Swedish director Ruben Östlund, a two-time winner of the Palme d’or, will preside over the Jury of the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival to be held from May 16 to 27, 2023
Cannes Film Festival
The international Festival de Cannes is one of the world’s most widely publicized events and certainly the most important film festival in terms of worldwide impact. “In order to achieve this level of longevity, the Festival de Cannes has remained faithful to its founding purpose: to draw attention to and raise the profile of films, with the aim of contributing towards the development of cinema, boosting the film industry worldwide and celebrating cinema at an international level. And to this day, this profession of faith constitutes the first article of the Festival regulations.
” -Thierry Frémaux, General Delegate
Cannes Film Festival (Festival de Cannes) started in 1946 and takes place in Cannes, France, Europe
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Director Ruben Östlund Named President of the Jury of the 76th Cannes Film Festival
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Ruben Östlund’s TRIANGLE OF SADNESS Wins Palme d’or at Cannes Film Festival
Woody Harrelson in Triangle of Sadness directed by Ruben Östlund Triangle of Sadness directed by Ruben Östlund won the Palme d’or, the top prize at the 75th Cannes Film Festival. In the film starring Woody Harrelson as Thomas, The Captain, models Carl and Yaya are invited for a luxury cruise with a rogues’ gallery of super-rich passengers. At first, all appears Instagrammable. But a storm is brewing, and the cruise ends catastrophically. Carl and Yaya find themselves marooned on a desert island with a group of billionaires and one of the ship’s cleaners. Hierarchy is suddenly flipped upside down, as the housekeeper is the the only one who knows how to fish.
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Cannes Film Festival 2022 Announces Winners of Un Certain Regard and La Cinef Selection
The Worst Ones directed by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret Cannes Film Festival announced the winners of the 2022 Un Certain Regard and La Cinef Selection competitions. The Worst Ones directed by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret was awarded the top prize in the 2022 Un Certain Regard Competition and “A Conspiracy Man” (“Il Barbiere Complottista”) won the La Cinef Selection.
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Sony Pictures Classics to Release Davy Chou’s RETURN TO SEOUL Premiering at Cannes
Return to Seoul (formerly titled ‘All the People I’ll Never Be’) directed by Davy Chou Sony Pictures Classics will release Return to Seoul written and directed by Davy Chou, previously titled as All the People I’ll Never Be, an official selection of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
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Forest Whitaker to Receive the Honorary Palme d’or at Cannes Film Festival
Forest Whitaker © WPDI Academy Award Winning Actor Forest Whitaker will be the honorary guest at the opening ceremony of the 75th Cannes Film Festival. He will also receive the honorary Palme d’or, which pays tribute to a sparkling artistic journey, a rare personality as well as a discreet but strong humanitarian commitment to key topical issues.
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Cannes Film Festival Unveils Cannes Classics 2022 Lineup, ‘The Mother and the Whore,’ ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ 70th Anniversary
La Maman et la putain (The Mother and the Whore) directed by Jean Eustache 50 years after it began filming, the rerelease of The Mother and the Whore’s will World Premiere as the opening film of Cannes Classics 2022 at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on May the 17th, in the presence of François Lebrun, Jean-Pierre Léaud and Boris Eustache. Winner of the Grand Prix du Jury presided by actress Ingrid Bergmann in 1973 and winner of the Prix de la Critique, this movie caused riots at the time. Rarely seen, The Mother and the Whore will once again grace French theaters June 8th, before the rerelease of Jean Eustache’s entire body of work, slated in 2023.
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75th Cannes Film Festival Unveils Jury Headed by Vincent Lindon, Valeria Golino, Rossy de Palma
Vincent Lindon in Titane French actor Vincent Lindon will be the President of the Jury of the 75th Cannes Film Festival. Together with eight jury members, the actor who won Best Actor in 2015 will present the Palme d’Or to one of the 21 films in competition.
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FATHER & SOLDIER by Mathieu Vadepied to open Un Certain Regard at Cannes Film Festival
Father & Soldier directed by Mathieu Vadepied [Photo credit: Marie-Clémence David © 2022 – Unité – Korokoro – Gaumont – France 3 Cinéma – Mille Soleils – Sypossible Africa] The world premiere of Father & Soldier directed by Mathieu Vadepied, starring Omar Sy, Alassane Diong and Jonas Bloquet will open Un Certain Regard program at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
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Pakistani Film JOYLAND by Saim Sadiq to World Premiere at Cannes Film Festival
Joyland directed by Saim Sadiq Written and directed by Saim Sadiq, Joyland will be the first Pakistani feature ever to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Joyland will compete in the Official Selection’s Un Certain Regard and will also vie for the Caméra d’Or.
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75th Cannes Film Festival Unveils Short Films and La Cinef Selections
Cannes Film Festival revealed the 9 shorts presented in the short films competition from the following 11 countries: China, South Korea, Costa Rica, the United States, France, Ghana, Hong Kong, Italy, Lithuania, Mexico, and Nepal. The Short Film Palme d’or will be awarded on Saturday, May 28 during the closing ceremony.
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Cannes Film Festival 2022 Unveils Poster + Adds More Films to Lineup
Cannes Film Festival added more films to the lineup for the 75th edition of the festival, taking place May 17 to May 28.
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Cannes Film Festival 2022 Announces Official Selections, Opens with Michel Hazanavicius’ Z (Comme Z)
Z (Comme Z) directed by Michel Hazanavicius Cannes Film Festival announced the Official Selection for the 75th edition of the festival. Michel Hazanavicius’ zombie comedy Z (Comme Z) starring Bérénice Bejo and Romain Duris will open the festival Out of Competition.