Celebrated filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius has left his mark on the Cannes Film Festival in more ways than one. As part of the 78th edition of the prestigious event, the French director was honoured in a symbolic handprint ceremony on the beach outside the Majestic Hotel, adjacent to the Palais des Festivals.
Under the bright sun and camera flashes of the Croisette, Hazanavicius pressed his hands into clay, joining a distinguished group of around 450 artists immortalised on Cannes’ “Chemin des Étoiles” — the local equivalent of a Hollywood Walk of Fame, reserved for figures who have made a lasting impact on cinema.
The accolade recognises a career defined by artistic boldness and popular appeal. Best known internationally for The Artist, the black-and-white silent film that won multiple Academy Awards in 2012, Hazanavicius has also been acclaimed for his satirical OSS 117 spy comedies, the biopic Le Redoutable, and his latest feature La Plus Précieuse des Marchandises.
His inclusion on Cannes’ star-studded pathway underscores his enduring influence on French and global cinema.
