13 - 24 MAY 2009
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The Daily
18 May 2008
Tribute to Manoel de Oliveira
On the occasion of Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira’s 100th birthday, the Festival de Cannes will pay a tribute on Monday, May 19th, to the man who has been part of a century of...
In Competition: "Serbis" by Brillante Mendoza
Directed by Brillante Mendoza, Serbis is the first Filipino film to compete in the Official Selection since Bayan Ko by Lino Brocka in 1984. Serbis takes place in an old movie house in Angeles...
Press Conference: "Serbis"
As part of the In-Competition presentation of Serbis, Filipino director Brillante Mendoza, screenwriter Armando Lao, producers Ferdinand Lapuz and Didier Costet, and actors Mercedes Cabral,...
Press Conference: "Gomorrah"
The whole crew of the film Gomorrah gathered in the conference room to field questions from the international press. Present with director Matteo Garrone and investigative journalist Roberto...
Press Conference: "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"
Steven Spielberg has not walked the red carpet since The Color Purple was selected out of Competition 22 years ago. He is back on the Croisette with the long-awaited Indiana Jones and the Kingdom...
Un Certain Regard: "Afterschool" by Antonio Campos
Antonio Campos's first feature-length film Afterschool, selected by Un Certain Regard, is another in the running for the Caméra d’Or. The young American director was only 21 when his...
Special Screening: "Ashes of Time Redux" by Wong Kar Wai
Tonight's screening will be enlightened by the presence of Wong Kar Wai, offering his reinterpretation of Ashes of Time, a film he made in 1994. He admitted it would be a challenge: "It’s...
Cannes Classics: "Once Upon a Time... Lawrence of Arabia" by Anne Kunvari
As a companion piece to the screening of restored copies of This Happy Breed by David Lean, Gamperaliya by Lester James Peries, and The Long Day's Dying (at 10:15pm) by Peter Collinson, the Cannes...
Cinéma de la Plage: "Looney Tunes Collectiion" / Concert: Laurent Levesque Quintet
Tonight at 8:30pm, the outdoor theater Cinéma de la Plage welcomes the Laurent Levesque Quintet, playing an homage to Ennio Morricone's film music. At 9:15pm, there will be an open-air screening...
Red Carpet Arrivals: EU Ministers of Culture
On the eve of the Sixth Europe Day at the Festival de Cannes, Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commission for the Information Society and Media, along with the European Ministers of Culture,...
Seven new countries join the International Village
The International Village is an opportunity for all film-producing countries to showcase and promote their cinematographies, cultures, and institutions, in the spirit of furthering international...
Actors present in Cannes
The following actors are here in Cannes today: Karen Allen, Aure Atika, Saleh Bakri, Guy Bedos, Monica Bellucci, Richard Bennett, Jean-Marie Bigard, Yavuz Bingol, Alessio Boni, Didier Bourdon,...
Un Certain Regard: "Modern Life" by Raymond Depardon
Raymond Depardon, loyal to the Cannes Festival, returns this year to premiere his new feature-length documentary, Modern Life, at Un Certain Regard. It is the product of a ten-year investigation...
Out of Competition: "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" by Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg, back in Cannes for the first time since the out-of-competition premiere of The Color Purple in 1986, creates a sensation today with the screening of the fourth feature in the...
Competition: "Gomorrah" by Matteo Garrone
Organized crime casts its shadow on the day, with Gomorrah, adapted from Roberto Saviano's bestseller about the Camorra, competing in the official Selection. This audacious dive into the heart of...
Cinéfondation Atelier: Nadav Lapid - "The Policeman"
Nadav Lapid, a filmmaker from Israel, is looking for additional funding for his project The Policeman, one of the 15 projects selected for the Cinefondation Atelier this year. He was previously...
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