Once again this year, French films will be strongly represented in the various sections at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival.
As we all know, French cinema is often acclaimed: it is a key point of reference in the world of auteur filmmaking. The Cannes Film Festival—as a gathering of the big names in French cinema and because of the important role it plays in international co-productions—is the ideal place to gauge the international presence of French films, which are currently more vibrant and broad-ranging than ever. The six French films (including majority-French co-productions) that have been selected in this year's Official Competition demonstrate this once again.
The same can be said of all of the festival's parallel sections, in which French films (including co-productions) dominate the selections. Cannes epitomizes the best of auteur filmmaking each year, so it's not surprising that this year's programs feature established names (Garrel, Ozon, Haneke, Doillon, Cantet, Depardon, Varda, Claire Denis, Dumont), but we also have the chance to discover the work of up-and-coming directors, for whom there are no limits to what the future holds.
All French productions (and co-productions) presented in the four Cannes programs:
Official Selection
Opening Film (Out-of-Competition):
Feature Film Competition:
- Amant double by François Ozon (photo)
- Redoubtable by Michel Hazanavicius
- Rodin by Jacques Doillon
- BPM (Beats Per Minute) by Robin Campillo
- Happy End by Michael Haneke
- A Gentle Woman by Sergei Loznitsa
- Loveless by Andreï Zviaguintsev (minority co-production)
- Radiance by Naomi Kawase (minority co-production)
- In the Fade by Fatih Akin (minority co-production)
Out of Competition:
Un Certain Regard:
- Barbara by Mathieu Amalric
- Until the Birds Return by Karim Moussaoui
- Montparnasse Bienvenüe by Léonor Serraille
- The Workshop by Laurent Cantet
- After the War by Annarita Zambrano (minority co-production)
- Out by György Kristóf (minority co-production)
- Beauty and the Dogs by Kaouther Ben Hania (minority co-production)
- The Summit, de Santiago Mitre (minority co-production)
Special Screenings:
- Napalm by Claude Lanzmann
- 12 Days by Raymond Depardon
- Demons in Paradise by Jude Ratnam
- The Venerable W., de Barbet Schroeder
- Plot 35, de Éric Caravaca
70th Anniversary Program:
Midnight Screenings:
- A Prayer Before Dawn by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire (minority co-production)
Children Screenings :
Short Films - Official Selection:
Short Films - Cinéfondation:
- À perdre haleine by Didier D. Daarwin
- Two Youths Died de Tommaso Usberti
Directors' Fortnight
Opening Film:
Selection:
- Jeannette: the Childhood of Joan of Arc by Bruno Dumont
- Lover For A Day by Philippe Garrel
- The Prince of Nothingwood by Sonia Kronlund
- West of the Jordan River by Amos Gitaï
- Just to Be Sure by Carine Tardieu
- Alive in France by Abel Ferrara
- I Am not a Witch by Rungano Nyoni (minority co-production)
- A Ciambra by Jonas Carpignano (minority co-production)
- Frost by Sharunas Bartas (minority co-production)
- L'Intruse by Leonardo Di Costanzo (minority co-production)
- Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts by Surya Mouly
- Mobile Homes by Vladimir De Fontenay (minority co-production)
Short Film Section:
Critics' Week
Opening Film:
- Sicilian Ghost Story by Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza (minority co-production)
Official Competition:
- Makala by Emmanuel Gras
- Ava by Léa Mysius
- Los Perros by Marcela Said (minority co-production)
- Gabriel and the Mountain by Fellipe Barbosa (minority co-production)
Special Screenings:
Short Film Section:
Short Films (Special Screenings):
- Islands by Yann Gonzalez
- Bad Bunny by Carlos Conceição
- After School Knife Fight by Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel
ACID
Selection:
- No Farewells by Christophe Agou
- Kiss and Cry by Chloé Mahieu, Lila Pinell
- L'Assemblée by Mariana Otero
- Before Summer Ends by Maryam Goormaghtigh
- The Starry Sky Above Me by Ilan Klipper
- Belinda by Marie Dumora
- Last Laugh by Zhang Tao (minority co-production)
Special Screenings:
Acid Trip - Serbia:
- Requiem for Mrs. J. by Bojan Vuletic (minority co-production)
