Festival de Cannes 1993 - 2013

66th Festival de Cannes

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, the Semaine 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.

The winners including the coveted Palme D'Or will be decided by the jury that includes Steven Spielberg (President
), Daniel Auteuil, Vidya Balan, Naomi Kawase, Nicole Kidman, Ang Lee, Cristian Mungiu, Lynne Ramsay and Christopher Waltz.


The Official Competition
A CASTLE IN ITALY, Valeria BRUNI-TEDESCHI
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS, Ethan & Joel COEN GRAND PRIX
MICHAEL KOOLHAAS, Arnaud DESPALLIERES
JIMMY P., Arnaud DESPLECHIN
HELI, Amat ESCALANTE BEST DIRECTOR
THE PAST, Ashgar FARHADI BEST ACTRESS
THE IMMIGRANT, James GRAY
GRISGRIS, Mahamat-Saleh HAROUN
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON, Hirokazu KORE-EDA PRIX DU JURY
ONLY LOVER LEFT ALIVE, Jim JARMUSCH
A TOUCH OF SIN, JIA ZHANGE BEST SCRIPT
BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR, Abdellatif KECHICHE PALME D'OR
SHIELD OF STRAW, Takashi MIIKE
YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL, Fracois OZON
NEBRASKA, Alexander PAYNE BEST ACTOR
VENUS IN FUR, Roman POLANSKI 
BEHIND THE CANDLABRA, Steven SODERBERGH
THE GREAT BEAUTY, Paolo SORRENTINO
BORGMAN, Alex VAN WARMERDAM
ONLY GOOD FORGIVES, Nicolas WINDING REFN

Out of Competition
THE GREAT GATSBY, Baz LUHRMAN OPENING FILM
BLOOD TIES, Guillame CANET
ALL IS LOST, J.C. CHANDOR
THE LAST OF THE UNJUST, Claude LANZMANN
ZULU,  Jérôme SALLE  CLOSING FILM

Un Certain Regard
ANONYMOUS, Mohammad RASOULOF
AS I  LAY DYING,  James FRANCO
THE BASTARDS, Claire DENIS
BENDS, Flora LAU
THE BLING RING, Sofia COPPOLA OPENING FILM
DEATH MARCH, Adolfo ALIX JR
FRUITVALE STATION, Ryan COOGLER
GRAND CENTRAL, Rebecca ZLOTOWSKI
LA JAULA DE ORO, Diego QUEMADA-DIEZ
L’IMAGE MANQUANTE, Rithy PANH UCR GRAND PRIX
L’INCONNU DU LAC, Alain GUIRAUDIE Directing Prize
MIELE, Valeria GOLINO
MY SWEET PEPPERLAND, Hiner SALEEM
NORTE, THE END OF HISTORY, Lav DIAZ
OMAR, Hany ABU-ASSAD Jury Prize
SARAH WOULD RATHER RUN, Chloe ROBICHAUD
TORE TANZT, Katrin GEBBE
WAKOLDA, Lucia PUENZO

Midnight Screenings 
BLIND DETECTIVE, Johnnie TO
MONSOON SHOOTOUT, Amit KUMAR

Special Screenings
SEDUCED AND ABANDONED, James TOBACK
WEEKEND OF A CHAMPION, Roman POLANSKI
STOP THE POUNDING HEART, Roberto MINERVINI
MUHAMMAD ALI'S GREATEST FIGHT, Stephen FREARS
BITE THE DUST, Taisia IGUMENTSEVA

For more info: www.festival-cannes.com

Semaine de la Critique
Le Démantèlement (The Dismantling), Sébastien Pilote
Los Dueños, Agustín Toscano & Ezequiel Radusky
For Those in Peril, Paul Wright
The Lunchbox (Dabba), Ritesh Batra
The Major, Yury Bykov
Nos héros sont morts ce soir, David Perrault
Salvo, Fabio Grassadonia & Antonio Piazza GRAND PRIX
Suzanne, Katell Quillévéré OPENING FILM
Ain't Them Bodies Saints,  David Lowery
Les Rencontres d’après minuit, Yann Gonzalez

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

La Quinzaine des Réalisateurs
A Strange Course of Events, Raphaël Nadjari
Les Apaches*, Thierry de Peretti
Ate ver a luz*, Basil Da Cunha
Blue Ruin, Jeremy Saulnier
The Congress, Ari Folman OPENING FILM
La danza de la realidad, Alejandro Jodorowsky
L’Escale*, Kaveh Bakhtiari
La Fille du 14 Juillet*,  Antonin Peretjatko
Henri, Yolande Moreau
Ilo Ilo*, Anthony Chen CAMERA D'OR
Jodorowsky’s Dune*, Franck Pavich
Last Days on Mars*, Ruairi Robinson
Les Garçons et Guillaume, à table !*, Guillaume Gallienne Art Cinema Award &
Prix SACD
Magic Magic, Sebastian Silva
On the Job,  Erik Matti
The Selfish Giant, Clio Barnard Label Europa Cinemas
Tip Top, Serge Bozon
Ugly, Anurag Kashyap
Un voyageur, Marcel Ophuls
El verano de los peces voladores, Marcela Said
We Are What We Are, Jim Mickle

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

Behind the Candlebra

Director Steven Soderbergh apparently made his last film with this drama which took a long winding road to get made, ending up on HBO. The relationship between celebrity pianist Liberace and his young lover, Scott Thorson is explored. Soderbergh and his terrific cast and crew manage to bring the colorful and over-the-top life of Liberace to live that rises above the usual made for TV dramas. Michael Douglas and Matt Damon star with fearless performances that makes this film worth watching. Among the supporting cast that includes Debbie Reynolds, Scott Bakula and Dan Aykroyd, Rob Lowe stands out with his hilarious performance. 1001 Films' coverage of current releases.