Following Rossy de Palma in 2022, this year French actress Anaïs Demoustier will preside over the Caméra d’Or Jury of the 76th Festival de Cannes. The Caméra d’Or goes to one of all the debut feature films presented in Official Selection and in parallel sections. The emotion of beginnings, youth as a source of inspiration, … Read more
Selected from 4,288 films, 11 shorts will be presented this year in Competition, coming from 12 countries: Argentina, Colombia, Spain, the United States, France, Hungary, Indonesia, Iceland, Norway, Poland, the United Kingdom and Ukraine. The Short Film Palme d’or will be handed by the Jury chaired by Ildikó Enyedi, Saturday, May 27, during the closing … Read more
Actress Catherine Deneuve is standing on Pampelonne beach, near Saint-Tropez, for the shooting of La Chamade by Alain Cavalier, adapted from the novel by Françoise Sagan. She plays Lucile, who leads a worldly and superficial life, tinged with ease and a taste for luxury. Her heart beats frantically, hurriedly, passionately. Like the heart of cinema that the … Read more
Strange Way of Life by Pedro Almodóvar will be presented in the Official Selection and in world premiere, with the director and the two lead actors Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal in attendance. Western shot in the South of Spain, this short is the filmmaker’s second English-language experience, after The Human Voice in 2020. The screening will be … Read more
The world premiere of Jeanne du Barry, directed by Maïwenn and starring Johnny Depp, will open the 76th Festival de Cannes. The director’s sixth feature film is set be screened on Tuesday, May 16 at the Grand Théâtre Lumière, after the opening ceremony’s live broadcasting on France Télévisions and Brut. Jeanne du Barry will be released the same day in French theaters. In her new … Read more
50 years after fellow citizen Ingrid Bergman, Swedish director Ruben Östlund, a two-time winner of the Palme d’or, will preside over the Jury of the 76th edition of the Festival de Cannes to be held from May 16 to 27. “I am happy, proud, and humbled to be trusted with the honor of Jury president for … Read more
KINGS AND QUEENS Fresh from winning the ninth Pierre Angénieux Cinematography Tribute at Cannes, Darius Khondji AFC ASC’s latest project takes him from the glitzy French Riviera to gritty 1980s’ New York. Here, the French-Iranian cinematographer explains how he captured the city’s golden glow in Armageddon Time. Bathed in autumnal sunlight, Armageddon Time is a … Read more
WINNING TOUCH Thanks to her talent for lighting and photography, Evelin van Rei was awarded this year’s Angénieux Special Encouragement award at Cannes. “Images for me are about emotion, light, and reaching people. I just wanted to create”, says London-based Dutch cinematographer and photographer Evelin van Rei, who received the Angénieux Special Encouragement award at … Read more
The July 2022 issue of British Cinematographer is now here! You can find out more about the incredible interviews and articles you can expect to find inside our 112th edition now by reading on… MANDY WALKER AM ASC ACS ON ELVIS The Man. The Music. The Legend. In our cover story special, we offer fascinating insight into the creation of Elvis, the electrifying biographical musical that … Read more
Studio Babelsberg and the Motion Picture Association (MPA) celebrated more than a century of creativity and filmmaking in Europe at a cocktail reception during the 75th Cannes Film Festival. Studio Babelsberg, the world’s oldest large-scale film studio, is commemorating its 110th anniversary this year, while the MPA marks its centennial. Hosting the event were Charlie … Read more
In addition to all the screenings, conferences and events of the Official Selection happening at the Palais du Festival, the Festival reinvents itself each day at 9.30 pm and transforms the Macé beach of the Croisette (across the Majestic) into an open-air theatre at nightfall. This event is open to all festival-goers and casual cinephiles, … Read more
The BFI announces a line-up of industry events hosted by the UK Pavilion in this year’s Cannes Film Festival led by filmmakers with films having their world premieres in the festival’s official selections as well as discussion events with leading international industry players focused on urgent issues for the industry globally. All of the events … Read more
Following Jodie Foster in 2021, actor Forest Whitaker will be the honorary guest at the Opening Ceremony of the 75th Festival de Cannes, to be broadcasted live by France Télévisions and Brut. After Jeanne Moreau, Bernardo Bertolucci, Manoel de Oliveira, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Agnès Varda, or Alain Delon, he will be the new recipient of the … Read more
A FAITHFUL RESTORATION Nina Kellgren BSC, director Isaac Julien, BFI curator William Fowler, and BFI technical delivery manager Douglas Weir discuss the process of restoring 1991 British indie feature Young Soul Rebels as well as sharing details of the film’s creation. In 1991 a low budget British indie feature won the Critics Prize at Cannes. The Hollywood Reporter … Read more
Molinare has announced that Brian Krijgsman is the newest addition to the company’s highly reputable team of colourists. Krijgsman brings his wealth of experience to Molinare; his impeccable craftmanship is particularly notable in Warchild Batman, for which he won the Cannes Golden Lion award. Discovering his passion for filmmaking in war-torn Yugoslavia, Krijgsman has well-established himself … Read more
As with every year, the Festival de Cannes presents a selection of the best restored prints and invites those in attendance to explore the history of cinema. The films are as followed: La Drôlesse (The Hussy) by Jacques Doillon (1978, 1h30, France) Presented by Malavida. 2k scan and restoration made from the negative image, by Éclair Cinéma laboratory. … Read more
In 2019, Hors Normes (The Specials), directed by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano, closed the official Selection of a memorable edition. The Festival has announced that OSS 117, Alerte rouge en Afrique noire (From Africa With Love), directed by Nicolas Bedos, will be shown at the 74th edition’s “Final Screening” on July 17th in the Grand Théâtre Lumière at the … Read more
Around the President Spike Lee, five women and three men of seven nationalities, and coming from five continents, will have the privilege to discover the 24 films of the 2021 international Competition. As a reflection of the official selection, almost the whole world will be part of these long-awaited premieres. The jury members are as … Read more
The second guest of honour of the 74th edition of Cannes (after Jodie Foster attending the Opening Ceremony) is Italian director Marco Bellocchio. He will present his new feature film in the Cannes Premiere section, on Friday July 16th, after having met the audience the previous evening at the “Rendez-vous with…” event. During the Closing … Read more
In 2021 and given the urgency of the situation, protecting the environment is at the heart of the Festival de Cannes‘s preoccupations, and is reflected upon its Official Selection. The Selection was already bearing that mark, when in 2007, Al Gore was invited for his documentary An Inconvenient Truth that brought him an Oscar and to … Read more