It’s the time of year when the film industry start packing their beachwear and cheque books and heading to the French Riviera – the 62nd Cannes Film Festival is upon us.
Scheduled to take place from 13-24 May 13-24, the official selection has just been unveiled by delegate general Thierry Frémaux – and while you might not have heard of the titles just yet, you just know that the winners are going to start a few studio bidding wars before storming next year’s televised awards.
In total, 20 titles will screen in the competition, including fims by previous Palme d’Or winners Jane Campion, Ken Loach, Lars von Trier and Quentin Tarantino. Unsurprisingly for Cannes, Europe has a string presence with three French directors (Resnais, Audiard and Xavier Giannoli), two Spanish (Almodóvar and Coixet), two British (Loach and Arnold), one Danish (Von Trier), one Italian (Bellocchio) and an Austrian (Haneke), although Pixar’s 3D animation Up will open the festival. French director Jan Kounen’s Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky will close and undoubtedly be the event’s hottest red carpet ticket.
Official selection for Cannes Film Festival 2009 announced
Posted on 01 May 2009
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