I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face directed by Sameh Alaa was named the unanimous winner of the Palme d’or at “Cannes 2020 Special.”
Cannes Film Festival
NAME OF FESTIVAL: Cannes Film Festival | Festival de Cannes
SINCE: 1946
WHERE: Cannes, France, Europe
WEBSITE: www.festival-cannes.fr
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL: “The International Film Festival was created on the initiative of Jean Zay, Minister for Education and Fine Arts, who was keen to establish an international cultural event in France to rival the Venice Film Festival. The first edition of the Festival was originally set to be held in Cannes in 1939 under the presidency of Louis Lumiere. However, it was not until over a year after the war ended that it finally took place, on 20 September 1946. It was subsequently held every September – except in 1948 and 1950 – and then every May from 1952 onwards.”
“2020 Special Cannes” – Cannes Film Festival Presents Special Fall Edition Featuring 2020 Official Selections
Cannes Film Festival postponed due to the COVID19 pandemic, will present a special Fall edition titled “2020 Special Cannes” featuring part of the 2020 Cannes Official Selection.
Cannes Classics 2020 Program
Cannes Announces its 17th annual Cannes Classics featuring 25 films and 7 documentaries.
11 Short Films Selected to Compete in Cannes Film Festival 2020
11 short films from 12 countries will encompass the Official Selection of short films in Competition at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.
Cannes Film Festival Unveils 2020 Official Selection Films Lineup
Cannes Film Festival announced the line-up of the 73rd edition of the festival which due to the global pandemic, will not take place this year.
We Are One: A Global Film Festival Unveils Lineup Co-Curated by 21 International Film Festivals
We Are One: A Global Film Festival, co-curated by 21 festivals including Berlin, Cannes, and Venice Film Festivals, will feature over 100 films on Youtube.
Youtube Launches FREE We Are One: A Global Film Festival Partnering with Major Film Festivals
Tribeca is partnering with YouTube to launch We Are One: A Global Film Festival, a free 10-day digital film festival exclusively on YouTube.
Cannes Film Festival Still Considering Options, Directors’ Fortnight and Critics Week Canceled
Cannes Film Festival is running out of options following the French President’s ban on festivals and events with large audiences before mid-July at the earliest.
Cannes Film Festival Postponed and Considering Options
Cannes Film Festival has decided to postpone this year’s festival scheduled to take place May 12 to 23 and is considering options “to preserve its running.”
Spike Lee Named President of Jury at 2020 Cannes Film Festival
Director Spike Lee will serve as President of the Jury at the next Cannes Film Festival. The 73rd Cannes Film Festival will take May 12 to 23, 2020.
Netflix Quickly Grabs Cannes Film Festival Winners ATLANTICS and I LOST MY BODY
That was fast. Netflix has acquired Cannes Grand Prix Winner Atlantics directed by Mati Diop and Cannes Critics’ Week Award Winner, the animated film, I Lost My Body directed by Jérémy Clapin.
Cannes Film Festival 2019 Awards – PARASITE Wins Palme d’Or
The South Korean film Parasite directed by Bong Joon-Ho won the Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
Claire Denis and Jury Announce Winners of Cinéfondation Selection at Cannes Film Festival 2019
The Short Films and Cinéfondation Jury of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival headed by Claire Denis awarded the top 2019 Cinéfondation Prize – Premier Prix to Mano A Mano directed by Louise Courvoisier.
LET IT BE LAW (QUE SEA LEY) World Premieres at Cannes with Green Wave
Juan Solanas returned to Cannes with Let It Be Law (Que Sea Ley), a powerful, militant documentary revealing the urgent, vital struggle for the recognition of women’s rights.
Sylvester Stallone to Preview RAMBO V – LAST BLOOD at Cannes Film Festival
Sylvester Stallone, returns to Cannes as one of the latest additions to the 72nd Cannes Film Festival with a first look at Rambo V – Last Blood starring Stallone again as John Rambo.
Cambodian director Rithy Panh to Preside Over Caméra d’Or Jury at 2019 Cannes Film Festival
Cambodian director Rithy Panh who debuted his first fiction film, The Rice People, at the Cannes Film Festival in 1994 returns this year to preside over the 2019 Caméra d’Or Jury.
Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano’s THE SPECIALS to World Premiere as Last Screening of Cannes Film Festival
The World Premiere of Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano’s new film The Specials, starring Vincent Cassel and Reda Kateb, will be the Last Screening of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival.
Cannes Film Festival 2019 Names Un Certain Regard + Short Films and Cinéfondation Jury
Cannes Film Festival announced the Un Certain Regard jury chaired by Lebanese director and actress Nadine Labaki; and the short films and Cinéfondation jury chaired by Claire Denis, French director and screenwriter.
Quentin Tarantino’s ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD Among New Films Added to Cannes Film Festival 2019
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood by Quentin Tarantino is finally ready to go, and will World Premiere in Competition at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
Provincetown International Film Festival Announces 2019 Lineup + Honors for John Cameron Mitchell and Jillian Bell
The 2019 Provincetown International Film Festival announced the lineup of films, as well as special tributes for writer/director/actor John Cameron Mitchell and actress/producer Jillian Bell .
Elle Fanning, Yorgos Lanthimos, Paweł Pawlikowski Among Cannes Film Festival 2019 Jury
Actress Cannes Elle Fanning along with directors Yorgos Lanthimos and Paweł Pawlikowski are among the eight distinguished film professionals selected for 2019 Cannes Film Festival Jury.
Cannes Classics 2019 Lineup Includes 50th Anniversary Screening of EASY RIDER
The 50th Anniversary of Easy Rider with Peter Fonda in attendance, are among highlights of the lineup of Cannes Classics program at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival.
Actor Alain Delon to Receive Honorary Palme d’or at Cannes Film Festival
Alain Delon the legendary actor who starred in Luchino Visconti’s The Leopard (Palme d’or, 1963) will be awarded an Honorary Palme d’or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
Cannes Film Festival Announces Short Films in Competition and Cinéfondation Selection 2019
Following yesterday’s announcement of the Official Selection, today the 72nd Cannes Film Festival revealed the Short Films in Competition and the Cinéfondation Selection 2019.