All Cannes articles – Page 17
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NewsCannes Film Festival names Greta Gerwig 2024 jury president
Gerwig to become first American female director in Cannes history to serve in the role.
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NewsDirectors from Egypt, China, Spain selected for Cannes’ Critics’ Week’s Next Step programme
The six-day Next Step initiaive is to help feted shorts directors to make a feature.
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NewsCannes Marché du Film sets Switzerland as 2024 country of honour
Cannes’ Marché du Film will take place May 14-22, 2024.
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NewsThierry Frémaux delivers optimistic Ventana Sur masterclass on “cinema of tomorrow”
“Cinema will not die. Do you know who invented TikTok? The Lumière brothers with their shorts.”
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NewsFrench box office hit ‘The Goldman Case’ secures UK-Ireland theatrical deal (exclusive)
Courtroom drama had UK premiere at BFI London Film Festival.
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NewsLea Mysius to direct French thriller ‘The Birthday Party’ (exclusive)
Mysius is a Cannes regular whose credits include ‘Ava’ and ‘The Five Devils’.
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NewsCannes’ Residence programme unveils six writer-director participants
“The most beautiful gestures from my film came to mind at the kitchen in the Résidence when I was pressing oranges in the juice machine,” said Nadiv Lapid.
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NewsArgentina submits ‘The Delinquents’ for Oscars
Mubi to release in US, Latin America, UK, other regions.
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NewsCannes Critics’ Week launches script and score development scheme (exclusive)
The new initiative brings together five international filmmakers with feature films in development and three composers.
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NewsLionsgate takes over UK-Ireland rights to Palme d’Or winner ‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ from Picturehouse (exclusive)
Picturehouse Entertainment had previously acquired the title at Cannes.
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NewsFinland selects Aki Kaurismäki’s ‘Fallen Leaves’ as Oscar entry
Kaurismäki was previously nominated in 2002 for The Man Without A Past.
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NewsTurkey selects ‘About Dry Grasses’ as Oscar submission
North American premiere at TIFF on September 13.
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NewsPalme d’Or winner ‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ opens big in France to boost August box office above pre-pandemic average
French director Justine Triet’s film grossed approximately €1.9m over its opening five-day weekend.
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NewsXYZ Films sells Cannes Directors’ Fortnight entry ‘In Flames’ to multiple territories (exclusive)
France, UK, Middle East among buyers.
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NewsIranian filmmaker Saeed Roustaee sentenced to jail for Cannes screening of ‘Leila’s Brothers’
He has been sentenced to six months along with the film’s producer Javad Noruzbegi.
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NewsVictor Erice’s Cannes Premiere title ‘Close Your Eyes’ scores UK-Ireland distribution deal (exclusive)
Erice did not attend the Cannes launch in protest at a lack of “dialogue and consultation” over its Competition omission.
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NewsLe Pacte head criticises French media over coverage of Catherine Corsini’s ‘Homecoming’
Jean Labadie, founder and president of Le Pacte, accused local press of a “media omerta”.
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NewsMagnet Releasing takes Cannes Critics’ Week selection 'Sleep'
Lee Sun-kyun (Parasite) and Jung Yu-mi star as newlyweds in peril.
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NewsCurzon scoops three Cannes titles for UK and Ireland (exclusive)
One is Wim Wenders’ 3D doc ‘Anselm’.