and so far only – female director to </span><span>win it, </span><span>receiving the award for her </span><span>drama </span><span><em>The Piano</em></span><span>. </span><span>A year later, Campion </span><span>won </span><span>an Oscar for</span><span> Best </span><span>Writing, </span><span>Screenplay </span><span>Written </span><span>Directly for the </span><span>Screen. </span><span>Will a woman win the Palme d'Or this year?</span> <span><strong>Drama queen</strong></span> <span>Nadine Labaki </span><span>last year became the first female Arab </span><span>filmmaker to take home a major award. The Lebanese director received the Jury Prize for </span><span><em>Capernaum</em></span><span>, which follows a street-smart boy as he attempts to sue his neglectful parents for giving him life. The powerful film </span><span>received a 15-minute standing ovation </span><span>after its premiere at</span><span> the festival. In her acceptance speech, Labaki paid tribute to the film's young cast, many of whom were no</span><span>t professional actors. "I hope the film will enable the voices of these children to be better heard and trigger a debate," she said.</span> <span>Their romance is one of the most fam</span><span>ous in modern history; </span><span>but the relationship between Hollywood star Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III of Monaco</span><span>, pictured below, may never ha</span><span>ve blossomed</span><span> had they not crossed paths </span><span>at the festival in 1955, where the actress was promoting </span><span><em>To Catch a Thief</em></span><span>. </span><span>Kelly was invited to </span><span>take a photograph with the royal, </span><span>a meeting masterminded by British actress Olivia de Havilland. </span><span>They </span><span>were married in Monaco the following year.</span>