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.
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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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]
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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.
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Baz Luhrmann’s ELVIS Starring Tom Hanks to World Premiere at Cannes Film Festival | Trailer
Austin Butler as Elvis and Tom Hanks as Col. Tom Parker in Warner Bros. Pictures’ drama “ELVIS,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Australian director Baz Luhrmann will attend the 2022 Cannes Film Festival to present the world premiere of his latest feature film Elvis, biopic of legendary rock and roll star, Elvis Presley.
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Julia Ducournau’s TITANE Wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival 2021
Titane dircted by Julia Ducournau Julia Ducournau won the Palme d’Or for her film Titane at Cannes Film Festival, becoming only the second female director to win the top prize at the festival. In the film starring Agathe Rousselle, Vincent Lindon, Garance Marillier and Laïs Salameh, following a series of unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with the son who has been missing for 10 years.
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Animation Film ‘Belle’ by Mamoru Hosoda will World Premiere at Cannes
Belle by Mamoru Hosoda © 2021 Studio Chizu Belle, the animation film by the Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda will world premiere at the 74th Cannes Film Festival in the Cannes Premiere section. FollowingcWolf Childrenc(2012), The Boy and the Beast (2015), and Mirai (2018), it is the first official Selection for Mamoru Hosoda.
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French Spy Comedy ‘OSS 117 Alerte rouge en Afrique noire (From Africa With Love)’ to Close Cannes 2021
OSS 117, Alerte rouge en Afrique noire (From Africa With Love) © Christophe Brachet / MANDARIN PRODUCTION – GAUMONT – M6 FILMS – SCOPE PICTURES The French spy comedy film OSS 117, Alerte rouge en Afrique noire (From Africa With Love) directed by Nicolas Bedos, will premiere as the 74th edition of Cannes Film Festival “Final Screening” on July 17th in the Grand Théâtre Lumière at the Awards Ceremony.
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Mati Diop, Maggie Gyllenhaal Among Cannes 2021 Jury + Fest Unveils Classics Lineup
Mati Diop and Maggie Gyllenhaal among Cannes Film Festival 2021 Jury (dp) Director Mati Diop, actresses Maggie Gyllenhaal and Mélanie Laurent are among the jury of the 74th Cannes Film Festival presided over by director Spike Lee tasked with selecting the winning films. Joining them are French singer Mylène Farmer, Austrian director Jessica Hausner, Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho, French actor Tahar Rahim and South Korean actor Song Kang-ho.
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Mark Cousins’ The Story of Film: a New Generation to Launch Official Selection of Cannes 2021
The Story of Film: a New Generation © Mark Cousins The Story of Film: a New Generation by Mark Cousins, the latest episode of The Story of Film dedicated to the history of cinema, will launch the Official Selection of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, July 6th 2021
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Director Marco Bellocchio to Receive Honorary Palme d’or + Premiere ‘Marx Can Wait’ at Cannes Festival
Marco Bellocchio © RR Italian director Marco Bellocchio will present his new film Marx Can Wait in the Premiere section at Cannes Film Festival, and receive an Honorary Palme d’or during the Closing Ceremony.