Tuesday, May 26, 2009

FESTIVAL 5: Cannes, France


The mother of all festivals which makes it the most important festival in the world. Actually it's four festivals in one, besides the official competition, there are also Un Certain Regard, theSemaine Internationale de la Critique (Critic's Week) and the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Directors' Forthnight). The festival also has the biggest film market including the Producer's Network for upcoming films. I will be covering the festival, so check for updates.

The winners will be decided by the jury that includes Isabelle Huppert (president), Asia Argento, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Lee Chang-dong, James Gray, Hanif Kureishi, Shu Qi, Robin Wright Penn and Sharmila Tagore.

Opener
"Up," U.S., Pete Docter, Bob Peterson

Closer
"Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky," France, Jan Kounen

The Official Competition
"Bright Star," Australia-U.K.-France, Jane Campion
"Spring Fever," China-France, Lou Ye, Script
"Antichrist," Denmark, Lars von Trier, Actress
"Enter the Void," France, Gaspar Noe
"Face," France-Taiwan-Netherlands-Belgium, Tsai Ming-liang
"Les Herbes folles," France-Italy, Alain Resnais
"In the Beginning," France, Xavier Giannoli
"A Prophet," France, Jacques Audiard, Grand Prix
"The White Ribbon," Austria, Michael Haneke, Palme d'Or, FIPRESCI
"Vengeance," Hong Kong-France-U.S., Johnnie To
"The Time That Remains," Israel-France-Belgium-Italy, Elia Suleiman
"Vincere," Italy-France, Marco Bellocchio
"Kinatay," Philippines, Brillante Mendoza, Director
"Thirst," South Korea-U.S., Park Chan-wook, Prix du Jury
"Broken Embraces," Spain, Pedro Almodovar
"Map of the Sounds of Tokyo," Spain, Isabel Coixet
"Fish Tank," U.K.-Netherlands, Andrea Arnold, Prix du Jury
"Looking for Eric," U.K.-France-Belgium-Italy, Ken Loach
"Inglourious Basterds," U.S., Quentin Tarantino, Actor
"Taking Woodstock," U.S., Ang Lee

Out of competition
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," Canada-France, Terry Gilliam
"The Army of Crime," France,
Guediguian" Robert Guediguian
"Agora," Spain, Alejandro Amenabar

Special screenings
"Petition," China, Zhao Liang
"L'epine dans le coeur," France, Michel Gondry
"Min ye," France-Mali, Souleyumane Cisse
"Jaffa," Israel-France-Germany, Keren Yedaya
"Manila," Philippines, Adolfo Alix Jr., Raya Martin
"My Neighbor, My Killer," U.S., Anne Aghion

Midnight Screenings
"A Town Called Panic," Belgium, Stephane Aubier, Vincent Patar
"Ne te retourne pas," France-Belgium-Luxembourg-Italy, Marina de Van
"Drag Me to Hell," U.S., Sam Raimi

Un Certain Regard
"Samson & Delilah," Australia, Warwick Thornton, Camera d'Or
"Adrift," Brazil, Heitor Dhalia
"The Wind Journeys," Colombia, Ciro Guerra
"Demain des l'aube," France, Denis Dercourt
"Irene," France, Alain Cavalier
"Air Doll," Japan, Hirokazu Kore-eda
"Independance," Philippines-France-Germany, Raya Martin
"Le Pere de mes enfants," France-Germany, Mia Hansen-Love
"Dogtooth," Greece, Yorgos Lanthimos UCR PRIX
"Nobody Knows About the Persian Cats," Iran, Bahman Ghobadi
"Eyes Wide Open," Israel, Haim Tabakman
"Mother," South Korea, Bong Joon-ho
"The Silent Army," Netherlands, Jean van de Velde
"To Die Like a Man," Portugal, Joao Pedro Rodrigues
"Police, Adjective," Romania, Corneliu Porumboiu FIPRESCI
"Tales from the Golden Age," Romania, Hanno Hofer, Razvan Marculescu, Cristian Mungiu,Constantin Popescu, Ioana Uricaru
"Tale in the Darkness," Russia, Nikolay Khomeriki
"Tzar," Russia-France, Pavel Lounguine
"Nymph," Thailand, Pen-ek Ratanaruang
"Precious," U.S., Lee Daniels

For more info: Festival de Cannes



Semaine Internationale de la Critique

COMPETITION
"Lost Persons Area," Belgium, Caroline Strubbe
"Altiplano," Belgium-Germany-Netherlands, Peter Brosen, Jessica Woodworth
"Huacho," Chile, Alejandro Fernandez Almendras
"Adieu Gary," France, Nassim Amaouche
"Whisper With the Wind," Iraq, Shahram Alidi
"The Ordinary People," Serbia-France-Switzerland, Vladimir Perisic
"Bad Day to Go Fishing," Uruguay-Spain, Alvaro Brechner


SPECIAL SCREENINGS
"Nothing Personal," France, Mathias Gokalp (Opening film)
"Hierro," Spain, Gabe Ibanez
"La baie du renard," France, Gregoire Colin (Closing night short)
"1989," Columbia, Camilo Matiz (Closing night)

For more info: http://www.semainedelacritique.com/


Quinzaine des Réalisateurs

"La Pivellina," Austria, Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel
"The Alasness of Things," Belgium-Netherlands, Felix van Groeningen
"Eastern Plays," Bulgaria-Sweden, Kamen Kalev
"Carcasses," Canada, Denis Cote
"J'ai tue ma mere," Canada, Xavier Dolan
"Polytechnique," Canada, Denis Villeneuve
"Navidad," Chile, Sebastian Lelio
"Oxhide II," China, Liu Jia Yin
"La famille Wolberg," France-Belgium, Axelle Ropert
"Land of Madness," France, Luc Moullet
"Le roi de l'evasion," France, Alain Guiraudie
"Les beaux gosses," France, Riad Sattouf
"Yuki & Nina," France-Japan, Nobuhiro Suwa, Hippolyte Girardot
"Ajami," Israel-Germany, Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani (closer)
"Daniel & Ana," Mexico-Spain, Michel Franco
"Karaoke," Malaysia, Chan Fui (Chris) Chong
"Ne change rien," Portugal-France, Pedro Costa
"Here," Singapore-Canada, Tzu-Nyen Ho
"Like You Know It All," South Korea, Hong Sang-soo
"Amreeka," U.S., Cherien Dabis FIPRESCI
"Go Get Some Rosemary," U.S.-France, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie
"Humpday," U.S., Lynn Shelton
"I Love You Phillip Morris," U.S.-France, Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
"Tetro," Argentina-Spain-Italy, Francis Ford Coppola (opener)

For more info: http://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/

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