VIDEO The Cannes red carpet channel

The Cannes Channel  The Cannes 2010 2024 red carpet channel  with best from red carpet moments, conferences, interviews, ambiance and awards. Enjoy! ...

 

 

VIDEO red carpet magic recap

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Un Certain Regard Winners List 2024

Celebrating a cinema of discoveries, Un Certain Regard’s mission is to bring out new trends, new paths and new countries of cinema. The 2024 selection has included 18 feature films – 8 of which are first features also competing for the Caméra d’or. This year, the opening film was Rúnar Rúnarsson’s When the Light Breaks. Chaired by Canadian actor, director, screenwriter and producer Xavier Dolan, the Jury included French-Sene...

 

 

The winners of the 27th La Cinef Selection

The Short Films and La Cinef Jury presided by Lubna Azabal and comprised of Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar, Paolo Moretti, Claudine Nougaret and Vladimir Perišić has awarded the 2024 La Cinef Prizes today during a ceremony held in the Buñuel Theatre, followed by the screening of the winning films. La Cinef consisted of 18 student films, chosen out of 2 263 entries coming from 555 film schools around the world. © Maxe...

 

 

Awarded films and their French exporters representation

As the Cannes Festival and the Film Market have just come to an end, the Association of Film Exporters (ADEF), composed of companies ranging from very small enterprises to large groups, extends its heartfelt congratulations to the teams of the awarded films and to the French exporters who represent the majority of them this year. The international promotion support fund established in 2017 by the CNC helps to enhance the international visibility of French films, but the international sales compa...

 

 

L’OEil d’or 2024 – Two films ex aequo Ernest Cole: Lost and Found by Raoul Peck

LaScam and L’OEil d’Or Jury are honored to give the 2024 Award for the Best Documentary ex aequo to  Ernest Cole: Lost and Found by Raoul Peck and Les Filles du Nil by Nada Riyadh and Ayman El Amir   Ernest Cole: Lost and Found by Raoul Peck (FRANCE –1h45 – OFFICIAL SELECTION – SPECIAL SCREENINGS) Production Velvet film Jury’s note: « A film that follows the journey of a young South African photograp...

 

 

The 2024 Ecumenical Jury awards its Prize to : THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG

The 2024 Ecumenical Jury awards its Prize to : THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG by Mohammad Rasoulof Iran / Allemagne / France (Official Competition) When religion is associated with political power and patriarchy, it can destroy the most intimate relationships and the dignity of individuals, as this Iranian family drama embodies. The jury was impressed by the film’s rich symbolism, its generous and hopeful ending, its touches of humour and its heartbreaking tension. The...

 

 

PIERRE ANGÉNIEUX TRIBUTE to SANTOSH SIVAN and ANGÉNIEUX SPECIAL ENCOURAGEMENT to KADRI KOOP (Estonia)

  Friday May 24, 2024 at 8.15PM Buñuel Theater, Palais des Festivals       On May 24 2024, on the last evening before the closing of the Cannes Film Festival, Angénieux, the world-renowned optical manufacturer and flagship of the French lenses industry, celebrated the Pierre Angénieux Tribute.     ...

 

 

The 77th Festival de Cannes winners

After 11 days of an exceptional edition, the Jury of the 77th Festival de Cannes, chaired by American director, screenwriter and actress Greta Gerwig, surrounded by Turkish screenwriter and photographer Ebru Ceylan, American actress Lily Gladstone, French actress Eva Green, Lebanese director and screenwriter Nadine Labaki, as well as Spanish director and screenwriter Juan Antonio Bayona, Italian actor Pierfrancesco Favino, Japanese director Kore-eda ...

 

25.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

VIDEO: Prix de la Citoyenneté Award Ceremony - Cannes 2024

The Prix de la Citoyenneté is a prize awarded to a film in the Cannes official selection that best showcases humanism, secularism and universalism. This year's jury consisted Valérie Donzelli, Agathe Bonitzer, Isabelle Chenu, Claus Drexel and Frédéric Sojcher. The 2024 Prix de la Citoyenneté was awarded to the film Bird by Andrea Arnold.   More about the Prix de la Citoyenneté https://www.prixdelacitoyennete.fr/   Bird: h...

25.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

VIDEO: Cannes Film Festival Queer Palm - Best Short Film Award

The 2024 Queer Palm award ceremony was held at Plage Magnum in Cannes, France. Read more about Queer Palm: https://queerpalm.org/en/   The winner for best short film was Las Novias Del Sur by Elena Lopez Riera https://www.semainedelacritique.com/fr/edition/2024/film/les-fiancees-du-sud   ...

25.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

VIDEO: Un Certain Regard 2024 Award Ceremony

Celebrating a cinema of discoveries, the mission of Un Certain Regard is to bring out new trends, new paths and new countries of cinema. The 2024 selection offered 18 feature films including 8 first films which also compete for the Caméra d'or. When the Light Breaks by Rúnar Rúnarsson opened this year. Chaired by the Canadian actor, director, screenwriter and producer Xavier Dolan, the Jury is made up of the French-Senegalese screenwriter and director Ma&i...

25.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

 

Colored awarded for Best Immersive Work of the 77th Festival de Cannes

    MAY 23, 2024  at the Plage des Palmes, the Jury of the Immersive Competition of the 77th Festival de Cannes awarded the prize for Best Immersive Work, presenting one winner among the eight in-competition virtual reality, augmented reality, video projection and holographic works. The Jury, chaired by French filmmaker and screenwriter Marie Amachoukeli, included French writer, director and producer Mathias Chelebourg, American producer, writer, and director Vassiliki Kho...

 

 

Olympic Games Flame light the Cannes Film Festival 2024

ALOHA PICTURES © Winner First Price Photographer's Award Cannes Film Festival Images Collection by  Alan Schoenauer Carlotti © & Patrick Mascaraque © ALOHA PICTURES © Reproductions interdites All rights reserved 70TH EVENT - 28.05.17  Photographer's Award - The ultimate photo In celebration of its 70th anniversary, the Festival de Cannes launched its Photographer's Award. ...

 

 

The Red Sea International Film Foundation (Red Sea IFF) and Vanity Fair Europe hosted the Women in Cinema Gala

The Red Sea International Film Foundation (Red Sea IFF) and Vanity Fair Europe are reuniting to host the Women in Cinema Gala, championing the achievements of rising female talent on both sides of the camera who are reshaping the film industry in Saudi Arabia, Africa, Asia and the Arab world. During the event held alongside the 77th Cannes Film Festival at the remarkable Hotel du Cap-Eden- Roc in Cap d’Antibes, the Red Sea IFF and Vanity Fair Europe honoured six women who are fiercely...

 

 

Ioan Allen, a creator of Dolby Stereo, honored by the Festival de Cannes, marking 50 years of Dolby's work in film

Ioan Allen, a creator of the Dolby Stereo film program, receives medal from the Festival de Cannes, marking 50 years of Dolby's work in feature films Following half a century of technical collaboration, the Festival’s Louis Lumière auditorium will also be equipped with Dolby Atmos immersive audio for 2025   credit photo Joachim Tournebize   Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB), a leader in immersive entertainment experiences, announced that at the 77th edition o...

 

 

Dame Donna Langley received the 2024 Women in Motion Award during the official Women In Motion dinner

In honor of Dame Donna Langley, Kering and the Festival de Cannes were pleased to welcome the members of the Festival jury as well as Julianne Moore, Justine Triet, Uma Thurman, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Salma Hayek Pinault, Michelle Yeoh, Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Jacques Audiard or Judith Godrèche on the occasion of the official Women In Motion dinner. François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and CEO of Kering, Iris Knob...

 

 

Studio Ghibli Honorary Palme d'or of the 77th Festival de Cannes In the presence of Gorō Miyazaki

The 77th Festival de Cannes is delighted to celebrate Studio Ghibli, legendary Japanese animation studio. On Monday, May 20, at 3.30pm, film director and Creative Development Director of the Ghibli Park Gorō Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki' son, will take to the stage of the Grand Théâtre Lumière to receive the Honorary Palme d'or, on behalf of the entire Studio Ghibli including the Ghibli Museum, Mitaka and Ghibli Park, from Festival President Iris Knobloch and Gener...

 

 

Paris 2024 in Cannes!

The Festival de Cannes and the City of Cannes are gearing up for Paris 2024! Sports personalities and athletes will be the guests of an exceptional evening on Tuesday, May 21, for the premiere screening of Mickaël Gamrasni’s documentary Olympiques! La France des Jeux, with its most prestigious ambassador, the Olympic flame!       ...

 

 

The six new faces of La Résidence du Festival de Cannes

  Sofia Alaoui, Rudolf Fitzgerald-Leonard, Theo Montoya, Eglé Razumaité, Diwa Shah and Anastasia Veber are the six new filmmakers welcomed to the 48th session of La Résidence du Festival de Cannes. From October 1, 2024 to February 15, 2025, they will live in Paris and benefit from a tailor-made program designed to help them write their first or second feature film. Rudolf FITZGERALD-LEONARD © Problemkind Film - Diwa SHAH © IMDB - Anastasia VEBER © Dusya...

 

 

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga World Premiere at the 77th Festival de Cannes

Anya Taylor-Joy as Furiosa in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ action adventure “FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Nine years after Mad Max: Fury Road, the Australian director, screenwriter and producer George Miller’s famous saga’s is back on the Croisette! The highly anticipated Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga will be revealed in the presenc...

 

22.03.2024 | Cannes's blog

VIDEO Interview : Breaking into the Film Industry with Ian Bjorn

Interview with Ian Bjorn, an upcoming fearless and talented actor shares his insight into his acting career and speaks on his time at the Cannes festival by Bella https://www.ianbjorn.com/ ...

Interview with Jon Gosier - Founder and CEO of FilmHedge

By DJ Cook     Jon Gosier is the founder and CEO of FilmHedge, a lending company that uses financial technology solutions to finance movies with up to $20 million per production.   What brings you to the Cannes Film Festival? “This year, our company is one of the sponsors for a number of events here: the Producer’s Club, the Film Finance Forum, and VIP access to the red carpet itself,” Gosier responded. FilmHedge has participated in the festival for the p...

25.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

VIDEO: Plage Magnum custom ice cream bar - Cannes 2024

Plage Magnum is on the Croisette in Cannes during the Cannes Film Festival. There, many events and parties are hosted during each night of the festival. The venue boasts a custom ice cream bar where participants can choose their own toppings and chocolate shell.   https://www.magnumicecream.com/fr/home.html ...

VIDEO: Interview with Frédéric Sojcher

An interview with Frédéric Sojcher, a film scholar and member of the Jury for the Prix de la Citoyenneté. This occurred during the 77th Cannes Film Festival in 2024.   Interviewed by DJ Cook   ...

25.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

George Lucas Receives Honorary Palme D'or

George Lucas received the honorary Palme D’or today in recognition for his legendary work. Lucas is best known as the creator of the Star Wars series as well as the founder of Lucasfilm. During his rendez-vous today he discussed his early career in hollywood, how he got started in film, and how he sees the industry today.         Lucas started out studying anthropology and social sciences, it was on a whim that he decided to take the University of South...

24.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

VIDEO: Walk and chat with Bruno - entering the Palais at the Cannes Film Festival

Bruno shows us his favorite entrance, the Riviera Lerins entrance, to the Palais for the Cannes Film Festival. This entrance goes along the water where all the fancy yachts docks for parties. Bruno recounts some memories on these boats. We also see the international pavilions and some of the fleet of Festival vehicles docked behind the Palais.   ...

24.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Ricardo Teodoro Receives Louis Roederer Rising Star Award

Today the Louis Roederer foundation gave its rising star award to actor Ricardo Teodoro. The award has been given to the work of a burgeoning artist since 2017. This year Teodoro received the award for his work in the film Baby(2024). He received the award for playing the second lead of the film, Ronaldo. The film follows Wellington, a young man released from juvenile detention to find his parents have left him adrift and alone. Ronaldo attempts to help Wellington as both a mentor and a lover ...

23.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

VIDEO: Martín Rodríguez FRFF Industry Excellence Award

During the 2024 edition of the French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF) actor Martín Rodríguez was awarded the Industry Excellence award. May 17th 2024.   French Riviera Film Festival: https://frenchrivierafilmfestival.com/   ...

23.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

VIDEO: French Riviera Film Festival 2024 Award Ceremony

  Announcement of the winners and presentations of awards for the 2024 French Riviera Film Festival. https://frenchrivierafilmfestival.com/ Filmfestivals.com is one of the sponsors for the French Riviera Film Festival.   ...

23.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

VIDEO: Interview with Martín Rodríguez

Actor Martín Rodríguez was interviewed by Bruno Chatelin in Cannes, France. Rodríguez starred in Quimera by Tomás Vergara, which competed in the 2024 edition of the French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF). Rodríguez was also awarded with the FRFF 2024 Industry Excellence Award. Find Martín Rodríguez on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1448617/ and on Instagram: @martinrodriguezag   ...

23.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

VIDEO: Interview with Paweensuda Drouin

  "Fahsai" Jennifer Paweensuda Drouin attended the 2024 Thai Night: Where Films Come Alive gala.   Find her on Instagram @paweensuda Facebook Paweensuda Drouin and Tiktok Paweensuda.Drouin   ...

23.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

VIDEO: 2024 International Cell Phone Cinema Showcase - Cannes award ceremony

  2024 International Cell Phone Cinema Showcase - Cannes award ceremony with honorary jury president Bruno Chatelin. https://filmfreeway.com/International...    ...

23.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

VIDEO: 2024 International Cell Phone Cinema Showcase - Cannes speeches

2024 International Cell Phone Cinema Showcase - Cannes speeches with honorary jury president Bruno Chatelin and Queen Mother Dr Delois Blakely who claims Sister Act, Whoopi Goldberg film is based on her 1987 autobiography The Harlem Street Nun.      ...

23.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

VIDEO: Interview with Nicholas Alexander - Cannes

  "Alexander's multifaceted presence in Hollywood seamlessly bridges the realms of acting, producing, and directing, both on the grand cinematic stage and the intimate small screen. His cinematic journey found its inaugural chapter in the internationally acclaimed 'Tempting Fate,' marking his entrance as a feature film actor. This remarkable film not only graced the prestigious 2015 Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles but also commanded premieres in theater...

23.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Interview with up-and-coming actor Ian Bjorn

By DJ Cook Ian Bjorn is an up-and-coming actor who was born in Switzerland to a Dutch father and a Danish mother. He moved to the UK at a young age and lives there today. This is Ian's first time in Cannes. He is excited to see what the festival has to offer!   What are some recent projects that you’ve been working on?  “The most recent one wrapped up about a month ago, called Sanctum (upcoming). It was a series where I played a god-worshiping cannibal. What does ...

23.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Isabelle Huppert et l’équipe du film La Prisonnière de Bordeaux sur la Plage Magnum® Cannes

La magie du Festival de Cannes s’intensifie lors d’une nouvelle soirée Magnum@ inoubliable, samedi 18 mai, après la projection très attendue de La Prisonnière de Bordeaux. L’équipe du film, dont la réalisatrice Patricia Mazuy et les talentueuses actrices Isabelle Huppert et Hafsia Herzi, était présente pour ce rendez-vous unique sous les étoiles. Présenté dans le cadre de la Quinzaine des ...

23.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Paolo Sorrentino discusses Parthenope

Today the team behind Parthenope held a press conference to discuss the film’s release. Paolo Sorrentino discussed the vision behind the film as well as the creative process bringing it to fruition. He emphasized the personal nature of the film as a representation of the city in which he grew up.   “(Parthenope) does not judge, as a city doesn’t. She’s a mirror of the city where I grew up.”   They went on to discuss the asthetics and thematic nu...

22.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Motel Destino, directed by Karim Aïnouz, shows at Festival

The neon-hued Motel Destino, a roadside sex hotel steaming under the burning blue skies of the northeastern coast of Brazil, is run by hot-headed Elias and his restless younger wife Dayana. The unexpected arrival of 21-year-old Heraldo, on the run after a botched hit, disrupts the established order. As the tropical noir plays out, loyalties and desires intertwine to reveal that destiny has its own enigmatic design. Directed by : Karim AÏNOUZ Year of production: 2024 Country: Brazil, ...

22.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Grand Tour Premieres at Festival

Rangoon, Burma, 1917. Edward, a civil servant for the British Empire, runs away from his fiancée Molly the day she arrives to get married. During his travels, however, panic gives way to melancholy. Contemplating the emptiness of his existence, the cowardly Edward wonders what has become of Molly… Determined to get married and amused by Edward’s move, Molly follows his trail on this Asian grand tour. Directed by : Miguel Gomes Year of production: 2024 Country: Portugal...

22.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

805 BEER PREMIERES NEW FILM “ANOTHER EIGHT SECONDS” FEATURING PRO BULL RIDER STETSON LAWRENCE DIRECTED BY KEITH MALLOY

Another Eight Seconds” is the Latest Film from 805 Beer Following Gripping Life Story of Legendary Bull Rider Stetson Lawrence who retired from the PBR at the height of his career after severe neck injury Paso Robles, CA (embargoed until May 16, 2024) – Today, 805 Beer premiered its latest documentary film directed by acclaimed filmmaker Keith Malloy, “Another Eight Seconds,” which follows 805 Authentico and American pro bull rider Stetson Lawrence. The film is an in...

22.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

VIDEO: Phillip Bergson speech in Cannes

Speech by Philip Bergson in Cannes, 2024. Phillip Bergson: "winner of the Student Journalist of the Year competition in the UK weekly New Statesman, as a Classics Scholar Phillip Bergson then founded the Oxford Film Festival and, on graduating, was selected by “The Sunday Times” as a ‘New Critic’ and in the same week began broadcasting on film for many BBC Radio programmes. A contributor to the “Times Literary Supplement”, “TES”, “Scr...

22.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

VIDEO: Interview with Phillip Bergson, UK Film Critic

  Interview with Philip Bergson, UK Film Critic and long-time blog contributer here on Filmfestivals.com.  Find his blog at https://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/ph...   Phillip Bergson: "winner of the Student Journalist of the Year competition in the UK weekly New Statesman, as a Classics Scholar Phillip Bergson then founded the Oxford Film Festival and, on graduating, was selected by “The Sunday Times” as a ‘New Critic’ and in th...

22.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

American Pavilion's In Conversation Series: Demi Moore

By DJ Cook American actress and producer Demi Moore makes her return to Cannes after 27 years. This year, she is hosting the amfAR gala. Moore is excited to come back to Cannes and see how far things have come since the last time she visited the festival. In regards to returning and hosting the event, Moore said, “I felt like it was the perfect way to complete my visit.” Also this year, Demi Moore stars in the in-competition film The Substance, which premieres tonight, May 18th, ...

19.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Cannes setting up for the 77th edition

The city of Cannes, France is transforming as setup for the 77th annual international film festival is well underway! The full festivities will commence this Tuesday, May 14th, 2024. Follow along for all of the festival news through videos here on YouTube, blogposts on our website, and various social media platforms. Video by DJ Cook       ...

12.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

The Second Act by Quentin Dupieux: Press Conference

Press conference with Quentin Dupieux, director of "Le Deuxième acte", accompanied by his team : Léa Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Louis Garrel and Raphaël Quenard, at the 77th Cannes Film Festival.     ...

12.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Cannes gearing up for Paris 2024 Olympics

Christine Caron / Alain Bernard / Melvyn Richardson / Mélina Robert-Michon © Elephant. RR   The Festival de Cannes and the City of Cannes are gearing up for Paris 2024! Sports personalities and athletes will be the guests of an exceptional evening on Tuesday, May 21, for the premiere screening of Mickaël Gamrasni’s documentary Olympiques! La France des Jeux, with its most prestigious ambassador, the Olympic flame!   When the Olympiads of sport meet...

12.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Festival de Cannes Opening Ceremony live in French cinemas

© Valery Hache / AFP The Festival de Cannes is pleased to announce that it will share its Opening event with cinema-goers again this year. Both Opening ceremony and film will be broadcast live in hundreds of French cinemas, an initiative of the Festival de Cannes, together with France Télévisions, FNCF (Fédération Nationale des Cinémas Français) and CNC (Centre National du Cinéma), with the friendly support of AFCAE (Association Franç...

12.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Le Deuxième Acte (The Second Act), Quentin Dupieux’s new comic mise en abyme

THE SECOND ACT © Chi-Fou-Mi / Arte France Cinéma In thirteen films, Quentin Dupieux has made the absurd a genre unto itself. The unclassifiable and prolific French director is opening the 77th Festival de Cannes Out of Competition with Le Deuxième acte (The Second Act), a new comedy that is a mirror effect of cinema, promising an edition focused on the essence of film. Just this once, Quentin Dupieux has deliberately chosen to keep quiet and not say anything about his thirte...

12.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Napoléon as seen by Abel Gance for the opening of Cannes Classics, interview with Frédéric Bonnaud

By Charlotte Pavard NAPOLÉON VU PAR ABEL GANCE © La Cinémathèque française   Napoléon as seen by Abel Gance, screening for the opening of Cannes Classics of the first part (3h40) of Abel Gance’s monumental film (1927), in the presence of Costa-Gavras, president of the Cinémathèque Française, and of Frédéric Bonnaud, its managing director. Bonnaud describes the story of the exceptional reconstruction of thi...

12.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

The 77th Festival de Cannes is open!

Meryl Streep, Juliette Binoche, Camille Cottin & the Jury of Feature films - Opening ceremony © Andreas Rentz / Getty “You may not be aware of this, but you are about to enter a parallel universe called the Cannes Vortex.” Camille Cottin was already on stage at the Grand Théâtre Lumière when lights went on for this 77th edition of the Festival de Cannes. Driven by the energy of the Worakls Orchestra, the French actress placed the twelve days of the Fes...

12.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

FENG LIU YI DAI (CAUGHT BY THE TIDES) is showing today at Festival

An enduring but fragile love story shared by Qiaoqiao and Bin, set in China, from the early 2000s to the present day. Caught up in each other, Qiaoqiao and Bin enjoyed all that the city had to offer, singing and dancing. Until one day, Bin finds himself wanting to try his luck in a bigger place than Datong. He left without any notice. Some time later, Qiaoqiao decides to go on a journey to look for him. Traversing all of his past films, Jia Zhangke delivers an epic look at the romantic destiny...

12.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

VIDEO: 77th Cannes Film Festival Setup - May 12th 2024

  The city of Cannes, France is transforming as setup for the 77th annual international film festival is well underway! The full festivities will commence this Tuesday, May 14th, 2024. Follow along for all of the festival news through videos here on YouTube, blogposts on our website, and various social media platforms.   ...

12.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Kinds of Kindness premiering at Festival

KINDS OF KINDNESS is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader. Directed by : Yorgos LANTHIMOS Year of production: 2024 Country: United States, United Kingdom Duration: 165 CREDITS YORGOS LANTHIMOS D...

12.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

EMILIA PÉREZ, directed by Jacques Audiard, premieres at Festival

Overqualified and undervalued, Rita is a lawyer at a large firm that is more interested in getting criminals off the hook than bringing them to justice. One day, she is given an unexpected way out, when cartel leader Manitas hires her to help him withdraw from his business and realize a plan he has been secretly preparing for years: to become the woman he has always dreamt of being. Directed by : Jacques AUDIARD Year of production: 2024 Country: France Duration: 130 CREDITS JACQUE...

12.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Paul Schrader's Oh, Canada Premieres at Festival

A famed Canadian documentary filmmaker, gives a final interview to one of his former students to tell the whole truth about his life. A confession filmed right in front of his wife… Directed by : Paul SCHRADER Year of production: 2024 Country: United States Duration: 95   CREDITS PAUL SCHRADER Director PAUL SCHRADER Screenplay ANDREW WONDER Cinematography DEBORAH JENSEN Production Design PHOSPHORESCENT Music BENJAMIN RODRIGUEZ JR. Editing JA...

12.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Paolo Sorrentino's PARTHENOPE premieres at Festival

The long journey of Parthenope’s life, from her birth in 1950 till today. A feminine epic, devoid of heroism but brimming with an inexorable passion for freedom, Naples, and the faces of love—all those true, pointless, and unspeakable loves. The perfect Capri summer, the lightheartedness of youth. Which ends in ambush. And then all the others—the Neapolitans, men and women, observed and loved, disillusioned and vital, their waves of melancholy, their tragic ironies and deject...

12.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Megalopolis premiering at Cannes Film Festival

Megalopolis is a Roman Epic fable set in an imagined Modern America.The City of New Rome must change, causing conflict between Cesar Catilina, a genius artist who seeks to leap into a utopian, idealistic future, and his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero, who remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare. Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero, the mayor’s daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her...

12.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Marcello Mio Premieres at Festival

This is the story of a woman named Chiara. She is an actress, the daughter of Marcello Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve. During a summer that sees her reality fall into disarray, Chiara decides to live as her father. She dresses like him. She speaks like him. She breathes like him. Chiara’s impersonation is so convincing that people around her begin to believe. They call her “Marcello.” Directed by : Christophe HONORÉ Year of production: 2024 Country: France ...

12.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Anora, a film by Sean Baker, shows at Festival

Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled. Directed by : Sean BAKER Year of production: 2024 Country: United States Duration: 138 CREDITS SEAN BAKER Director SEAN BAKER Screenplay DREW DANIELS Cinematography STEPHEN PHELPS Production Design MATTHEW ...

12.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

The Surfer team inaugurates Magnum Cannes Beach during an evening full of “good vibes”!

  To properly inaugurate its emblematic beach in Cannes, Magnum® welcomed the crew of the film The Surfer last night. Led by director Lorcan Finnegan, Nicolas Cage and the many actors in the film shared their enthusiasm with the audience and released the pressure during an unforgettable opening evening, as only Magnum® knows how to organize them.   The credits of The Surfer feature an exceptional cast, with an impressive filmography: Nicolas Cage (Birdy, Sai...

12.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Semaine de la Critique President of the Jury steps down and Sylvie Pialat has accepted to take over

  Sylvie Pialat, President of the Jury of the 63ʳᵈ Semaine de la Critique ©DAVID BALICK CHANGES IN LA SEMAINE DE LA CRITIQUE'S JURY Due to personal reasons, Rodrigo Sorogoyen unfortunately has to step down as President of the jury for the 63rd Semaine de la Critique.   Sylvie Pialat has accepted to take over as President of the Jury. French director Iris Kaltenbäck, who successfully presented The Rapture at La Semaine last year, joins the ...

11.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Cinéma de la Plage 2024 The Festival de Cannes under the stars

Every day at 9:30PM, the Festival de Cannes reinvents itself as night falls, transforming the Croisette's Plage Macé, opposite the Majestic hotel, into an open-air cinema. In addition to the screenings, meetings and Official Selection events held at the Palais des Festivals, this is another way for everyone to get involved to the great cinema party.  On the programme for the 77th Festival: teams on stage, world premieres, suspense, action, Jackie Chan, Brian De Palma, Ma...

10.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

All the French films at the 77th Cannes Film Festival

The 2024 edition of the Cannes International Film Festival, which runs from May 15 through 25, offers another magnificent portrait of contemporary French cinema, with six French films vying for the Palme d'Or. And as is the case every year, France, the home of cinema and the cradle of numerous international co-productions, will be present in all sections, with a total of almost 100 titles produced or co-produced by France, including minority-French productions and shorts. The festiva...

09.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Kering and the Festival de Cannes to present the 2024 Women In Motion Emerging Talent Award to Malaysian director Amanda Nell Eu

Photo credit: © Alfonse Chiu Kering and the Festival de Cannes are proud to present the 2024 Women In Motion Emerging Talent Award to Malaysian filmmaker Amanda Nell Eu, selected by Swiss director and 2023 Emerging Talent awardee Carmen Jaquier. Since 2019, the promising female director is chosen by the preceding Award winner to follow in her footsteps and receive this prize, which includes a grant of €50,000 to support the creation of her next film project. The presentation will...

09.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Judith Godrèche's short film: Moi aussi selected at the 77th Festival de Cannes

© Maneki Films The Festival de Cannes, which runs from May 14 to 25, will present French actress, director, screenwriter and producer Judith Godrèche's new short film, which highlights the stories of victims of sexual violence. These individual experiences add to her own, underscoring their sadly universal nature. The Festival de Cannes thus wishes to give resonance to these personal accounts.   Cinema looks at the world, and sometimes, calls it out. Through gestures o...

08.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Meryl Streep Guest of honour at the opening ceremony of the 77th Festival de Cannes

Meryl Streep will be the guest of honour at the opening ceremony of the 77th Festival de Cannes which will take place on the stage of the Grand Théâtre Lumière on Tuesday, May 14. A celebrated figure in American cinema, the American actress will kick-off the upcoming edition which will draw to a close on Saturday, May 25th with the awards’ list given by the President of the Jury, Greta Gerwig.   After Jeanne Moreau, Marco Bellocchio, Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Pie...

08.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

The Jury of the 77e Festival de Cannes

Greta Gerwig © Ben Rayner / Ebru Ceylan © Nuri Bilge Ceylan / Lily Gladstone © Lindsay Siu / Eva Green © Xavier Torres-Bacchetta / Nadine Labaki © Jihad Hojeili / Juan Antonio Bayona © Germán Romani / Pierfrancesco Favino © Pablo Arroyo / Kore-eda Hirokazu © Mikiya Takimoto / Omar Sy © Selly SY The Jury for the 77th Festival de Cannes, chaired by Greta Gerwig, will include Turkish screenwriter and photographer Ebru Ceylan, American actres...

08.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Cannes Classics 2024 Full line up

© Festival de Cannes   The Cannes Classics selection, created twenty years ago, once again features celebrations, restored prints and documentaries. It will be marked by the presence of great artists: Faye Dunaway, Wim Wenders, Sylvia Chang, Costa-Gavras, Raymond Depardon, Marco Bellocchio, Ron Howard, Frederick Wiseman, Dong-ho Kim, Montxo Armendáriz and more, to visit the history of cinema with those who preserve and restore our heritage, those who distribute and show film...

08.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

The Un Certain Regard Jury of the 77th Festival de Cannes

The Canadian actor, director, screenwriter and producer Xavier Dolan will be the President of the Un Certain Regard Jury of the 77th Festival de Cannes. He will be joined by French-Senegalese screenwriter and director Maïmouna Doucouré, Moroccan director, screenwriter and producer Asmae El Moudir, German-Luxembourg actress Vicky Krieps, and American film critic, director, and writer Todd McCarthy. They will be in charge of awarding prizes for the Un Certain Regard section, which sh...

08.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Short films and La Cinef Jury and selections of the 77th Festival de Cannes

Flanked by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar, Paolo Moretti, Claudine Nougaret and Vladimir Perišić, the Belgian actress Lubna Azabal will award the Short Film Palme d'or and the 3 La Cinef prizes, the Festival de Cannes' selection dedicated to student films. The Jury will discover the 11 films in the Short Film Competition and the 18 films in La Cinef selection unveiled today. Short films and La Cinef Jury and selections of the 77th Festival de Cannes Lubna Azabal © Domin...

08.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Napoléon by Abel Gance (1st period) opening Cannes Classics at the 77th Festival de Cannes

Napoléon by Abel Gance (1st period)! A legend known to cinephiles the world over, a major work of the silent era, one of the most monumental restorations in the history of filmmaking will be unveiled on May 14 as a world premiere: Napoléon by Abel Gance (1st period), in a version resulting from a colossal, passionate effort by the Cinémathèque française, with the support of the CNC. (photo: Still from the film Napoléon by Abel Gance © La Cin&e...

08.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Palms high in the sky for the official poster of the 77th Festival de Cannes

© Shochiku Co., Ltd. / Kurosawa Prod. – Graphic design © Hartland Villa Rhapsody in August by Akira Kurosawa (1991) All the poetic beauty, hypnotic magic and apparent simplicity of the cinema emerge in this scene from Rhapsody in August, authored by the great Japanese master Akira Kurosawa, 81 at the time. In this film, presented Out of Competition in Cannes in 1991, a grandmother who was a victim of the Nagasaki bombing on August 9, 1945, passes on her faith in love an...

08.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

The Second Act Quentin Dupieux's new comedy to open the 77th Festival de Cannes May 14

Quentin Dupieux's Le Deuxième Acte (The Second Act), the latest film from the prolific French director and screenwriter, who is also a musician, will open the forthcoming Festival de Cannes. Presented Out of Competition as a world premiere on the Croisette on Tuesday, May 14, this four-part comedy will be released in all French cinemas on the same day.   To launch the festivities of the 77th edition, a daring and unpredictable artist will stride the red carpet at the Grand Th&e...

08.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

The masterpiece of which is Bird, directed by Andrea Arnold

Written by Isabella Walker With Director, Andrea Arnold along with actors, Jason Buda as Hunter, Jasmine Hobson as Peyton, James Nelson Joyce as Skate, Frankie Box as Kayleigh, Barry Keoghan as Bug, Franz Rogowski as Bird, and Nykiya Adams as Bailey, the film encapsulates a beautifully captured story of abuse, friendship, homelessness, puberty, growing up, trust, and togetherness awarding a 7 minute well deserved standing ovation from its audience. An emotionally captivating film of a teenag...

04.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Opening the curtains of the festival: "The Second Act"

Written by Isabella Walker The emotions were high and positive as the night started with special guests, Meryl Streep, Greta Gerwig, Juliette Binoche, and many more. The house was full of well-known directors, actors, and actresses, producers. The jury introduced the jury for the 77th Festival de Cannes including Ebru Ceylan, Lily Gladstone, Eva Green, Nadine Labaki, Juan Antonio Bayona, Pierfrancesco Favino, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Omar Sy, ...

04.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

SIDESHOW AND JANUS FILMS ACQUIRE NORTH AMERICAN RIGHTS TO PAYAL KAPADIA’S ‘ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT’

First Indian Film to Screen In Competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 30 Years (Cannes, France - May 20, 2024) - Sideshow and Janus Films announced today that they have acquired all North American rights to ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT, written and directed by Payal Kapadia. The film is the first Indian film to screen in Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 30 years. It’s also one of only four films in the Competition directed by a woman. Kapadia previously brought her doc...

04.05.2024 | Cannes's blog

Cannes reveals the six new faces of La Résidence of the Festival