Valeria Golino is a celebrated actress and now director. Twice invited to the Official Selection with her films Miele (2013) and Euforia (2018), she will be back this year for a special rendezvous. She has just adapted Goliarda Sapienza’s great novel L’arte della gioia (The Art of Joy) for the screen, starring Jasmine Trinca, Tecla Insolia and Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi. Initially shot as a TV series, The Art of Joy will be released in movie theaters in Italy.
On the occasion of this event, the first episode of the series will be previewed, followed by a dialogue between Valeria Golino and the audience.

Moderator: Guillemette Odicino

Before the full program is unveiled soon, four contemporary films will be shown as part of Cinéma de la Plage:

TRANSMITZVAH by Daniel Burman

SILEX AND THE CITY by Jul and Guigue

SLOCUM ET MOI by Jean-François Laguionie

MY WAY by Thierry Teston, with the collaboration of Lisa Azuelos

Two animated films will be on the program for young (and not so young) audiences at Cannes 2024:

SAUVAGES by Claude Barras

ANGELO, DANS LA FORÊT MYSTÉRIEUSE by Vincent Paronnaud and Alexis Ducord

With the tribute to Studio Ghibli, the 2024 Official Selection will feature 6 animated films: La plus précieuse des marchandises (The Most Precious of Cargoes) in Competition in addition to Flow (Un Certain Regard), Silex and the City, Slocum et moi, Sauvages, and Angelo, dans la forêt mystérieuse.