Jean-Paul Belmondo came to Cannes in 1974 to show the film Stavisky in the official competition and in 1988 for the 41st edition of the Cannes Festival. In 2011 he was awarded an honorary Palme d'Or at the 64th edition of the Festival.

A regular at the Cannes Film Festival, Catherine Deneuve presented Emmanuelle Bercot's film Peaceful in 2021, Standing Tall in 2015 and Lars Von Trier's Dancer in the Dark in 2000.

In 2008 she received the 61st Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize along with Clint Eastwood and was Vice President of the Feature Film Jury at the 47th Festival in 1994.

The handprints of the two French actresses on the floor of the Palais des festivals et des congrès de Cannes.

Italian director and screenwriter Ettore Scola was President of the Jury of the 41st Cannes Film Festival in 1988.

French director and screenwriter Georges Lautner presented a restored version of The Great Spy Chase in the Cannes Classics section in 2012.

American director and actress Jodie Foster has come to Cannes several times to present films, including Taxi Driver in competition (1976), The Beaver (2011) and Money Monster (2016) out of competition, and in 2021 received an honorary Palme d'Or.

The handprints of Polish director Andrzej Zulawski, French singer and actor Johnny Hallyday and American actor Dennis Hopper can be seen in front of the entrance of the Palais des festivals et des congrès.

British actress Julie Andrews who found fame on the big screen with her role in Mary Poppins and in the film The Sound of Music.

The American actor and director was in attendance at Cannes in 1993 to present Renny Harlin's Cliffhanger and recently in 2019 to present the first glimpse of Rambo V: Last Blood before the screening of the restored version of Rambo: First Blood.

French actor Lambert Wilson came to Cannes for Of Gods and Men in 2010 and You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet in 2012 (both films presented in the official competition). He was master of ceremonies for the opening and closing of the Cannes Film Festival in 2014 and 2015.

French director Luc Besson attended the 41st edition of the Cannes Film Festival in 1988 for his film The Big Blue, presented out of competition.

The handprint of American director Spike Lee who attended in 1991 to present his film Jungle Fever. He was President of the Jury for the 74th Cannes Film Festival in 2021.

American actress Sharon Stone attended Cannes in 1992 for Paul Verhoeven's film Basic Instinct.

The Japanese director and screenwriter Akira Kurosawa presented his film Dreams at the opening of the 43rd edition of the Festival in 1990. He won the Palme d'Or in 1980 for the film Kagemusha, and ex-aequo with the film All that Jazz by Bob Fosse.