“My admiration for the steadfast mission of the Festival to champion the international language of movies is second to none. The most prestigious of its kind, the festival has always established the motion picture as a cross cultural and generational medium.”
Taking over the reins from the Italian Nanni Moretti, American director and producer Steven Spielberg agrees to head up the jury of the 66th Cannes Film Festival taking place May 15-26 this year.
“As th...
Over the past few months, we have been working hard to facilitate your access to the Official Selection screenings. Part of that effort involves the implementation of larger theaters, which will welcome you for the rerun of Official Selection films, taking place on Thursday, May 23 and Friday, May 24.
Enjoy the Doc Corner, where you can meet documentary filmmakers, festivals and financiers and watch documentaries ...
Jane Campion is to head up the Cinéfondation and Short Film Jury of the 66th Festival de Cannes, a position held previously held by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Michel Gondry, Hou Hsiao Hsien, Martin Scorsese and John Boorman.
Originally from New Zealand, Jane Campion has attracted critical acclaim s...
Gosta Oelstrom - Anne Sophie Tremel - Sophia Rahmoun
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On May 21st, 2012 at the 65th Cannes Film Festival, docu-director Candida Brady and Academy Award-winning actor Jeremy Irons presented their film ‘TRASHED’ (2012) in the Salle Bunuel theater to press. The film is about the horrific state of plastic and garbage, the ever looming and impossible to ignore eco-crises of our planet, which is being consumed by its own waste.
Q and A with Jeremy Irons.
Q: Where does your desire to make this environmental ...
Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal at Cannes, 2012
CINETECA NACIONAL MEXICANO INSTITUTO MEXICANO DE CINEMATOGRAFIA at 65th Cannes Film Festival!
Official Press Release:
MEXICO’S NEW CINETECA NACIONAL UNVEILED FOR THE FIRST TIME TO THE INTERNATIONAL FILM INDUSTRY OFFERING
NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR FILMMAKERS AND AUDIENCES
CANNES – Sunday 20 May 2012. The restoration and redevelopment of Mexico’s Cineteca Nacional, the country’s state-owned archive and cinémath...
At the 65th Cannes Film Festival, the Abu Dhabi Film Commission announced its launch of a 30% cash rebate on production spend for any films or media to be shot in Abu Dhabi. This tax incentive will begin on September 1, 2012 and will be the first filming rebate of its kind in the Middle East region. Applications for the rebate must be made 20 days prior to filming and is valid for up to two months after the receipt of official rebate certificate. This includes almost all methods of media...
Thai Cinema Night took off on day three of the Cannes Film Festival. A special screening of Mekong Hotel, the latest film of the 2010 Palme d'Or recipient Apichatpong Weerasethakul preceded the event. In the audience of the Salle de Soixante was French veteran film director Agnes Varda. The film touches on the theme of reincarnation of his previous film LUNG BOONMEE RALUEK CHAT (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives). Another of his films featured at Cannes was Tropical Malady (2004).C...
Director ANDREI KONCHALOVSKY, director of the Golden Globe winning film ‘RUNAWAY TRAIN’ (1986), held a master class on May 21st in Cannes. Read below interview with the director during the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
Q: Was it easier to make your second film?
Andrei: Easy? Nothing is easy. To make films is difficult anyway, even to make bad films. As a matter of fact, to make bad films its as difficult to make as good. The difference is very little and it’s not money or...
On May 20th, the film ‘JAGTEN’ (‘THE HUNT’ 2012) premiered at the 65th Cannes Film Festival in Official Competition. A press conference was held with Danish director Thomas Vinterberg, screenwriter Tobias Lindholm and cast Mads Mikkelsen and Susse Wold.
Excerpt from ‘THE HUNT’ (2012) press conference at 65th Cannes Film Festival:
Q to Mads: First of all we loved seeing you as a brute in ‘Valhalla Rising’ (2009) but also are thrilled when you do a ...
India’s alternative film MISS LOVELY (2012) screened at the 65th Cannes Film Festival in the ‘Un Certain Regard’ official selection. The film’s director Ashim Ahluwalia with actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Anil George and Niharika Singh attended screenings and held interviews.
Read interview below with MISS LOVELY cast members Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Anil George:
ME: Was it difficult to land this role or had the director written it for you?
Nawazuddin: I did a movie...
'Thai Night'
On Friday, May 18th, 2012, her Royal Highness Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi spoke to press and invited guests at the prestigious ‘Thai Night’ event during the 65th Cannes Film Festival. The event took place at the Grand Salon of the Intercontinental Carlton and was held to honor and promote filmmaking in Thailand. New Thai Cinema has recently put itself on the map with a burgeoning of national Thai cinema which became most famous with the 2010 ...
DDA held a tournament in the HP lounge in the Majestic on the 335.3 cm (132”) HP VantagePoint
an immersive multi-touch wall for the chance to win an HP SpectreXT and
tickets to one of the evening premieres.
The pair doubled up to take on the highly addictive Tap Game and following an enduring
45 minutes of non-stop gaming managed to triple the highest score - achieving an incredibly impressive 15,010,859.
CONGRATULATIONS
Guys!
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Asian film ‘Painted Skin II’ takes Cannes by storm.
Saturday May, 19th ‘PAINTED SKIN II’ (2012) held a press conference to debut this ambitious new Chinese epic.
DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER OF ‘THE PAINTED SKIN II’ SPEAK:
“We wanted the have the best actors possible and the best kind of digital effects possible which took four years and after doing this we really wanted to come here to Cannes to present our work for the past four years.
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Sarah Neal is a jury member at Queer Palme Cannes 65th.
Sarah is the Head of Programming at Brisbane Powerhouse, a major producing and presenting contemporary arts centre in Australia. Sarah is also the Festival Director of the Brisbane Queer Film Festival, which enters its 13th year in 2012. Sarah has written and direc...
NISI MASA – European Network of Young Cinema, proudly presents Nisimazine Cannes 2012,
the result of our Film Journalism Workshop during the 65th edition of
Cannes International Film Festival, where 8 participants learnt how
to work as a journalist in a film festival and did the coverage of the Caméra
d’Or competition (first directors features) and the short films.
Click on the image to read the e-book.
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After the presentation of the awards at the the closing ceremony, the award winners met for a press conference. One by one, they answered questions from journalists. Excerpts.
Michael Haneke, winner of the Palme d'or for Love (Amour)
The story I tell is based on the promise my wife and I made to each other: not to separate in a situation like the one in the film. We see that all the time and it is a widespread problem. I experienced it in my own family and that is what pushed me to mak...
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The French-Egyptian co-production ‘BAAD EL MAWKEAA’ (‘AFTER THE BATTLE’, 2012) held its world premier at the 65th Cannes film festival in competition. Egytian director Yousry Nasrallah and cast attended a press conference on May 17th, 2012. Read an excerpt of the conference below:
Q: Did you have the feeling that you might have consequences from making this movie?
Nahed: Yes. With every movie. But I feel an artist freedom and I enjoy it so I can’t fight.
Q:...
South Korea made a splash at this year's Cannes film Festival with the competition film: THE TASTE OF MONEY (2012). Directed by Sang-soo Im, the film stars KIM Kang-Woo and KIM Hyo-Jin.
OFFICIAL CANNES PRESS SYNOPSIS
Young-jak who is a private secretary of madam Baek, the center power of Korean conglomerate, deals with immoral private issues of her wealthy family. He reports to madam Baek that her husband, Mr. Yoon is having an affair with a Filipino nanny, Eva. Madam Baek is n...
The Columbian, Brazilian and French co-production film ‘LA PLAYA D.C.’ (2012) by Columbian director Juan Andrés Arango held its world premier last week in the ‘Un Certain Regard’ section of the 65th Cannes Film Festival. I held an interview with Juan the day after his first screening, which had been successfully met with ardent applause.
ME: You have a new movie from Columbia called: LA PLAYA (2012) that has just opened here at Cannes. Can you tell us about it?
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"Angelic" Amuse-Bouches at Agora Pavilion, Chef Bruno Oger prepares lunch for Jury de La Cinefondation, Cannes 2012, by Nesta
THE CHEF’S TABLE BY ELECTROLUX HOSTS JURY DE LA CINÉFONDATION
Festival Jury members including two time Palme d’or Winner, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, and actress Arsinée Khanjian enjoy menu prepared by Electrolux Michelin Star partner chef Bruno Oger.
When asked how good the desserts were, Film Director Karim Ainouz said: “They were so g...
Bruno Oger, preparation pour Les Amuse-Bouches des Anges
by Nesta Morgan
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The Columbian, Brazilian and French co-production film ‘LA PLAYA D.C.’ (2012) by Columbian director Juan Andrés ARANGO held its world premier last week in the ‘Un Certain Regard’ section of the 65th Cannes Film Festival. I held an interview with Juan the day after his first screening, which had been successfully met with ardent applause.
ME: You have a new movie from Columbia called: LA PLAYA (2012) that has just opened here at Cannes. Can you t...
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