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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

Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal star in Paul Dano's Wildlife

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

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2019 Oscars: The State of the Foreign Language Film Race Before Cannes

Erik Anderson April 14, 2018

Following our analysis two weeks ago of next year’s Animated Feature Oscar race, we turn our attention to the 2019 Foreign Language Film race... 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

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 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: 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