The Daily 2004

Accompanied by his wife and producer Kathleen Glynn, filmmaker Michael Moore graced the red carpet before the screening in competition of Fahrenheit 9/11, a documentary that denounces the errors of the Bush government's policies. It was the Moore's second time in competition at the Palais des Festivals; his previous film,...

Two years after his Cannes 55th Anniversary Prix for Bowling For Columbine, Michael Moore is back on the Croisette with Fahrenheit 9/11, screening in competition. The documentary opens with the contested presidential election in the year 2000, and moves on to 9/11 exposing relations between the Bush and the Bin Laden families,...

Michael Moore took on a full house of journalists single-handed after the competition screening of his documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11, this morning. He fielded questions during a full hour. Here are a few excerpts. On his intentions: "When I make a movie, it's a movie I'd like to see on a Friday night. [...] I wanted to say...

On the eve of the Cannes Festival's second European Day, 20 European culture ministers including Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres of France and Christina Weiss of Germany met to walk up the red carpet for a screening of Hans Weingartner's Die Fetten Jahre sind vorbei (The Edukators). They were joined by Ms. Viviane Reding, European...

Die Fetten Jahre sind vorbei (The Edukators) is the first German film in competition since Wim Wender's In weiter Ferne, so nah! (Faraway, So Close!) in 1993. The film is Hans Weingartner's second feature after 2001's Das Weiáe Rauschen (The White Noise) and deals with the rebellion of a group of...

The Jury of the Opening Shot Prize, presided by French film director Catherine Corsini, unanimously attributed the Prix 2004 to the Argentine director Diego Lerman for his project Mientras Tanto. The 40,000_ grant, equally financed by the Gan Foundation for Cinema and the Cinéfondation, was bestowed by Fabienne Vonier...

This morning the team of German feature Die Fetten Jahre sind Vorbei (The Edukators) answered questions from the world's press. Present were director Hans Weingartner, actors Daniel BrÂÂhl, Stipe Erceg and Burghart Klaussner, as well as producer Antonin Svoboda. Highlights. Hans Weingartner on the...

The Tribute to Brazilian Cinema is presenting a special screening of Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands from Bruno Baretto at Cinema on the Beach this evening, the story of a woman obsessed by her fantasies of two husbands. In the framework of Cannes Classics, a couple of Brazilian features also made the limelight today: Black...

The Cannes Festival paid homage to Lalo Schifrin, one of film's greatest composers, with a Leçon de Musique (Music Masterclass). The meeting between the public and the unequalled composer of such classics as Bullitt and Dirty Harry took the form of a walking tour through the heart of his exemplary career and an insight...

For the past twelve years, ADAMI has sponsored Talents Cannes. This short film initiative serves as a showcase for young actors, and their short films are screened during the Cannes Festival as well as programmed on the national France 2 television channel, TV5 and TPS Cinema. This year, the focus is on actors turned...

Fonds Sud Cinéma, which has supported more 320 features since its creation, today celebrated its 20th birthday in the presence of singer and Brazilian Culture Minister, Gilberto Gil. Financed by the French Culture and Foreign Ministries, Fonds Sud Cinéma has helped finance six films selected for this year's...

The Un Certain Regard section today welcomes first-time director Niels Mueller to Cannes with his film, The Assassination of Richard Nixon. The feature takes place in 1974 at the height of the Watergate scandal that would eventually lead to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. Sam Bicke, a man on the edge of a...

The film team of The Assassination of Richard Nixon were in town today for its screening in the Un Certain Regard section. Present for the post-screening press conference were the director Niels Mueller, actors Sean Penn and Jack Thompson, as well as producers Jorge Vergara and Alfonso Cuaron. Highlights. Sean Penn on his...

It was the turn of the Korean film crew from the competition feature Woman is the Future of Man to walk up the red carpet. Director Hong Sang-soo was accompanied by his three main actors, Sung Hyunah, Yu Ji-tae and Kim Taewoo, as they made their way towards the Palais entrance in step to the Zen music playing in the...

After Park Chan-wook's Old Boy, today saw the screening of the second South Korean film in this year's competition, Woman is the Future of Man. The director Hang Sang-soo, one of Asian cinema's biggest discoveries, has already been selected twice at Cannes in Un Certain Regard with 1998's The Power of Kangwon Province and...

Hong Sang-soo answered questions from the journalists today for his film, Woman is the Future of Man (La Femme est l'avenir de l'homme), presented in competition. Also taking a seat in front of the press were actors Sung Hyunah, Yu Ji-tae and Kim Taewoo, as well as producers Marin Karmitz, Pierre Rissient, Michelle Park and...

Jessica Hausner is back in the Un Certain Regard section with her second feature, Hotel. The filmmaker was last in Cannes three years ago with Lovely Rita and this year she has returned with a thriller: a new receptionist at a hotel in the Austrian Alps discovers that the person she's replacing disappeared in strange...

France entered the competition of this 57th edition with Look at Me (Comme une image) from director Agnès Jaoui, a film that belittles power and fame. Another female director was honoured, Lucrecia Martel from Argentina presented The Holy Girl (La Niña Santa), a film that deals with religious and love constraints...