All Cannes articles – Page 345
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CommentCannes vs the perfect storm
Against a backdrop of swine flu and the deepest global recession in living memory, much is being hoped for from this year’s Cannes festival in terms of lifting industry confidence and helping unlock new deals and investment.
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NewsNonStop Sales picks up Norwegian thriller Hidden
Scandanavian sales company NonStop Sales has boarded Hidden (Skjult). It has acquired worldwide rights and will be introducing the film to buyers at Cannes.
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NewsIM Global bulks up for Cannes with Protection, The Company Men and Bitch Slap
Stuart Ford’s IM Global continues to assemble a diverse Cannes slate with three new titles headed by the action thriller Protection starring Paul Walker.
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NewsMatch Factory picks up Cannes-bound Kinatay
Germany’s The Match Factory has picked up international rights to Brillante Mendoza’s Kinatay, which has been selected to screen in competition at Cannes.
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NewsPeace Arch to bring Oh My God to Cannes
Peace Arch Entertainment has acquired international rights to Oh My God, Peter Rodger’s documentary in which celebrities, religious leaders and ordinary people discuss their perception of god.
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NewsFocus Features starts sales on Adrift
Focus Features International start sales in Cannes on Heitor Dhalia’s Brazilian sexual awakening tale Adrift, which screens in Un Certain Regard.
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NewsCannes finalises jury line-up
The Cannes Film Festival has announced the final lists of jury members for the 62nd edition of the festival.
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NewsBrand New Life added to Cannes line-up
The Cannes Film Festival official selection has added Ounie Lecomte’s debut feature A Brand New Life to its Special Screenings category.
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NewsMedia 8 snares The Horseman
Media 8 Entertainment has acquired the worldwide rights to Steven Kastrissios’ revenge thriller, The Horseman.
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FeaturesYear of the heavyweights
Cannes has invited the A-list world of cinema to a festival that is ready to excite critics and prise open dusty wallets.
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NewsFanny Ardant's debut film added to Cannes line-up
The Cannes Film Festival has added a special out of competition screening for the directorial debut by legendary French actress Fanny Ardant.
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Media Asia adds Dante Lam, Ning Hao titles to Cannes slate
Hong Kong-based Media Asia Distribution is bulking up its Cannes slate with a new project from hotHong Kong action director Dante Lam and Chinese director Ning Hao’s smash hit comedy CrazyRacer.
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NewsFrederic Boyer appointed as Directors' Fortnight artistic director
The Societe des Realisateurs de Films (SRF), the organisation behind Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight, has appointed Frederic Boyer as artistic director.
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French animation Les Lascars receives Critics' Week slot
Albert Pereira-Lazaro and Emmanual Klotz’s animated feature LesLascars will receive a special out of competition screening at Cannes Critics’Week, which runs from May 14 – 22.
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Cannes announces Cinefondation and short films line-up
Cannes Film Festival organisers have announced the line-up for the Cinefondation and short films competition.
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NewsCoppola's Tetro to open Directors' Fortnight
Following his rejection of an out-of-competition slot, Francis Ford Coppola will unveil Tetro as the opening film of this year’s Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes film festival (May 13 - 23).
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NewsAlmodovar, Von Trier, Tarantino lead heavyweight Cannes line-up
Pedro Almodovar, Lars Von Trier and Quentin Tarantino are among the established names in aCannes competition line-up that contained few surprises.