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14 May 2008

Edouard Baer's welcoming speech

Good evening ladies and gentlemen, and other kinds of people. Oh, my heart is full of joy, my body happy…. Life is… Untranslatable in French I am truly happy to be here. I remember...

61st Cannes Festival Opening Ceremony

The Wednesday evening opening ceremonies for the 61st Cannes Festival featured the In-Competition screening of Blindness, in the presence of director Fernando Meirelles and actors Danny Glover,...

Jury Press Conference

The Jury of this 61st edition of the Festival of Cannes met the press today. Journalists questioned the members – President Sean Penn, actresses Jeanne Balibar, Alexandra Maria Lara, and...

Press conference: "Blindness"

Blindness, the opening film and the first film in competition, was presented to the press today. Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles was present with cast members Julianne Moore, Gael Garcia...

TV Festival de Cannes

During 12 days, from May 14th to May 25th and 24 hours a day, TV Festival Channel provides in exclusivity the full coverage of the Event, f with the opening and closing ceremonies, the photo...

Actors present in Cannes

The following actors are here in Cannes today: Santiago Amigorena, Gillian Anderson, Claudine Auger, Edouard Baer, Jack Black, Rachida Brakni, Amira Casar, Faye Dunaway, Gad Elmaleh, Ronit...

Opening Film, also in Competition: "Blindness" by Fernando Meirelles

Blindness, by Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles, has been chosen as the opening film of the Cannes Festival. An adaptation of the novel of the same name by Portuguese Nobel laureate...

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