The Festival de Cannes provides artists from around the world with an exceptional forum to present their works and defend freedom of expression and creation. The Festival's Board of Directors, which held an extraordinary meeting this Thursday 19 May 2011, profoundly regrets that this forum has been used by Lars Von Trier to express comments that are unacceptable, intolerable, and contrary to the ideals of humanity and generosity that preside over the very existence of the Festival. ...
by Charles Onians (On Twitter: @abcharlieafp http://twitter.com/#!/abcharlieafp)
CANNES
, France
The dirty world of French politics was dragged up the Cannes red carpet Wednesday with the premiere of "The Conquest," the much-anticipated tale of Nicolas Sarkozy's rise to power.
The press packed out the main theatre at Cannes to view the film, showing out of competition, after months of speculation about what would be revealed in "the story of a man wh...
by Deborah Cole (On Twitter: @doberah http://twitter.com/#!/doberah)CANNES, France Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami in March had a powerful impact on Naomi Kawase's haunting new film in competition at Cannes, the Japanese director said on Wednesday. "Hanezu" -- one of 20 contenders for the coveted Palme d'Or to be awarded by jury president Robert De Niro on Sunday -- tells the story of a love triangle in the mountainous Asuka region, seen as the birthplace of the Japane...
CANNESDanish director Lars von Trier apologised on Wednesday for remarking at the Cannes film festival that he sympathised "a little bit" with Adolf Hitler. "If I have hurt someone this morning by the words I said at the press conference, I sincerely apologize," he said in an email sent to AFP by Meta Louise Foldager, a producer of his latest film "Melancholia". "I am not anti-Semitic or racially prejudiced in any way, nor am I a Nazi." ...
Melancholia is the most recent movie by the Danish director Lars von Trier, starring Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg. The film premiers at the Cannes Film Festival today, May 18. At the press conference, director Lars von Trier used a funny but somewhat dark (and maybe inappropriate) attitude to answer different questions. When asked if he would consider making a comedy after directing so many melancholic movies, Lars cleverly stated that the problem is that most of his "melancholi...
Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg look on in disbelief as the "Melancholia" director shocks at Cannes press conference.
Danish director Lars Von Trier pulled a Mel Gibson in Cannes Wednesday, giving a shocking and hilarious press conference for his new film Melancholia in which he admitted to being a Nazi, to understanding Hitler and speculated that his next movie could be The Final Solution.
Von Trier has never been very P.C. and his Cannes press conferences alway...
Both films (a feature film and a short film) tell a story based on the true life of Rector of The Grande Mosquée de Paris who saved young jews in 1942 by forging certificates of muslim origin for hundreds of young jews.
500 to 1600 the exact figure is not available, on Schindlers's list
there WAS a list
Free Men (Les hommes libres) written and directed by Ismaël FERROUKHI, produced by Fabienne Vonier starring Tahar Ramin... will screen may 19th in Official selection, a spe...
Last night the Festival de Cannes paid tribute to Jean-Paul Belmondo by dedicating a special evening to him whereby he was awarded a Palme d’or. The screening of a documentary, a meal and a party was the order of the evening to celebrate the actor.
"I am very moved by this Palme d’or which has touched my heart". Jean-Paul Belmondo, surrounded by his acting colleagues, including his "pals from the Conservatory" Jean Rochefort, Pierre Vernier and Jean-Pierre Mar...
by Deborah Cole (On Twitter: @doberah http://twitter.com/#!/doberah)CANNES, FranceJodie Foster drew cheers at Cannes on Tuesday for her latest film "The Beaver" and said she thought the experience of making it could be "therapeutic" for her troubled star Mel Gibson. The small-budget drama, directed by Foster and featuring Gibson as a depressed toy company executive who turns to a beaver hand puppet to help him get his life back on track, had a shaky opening at US cinemas ...
*The Beaver* is a film about how a millionaire who's suffering from depression tries to get better with the help of a "talking" beaver. The film stars Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson. At the press conference, the actress/director of the movie Jodie Foster, writer kyle killen, and producer Keith Redmon were present. Since Jodie Foster can speak fluent French, she was kind enough to do the press conference in both French and English. She talked about the inspiration of the movie, the makin...
Ridiculous and objectionable . . . L’Apollonide: The House of Tolerance
During a May 17th screening of “House of
Tolerance,” many found the film too difficult to watch and stormed out of the
theater in disgust. It’s certainly not a pleasant viewing experience. The film
tells the story of a Paris brothel living it’s last days at the turn of the 20th
century and features many disturbing and graphic images. As a first time Cannes
Film Festival attendee, I had be...
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CANNES -- Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson walked the red carpet together at Cannes' international premiere of The Beaver Tuesday night. They entered the Palais' Lumiere Theatre walking hand-in-hand. During the screening they sat next to Summit's Patrick Wachsberger and Rob Friedman. And as the lights came up at the end of the film, they were rewarded with a ten-minute standing ovation.
A few people around Foster even had tears in their eyes at th...
Brad Pitt stars in Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life. Courtesy of Fox Searchlight.
I attended an 11:00 a.m. screening of “The Tree Of Life”
today. With the enormous amounts of media attention the film has been getting,
I figured it best to show up early. By the time I arrived at 9:00 a.m. a
massive line had already begun to form. I overheard the man at the front of the
line say he had been there since 7:00 A.M. Clearly anticipation was high. When
the lights went down for the st...
Cinema chile reception at Plage des Palmes fantastic wine from Chile, loved it!
Algirdas Ramaska the Vilnius festival director toasting with Bruno (a classic) at the estonian reception
Serguey Stanojkovski (Film Forum Zadar in Croatia)
The Audi Talent Awards
Tomaz Horvat from Grossmann
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On Monday evening Göteborg International Film Festival along with Haugesund International Film Festival arranged the annual Nordic Party on the beach at Cannes Film Festival. This year's sponsor was the Norwegian fashion label Moods of Norway. There were guests from the Nordic and international film industry; Rennie Harlin, Urich Thomsen, Ro...
During one-week long, final ScripTeast' session at Cannes Film Festival, scriptwriters are having meetings with the producers and distributors, as well as they have a chance for last consultations with Heads of Studies. They have occasions to attend the festivals’ screenings, conferences and participate in the festival events.
After a very intensive start with pitching training done by David Matamoros from Zentropa Spain, ScripTeast writers use the possibility of presenting pos...
In preparation of the launch of an omnibus film - 60
Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero - the
highlight event of European Capital of Culture Tallinn 2011, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival organized
a short welcome and press gathering on Tuesday 17 May 2011.
The press gathering introduced the project, revealed
the first directors, as well as provided an opportunity to meet 60 seconds
participating Japanese director Naomi Kawase whose Hanezu no tsuki is
fea...
FilmAid Founder Caroline Baron, FilmAid President Iliane Ogilvie Thompson and Long-time FilmAid Supporter Robert De Niro Celebrate Launch
Chivas Regal, the world's original luxury Scotch whisky and Official Partner of the Festival de Cannes, has announced a new global brand partnership with the charity FilmAid International.
The official launch celebration of the partnership took place in Chivas House, on the Croisette in Cannes, on Friday 13th May and was attended by FilmAid Founder...
Photograph: Stephane Cardinale/People Avenue/Corbis
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life,” one of the most anticipated films of the Cannes festival (if not of the entire year), finally screened for critics in France this morning and the reaction has been … well, mixed.
“Scattered audience members at its first screening in Cannes needed only one syllable: boo,” Anthony Breznican writes in EW.com. “The many supporters of th...
Constantin Film, one of Germany’s leading independents, has licensed all German speaking rights to Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D, in a Cannes presale deal from Nu Image, Inc.
John Luessenhop is directing Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D. Production is slated to begin in June. The film is a joint Nu Image, Inc./Millennium Films and Lionsgate production, with Nu Image selling international rights and Lionsgate distributing in the U.S.
Carl Mazzocone is producing the film, which hopes to l...
OPEN ROAD FILMS CAPTURES THE U.S. RELEASE OF OMNILAB MEDIA’S KILLER ELITE
Action Thriller Starring Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert DeNiro will be the Debut Movie from Newly Launched Open Road Films
Open Road Films has acquired all U.S. distribution rights to Omnilab Media’s film Killer Elite, an action thriller starring Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert DeNiro and directed by Gary McKendry. Financed by Omnilab Media, the film was produced by Michael Boughen through Omnilab...
By Robert MacPherson (AFP)
CANNES, France — A French director's clever silent movie about a
fallen Hollywood silent-movie star came out of nowhere on Sunday to
become a strong contender for the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
"The
Artist" by Michel Hazanavicius won strong applause -- and more than a
few laughs -- from festival goers who'd been wondering if Cannes this
year was ever going to be about more than dysfunctional families and
sexual deviancy.
Shot in H...
By Mike Collett-White
CANNES, France (Reuters) -
U.S. director Terrence Malick brings his eagerly anticipated drama "The
Tree of Life" to the Cannes film festival on Monday, ending a long wait
for movie fans and critics intrigued by only his fifth feature.
The picture has been the most talked about of the 20 entries in
the main Cannes competition, and its world premiere brings stars of the
stature of Brad Pitt and Sean Penn to the famous red ...
Tilda Swinton in We Need to Talk About Kevin. Courtesy of IMDb.
It's never too early to begin handicapping the Palme d'Or race. The
film-festival world's most prestigious prize captures the attention of
attendees in Cannes the way the New Hampshire primary mesmerizes
political pundits -- it's hashed out and obsessed over for every
possible shade of meaning -- and provides a film festival with a certain
level of suspense.
With the competition now one-third underwa...
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