The Festival de Cannes appoints Agnès Leroy as the Head of its Press Office, following Aïda Belloulid’s departure towards new professional horizons.
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She took office on June 1st and will manage, with the press office team, the whole press events of the 74th Edition.
Making her first steps at the French Cinémathèque in 2005, Agnès Leroy built most of her professional career alongside Bruno Barde at the Public Sys...
Paolo Moretti and his selection committee have unveiled the selection of Directors’ Fortnight’s 53rd edition.
Discover the list of the selected long and short films.
More information will soon be available on our website.
FEATURE FILMS
A Chiara by Jonas Carpignano
1h38
A Night of Knowing Nothing by Payal Kapadia
1h30 – First feat...
Photo Bruno Chatelin
On Thursday 3 June at 11am, Pierre Lescure and Thierry Frémaux presented the Official Selection of the 74th Festival de Cannes at the UGC Normandie in Paris.
Discover the list of selected films in Competition, Un Certain Regard, Out of Competition, Midnight Screenings, Cannes Premières, and Special Screenings.
In Competition
Opening Film
ANNETTE
Leos CARAX (...
La Semaine de la Critique is delighted to announce that Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, whose remarkable career is closely tied to the Cannes Film Festival, will be the President of its 60th edition's Jury.
Throughout his 5 feature films, a majority of which premiered in Cannes, Cristian Mungiu has crafted a body of work rooted in his country's History.
Cristian Mungiu studied first English literature, then g...
Spike Lee is waiting for us...
Join him at the 74th edition of the Festival de Cannes : the Official Selection of this 74th edition will be revealed today June 3rd, with announcements regarding the juries and other events due to be made within the coming weeks.
18,000 professionals and journalists have already applied for their accréditations. Feel free to join them !
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In accordance with the French goverment's provisio...
Following Jeanne Moreau, Bernardo Bertolucci, Jane Fonda, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Manoel de Oliveira, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Agnès Varda and Alain Delon, Jodie Foster will receive the Festival’s Honorary Palme d'or in recognition of a brilliant artistic journey, a unique personality with a modest yet strong commitment to some of the major issues of our time.
Guest of honour at the Opening Ceremony which will take place on the stage at the Palais des festival on Tuesday, July ...
June 3rd at 11 am paris time, the Cannes 2021 selection will be revealed live on video by Pierre Lescure and Thierry Frémaux streaming live on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube or Dailymotion.
#Cannes2021
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For the first time Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) is joining the well established Marché du Film showcase "Goes to Cannes" with an aim to present 5 international film projects in post-production stage at the Marché du Film in July.
“Black Nights Goes to Cannes” is part of the PÖFF’s 25th birthday celebrations, in a year where PÖFF’s industry platform Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event also celebrates ...
Nine years after the remarkable Holy Motors, presented in competition, Leos Carax will unveil in Cannes his new feature, a film eagerly awaited by cinephiles around the world. Annette, Carax’s first film in English, will open the Cannes 74th International Film Festival on Tuesday, July 6th.
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Set in contemporary Los Angeles, Annette tells the story of Henry, a stand-up comedian with a fierce sense of humor and Ann, a si...
Wherever we are in the world, we face decisive environmental challenges. In 2021, conscious of its role and duties, the Festival de Cannes puts in place a series of measures aiming at implementing its presence and future in an essential movement of which the cultural events must be committed environmental campaigners.
The Festival de Cannes thus intends to start the third decade of the 21st century with an even greater commitment to environmental responsibility and action:
Res...
Sadly, like thousand of festival goers, we have missed attending the Cannes 2020 edition.
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Cannes 2020 playlist on our VIDEO CHANNEL PICTURES from Cannes
Closing of the "Cannes 2020 Special”: I'm Afraid to Forget Your Face wins the Palme d'or for Short Films
Sameh Al...
France, Cannes hold a very special place in Spike Lee's heart, he had his Cannes debut in 1986, and a great start to his career!
The Festival de Cannes is delighted to confirm that the American Spike Lee will be the President of the Jury of its 74th edition, which will be held this year from July 6 to 17, 2021. Loyal to his commitments, the American director promised to support the Festival on its return to the Croisette.
Prevented last year due to the health crisis, th...
As announced last autumn, the Festival de Cannes reserved the right to change its dates depending on how the global health situation developed.
Initially scheduled from 11 to 22 May 2021, the Festival will therefore now take place from Tuesday 6 to Saturday 17 July 2021.
2021 will see the dawn of a new era !
See you at Cannes from 6 to 17 July !
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Sameh Alaa, winner of the 2020 Palme d’or for Short films © P. Le Segretain/GettyImages
By hosting a three-day "Cannes 2020 Special” of screenings on the Croisette for Cannes general public to whom the Festival wished to send a sign of goodwill, the Festival de Cannes and the Mayor of Cannes set out to celebrate cinema in a city synonymous with this art form, showcase the global film industry's creative dynamism in these challenging times and hold a cultural event at...
The Short Films and Cinéfondation Jury composed of Damien Bonnard, Rachid Bouchareb, Claire Burger, Charles Gillibert, Dea Kulumbegashvili and Céline Sallette, has awarded the 2020 Prizes of the Cinéfondation film school competition tonight on the stage of the Grand Théâtre Lumière as part of “Cannes 2020 Special”.
The Cinéfondat...
Opening of the "Cannes 2020 Special" © RR
As France is in the last expectations round before Macron announces a possible shut down of the country Cannes found a short window to play a few films to the Cannes residents.
The "Cannes 2020 Special", which offers a preview of four films from the Official Selection 2020 as well as the short films selected in Competition and the film school movies from the Cinéfondation competition, was open yesterday evening on the ...
Jury for Short Films and Cinéfondation 2020 © DR
The "Cannes 2020 Special" event runs from 27 to 29 October 2020 and marks the Festival's return to its home turf, in a homecoming that puts the emphasis on short films and up-and-coming directors: as every year, the Jury for Short Films and the Cinéfondation film school competition will be awarding the Short Film Palme d'or to one of the 11 films in Competition, and the three Cin&ea...
I had not missed one cannes festival since 1987, I cannot guarantee that I will be there, but we will cover this edition somehow...even virtually!
Just like we did for the Marche du Film Online edition in june.
Bruno Chatelin
"It’s what we were all hoping for, and now it’s been decided: the Festival will be at Cannes in this very special year, featuring part of the 2020 Cannes Official Selection. This exceptional event, organised in collaboration with the Cannes City Counci...
For the 17th consecutive year, here is the program of the classic cinema section of the Cannes Festival. Restored prints, celebrations and documentaries will be programmed.
In the Mood for Love © DR
Since the beginning of the 2000s, when we were still unaware that the relation of contemporary cinema to its own memory would be shaken up by the emerging appe...
Following on from the Official Selection, the online Marché du Film and the short films, the Festival de Cannes reveals Cinéfondation’s 2020 Selection of films submitted by film schools from around the world.
The Cinéfondation Selection © FDC
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Short Films 2020 © FDC
Introducing, as every year, the Official Selection of short films in Competition at the Festival de Cannes in 2020.
A total of 3,810 films from 137 different countries were watched by the selection committee this year, compared to 4,240 in 2019.
The 2020 selection encompasses 11 short films from 12 different countries, for a total running time of 2h24. Five female directors are also featured in the 2020 Official Selection.
The short films c...
ÉTÉ 85 - Film's picture © 2020 MANDARIN PRODUCTION / FOZ / France 2 CINEMA / PLAYTIME PRODUCTION / SCOPE PICTURES
The Festival de Cannes revealed its 2020 Official Selection on 3 June. We are delighted to now showcase the films that the Selection Committee loved and selected.
This year's Selection marks a shift away from the Festival de Cannes' traditional structure, and is divided into six categories:
The “fai...
Dear colleagues and friends,
I wanted to announce that today I am leaving my position as general coordinator of Critics' Week and director of Next Step after 12 exciting years.
This departure follows my appointment as artistic director of the Marrakech International Film Festival announced last February. I look forward to continuing our discussions in these new roles
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The 59th edition of La Semaine de la Critique 2020 could not be held as scheduled in Cannes. Honouring its commitment, the parallel section of the Cannes festival nevertheless continues to shine a light on emerging talents in order to support filmmakers and the film industry.
To address this unprecedented situation, La Semaine de la Critique kicks off a tailored-made support programme for the films that Charles Tesson - artistic director - and his selection committees...
On Wednesday 3 June at 6:00pm, Pierre Lescure and Thierry Frémaux have announced the line-up of the 73rd edition of the Festival de Cannes, live from the UGC Normandie in Paris.
For the occasion, Thierry Frémaux, the Festival's General Delegate, has unveiled the 2020's Official Selection, comprising fifty-six films to be accompanied by the Festival for their release in cinemas and screenings at certain festivals.
THE FAITHFUL (or at least selected once befo...
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