AwardsWatch - Cannes Film Festival

2016 Cannes: I, Daniel Blake Wins Palme, Andrea Arnold Wins Third Jury Prize

Erik Anderson May 20, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake took home the coveted Palme D’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. It is Loach’s... Read More

First Look: ‘Loving,’ starring Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton

Erik Anderson May 16, 2016

With the unveiling of Jeff Nichols’s Loving at the Cannes Film Festival to mostly rapturous reviews (especially for Ruth Negga) comes the first clip of the... Read More

Cannes 2016 Distribution Watch: What’s Been Picked Up

Erik Anderson May 15, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Sometimes it seems that for all of the prestige and pageantry of the Cannes Film Festival most American audiences will never see... Read More

Can ‘Elle’ Earn Isabelle Huppert Her First Oscar Nomination?

Erik Anderson May 11, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] So very often the world’s most celebrated actresses never find themselves in the Oscar conversation until something so extraordinary comes along,... Read More

2016 Cannes: Un Certain Regard, Short Films & Cinéfondation and Caméra d’or Juries

Erik Anderson April 28, 2016

The Festival de Cannes has the pleasure of revealing the composition of the Un Certain Regard Jury, the Short Films Competition and Cinéfondation Jury as... Read More

2016 Cannes Jury Announced: Kirsten Dunst, Mads Mikkelsen, Arnaud Desplechin and more

Erik Anderson April 25, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] George Miller has chosen his jury for the 69th Festival de Cannes and it includes a wealth of previous winners at Cannes,... Read More

2016 Cannes Film Festival: Director’s Fortnight Lands Paul Schrader, Pablo Larraín, Laura Poitras

Erik Anderson April 19, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] With the Official In Competition lineup and Critics’ Week films announced, today brings us the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Director’s Fortnight) with... Read More

2016 Cannes Film Festival: Critics’ Week Films Announced; Chloe Sevigny Short Closes

Erik Anderson April 18, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 55th La Semaine de la Critique (Critics’ Week) of the Cannes Film Festival has unveiled its films, including a trio... Read More

2016 Cannes Film Festival: Almódovar, Dolan, Dardennes Set for Cannes Return

Erik Anderson April 14, 2016

As predicted, this year’s Cannes Film Festival is set to be packed with Cannes superstars like the Dardennes, Pedro Almodóvar, Ken Loach, Xavier Dolan... Read More