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CANNES FESTIVAL BREAKING NEWS
May 14th
19.30 CÉRÉMONIE D’OUVERTURE 30' OPENING CEREMONY
20.00 | 23.15 THE DEAD DON’T DIE DE/BY JIM JARMUSCH
May 15
09.00 | 13.30 THE DEAD DON’T DIE DE/BY JIM JARMUSCH 1H43
18.30 LES MISÉRABLES DE/BY LADJ LY 1H43
22.00 BACURAU DE/BY KLEBER MENDONÇA FILHO 2H12 & JULIANO DORNELLES
May 16th
08.30 BACURAU DE/BY KLEBER MENDONÇA FILHO 2H12 & JULIANO DORNELLES
12.00 LES MISÉRABLES DE/BY LADJ LY 1H43
16.00 ATLANTIQUE (ATLANTICS) DE/BY MATI DIOP 1H44
22.15 SORRY WE MISSED YOU DE/BY KEN LOACH
May 17t
08.30 SORRY WE MISSED YOU DE/BY KEN LOACH 1H40
13.45 ATLANTIQUE (ATLANTICS) DE/BY MATI DIOP 1H44
16.30 LITTLE JOE DE/BY JESSICA HAUSNER 1H45
19.30 DOLOR Y GLORIA (DOULEUR ET GLOIRE/ 1H52 PAIN AND GLORY) DE/BY PEDRO ALMODÓVAR
May 18th
09.00 LITTLE JOE DE/BY JESSICA HAUSNER 1H45
12.00 DOLOR Y GLORIA (DOULEUR ET GLOIRE/ 1H52 PAIN AND GLORY) DE/BY PEDRO ALMODÓVAR
16.30 NAN FANG CHE ZHAN DE JU HUI (LE LAC AUX OIES SAUVAGES/THE WILD GOOSE LAKE) DE/BY DIAO YINAN 1H53
22.00 LA GOMERA (LES SIFFLEURS/THE WHISTLERS) 1H37 DE/BY CORNELIU PORUMBOIU
May 19th
08.30 LA GOMERA (LES SIFFLEURS/THE WHISTLERS) DE/BY CORNELIU PORUMBOIU1H37
13.15 NAN FANG CHE ZHAN DE JU HUI (LE LAC AUX OIES 1H53 SAUVAGES/THE WILD GOOSE LAKE) DE/BY DIAO YINAN
16.00 PORTRAIT DE LA JEUNE FILLE EN FEU 2H (PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE) DE/BY CÉLINE SCIAMMA
19.00 A HIDDEN LIFE (UNE VIE CACHÉE) DE/BY TERRENCE MALICK 2H53
May 20th
08.30 PORTRAIT DE LA JEUNE FILLE EN FEU (PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE) DE/BY CÉLINE SCIAMMA 2H
11.30 A HIDDEN LIFE (UNE VIE CACHÉE) DE/BY TERRENCE MALICK 2H53
16.00 LE JEUNE AHMED (YOUNG AHMED) DE/BY JEAN-PIERRE & LUC DARDENNE 1H24
22.15 FRANKIE DE/BY IRA SACHS
May 21st
08.30 FRANKIE DE/BY IRA SACHS 1H38
14.00 LE JEUNE AHMED (YOUNG AHMED) DE/BY JEAN-PIERRE & LUC DARDENNE 1H24
18.00 ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD DE/BY QUENTIN TARANTINO 2H41
22.00 GISAENGCHUNG (PARASITE) DE/BY BONG JOON HO 2H12
May 22nd
08.30 GISAENGCHUNG (PARASITE) DE/BY BONG JOON HO 2H12
12.00 ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD DE/BY QUENTIN TARANTINO 2H41
16.00 MATTHIAS ET MAXIME DE/BY XAVIER DOLAN 1H59
19.30 ROUBAIX, UNE LUMIÈRE (OH MERCY!) DE/BY ARNAUD DESPLECHIN 1H59
May23rd
08.30 | 14.30 MATTHIAS ET MAXIME DE/BY XAVIER DOLAN 1H59
11.30 ROUBAIX, UNE LUMIÈRE (OH MERCY!) DE/BY ARNAUD DESPLECHIN 1H59
18.30 IL TRADITORE (LE TRAÎTRE/THE TRAITOR) DE/BY MARCO BELLOCCHIO 2H25
22.00 MEKTOUB, MY LOVE : INTERMEZZO DE/BY ABDELLATIF KECHICHE 4H
May 24th
08.30 MEKTOUB, MY LOVE : INTERMEZZO DE/BY ABDELLATIF KECHICHE 4H
13.00 IL TRADITORE (LE TRAÎTRE/THE TRAITOR) DE/BY MARCO BELLOCCHIO 2H25
16.30 IT MUST BE HEAVEN DE/BY ELIA SULEIMAN 1H37
19.30 SIBYL DE/BY JUSTINE TRIET
May 25th
19.15 CÉRÉMONIE DU PALMARÈS 45' AWARD CEREMONY
20.00 HORS COMPÉTITION HORS NORMES (THE SPECIALS) 1H54 DE/BY ÉRIC TOLEDANO & OLIVIER NAKACHE
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Happy to have Stallone revive my memory lane!
I had so much fun organising the premiere of Cliffhanger in Cannes for the Amfar Charity event at Hotel du Cap in 1993 (with Liz Taylor as chairwoman). My team had organized among other crazy things 5 climbers coming down from the roof of the Palais with ropes, Eye of Tiger music on the red carpet ...and as a nice conclusion to the evening: Sly telling my "Best day in my Life" I still the echo and music to my hear...
Eric Toledano & Olivier Nakache © Marie-Laure Billette & Ludovic Sarmento // Film poster © Carole Bethuel / Quad – Ten Cinéma There are films screened on the last eve...
THE INSTITUT FRANÇAIS AT THE FESTIVAL DE CANNES PROGRAMME Pavilion no. 109, International village (by the Plage du Majestic) — Riviera May 14th to 25th, 2019 THE UNKNOWN SAINT, by director Alaa Eddine Aljem and producer Francesca Duca (La Fabrique Cinéma 2016 / Critics’ Week 2019). © Le Moindre Geste / Altamar Films The Pavilion and its emblematic programme, La Fabrique Cinema, showcase films from around the world — help...
Composed of 2 women and 3 men from various backgrounds, the short films and Cinéfondation Jury is unveiled. Chaired by Claire Denis, the Jury will name the Short Film Palme d’or winner from among the 11 films selected in Competition. It will be awarded at the Closing Ceremony, on Sunday, May, 25th in the Grand Theatre Lumière. The 5 members of the Jury will also be awarding prizes for three of the 17 student films shown as part of the Cinéfondation selection. ...
COMPETITION Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood by Quentin Tarantino (2 hrs 45) “We were afraid the film would not be ready, as it wouldn’t be ready until late July, but Quentin Tarantino, who has not left the editing room in four months, is a real, loyal and punctual child of Cannes! Like for Inglourious Basterds, he’ll definitely be there – 25 years after the Palme d’or for Pulp Fiction – with a finished film screened in ...
REST IN PEACE JOHN IT WAS AN HONOR TO WORK WITH YOU I am also very proud of my contribution to the international success of the film starting with a blast in cannes, and a marketing campaign designed with our french touch ! It is the only time in my career in film where I have been able to put a figure on the contribution of a festival to the box office of a film. See below how Cannes has been estimated to help the film perform an additional 40 M$, of which 20 M$ domestic, according to t...
I am thrilled and looking forward to seeing the Doors by Oliver Stone on a big screen again. Than you Cannes Classics, thank you Thierry Fremaux... I had had so much fun working on the french release for Sony Pictures. This, above, was our special poster designed for France. It was inspired the fantastic teaser trailer, I found the trailer so powerful that I asked Publicis, our ad agency, to work on a poster focused on the final scene where Jim is about to disolve in bright light: The c...
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In Cannes The MBWF Declares the 18th of May as "Ocean Impact Day" to raize global awareness about the health of our Oceans.
United Arab Emirates will be country of honor, with the presence of his excellency Dr Thani bin Ahmed al Zeyoudi Minister of Climate Change and Environment.
Late Rob Stewart will receive an Ocean Conservationist Hero Award for his leagcy and his final film Sharkwater Extinction, Brian Sandy Stewart his parents and Patrice Theroux executive producer to receive the award.
MARKET BREAKING NEWS
Two outstanding new feature films Meet us at Cannes. Marina Club H-6 Drawn into a global struggle to control an alien fuel discovered on the moon-- a man is forced to confront the consequences of his life decisions. Genre: Science Fiction. See Trailer
Summer Hill Films is a U.S. theatrical distributor and worldwide sales company with international and domestic appeal. In Cannes:
13-21 May, 2019 – Booth: Marina Club/Riviera H6. Meet
Ted Chalmers in Cannes.
LUST FOR CONTROVERSY, written by Richard Spencer, America’s top celebrity editor, is currently featured in the 2019 Nice Film Market (it won Best Unproduced Screenplay). It’s the epic true story of French artist Gustave Courbet, who was called the most arrogant man in France, and, if he were alive today, would be insulted that a movie hasn’t already been made about him! Hear him counting at least five films for Van Gogh and about half a dozen for Coco ...
Screening Saturday 18th May 6pm Lerins 1 with director and cast in attendance.
'World Rights are available' (Excluding UK Theatrical). RSVP
'The Goonies' meets 'Home Alone'. The worlds first Family movie designed to get our young audiences off devices and back into real life adventures has it first screening in Cannes 2019! : When a notorious crime boss (Jon Campling ‘Harry Potter’s infamous ‘Death Eater’) and his men steal a hoard of jewels from England’s Largest Castle, the last thing they expected to be up against, were two boys on BMX and their speedway racing dad! www.adventure-boyz.com/
From multi award-winning director of Never Let Go(Sony Pictures) /The Dead/The Dead 2 India, Adventure Boyz is Howard J Ford's first family movie and has already hit the news headlines (BBC UK).
The Marché du Film launches the first edition of Shoot the Book! Rendez-vous, an initiative which will bring together 40 publishers (20 French publishers and 20 European agents/publishers) and International producers seeking future projects. ...
ECUADOR Our goal is to go back to Cannes and show the world what we do, giving a positive image of Ecuador, as a country that produces film, audiovisual content and promoting it as a great business location. Mauricio Cadena Head of cinematographic and audiovisual diffusion...
MARKET NEWS
Summer Hill Films is a U.S. theatrical distributor and worldwide sales company with international and domestic appeal. Come See Us in Cannes! 13-21 May, 2019 – Booth: Marina Club/Riviera H6 Mobile: +1-623-476-9150 Meet Ted Chalmers in Cannes
Remember the Sultana (documentary)
They had survived the horrors of the US Civil War and the POW camps. Over 2000 Union soldiers were crammed aboard the steamboat Sultana, heading home. But graft, greed, overcrowding, a poorly maintained boat, and a swollen Mississippi River conspired to create disaster. On April 27, 1865, exploding boilers caused the US's worst maritime disaster. It's time to Remember the Sultana...
ELLIPSIS CANNES MARKET LINE-UP Ellipsis is glad to announce its Cannes line-up: Italian Pavilion – Hotel Majestic – Salon Marta - May 14th / 23rd KIDNAP ME KIDNAP ME, by Giovanni Luca Gargano , feature film – 90’ – Black Comedy, Adventure, Italy/Portugal 2019 2K color - language: Italian...
Lucia en el limbo produced by Grégoire Debailly - Producer on the Move 2019 from France - premieres in the Critics' Week's Short Film Competition EFP (European Film Promotion) is delighted to announce that 14 former EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS and 26 PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE alumni will celebrate the premiere of their films in Cannes. Two French actresses feature times at the festival: Hafsia Herzi, who starring in Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo in Com...
Late Additions for Cannes! ...
ARJUNA The street prince of a Great City! Feature film and TV Series in pre-production Length: 82 minutes / 52 x 11' minutes Language: English Format: Animation CGI 3D Producers: Carpediem Film&TV (&l...
Radiant Films International has come on board to handle foreign sales for the romantic comedy Plus One, written and directed by Jeff Chan and Andrew Rhymer (Hulu’s “PEN15”, truTV’s “Adam Ruins Everything”) and winner of this year’s coveted Tribeca Film Festival Narrative Audience Award. The announcement was made today by Radiant’s President and CEO, Mimi Steinbauer who negotiated the deal to represent the film alongside Verve, w...
STX International, a division of STX Entertainment, will be launching international sales on I Care A Lot at the upcoming Marche du Film in Cannes. STX will also directly distribute in the UK and Ireland. This is the first of what is anticipated to be several announcements over the next few days. The film stars starring Academy Award-nominee Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, A Private War) and will be directed by award-winning director J Blakeson (The Disappearance of Alice Creed, T...
Fantastic 7, created by Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes alongside SITGES International Film Festival of Catalonia and Blood Window platform creator Bernardo Bergeret, bringing seven fantastic film festivals and the fantastic projects they have endorsed to Cannes for unique pitching sessions. The seven festivals taking part in the adventure include: SXSW, SITGES Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya, 부천국제판타스틱영화제 Bucheon Internationa...
May 14th - 23rd | Riviera K1, Palais des Festivals. Smile, Giggle, Laugh | New LOL Comedies ...
La Gaveta Producciones (ICEX STAND A5). IN PRODUCTION LOLAS Trailer Feature documentary. Comedy/Human Affairs ...
Fortitude is handling FATMAN international sales rights and will introduce the project to international buyers at the 2019 Cannes Film Market. CAA is handling US sales rights. Starring award-winning actor Mel Gibson, FATMAN will be directed by filmmakers Ian and Eshom Nelms (SMALL TOWN CRIME, WAFFLE STREET, LOST ON PURPOSE), based on their original script. The film will be produced by Brandon James of Rough House, Nadine de Barros (JT LEROY) of Fortitude and Lisa Wolofsky (WHITE CROW) of Skywol...
Photo credit Valérie Perrin Leading France-based international sales company Other Angle Pictures headed by Oliver Albou and Laurence Schonberg has come on board to represent worldwide rights, excluding France, to director Claude Lelouch’s Festival de Cannes official selection, ‘Les Plus Belles Années d’Une Vie’ (The Best Years of A Life). The film reunites France’s legendary actors Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant in the follow-u...
Magnolia Pictures CANNES OFFICE: 5 Blvd de La Croisette, Résidence Le Grand Hotel DOCUMENTARY - 94 min DIRECTOR: Penny Lane (Nuts!, Our Nixon) FEATURING: Lucien Greaves, Jex Blackmore, Malcolm Jarry A look at the quick rise and influence of the controversial rel...
Raven Banner takes to the British ca...
NINA MENKES, following on the success this month of the re-release of her feminist classic, Queen of Diamonds (restored by the Academy Film Archive and Martin Scorsese’s Film Foundation) and her celebrated talk SEX AND POWER: THE VISUAL LANGUAGE OF OPPRESSION, will be in Cannes with two new projects. The director of Dissolution, Phantom Love and The Bloody Child will present her feature film project HEATSTROKE at the new w...
The Bureau Sales is attending Cannes International Film Festival from May 14th to May 22nd - Riviera L4. www.lebureaufilms.com LINE UP CANNES 2019 ...
Two winners of the first ever Colin Higgins Ambassador Scholarship recipients. This year’s winners are slated to participate in The American Pavilion’s Worldwide Student Program at the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival. This recently announced scholarship for LGBTQ students will celebrate its inaugural year honoring: Alex McFry — an activist & prolific indie filmmaker (he’s produced and directed four short films: &ldq...
Riviera, Booth E6 Finding Grace After losing her mom as...
EDGE OF DAWN. Thriller starring JAI COURTNEY. A police officer and his group of friends team up to break out his younger brother from prison. PERCY. Drama starring CHRISTOPHER WALKEN. The incredible true story about a man who stands up against a mega-corporation. How far will it go to keep its secrets from being exposed? FIND YOUR GROOVE Documentary with WHOOPI GOLDBERG, KEVIN BACON, NEVE CAMPBELL, and many more. In this fascinati...
“In the age of technology, the multiplication of social networks and the apogee of the virtual, which makes us lose sight of the true meaning of life, it is essential to refocus on our values and to make them live through our actions. Humanists must incarnate their values and inspire our actions to regain that balance and the harmony that is increasingly maltreated on this planet. I created the Better World Forum because I am firmly convince...
ALSO SCREENING AT THE MARCHÈ ...
Pupi Avati is the well-known director of Il cuore altrove, nominated for a Palme d'or in 2003; Magnificat, nominated for a Palme d'or in 1993; Bix, nominated for a Palme d'or in 1991; Il papà di Giovanna, winner of the Little Golden Lion in 2008; La seconda notte di nozze, nominated for a Golden Lion in 2005. ...
The International Emerging Film Talent Association (IEFTA) In Collaboration With The Marché Du Film-Festival De Cannes Announces A 10,000€ Prize For Documentary Works-In-Progress At The Marché’s Doc Corner & Reprises Their Acclaimed Global Film Expression Initiative, Hosting Filmmakers from Emerging Economies (Including Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Sudan, Bhutan, Georgia and Lebanon) At The 72nd Cannes Film Festival and Marché du Film, Where they Will Learn...
FANTASTIC FILMS INTERNATIONAL invites you to email us for a meeting at CANNES. Let us know your preferred date and time (May 14 - 20), so we can introduce you to our Fantastic NEW titles. We will be introducing a number of exciting, new titles including: THE GYPSY QUEEN, ASTRO-RAT and THE UNSPOKEN. NEW ...
FORGOTTEN CHRISTMAS CAN ONE LITTLE GIRL SAVE CHRISTMAS? Elise (8 years) wakes up one morning with a strange feeling… there is something special about this day, but she can’t quite put her finger on it. Unsuccessfully, she tries to explain to her family and friends that this day is different from any other day. So Elise sets out on an incredible journey on her own and through n...
The Vets (Les Vétos) by Julie Manoukian Starring: Cl...
Rija Films are located at Riviera J4a Trilogy about a girl-dog Lotte and her adventures. Animated feature, 78', 2019 The scientists Karl the Raccoon and Victor the Fish arrive in Gadgetville. The scientists are participating in an important competition for collecting old folk songs. The greatest dream is to record the song of the mythical fire-breathing dragons. Lotte and her little...
PREMIERES! CANNES 2019 – MEETING REQUEST Dear Friends, FAIRWAY FILM ALLIANCE would like to request a meeting at the Cannes Film Market to share our WORLD PREMIERE FILMS and our LARGE GROWING CATALOGUE of FILMS and SERIES. Location: Palais (Riveria) – M...
EL DESPERTAR DE LAS HORMIGAS A film by Antonella Sudassasi Costa Rica/Spain, 2019, 94 min FICTION ...
Minerva Pictures will be attending from the 14th to the 23rd of May and will be located at Riviera A10 - C1. ...
In a leading start to the upcoming Marche du Film in Cannes, Arclight Films has announced the latest addition to their market slate: the female-driven racing film Lady Driver. The film features rising star Grace Van Dien (NBC’s “The Village”, Netflix’s “Greenhouse Academy”) Sean Patrick Flanery (Showtime’s “Dexter”, The Boondock Saints) and Christina Moore (Disney’s “Jessie”). Arclight will rep foreign rights to the...
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Turn Key Films is excited to announce that we will be representing "The Legend of Maula Jatt" alongside our vast catalogue at Cannes this year. To schedule a meeting click here to select any available slot, our booth is in the Riviera booth C2A. “THE LEGEND OF MAULA JATT” IS THE INTENSE AND EPIC ORIGIN STORY OF A FIERCE PRIZEFIGHTER WITH A TORTURED PAST, WHO SEEKS VENGEANCE AGAINST THE MOST FEARED WARRIOR IN THE LAND OF PUNJAB. This star stu...
The Rescue, directed by Dante Lam, an acti...
TIME TO PRACTICE YOUR FRENCH
La Scuderia Malavida a le plaisir de vous annoncer la sélection du film KANAL d'Andrzej Wajda à Cannes Classics dans une sublime copie restaurée ! ...
Eric Toledano & Olivier Nakache © Marie-Laure Billette & Ludovic Sarmento // Affiche du film © Carole Bethuel / Quad – Ten Cinéma Il est des films projetés le dernier soir du Festival qui ont marqué la légende cannoise. Et c’est dans le désir d’en perpétuer la tradition que le Festival est heureux d’annoncer qu’au sein de la Sélection officielle 2019, c’est le nouveau film ...
t Composé de 2 femmes et 3 hommes venus d’horizons professionnels et géographiques variés, le Jury des Courts Métrages et de la Cinéfondation se dévoile à son tour. Présidé par Claire Denis, il désignera la Palme d’or du court métrage parmi les 11 films sélectionnés en Compétition. Cette récompense sera remise lors de la cérémonie de...
La 72e édition du Festival de Cannes se déroulera du 14 au 25 mai 2019. © Sony Pictures Comme annoncé lors de la conférence de presse du 18 avril dernier, voici les films qui complètent la Sélection officielle 2019. Les déclarations entre guillemets sont de Thierry Frémaux, Délégué général. Elles s’ajoutent aux commentaires f...
Une belle surprise, un peu déjantée et libre comme un Blier, crédible, documenté, féroce, farfelu.... Bruno Chatelin Filmfestivals.com Eric Garandeau, ancien président du CNC, et ancien vice-président du festival de Cannes, a publié son premier roman Tapis Rouge, aux éditions Albin Michel. Entre OSS 117 et L’Homme de Rio, le tout mâtiné d’une pointe de Bla...
Les recettes brutes des salles de l’UE ont chuté de 3,3 % pour s’établir à 6,80 milliards d’EUR en 2018, leur plus bas niveau depuis quatre ans La superproduction de super-héros Avengers: Infinity Wars et l’animation familiale Incredibles 2 sont en tête des classements de l’UE La part de marché des films européens a augmenté à 29,4 % La production cinématog...
L’ADEF, composée de sociétés allant des TPE aux grands groupes, est l’interlocuteur privilégié des pouvoirs publics pour le secteur de l’export des films et participe ainsi à faire évoluer les différents aspects de ce maillon relativement méconnu mais cependant indispensable (et qui participe à hauteur de 10% en moyenne dans le financement des films français). Le fonds de soutien mis en plac...
Partenaire et Transporteur Officiel du Festival de Cannes depuis 1980, la compagnie exprime avec passion son engagement pour le 7ème Art AIR FRANCE FAIT DU CIEL LE PLUS GRAND CINEMA DU MONDE Depuis toujours, Air France soutient le cinéma. Du 14 au 25 mai 2019, pendant le festival, elle célèbre ainsi trente-neuf ans de collaboration avec le plus grand rendez-vous du 7e art et une relation de plus en plus étroite tissée avec lu...
Evénement gratuit et ouvert à tous ! Vous souhaitez participer à l'un ou plusieurs des événements organisé dans le cadre de la semaine du cinéma positif ? Nos événements sont gratuits mais l'inscription est nécessaire pour y accéder et réserver votre place. Nous avons hâte de vous y accueillir ! Les projections gratuites...
Le Festival de Cannes commence et finit avec Barrière. Pour sa 72e édition, le plus célèbre des rassemblements cannois et le Groupe mythique de La Croisette seront une fois de plus inséparables : en plus d’accueillir stars internationales et maisons de luxe renommées, Le Majestic sera également l’hôte privilégié de la Welcome Party et de la Soirée de Clôture du Festival. Le Festival de Cannes, s...
