AwardsWatch - 2018 cannes

Cannes Review: Pawel Pawlikowski’s bleak and beautiful ‘Cold War’

Mina Takla May 11, 2018

Pawel Pawlikowski’s COLD WAR is one of those films that you can respect but not outright love. Beautifully made but far more slight and bleaker... Read More

Cannes Review: Kirill Serebrennikov’s arthouse crowdpleaser ‘Leto’

Mina Takla May 10, 2018

Kirill Serebrennikov’s LETO is a tribute to music, dreams of youth and the power – and beauty of ambition. Despite a masterful and at times... Read More

Christopher Nolan, Ryan Coogler among 2018 Cannes Film Festival ‘Rendez-vous with’ sessions

Erik Anderson May 2, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Four masterclasses with directors Christopher Nolan and Ryan Coogler and actors John Travolta and newly minted Oscar-winner Gary Oldman will share... Read More

2018 Cannes: American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase Finalists

Erik Anderson April 26, 2018

Female directors are once again well represented in The Showcase, with more than half of the films directed by women. Today The American Pavilion announced... Read More

2018 Cannes: Jane Fonda, Orson Welles and Ingmar Bergman Docs Added to Cannes Classics

Erik Anderson April 23, 2018

Jane Fonda will appear at the71st Cannes Film Festival in one of the festival’s most loved sections, Cannes Classics. She will be in attendance for... Read More

2018 Cannes: Ava DuVernay, Kristen Stewart, Denis Villeneuve Among the Jury of the 71st Cannes Film Festival

Erik Anderson April 18, 2018

Award-winning actors, filmmakers and musicians will join jury president for the 71st Cannes Film Festival, among them Ava DuVernay, Kristen Stewart and Denis Villeneuve. They... Read More

2018 Cannes Critics’ Week: Paul Dano’s Directorial Debut; Competition Films 57% Female-Directed

Erik Anderson April 16, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 57th Cannes Critics’ Week was announced today and Paul Dano’s directorial debut, Wildlife, starring Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal will... Read More

2018 Cannes Official Lineup: Spike Lee, Jean-Luc-Godard In Competition; Women Still Underrepresented

Erik Anderson April 12, 2018

The announcement of the film playing the 71st Cannes Film Festival has been announced and they include Jean-Luc Godard’s Le Livre D’image, Jafar Panahi’s 3... Read More

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