The Cité du Cinéma was originally set to open in May 2012 in accordance with the 2012 Cannes Film Festival . After some minor delays it did finally open its doors on Friday , September 21 , 2012 in the presence of many international movie stars and public figures ( Dianna Agron , Tarak Ben Ammar , Samuel Benchetrit , Luc Besson , Carole Bouquet , Clotilde Courau , Mireille Darc , Robert De Niro , Jamel Debbouze , Virginie Efira , Pascal Elbé , Mylène Farmer , Marina Foïs , Whoopi Goldberg , Salma Hayek , Jimmy Jean-Louis , Gérard Krawczyk , Christopher Lambert , Jack Lang , Mélanie Laurent , Virginie Ledoyen , Tommy Lee Jones , Gilles Lellouche , Benoît Magimel , Sophie Marceau , Kad Merad , Géraldine Nakache , Michelle Pfeiffer , Jean Reno , Jean-Paul Rouve , Ludivine Sagnier , Marie Sara , Éric Serra , Virginie Silla , Laura Smet , Melissa Theuriau , Jean Todt , Michelle Yeoh , Elsa Zylberstein ) . On the occasion of the inauguration , a short film on the construction of the complex was shown to the visiting guests
2012 Cannes Film Festival
2012 Cannes Film Festival
Cité du Cinéma