11 short films from 12 countries will encompass the Official Selection of short films in Competition at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival. Five female directors are also featured in the 2020 Official Selection.
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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11 Short Films Selected to Compete in Cannes Film Festival 2020
2019 Cannes Film Festival Short Film Palme d’or winner: The Distance Between Us and The Sky by Vasilis Kekatos (Greece).
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Cannes Film Festival Unveils 2020 Official Selection Films Lineup
THE FRENCH DISPATCH directed by Wes Anderson Cannes Film Festival announced the line-up of the 73rd edition of festival which due to the global pandemic, will not take place this year under its usual conditions.
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We Are One: A Global Film Festival Unveils Lineup Co-Curated by 21 International Film Festivals
Ricky Powell: The Individualist The We Are One: A Global Film Festival, co-curated by 21 prolific festivals including Berlin International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, and Venice Film Festival, will feature over 100 films, in addition to talks, VR content and musical performances. The festival, produced and organized by Tribeca Enterprises and YouTube, will run exclusively May 29 – June 7 on YouTube.
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Youtube Launches FREE We Are One: A Global Film Festival Partnering with Major Film Festivals
Tribeca is partnering with YouTube to launch We Are One: A Global Film Festival, an unprecedented 10-day digital film festival exclusively on YouTube, to present festival programming for free to audiences around the world. Set to begin on May 29 on YouTube.com/WeAreOne, the festival will feature programming curated by the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, Guadalajara International Film Festival, International Film Festival & Awards Macao (IFFAM), Jerusalem Film Festival, Mumbai Film Festival (MAMI), Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Locarno Film Festival, Marrakech International Film Festival, New York Film Festival, San Sebastian International Film Festival, Sarajevo Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Tokyo International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, and more.
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Cannes Film Festival Still Considering Options, Directors’ Fortnight and Critics Week Canceled
Cannes Film Festival is running out of options for a 2020 festival, following the French President’s statement on Monday banning any large festivals and events with large audiences before mid-July at the earliest.
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Cannes Film Festival Postponed and Considering Options
Cannes Film Festival has decided to postpone this year’s festival scheduled to take place May 12 to 23. The festival announced that it is considering options to preserve its running, the main one being a simple postponement, in Cannes, until the end of June-beginning of July, 2020.
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Spike Lee Named President of Jury at 2020 Cannes Film Festival
Director Spike Lee will serve as President of the Jury at the 73rd edition of Cannes Film Festival, taking place from Tuesday, May 12 to Saturday May 23, 2020. The Official Selection and the composition of the Jury will be revealed in mid-April.
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Netflix Quickly Grabs Cannes Film Festival Winners ATLANTICS and I LOST MY BODY
Atlantics directed by Mati Diop Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to Mati Diop’s award winning film Atlantics that premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix. Atlantics is Diop’s feature directorial debut and she is the first black woman ever to compete for the Palme d’Or.
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Cannes Film Festival 2019 Awards – PARASITE Wins Palme d’Or
GISAENGCHUNG (Parasite) directed by BONG Joon-Ho The South Korean film Parasite directed by Bong Joon-Ho won the Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. The film is described as “A family tragicomedy depicting the inevitable collision that ensues when Ki-woo, the eldest son in a family of four unemployed adults, is introduced to the wealthy Park family for a well-paid tutoring job.” Bong Joon-Ho who is best known for his earlier films Okja and Snowpiercer is the first Korean director to win the top award at Cannes Film Festival.
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Claire Denis and Jury Announce Winners of Cinéfondation Selection at Cannes Film Festival 2019
Jury and Award Winners of the Cannes Film Festival – Cinéfondation 2019 © Deborah Neris / FDC via Cannes Film Festival The Short Films and Cinéfondation Jury of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival headed by Claire Denis awarded the top 2019 Cinéfondation Prize – Premier Prix to Mano A Mano directed by Louise Courvoisier of CinéFabrique, France.
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LET IT BE LAW (QUE SEA LEY) World Premieres at Cannes with Green Wave
Let It Be Law (Que Sea Ley) Juan Solanas returned to Cannes Official Selection, together with his father Fernando ‘Pino’ Solanas (La Hora de los Hornos), with Let It Be Law (Que Sea Ley), a powerful, militant and necessary documentary revealing the urgent, vital struggle for the recognition of women’s rights.
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Sylvester Stallone to Preview RAMBO V – LAST BLOOD at Cannes Film Festival
Rambo V : Last Blood Sylvester Stallone, returns to Cannes as one of the latest additions to the 72nd Cannes Film Festival with a first look at Rambo V – Last Blood starring Stallone again as John Rambo.