AwardsWatch - Cannes Film Festival

Spike Lee to head jury of 74th Cannes Film Festival

Erik Anderson March 16, 2021

Prevented last year due to the health crisis, the Festival de Cannes inaugurates this new decade with an outstanding President of the Jury, one of... Read More

The 2020 Cannes Film Festival is back…sort of

Erik Anderson September 28, 2020

In a surprise announcement today, it was revealed that the Festival will be at Cannes in this after all, a smaller version of it, that... Read More

Cannes Film Festival teams up with San Sebastián for multi-film event

Erik Anderson September 16, 2020

Seventeen films from the Official Selection of the Festival de Cannes 2020 will be presented After joining Deauville, the Festival de Cannes is continuing to... Read More

2020 Cannes Classics lineup: ‘In the Mood for Love,’ ‘La Strada,’ ‘Belushi’ and more

Erik Anderson July 15, 2020

Since the beginning of the 2000s, when we were still unaware that the relation of contemporary cinema to its own memory would be shaken up... Read More

Cannes 2020 Official Selection Announced: ‘French Dispatch,’ ‘Soul,’ ‘Ammonite’ among titles

Erik Anderson June 3, 2020

The 73rd edition of the Cannes Film Festival may not be happening but Cannes festival président Pierre Lescure and general delegate Thierry Frémaux are announcing... Read More

Cannes Film Festival to announce Official Selection on June 3

Erik Anderson May 28, 2020

Pierre Lescure, President of the Festival de Cannes, and Thierry Frémaux, the Festival’s General Delegate, will announce the line-up of the 73rd edition of the... Read More

Cannes unveils plan for virtual Marché du Film

Erik Anderson April 17, 2020

The Festival de Cannes will launch the Marché du Film online on Monday 22 June to support film industry professionals The Festival de Cannes announced... Read More

Cannes Update: Thierry Frémaux talks the future of the festival

Erik Anderson April 16, 2020

Today would have been the announcement of the official lineup for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival In Competition selection. The quickly changing landscape of the... Read More

Cannes Film Festival: canceled but not yet canceled

Erik Anderson April 14, 2020

“It is clearly difficult to assume that the Festival de Cannes could be held this year in its original form.” In an announcement today, the... Read More

Cannes: Festival addresses postponement questions in new FAQ

Erik Anderson March 26, 2020

The organizers of the 73rd Cannes Film Festival have released a statement and full FAQ addressing the myriad of concerns of filmgoers and passholders about... Read More