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The Cannes Festival & Market Beat N°3

Cannes Festival & Marché du Film pre roll Newsletter 3   Take center stage in Cannes, blast your press releases and invites     Take center stage in Cannes, blast your press releases and screening invites, let us shoot and promote for you...   We produce The Cannes Dailies delivering News, Glamour, Biz and Buzz. The Cannes Market Dailies and 8 Cannes Newsletters  Coverage from our team in Cannes May 17 - 28: ...

Fireworks, champagne and indian delicatessen at the Market opening

   India was the country of Honor and main sponsor of the event at Majestic Beach   ...

Zelensky eloquent at Cannes

By Alex Deleon         Volodymyr Zelensky, embattled Ukrainian President, addressing opening night Cannes audience from a huge video screen in the cavernous Lumière Theatre. Zelensky, dressed in his signature brown battle shirt,  drew a thunderous standing ovation and spoke at length about the connection between cinema and reality. He referenced films like Francis Ford Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now” and Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great D...

Exclusive public interview featuring Tom Cruise, Day 2 of the festival

Tom Cruise at the "Rendez-vous with Tom Cruise" May 18 at the 75th Festival de Cannes   As day two of the Cannes Film Festival rolled by, Tom Cruise sat down in front of an enthusiastic audience in the Claude Debussy theatre for a masterclass, “Rendez-vous with Tom Cruise.” The Oscar nominee spoke about his history in cinema in addition to his career just a few hours before the international début of his new film, Top Gun: Maverick.   The masterc...

The Cannes Festival & Market Beat N°2

Cannes Festival & Marché du Film pre roll Newsletter  I Cannes Beat 1 I Cannes Beat 2   Take center stage in Cannes, blast your press releases and invites Take center stage in Cannes, blast your press releases and screening invites, let us shoot and promote for you...   We produce The Cannes Dailies delivering News, Glamour, Biz and Buzz. The Cannes Market Dailies and 8 Cannes Newsletters  Coverage from our team in ...

Opening the festival with Zelenski doing a 10 minutes live adress from Kiev

Zelensky addressing during the Opening Cannes Ceremony: “We will win this war.” Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 75th Festival de Cannes   The opening ceremony took place may17, at 7:00 pm with a live broadcast on France 2 and internationally on Brut. All of the Festival’s events will also be available to all through our media partnership with France Télévisions and Brut., which will offer a broad media coverage of the venue. Red carpet and...

Cannes Forever Forever Cannes Photos of the day: Opening Ceremony

Zelensky Addressing during the Opening Cannes Ceremony: “We will win this war.” A standing ovation for Forrest Whittaker after a very powerful montage of some of his best moments in film. Palme d'Or for Forrest Whittaker Pictures by Alan Schoneauer     ...

Your Festival & Market is now Open: The Cannes Beat N°1

Cannes Festival & Marché du Film pre roll Newsletter 1   Take center stage in Cannes, blast your press releases and invites Take center stage in Cannes, blast your press releases and screening invites, let us shoot and promote for you...   We produce The Cannes Dailies delivering News, Glamour, Biz and Buzz. The Cannes Market Dailies and 8 Cannes Newsletters  Coverage from our team in Cannes May 17 - 28: Vanessa McMahon, Moira Sul...

Blood on the red carpet with Final Cut by Michel Hazanavicius opening Cannes (out of competition)

  OUT OF COMPETITION COUPEZ ! (FINAL CUT) Directed by : Michel HAZANAVICIUS  2022  FRANCE   110 minutes   In a disused factory, a Z-grade horror film shoot is in full swing. Jaded technicians, uninvolved actors… only the director seems to possess the necessary energy to give life to this umpteenth low-budget zombie movie. During the preparation of a particularly difficult shot, filming is ...

The Festival is ready for you, red carpet rolling...

The City of Cannes is blossoming in preparation for the upcoming festival. As of the 18th of May, the population of Cannes will quadruple in size. The face of "The Truman Show's" Jim Carrey is plastered on the windows of every shop, bakery, and café in town. As construction continues, the city waits with bated breath to see who will grace the Cannes Film Festival's 75th red carpet. by Jacob Orloff RED CARPET IS READY FOR YOU AT THE MARKET, one way or another...

THE FESTIVAL BEAT ! N°1000 and 12 CANNES IN FOCUS N°2

THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995 DO NOT MISS A BIT from  CANNES, Marché du Film, Worldfest Houston, Locarno, Sonoma and many more   Weekly newsletter N°1011 // 1010 Documenting the festivals experience since 1995, reaching over 166 000 subscribers:   Email us to be featured Let us meet in Cannes 17-25 ...

« Rendez-vous with…» Javier Bardem, Agnès Jaoui, Mads Mikkelsen and Alice Rohrwacher at the 75th Festival de Cannes

  Javier Bardem © Greg Williams - Agnès Jaoui © Thibault Grabherr - Mads Mikkeslsen © Kenneth Willardt - Alice Rohrwacher © Alberto Pizzoli / AFP « Rendez-vous with…» Javier Bardem, Agnès Jaoui, Mads Mikkelsen and Alice Rohrwacher at the 75th Festival de Cannes May 11, 2022 The « Rendez-vous with… » are meetings between the artists and the public of the Festival. They make it possible to savvy the vision and th...

“Pierre Angénieux Tribute” in Cannes to Darius Khondji

« PIERRE ANGÉNIEUX TRIBUTE » to DARIUS KHONDJI (A.F.C., A.S.C.*) and « ANGÉNIEUX SPECIAL ENCOURAGEMENT » to EVELIN VAN REI Friday May 27, 2022 at 8pm Buñuel Theater, Palais des Festivals Darius Khondji @ Peter Lindbergh As an official partner of the Cannes Festival since 2013, the premium cinema lens manufacturer Angénieux hosts the “Pierre Angénieux Tribute” every year to celebrate an exceptional cinematographe...

Forest Whitaker to receive the Honorary Palme d'or at the 75th Festival de Cannes

© WPDI   Following Jodie Foster in 2021, Actor Forest Whitaker will be the honorary guest at the opening ceremony of the 75th Festival de Cannes, to be broadcasted live by France Télévisions and Brut. After Jeanne Moreau, Bernardo Bertolucci, Manoel de Oliveira, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Agnès Varda, or Alain Delon, he will be the new recipient of the honorary Palme d’or, which pays tribute to a sparkling artistic journey, a rare personality as well as a ...

THE FESTIVAL BEAT ! N°1000 and 11

THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995 DO NOT MISS A BIT from  CANNES, Marché du Film, Worldfest Houston, Locarno, Sonoma and many more   Weekly newsletter N°1009 // 1010 Documenting the festivals experience since 1995, reaching over 166 000 subscribers:   Email us to be featured Let us meet in Cannes 17-25 ...

Winston Baker Returns to Cannes with the 12th Annual International Film Finance Forum

Winston Baker, leading global producer of entertainment conferences will be hosting its 12th Annual International Film Finance Forum, in partnership with Marché du Film, on the Main Stage at the 75th annual Cannes Film Festival on Friday, May 20th, 2022. The International Film Finance Forum brings together leading industry executives from around the world to discuss and gain insight on the latest trends, shifts in the market and for networking purposes. The event revolv...

The 2022 Marché du Film unveils full Ukraine in Focus program

The Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes is pleased to announce an action-packed Ukraine in Focus program with targeted events designed to support filmmaking in the war-torn territory and provide Ukrainian film industry professionals with networking opportunities, pitching sessions and financing opportunities. The program will shift the spotlight of the Marché du Film’s key market programs (including Producers Network, Goes to Cannes and Docs...

Jonathan Wolf to Exit American Film Market as Managing Director After 24 Years

  The Independent Film & Television Alliance® (IFTA®) announced today that Jonathan Wolf, Managing Director of its American Film Market® (AFM®) and EVP of the trade association, will step down when his current term ends on June 30, 2022.  Wolf, who has led the AFM for 24 years, will continue on as an advisor through the 2022 AFM, which is set to make its in-person return to Santa Monica for the 43rd edition, November 1-6.   Under Wolf’s leadership, t...

The Pardo d’onore Manor 2022 goes to Kelly Reichardt

  © Courtesy of David Godlis The Locarno Film Festival will pay tribute to Kelly Reichardt, one of the most original and independent voices in contemporary American filmmaking. Reichardt will receive the Pardo d’onore Manor award on the evening of Friday 12 August in Piazza Grande. On Saturday 13 August at the Spazio Cinema she will be at the center of a panel conversation with the audience, who will also have a chance to see two stand-out titles from her career during Locarn...

The Golden Gate Awards at the 65th San Francisco International Film Festival

Image courtesy of SFFILM This morning, SFFILM announced the winners of the juried Golden Gate Awards competition at the 65th San Francisco International Film Festival at a live-streamed event hosted on sffilm.org. The Golden Gate Awards were created the same year the Festival was founded in 1957 and are notable both as a qualifier for films under 40 minutes for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and as a launching pad for internationally renowned filmmakers early in thei...

Meet the Producer of "Pierre et Jeanne" Matthieu Rubin - Sazia Films

  After finishing his audiovisual studies in Nice, Matthieu Rubin quickly began working on commercials and feature films as a stage manager, then as an assistant director, a position he particularly likes. In 2000, he met Raphaël Benoliel who had just founded his company Firstep, with whom he worked on many international projects. Very quickly, the know-how of its founding members allowed the company to become known internationally in the field of executive production. Thanks to this...

THE FESTIVAL BEAT ! N°1000 and 10

THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995 DO NOT MISS A BIT from  CANNES, Marché du Film, AMDOCS, Worldfest Houston, Sonoma and many more  including industry comments on the war in UKRAINE! Weekly newsletter N°1009 // 1008 Documenting the festivals experience since 1995, reaching over 196 000 subscribers:   Email us to be featured...

Directors' Fortnight / Carrosse d'Or Award to Kelly Reichardt

Kelly Reichardt will be awarded with a Carrosse d'Or award May18 during the opening Ceremony of The Directors Fortnight.   ...

Cannes Festival & Marché du Film pre roll Newsletter 1

  Take center stage in Cannes, blast your press releases and invites Take center stage in Cannes, blast your press releases and screening invites, let us shoot and promote for you...   We produce The Cannes Dailies delivering News, Glamour, Biz and Buzz. The Cannes Market Dailies and 8 Cannes Newsletters  Coverage from our team in Cannes May 17 - 28: Vanessa McMahon, Moira Sullivan, Quendrith Johnson, Nesta Morgan and the blog patrol led by Bruno Chatelin your e...

Better World Forum returns to Cannes May 22 and 23 with the prestigious annual gala diner reception

Filmfestivals.com proudly returns as a media partner in support to Manuel Collas de La Roche's new Better World Forum Gala in Cannes. Benefits will go to a school in Poland which welcomes refugees from Ukraine.   ...

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