1001 Films: May 2015

Sunday, May 24, 2015

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 Ethan & Joel Cohen (Presidents),
Guillermo del Toro, Sophie Marceau, Xavier Dolan, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sienna Miller, Rokia Traoré & Rossy de Palma.

THE OFFICIAL COMPETITION

DHEEPAN, Jacques AUDIARD PALME D'OR

THE MEASURE OF A MAN , Stéphane BRIZÉ

MARGUERITE AND JULIEN, Valérie DONZELLI

CHRONIC, Michel FRANCO Best Script

TALE OF TALES, Matteo GARRONE

CAROL, Todd HAYNES Best Actress

THE ASSASSIN, HOU Hsiao Hsien Best Director

MOUNTAINS MAY DEPART, JIA Zhang-Ke

OUR LITTLE SISTER KORE-EDA Hirokazu

MACBETH, Justin KURZEL

THE LOBSTER, Yorgos LANTHIMOS PRIX DU JURY

MON ROI, MAÏWENN Best Actress

MIA MADRE, Nanni MORETTI

SON OF SAUL , László NEMES GRAND PRIX

VALLEY OF LOVE , Guillaume NICLOUX

YOUTH, Paolo SORRENTINO

LOUDER THAN BOMBS, Joachim TRIER

THE SEA OF TREES, Gus VAN SANT

SICARIO, Denis VILLENEUVE

OUT OF COMPETITION

STANDING TALL , Emmanuelle BERCOT OPENING FILM

IRRATIONAL MAN, Woody ALLEN

INSIDE OUT, Pete DOCTER

MAD MAX : FURY ROAD, George MILLER

THE LITTLE PRINCE, Mark OSBORNE

ICE AND THE SKY, Luc JACQUET CLOSING FILM

UN CERTAIN REGARD

AN, Naomi KAWASE OPENING FILM

Neeraj GHAYWAN MASAAN

RAMS, Grímur HÁKONARSON UCR GRAND PRIX

JOURNEY TO THE SHORE, KUROSAWA Kiyoshi

I AM A SOLDIER, Laurent LARIVIÈRE

THE HIGH SUN, Dalibor MATANIĆ

TAKLUB, Brillante MENDOZA

THE OTHER SIDE, Roberto MINERVINI

AFTERTHOUGHT, Radu MUNTEAN

THE SHAMELESS, OH Seung-uk

THE CHOSEN ONES, David PABLOS

NAHID, Ida PANAHANDEH

THE TREASURE, Corneliu PORUMBOIU

ALIAS MARIA, José Luis RUGELES GRACIA

THE FOURTH DIRECTION , Gurvinder SINGH

MADONNA, SHIN Su-won

CEMETERY OF SPLENDOUR, Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL

MARYLAND, Alice WINOCOUR

LAMB, Yared ZELEKE

MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS

OFFICE , HONG Won-Chan

AMY, Asif KAPADIA

LOVE, Gaspar NOÉ

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

ASPHALTE , Samuel BENCHETRIT

OKA, Souleymane CISSE

DON'T TELL ME THE BOY WAS MAD, Robert GUÉDIGUIAN

HAYORED LEMA'ALA, Elad KEIDAN

A TALE OF LOVE AND DARKNESS, Natalie PORTMAN

AMNESIA, Barbet SCHROEDER

PANAMA, Pavle VUCKOVIC

For more info: www.festival-cannes.com

Semaine de la Critique

DÉGRADÉ Arab & Tarzan Nasser
KRISHA Trey Edward Shults
MEDITERRANEA Jonas Carpignano
NI LE CIEL NI LA TERRE Clément Cogitore
PAULINA Santiago Mitre GRAND PRIX
SLEEPING GIANT Andrew Cividino
LA TIERRA Y LA SOMBRA César Augusto Acevedo CAMERA D'OR

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