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NewsCannes shorts competition includes first selections from Syria, Puerto Rico
Shorts competition got 4,500 entries; Cinefondation had 1,700 entries from 320 film schools.
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NewsSC Films to handle sales for Graham Chapman film
EXCLUSIVE: Simon Crowe’s SC Films International has taken on international sales for A Liar’s Autobiography – The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman.
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NewsTim Roth named president of Cannes’ Un Certain Regard Jury
Twenty films to screen in the Official Selection sidebar will be announced at the festival’s press conference on April 19.
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NewsCMG adds SXSW audience award winner Eden to Cannes slate
Jamie Chung won the special jury award in Austin for best performance in the true story of a young woman who gets sucked into the world of sex trafficking.
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NewsFarhadi to receive first EU MEDIA Prize
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi (A Separation, About Elly) will be presented with the first EU MEDIA Prize.
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NewsCMG to sell horror-thriller No Tell Motel in Cannes
Enderby Entertainment’s film follows five friends who get stranded at an abandoned roadside lodging where a terrible fate once befell a young girl and her parents.
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NewsJean-Pierre Dardenne heads Cannes Cinefondation and short films jury
Director Dardenne to head jury of five for student and short film prizes.
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NewsCannes L’Atelier announces 2012 selection
Upcoming films from Marco Van Geffen, Mahmoud Al Massad and Mai Masri are among 15 projects to be presented at the financing event.
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NewsWes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom to open Cannes
The American indie darling’s ensemble piece will kick off proceedings on the Croisette on May 16, the same day as the film’s release in France through StudioCanal.
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NewsNanni Moretti to serve as jury president at Cannes 2012
Italian director and Cannes regular, who won the Palme d’Or with The Son’s Room in 2001, to preside over 65th edition of festival.
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NewsLars von Trier says he'll stop interviews, public statements after French controversy
After police interrogation following his proclamations at the press conference for Melancholia at Cannes, Danish director Lars von Trier says he will now concentrate on his film work.
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NewsCannes Film Festival shifts dates of 2012 edition to May 16-27
Cannes Film Festival delays 2012 edition by one week to May 16-27, from originally announced May 9-20, due to clash with French presidential elections at the beginning of the month.
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NewsNew Wave confirms two Cannes acquisitions
UK distributor takes on Once Upon a Time In Anatolia and Hors Satan.
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NewsFrench Directors Guild appoints Edouard Waintrop as new head of Directors’ Fortnight
The French Directors Guild has appointed Edouard Waintrop as the new artistic director of Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, replacing Frédéric Boyer who was removed from the position last month.
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NewsCineart takes on titles including Winding Refn's Drive and Only God Forgives
Leading independent Benelux distributor Cineart has revealed details of its latest round of acquisitions.
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NewsBoyer responds to "French attack" on Directors Fortnight selection
Boyer says 2011 selection was attacked by French press before films were even screened.
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NewsFrench Directors Guild won't re-appoint Boyer as head of Directors Fortnight
The French Directors Guild has confirmed the departure of Frédéric Boyer as artistic director of Directors’ Fortnight.
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NewsAustralian distributors strike 50+ deals in Cannes
Among Competition titles, Madman gets Kid, Source, Melancholia; Transmittion takes on Kevin and Pope.
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NewsArtificial Eye takes on four more Cannes 2011 Competition titles
Also the UK distributor pre-buys Rachid Bouchareb’s next film.
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Maya signs international deals on Cafe
Maya Entertainment has sold Jennifer Love Hewitt romantic comedy Café to 13 international markets.