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CANNES NEWS
Pierce Brosnan to star in Passage Pictures romantic thriller; Fortitude launching Cannes sales
Netflix’s ’Warrior Nun’ creator/showrunner Simon Barry makes feature directorial debut.
Drew Simon of FilmNation label Infrared talks early strategy: “I want to make clutter-busters” (exclusive)
“We saw an opportunity to deliver action movies, comedy movies, thrillers, sci fi and horror.”
Stopmotion animation ‘The Songbirds’ Secret’ flies to France TV Distribution (exclusive)
The children’s adventure film has been created by using paper cut-outs in stopmotion animation.
Vicky Krieps, Maimouna Doucoure among Cannes Un Certain Regard jury
Writer Todd McCarthy, filmmaker Asmae El Moudir and jury president Xavier Dolan complete the quintet.
AFCI to host first Global Film Commission Network Summit in Cannes
Panel series will address film/tv production, location strategies.
Lou Ye’s Cannes title ‘An Unfinished Film’ heads to Coproduction Office, lands first sales (exclusive)
The film will play in the Special Screenings section of the festival.
Projects featuring Cate Blanchett, Millie Bobby Brown and Patti Smith in Cannes immersive line-up
A selection of eight projects form part of Canes’ inaugural immersive competition.
Other Angle cracks open sales on French comedy ‘A Smile Doesn’t Lie’ (exclusive)
Title being packaged as a project with strong remake potential.
Cannes adds 13 new titles to Official Selection including three Competition entries
Oliver Stone’s ‘Lula’ will play as a special screening.
Picture Tree boards German director Chiara Fleischhacker’s debut feature ‘Vena’ (exclusive)
Female-driven tale is debut feature for German writer-director.
Protagonist Pictures boards Cannes Directors’ Fortnight title ‘Sister Midnight’; unveils first look (exclusive)
Protagonist is launching world sales on the black comedy at Cannes.
Sandhya Suri’s Un Certain Regard title ‘Santosh’ heads to mk2 Films
The Hindi-language title is the narrative fiction debut from UK-Indian filmmaker Sandhya Suri, a Screen Star of Tomorrow 2023.
Glenn Kendrick Ackermann launching Cannes sales on ‘Can You Hear Me’ with Peter Facinelli, Charlotte Radford (exclusive)
Film set to receive market premiere in Cannes.
Cannes unveils Kurosawa-inspired poster for 2024 edition
Posrer pays tribute to 1991 film Rhapsody In August.
mk2 Films boards Directors’ Fortnight apocalyptic love story ‘Eat The Night’ (exclusive)
The second feature from directing duo Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel.
M-Appeal boards Brazilian Critics’ Week drama ‘Baby’ (exclusive)
Marcelo Caetano’s second feature is about a young boy finding his way after leaving a juvenile detention centre.
Cannes Critics’ Week title ‘Julie Keeps Quiet’ scores French distribution deal (exclusive)
Leonardo Van Dijl’s debut feature is set in world of competitive tennis.
Decent showing for UK and Ireland in Cannes 2024 official selection
Films backed by BBC Film, BFI and Element Pictures make the cut, while Andrea Arnold’s ‘Bird’ lands in Competition.
Memento takes on Directors’ Fortnight title ‘The Other Way Around’ (exclusive)
Memento International has boarded Spanish director Jonás Trueba’s eighth feature The Other Way Around set to world premiere at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight sidebar.
Studio Ghibli first ever group to receive honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes
The acclaimed Japanese animation house is behind ‘Spirited Away’, ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ and Oscar-winner ‘The Boy And The Heron’.
Visit Films acquires international rights to Cannes Directors’ Fortnight entry ‘Good One’ (exclusive)
India Donaldson’s coming-of-age drama stars newcomer Lily Collias.
Cannes 2024 Directors’ Fortnight line-up unveiled
56th edition is heavy on films from first-time US filmmakers and South American titles.
Cannes parallel section ACID reveals 2024 selection
Nine titles are set to receive their world premiere as part of the showcase.
Donna Langley to receive Kering’s Women In Motion Award at Cannes
Langley is the chairman and chief content officer of NBCUniversal Studio Group.
Pulsar Content boards Cannes’ ACID selection ‘Mi Bestia’ (exclusive)
The coming of age film is the directorial debut of Colombian filmmaker Camila Beltrán.
Emmanuelle Béart and Baloji to lead Cannes’ Caméra d’Or jury
Caméra d’Or is awarded to the best first feature film at Cannes.
Cannes Critics’ Week reveals 2024 selection
Eleven features selected, with seven in competition.
Charades takes on Critics’ Week queer musical ‘Queens Of Drama’ (exclusive)
Alexis Langlois’ debut feature will play as a special screening in the Cannes sidebar.
Les Films du Losange boards Roberto Minervini’s Un Certain Regard title ‘The Damned’ (exclusive)
The film is set during the American Civil War and is Minervini’s first fiction feature.
Goodfellas boards father-daughter thriller ‘Le Royaume’ ahead of Cannes premiere (exclusive)
The film is produced by prolific French production house Chi-Fou-Mi.
“New voices are being heard”: the Asia and MENA films heading to Cannes
Titles include the first film from Saudi Arabia in Official Selection.
Tallinn Black Nights to present five projects at Cannes market
This is the fourth year PÖFF has participated in the Goes to Cannes programme.
Cannes unveils 2024 Official Selection
The competition includes films by Andrea Arnold, David Cronenberg, Yórgos Lánthimos, Paul Schrader and Paolo Sorrentino.
“We fly them to the moon”: Thierry Fremaux and Iris Knobloch unleash Cannes 2024 lineup
The 77th festival’s official selection was unveiled today in Paris.
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Charades boards Hiroshi Okuyama’s Un Certain Regard selection ‘My Sunshine’ (exclusive)
The sales company has also released a first-look image.
Les Films du Losange boards Alain Guiraudie’s Cannes Premiere drama ‘Misericordia’ (exclusive)
Tense rural drama from Cannes regular is set in an oppressive French village.
Cronenberg, Lanthimos and Sorrentino among auteurs in Cannes Competition
Further filmmakers in the line-up include Andrea Arnold and Paul Schrader.
Luxbox boards Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Competition title ‘All We Imagine As Light’ (exclusive)
The film is Kapadia’s fiction feature debut after winning the Golden Eye documentary prize at the festival in 2021.
Cannes’ Critics Week completes 2024 jury
Spanish writer-director-producer Rodrigo Sorogoyen will preside over the festival’s parallel selection.
Golden Horse to bring five Taiwanese projects to Cannes
Titles include upcoming features by Chen Yu-hsun, Yang Ya-che, Huang Xi, Giddens Ko and John Hsu.
Cannes Film Festival launches immersive competition for 2024
Eight immersive projects will compete for the best immersive work prize.
Cannes Directors’ Fortnight to honour Andrea Arnold with Carrosse d’Or award
Launched in 2002, the Carosse d’Or - or “Golden Coach” in French - recognises “innovative” directors.
Francis Ford Coppola’s sci-fi epic ‘Megalopolis’ to premiere in Cannes Competition
Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Giancarlo Esposito among cast.
Cannes to award honorary Palme d’Or to George Lucas
The ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Indiana Jones’ director will receive the award at the closing ceremony.
Cannes selects Kevin Costner western ‘Horizon, An American Saga’ in out of competition slot
The multi-part film stars Sienna Miler, Sam Worthington and Jena Malone.
Rodrigo Sorogoyen to preside over 2024 Cannes Critics' Week Jury (exclusive)
Cannes’ Critics’ Week is the festival’s parallel selection dedicated to first and second features.
Quentin Dupieux’s ‘The Second Act’ to open Cannes film festival
The comedy will have its world premiere in an out of competition slot.
Marché du Film, CNC launch film adaptation programme Cannes Remakes
Event will curate a selection of European feature film IP with strong potential for international adaptations.
Cannes Directors’ Fortnight unveils audience award
It is supported by the Fondation Chantal Akerman, which will award the winning filmmaker a €7,500 prize.
Molly Manning Walker among Cannes’ La Residence participants
The six participants will work on their first or second feature.
‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ to world premiere at Cannes
George Miller’s film will screen out of competition on May 15.
Universal, Warner Bros, Thunder Road execs join Screen’s Global Production Awards jury
Judges include Thunder Road Films partner Erica Lee, Warner Bros DEI officer Asif Sadiq and CNC’s head of Film France Daphné Lora.
Cannes confirms 2024 Official Selection announcement date
This 77th edition runs May 14-25.
Xavier Dolan named 2024 jury president for Cannes’ Un Certain Regard
Canadian filmmaker and actor has a long track record of premiering his films at the festival.
Lukas Dhont to head Queer Palm jury at Cannes
Dhont’s debut feature ‘Girl’ won the LGBTQ+ award in 2015.
Thierry Fremaux praises Apple strategy on ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’, ‘Napoleon’
Fremaux spoke with Ruben Ostlund, who said he is aiming for the “biggest walkout” in Cannes history with his next film.
Roadside Attractions, Vertical pick up US rights to Karim Aïnouz’s Cannes selection ‘Firebrand’
Theatrical release set for June 21, 2024.
Cannes Film Festival names Greta Gerwig 2024 jury president
Gerwig to become first American female director in Cannes history to serve in the role.
Directors 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.
Cannes Marché du Film sets Switzerland as 2024 country of honour
Cannes’ Marché du Film will take place May 14-22, 2024.
Thierry 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.”
French box office hit ‘The Goldman Case’ secures UK-Ireland theatrical deal (exclusive)
Courtroom drama had UK premiere at BFI London Film Festival.
Lea Mysius to direct French thriller ‘The Birthday Party’ (exclusive)
Mysius is a Cannes regular whose credits include ‘Ava’ and ‘The Five Devils’.
Cannes’ 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.
Argentina submits ‘The Delinquents’ for Oscars
Mubi to release in US, Latin America, UK, other regions.
Cannes 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.
Lionsgate 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.
Finland selects Aki Kaurismäki’s ‘Fallen Leaves’ as Oscar entry
Kaurismäki was previously nominated in 2002 for The Man Without A Past.
Turkey selects ‘About Dry Grasses’ as Oscar submission
North American premiere at TIFF on September 13.
Palme 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.
XYZ Films sells Cannes Directors’ Fortnight entry ‘In Flames’ to multiple territories (exclusive)
France, UK, Middle East among buyers.
Iranian 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.
Magnet acquires Cannes selection 'The Animal Kingdom'
Distributor plans 2024 release.
Victor 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.
Le 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”.
Curzon scoops three Cannes titles for UK and Ireland (exclusive)
One is Wim Wenders’ 3D doc ‘Anselm’.
Magnet Releasing takes Cannes Critics’ Week selection 'Sleep'
Lee Sun-kyun (Parasite) and Jung Yu-mi star as newlyweds in peril.
Wim Wenders Cannes entry ‘Anselm’ scores US, international deals
HanWay Films closes raft of deals led by France, Germany, Australia, Benelux, China.
Marco Bellocchio’s Cannes title ‘Kidnapped’ sells to multiple territories including UK and Ireland
The Match Factory handles international sales.
Kino Lorber acquires Kaouther Ben Hania’s Cannes award-winner ‘Four Daughters’
Further international deals announced by The Party Film Sales.
Magnolia acquires Cannes premiere ‘The Feeling That The Time For Doing Something Has Passed’
Loco Films handles international sales.
Marc Turtletaub’s UFO comedy ‘Jules’ starring Ben Kingsley racks up key sales through Protagonist (exclusive)
Protagonist will screen comedy at London Screenings this month.
Animated feature ‘Nina And The Hedgehog’s Secret’ inks first sales after Annecy premiere (exclusive)
Film is directed by Academy Award-nominated duo Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli and sold by Les Films du Losange.
‘Jeanne Du Barry’ director Maiwenn breaks silence on alleged attack against French journalist
The director gave an interview to French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche.
Marie Amachoukeli’s Cannes Critics’ Week opener ‘Ama Gloria’ acquired for UK and Ireland
The French drama explores the close relationship between a six-year-old girl and her nanny
Alice Rohrwacher’s Cannes competition film ‘La Chimera’ scores multiple international deals
The Match Factory announces key sales for tomb robber drama.
Vertical takes North America on Cannes opener ‘Jeanne Du Barry’ starring Johnny Depp
Period drama has earned more than $4m in France through Le Pacte.
Cannes Film Festival reveals dates for 2024 edition
The festival announced the dates with the message: “See you next year for a new celebration of cinema from around the world!”
Cédric Kahn’s ‘The Goldman Case’ racks up key US, Europe and China sales for Charades (exclusive)
The courtroom drama was the opening film of Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes last month.
VMI Releasing acquires opioid crisis thriller ‘Junction’, will distribute in North America (exclusive)
VMI Worldwide to handle worldwide sales.
‘Past Lives’ opens to second highest limited debut of 2023 so far in North America
A24’s romantic drama and likely awards contender timely counterpoint to tentpoles
Sideshow, Janus Films take North America on Catherine Breillat’s Cannes entry ‘Last Summer’
Deal follows acquisition of Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s About Dry Grasses.
Elle Driver sells out worldwide on ‘Robot Dreams’ following Cannes premiere (exclusive)
Pablo Berger’s buzzy animation is a selling machine following its Cannes premiere in Special Screenings.
Magnolia International adds key territory sales on Cannes UCR hit ‘The Delinquents’ (exclusive)
Spain, China, Middle East among buyers for Rodrigo Moreno’s selection.
Studiocanal racks up European deals for Alex Lutz’s Cannes romantic drama ‘Strangers By Night’ (exclusive)
Actor, writer and director Lutz and producer Didar Domehri reflect on bringing the film to the big screen.
Sandra Hüller to star in Markus Schleinzer's period drama ‘Rose’; The Match Factory boards sales (exclusive)
Hüller’s character is inspired by numerous accounts of women disguised as men in European history.
Picturehouse Entertainment swoops up Un Certain Regard title ‘Only The River Flows’ (exclusive)
It is the third feature from Chinese filmmaker Wei Shujun, and the sixth title Picturehouse has picked up from this year’s Cannes.
Cohen Media Group takes US rights to Cannes Premiere biopic ‘Bonnard, Pierre & Marthe’ (exclusive)
Sold by Memento International, the Martin Provost-directed biopic has also drawn buyers worldwide.
Dark Star announces worldwide deal in Cannes for ‘Midnight Peepshow’ (exclusive)
Company will also represent the film for international sales.
Screen International reviews every film at 2023 Cannes Film Festival
A record 102 reviews were published in the festival’s 12 days.