THE CANNES BEAT: Cannes 77 line up unveiled; which one will take Palme d'or?

Coverage from our team in Cannes : Vanessa McMahon, Lalit Rao, Moira Sullivan, Alice Kanterian, Nesta Morgan, Laurent Hou (red carpet photography) and Sissy Lin (red carpet video) and the blog patrol led by Bruno Chatelin your editor !

The Official Selection for the 77th Festival de Cannes was unveiled on 11 April at 11a.m., during the annual meeting with the French and international press, in the presence of Iris Knobloch, President of the Festival de Cannes, and Thierry Frémaux, General Delegate. Discover the list of feature films selected in Competition, Un Certain Regard, Out of Competition, Midnight Screenings, Cannes Premiere and Special Screenings.   Read here the full listing! My personal pick: Coppola, Cronenberg,  Yórgos LÁNTHIMOS, Paolo SORRENTINO, Paul SCHRADER, Kevin Costner,  Rithy PANH and Mad Max ... 

 

 

Because there are now original works that are pushing the boundaries of storytelling, the Festival de Cannes will introduce a new competition, the "Immersive Competition" for its 77th edition.   In 2017, Alejandro González Iñárritu made history at the 70th edition of the Festival de Cannes with his groundbreaking virtual reality piece, Carne y Arena (Virtually Present, Physically Invisible) marking the first immersive work ever presented as an official selec...

 

 

© RICCARDO GHILARDI Spanish film director, screenwriter, and producer Rodrigo Sorogoyen to be Jury President of the 63rd edition of La Semaine de la Critique. Politically committed film director Rodrigo Sorogoyen sheds a harsh light on society, questions human nature, successfully bringing critics and the general public together around his work. After his studying at Madrid’s ECAM film school, Rodrigo Sorogoyen wrote screenplays for TV series and co-direc...

 

 

A Hollywood legend, the director, screenwriter and producer George Lucas will receive the Honorary Palme d'or on Saturday, May 25, at the Closing Ceremony of the 77th Festival de Cannes, to be broadcast live on French TV channel France 2.   At the mere mention of his name, a whole section of the Seventh Art lights up, and you can hear a few unforgettable music notes (by John Williams!). Inseparable from the Star Wars and Indiana Jones sagas, George Lucas has forever given the blockbus...

 

 

Kevin Costner has always aim to paint a portrait of America: its origins, its flaws and its legends. As we know from Dances with Wolves, the Western has become his preferred genre for expressing his political commitment to democracy and the environment. “I'd like to thank the Festival de Cannes for including my film Horizon, An American Saga in this year's selection," says Kevin Costner. “It's been 20 years since I've had the pleasure of being o...

 

 

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...

 

 

T The six new faces of La Résidence of the Festival : Molly Manning Walker ©️ Billy Boyd Cape, Ernst De Geer ©️ Per Larsson, Daria Kashcheeva ©️ Gabriel Kuchta, Deník N, Danech San ©️ Prum Ero, Anastasiia Solonevych ©️ DR, Aditya Amhad ©️ DR Welcome to Molly, Aditya, Daria, Danech, Ernst and Anastasiia ! From March 15 to July 31, 2024, these young filmmakers will work in the heart of Paris on their first or second feature film project. Fo...

 

 

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Xavier Dolan © Shayne Laverdière «Let's hold on to our dreams, because together we can change the world. Anything is possible for those who dare, work and never give up.» With this statement, filmmaker Xavier Dolan received the Jury Prize for Mommy at the 67th Festival de Cannes in 2014. At the helm of the Un Certain Regard Jury, he will celebrate the thirst for discovery and passion for others’ talent.     ...

 

 

Photography by Laurent Hou Starring Harrison Ford, Leonardo di Caprio, Bob de Niro and Scorsese, Tom Hanks, Michael Douglas and many more   ...

 

 

Greta Gerwig © Ben Rayner Following a year in which she beat every record with her film Barbie, the American director, screenwriter, and actress Greta Gerwig is to preside over the feature film Competition Jury of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, which takes place May 14 – 25 2024. A heroine of our modern times, Greta Gerwig shakes up the status quo between a highly codified cinema industry and an era that is demanding greater expansiveness. And she’s a cinephile. &l...

 

 

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Shoot the Book! is an initiative designed to turn top literary works into films — all through a lively two-day event in Cannes! This year's jury will be composed by Jacques Henry Bronckart, André Dupuy, Edward Noeltner, Jérôme Rougier, Wei-Ching Su and Gabriela Bussmann. Initiated by SCELF (Civil Society of French-Language Publishers) and the Marché du Film — Shoot the Book! presents each year a curated selection of ...

 

 

THE FESTIVAL & MARCHÉ'S BEACHSIDE VENUE     The Plage des Palmes is returning to this year's festival and market event, taking place from 14 to 25 May! Situated along the Croisette on Goéland Beach, this exclusive beachside venue will once again serve as an extension of all the happenings inside the Palais, offering even more exciting events, networking opp...

 

 SAVE THE DATE: Meet USA Film Commissions in Cannes! Marché du Film: May 14 - 22       ...

 

 

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filmfestivals.com Bruno Chatelin met with Guillaume Esmiol in Buenos Aires for Ventana Sur for which he also serves as co director! We asked him to share a bit on the 2023 market edition!   ...