AwardsWatch - 74th cannes film festival

Cannes 2021 Winners: Ties, history and a huge Spike Lee flub highlight Closing Ceremony

Erik Anderson July 17, 2021

The winners of the 74th Cannes Film Festival were revealed tonight at the Closing Ceremony of the festival, which found a split jury, ties for... Read More

Cannes 2021: Mamoru Hosoda’s animated ‘Belle’ joins Cannes Premiere lineup

Erik Anderson July 4, 2021

Belle, the animated film by the Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda will world premiere during the 74th Festival de Cannes in the Cannes Premiere section, it... Read More

Cannes 2021:“Rendez-vous with…” Jodie Foster, Matt Damon, Isabelle Huppert, Steve McQueen and Marco Bellocchio

Erik Anderson July 1, 2021

Conversations will run concurrently with this year’s festival from July 6-17 Launched in the 90s, “Masterclasses” became a highlight of the 12 days at Cannes... Read More

Cannes 2021: Cinéma de la plage to include ‘In the Mood for Love,’ world premiere of Tony Gatlif’s ‘Tom Medina’

Erik Anderson June 30, 2021

The lineup for Cinéma de la plage aka Movies on the Beach has been announced and will include the restored version of Wong Kar-wai’s 2000... Read More

Cannes 2021: Mélanie Thierry is President of the Caméra d’or jury

Erik Anderson June 29, 2021

The French actress Mélanie Thierry will be the President of the 2021 Caméra d’or that will award a first feature film selected at the Festival... Read More

2021 Cannes Film Festival Lineup: Big auteurs, expanded lineups and a record number of women filmmakers

Erik Anderson June 3, 2021

24 titles were revealed this morning as in competition films for the 74th Cannes Film Festival, announced today by Thierry Frémaux, artistic director and general... Read More

2021 Cannes: Jodie Foster to be honored during Opening Ceremony

Erik Anderson June 2, 2021

Academy Award winning actress and director Jodie Foster will be the Guest of honour at the Opening Ceremony of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, which... Read More

Cannes 2021: Who’s in the running in one of the most competitive seasons in years

Mina Takla May 31, 2021

Excitement is high as the Cannes Film Festival is set to return with a highly anticipated edition that is sure to mark with it the... Read More

Leos Carax’s ‘Annette’ with Marion Cotillard and Adam Driver will open the 74th Cannes Film Festival

Erik Anderson April 19, 2021

The 74th Cannes International Film Festival runs July 6-17 Nine years after the remarkable Holy Motors, presented in competition, Leos Carax will unveil in Cannes his new... Read More

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