AwardsWatch - Cannes Film Festival

Cannes 2020: ‘In the Mood for Love’ to screen for 20th anniversary

Erik Anderson February 19, 2020

Director Wong Kar-wai expected to attend This year, the 73rd Cannes Film Festival will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of In the Mood for Love by Wong Kar-wai... Read More

Cannes 2020: Selection committee for 73rd festival reaches gender parity

Erik Anderson February 17, 2020

Thierry Frémaux, General Delegate of the Festival de Cannes, Christian Jeune, Director of the Film Department and Deputy General Delegate, and Stéphanie Lamome, Artistic Advisor... Read More

Interview: Cannes winner Ladj Ly, director of ‘Les Misérables’

Jack King May 30, 2019

“We have the impression that the politicians don’t care. […] If you really want to make a revolution, you have to be in the streets... Read More

Netflix acquires Cannes winners ‘Atlantique,’ ‘I Lost My Body’

Erik Anderson May 25, 2019

Hot off their wins at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, Netflix has snapped up the rights to Grand Prize winner Atlantique (Atlantics) from Mati Diop... Read More

2019 Cannes Film Festival Awards: Bong Joon-Ho’s ‘Parasite’ wins Palme d’Or

Erik Anderson May 25, 2019

Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite (South Korea), a piercing social class commentary, has won the 2019 Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or. Jury president Alejandro González Iñárritu called... Read More

2019 Cannes: ‘Invisible Life of Eurídice,’ ‘The Climb,’ ‘Joan of Arc’ among Un Certain Regard winners

Erik Anderson May 24, 2019

The President and jury of the Un Certain Regard section of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival have announced their winners. Karim Aïnouz’s The Invisible Life... Read More

2019 Cannes: Claire Denis and jury announce winners of the 22nd Cinéfondation Selection

Erik Anderson May 23, 2019

The Short Films and Cinéfondation Jury headed by Claire Denis and including Stacy Martin, Eran Kolirin, Panos H. Koutras and Cătălin Mitulescu, has awarded the... Read More

Watch: New ‘Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood’ trailer ahead of Cannes premiere

Erik Anderson May 21, 2019

The world premiere of Quentin Tarantino’s 9th film, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood is happening at the Cannes Film Festival today and just ahead of... Read More

‘Rocketman’ blasts into Cannes

Erik Anderson May 16, 2019

Throngs of movie fans hit the Croisette as Taron Egerton, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard and music legend Elton John hit the Cannes Film Festival... Read More

Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood,’ is going to Cannes

Erik Anderson May 2, 2019

After much debate as to whether it would be ready in time, Quentin Tarantino’s 9th film Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood is now officially in... Read More

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