Competition: "Shrek 2" by Andrew Adamson,ÿKelly Asbury andÿConrad Vernon

Three years after his first visit to Cannes, the green ogre Shrek is back. Co-directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon, DreamWorks' Shrek 2 is one of two animated features in this year's competition (the other is Mamoru Oshii's Innocence). Mike Meyers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz, the voice talents from the first film, are back and are this time joined by Rupert Everett, Antonio Banderas and Julie Andrews.
Shrek 2 is great fun for kids big and small, with the same perfectly mastered animation as the original. The new characters are charming - from the parents of Princess Fiona, Prince Charming to the intrepid Puss in Boots - and reinforce the first film's successful mix of cheek, comedy and parody.