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2018 Cannes Film Festival: Official Short Films and Cinéfondation Selection

Erik Anderson April 11, 2018

The Short films in Competition and the Cinéfondation Selection 2018 for the 71st Cannes Film Festival has been revealed. The announcement of the Official Selection... Read More

2018 Cannes: Official Poster for the 71st Cannes Film Festival

Erik Anderson April 11, 2018

The poster of the 71st Festival de Cannes, taken from Jean-Luc Godard’s Pierrot le fou (1965), is inspired by the work of Georges Pierre (1927-2003). This immense still photographer immortalised... Read More

Glenn Close is the woman behind the man in first trailer for ‘The Wife’

Erik Anderson April 10, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Behind every great man is a great woman, the saying goes. Six-time Academy Award nominee Glenn Close sets to define that... Read More

2018 Cannes: Festival Offers 3-Day Passes to 18-28 year-olds

Erik Anderson April 10, 2018

3 days in Cannes © FDC Are you aged between 18 and 28? A cinema lover and a film buff? From 17 to 19 May 2018,... Read More

Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Gets August Release Date and Name Change

Erik Anderson April 9, 2018

Spike Lee’s new film, BlacKkKlansman, is going to be released by Focus Features on August 10th and gets a name change, too (it was previously... Read More

2018 Olivier Awards: ‘Hamilton’ wins big; Bryan Cranston is Best Actor for ‘Network’

Erik Anderson April 8, 2018

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton was the big winner at the 42nd Olivier Awards where is won seven of its (record) 13 nominations including Best New Musical,... Read More

From Tamar-kali to Ronit Kirchman: 5 Female Composers You Should Know

Erik Anderson April 6, 2018

More and more, female composers are giving some of film, television and multi-media’s most memorable and impactful scores. Here are five that we think you... Read More

2018 Cannes: ‘Solo – A Star Wars Story’ to debut at Cannes Film Festival

Erik Anderson April 6, 2018

In 2002, it was Star Wars – Episode II – Attack of the Clones and in 2005, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. In 2018, what is one... Read More

2018 Cannes: Asghar Farhadi’s ‘Everybody Knows’ with Oscar winners Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem will open 71st Cannes Film Festival

Erik Anderson April 5, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] This year’s forthcoming Festival de Cannes will open with a screening of Asghar Farhadi’s new film Everybody Knows (Todos Lo Saben) in Competition at... Read More

2018 Cannes: Edouard Baer will be Master of Ceremonies for 71st Cannes Film Festival

Erik Anderson April 5, 2018

The Cannes Film Festival is pleased to announce that Edouard Baer will be the next master of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of its 7th... Read More

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