“Alpha”, interview with actor Tahar Rahim
Alpha, Ducournau’s Cannes comeback, stars Tahar Rahim in a mesmerizing performance
Alpha, Ducournau’s Cannes comeback, stars Tahar Rahim in a mesmerizing performance
Alpha by Julia Ducornau, marks the director’s comeback in Cannes competition after the Palme d’Or with Titane in 2021
Renoir, in the Cannes 78’s competition, is Hayakawa’s more intimate and personal project after Plan 75
My father’s shadow, a semi-autobiographical film set in 1993’s Nigeria about two little brothers and the last trip with their father
"Caravan", for the film's director Zuzana Kirchnerova, was also a way to "give a voice" to all family members who are caretakers and get marginalised in our society.
In "Nino", in many ways reminiscent of Agnès Varda's "Cleo from 5 to 7", director Pauline Loquès focuses on trivial, daily things, which she says are her primary material, to explore "what happens when nothing happens"
Stefania Ippoliti is the director of the Tuscany Film Commission, in Cannes to present to producers the activities and programme of the film commission but also to promote a film in the festival slection that was shot in te region …
Director Neeraj Ghaywan discusses Homebound at Cannes 78—an emotional tale of friendship, dignity, and identity rooted in real-life inspiration.
The Phoenician Scheme by Wes Anderson, in Cannes’ competition sees the participation of newcomers Mia Threapleton and Riz Ahmed and welcomes back Richard Ayoade
The Phoenician Scheme by Wes Anderson, at Cannes 78, is a family story with a vintage old Hollywood’s era look
Interview with Kirill Serebrennikov and August Diehl on The Disappearance of Josef Mengele at Cannes 78 – a chilling look at evil, complicity, and justice.
Diego Céspedes brought to Cannes, in the Un Certain Regard section, his first feature film " The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo", a fascinating and heartfelt story of self affirmation and resilience of a queer family in Chile, seen through …
Valéry Carnoy, director of "Wild Foxes" : "All the others are obsessed by Camille because he is a genius at his sport, but all this obsession and this 'love' is like a punishment for him. It’s like a psychological jail."
Left-Handed Girl, Sean Baker’s producer Shih-Ching Tsou’s first solo project, lands at the Semaine de la Critique
Fuori by Mario Martone, in competition at Cannes 78, marks Matilda De Angelis’ first time at the Festival
Alice Douard’s directorial debut, "Love Letters", at the Semaine de la critique, sees Monia Chokri pairing up with Ella Rumpf.
"We are humans, but in the end, we are animals".
La Ola, the feminist musical from Oscar Winner for A Fantastic Woman, Sebastián Lelio lands Cannes Premiere
“Mama”, the debut feature film by director Or Sinai, was presented as a Special Screening at the 78th Festival de Cannes. A journey into the emotional layers of her protagonist Mila, a Polish immigrant torn between multiple homes and identities.
Dominik Moll on his Palme d'Or contender "Case 137": "There’s a whole lot of footage [on demonstrations and police brutality], and we immediately felt that this was very cinematic, and that the investigation should be structured around those videos."
"Promised Sky" director, Erige Sehiri, on this Tunis-set story: "We have stories about migrants arriving in Europe and struggling in Europe, but we don’t have the stories from before, when they are stopped somewhere, stopped or stuck."
Director Pedro Pinho on the concept of "I Only Rest in the Storm": "I wanted to continue to explore the concept of polyphony, of creating a situation where different voices come together to reflect upon a given subject."
Paolo Manera is the director of the Film Commission torino Piemonte, in Cannes to celebrate the 25 years of activity, with a big event and the help of public and private partners that believed in the objectives the commission is …
"Reedland" by Sven Bresser tells the change in the life of a reed cutter when he found a body of a dead girl in his own reed lands. Not a murder mystery film though, mora of a path of evolving …
Alexe Poukine, director of "Kika": "We were really lucky with the cast. I think this is the most successful thing in the film. They brought a lot of themselves to their characters and you can see it."
Laura Wandel’s Adam’s sake, at the Semaine de la critique, relies on the perfect duo: Léa Drucker and Anamaria Vartolomei
Two Prosecutors, based on Georgy Demidov’s novella, marks Loznitsa’s return to fiction and to Cannes competition
At the 78th Cannes Film Festival, Sergei Loznitsa Two Prosecutors delivered a striking reflection on the human cost of authoritarianism, challenging the audience to confront modern echoes of 1937.
Mascha Schilinski’s Sound of Falling (Die Sonne schauen) debuts in Competition at the 78th Festival de Cannes. A poetic, female-led meditation on generational trauma and memory.
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