The Daily 2010

Un Certain Regard 2010 presented 19 films directed by 21 directors hailing from 19 different countries. 4 of the works were first films. Presided over by Claire DENIS (Director, France), the Jury was comprised of: Helena LINDBLAD (Critic - Dagens Nyheter, Sweden), Patrick FERLA (Journalist - Radio télévision suisse, Switzerland),...

  The press conference for the film, Tender Son – The Frankenstein Project by Kornél Mundruczó took place today. The director responded to journalists' questions in the company of his friend, the film-maker, Miklos Jancso, the scriptwriter, Yvette Biro, and the producer, Viktoria Petranyi. Selected extracts.   On the film’s...

Nikita Mikhalkov and the whole team of his film, The Exodus - Burnt by the Sun 2 (Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie) by Nikita Mikhalkov, held a press conference this morning. Excerpts.   Nikita Mikhalkov, on the theme of his film: Contrary to what I was able to read in the press, The Exodus is a feature film...

Guitars, rock stars, and reclining beach chairs. Nearly 1,200 people were in attendance last night on the Jean Macé beach for the screening of Rock'n'roll, ...of Corse !, the documentary by Lionel Guedj and Stéphane Bébert on Henry Padovani, former guitarist for The Police. It was an opportunity to  take stock...

The sixth edition of theAtelier of the Cinéfondation closed yesterday. Fifteen directors looking for funding met with potential co-producers, distributors, foreign salespeople, funding bodies. Explanations and results from Georges Goldenstern, director of the Cinefondation. 15 projects were selected for the Atelier. Is this a...

  This Saturday, the short films enter the Competition at 11:00, Salle Debussy. Nine films and two hours of screening will culminate in the Palme d’or for short films. The Jury, presided by Etom Egoyan, will announce its winner Sunday evening. In Estaçao (Station), by Portuguese Marcia Faria, Ines leaves Brasilia for Saõ Paolo...

The Cinefondation Awards Ceremony took place yesterday at 16:30 in Salle Buñuel, followed by a screening of the films by the award winners. The 13 films competing for these awards were selected from among over 1,500 entries.   Before an electrified audience, Gilles Jacob, president of the Festival de Cannes, opened the ceremony...

The VIP guests expected to be in attendance today are: Alberto BARBERA, Kate BECKINSALE, Cate BLANCHETT, Sami BOUAJILA, Raoul BOVA, Stephane BRIZE, Tim BURTON, Emmanuel CARRERE, Monia CHOKRI, Marion COTILLARD, Russell CROWE, Jamel DEBBOUZE, Benicio DEL TORO, Anais DEMOUSTIER, Claire DENIS, Alexandre DESPLAT, Emmanuelle DEVOS, Carlos...

 In 1994, Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov won the Prix du Jury for Burnt by the Sun (Utomlyonnye Solntsem). Sixteen years later, he is presenting in Competition his film The Exodus – Burnt by the Sun 2, which traces the tragic destiny of General Serguei Kotov. The film will be screened at the Grand Théâtre Lumière at 8:30 and...

French cineaste Claire Denis came to present three of her films in Cannes. This year, she is presiding over the Jury Un Certain Regard, which opened yesterday. Exclusive interview.       How did you react when you were asked to be President of the Jury Un Certain Regard? I had the impression that Thierry...

There is no more appropriate place that the Cinéma de la Plage for the screening of the film by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Louis Malle, Le Monde du silence. As the last screening at the Cinéma de la Plage, this underwater film will be shown in its element, on a screen at the seaside, at 21:30. The World of Silence (Le Monde du...

Find all the exclusive interviews given by the members of the Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury:   Atom Egoyan, Président du Jury: "It’s every film lovers’ dream to be in the realm of film."   Marc Recha : "It takes patience to make films, and to know how to grow with them..."   Dinara Droukarova : "It’s wonderful to...

A Tender Son – The Frankenstein Project (Szelid Teremtes - A Frankenstein Terv), presented in Competition, marks the return of Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczò to the Festival. It is in fact the fourth time this young 34-year old director is in Cannes. The film is being screened today at 12:00 and 23:00 at the Grand...