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The Festival Beat Special edition 1128

 
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PEOPLE IN FOCUS Oliver Stone in Conversation with Costa-Gavras
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone will sit down with Costa-Gavras on May 31 at UCLA’s James Bridges Theater in an extended conversation following the West Coast Premiere of the latest Gavras film, LAST BREATH. Both critically acclaimed political and social master storytellers, Oliver Stone and Costa-Gavras have used their compelling and powerful art to create conversation starters influenced by living histories and personal experiences. Oliver Stone has said, “Truth ...
Venice Film Festival_Werner Herzog Golden Lion for Career Achievement
The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia (August 27 – September 6, 2025) has been awarded to the great German director Werner Herzog (Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo, Nosferatu the Vampyre). The decision was made by the Board of Directors of La Biennale, upon recommendation of the Artistic Director of the Festival, Alberto Barbera. Photo credit: Werner Herzog courtesy of Lena Herzog  Werner Herzog, in a...
 
 
Robert De Niro to receive the Honorary Palme d'or of the 78th Festival de Cannes on opening day
    © Brigitte Lacombe On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, American actor, director and producer Robert De Niro will receive an honorary Palme d'or for lifetime achievement at the opening ceremony of the 78th Festival de Cannes, 14 years after he Presided over the Jury in 2011. There are faces that stand in for the 7th Art, and lines of dialogue that leave an indelible mark on cinephilia. With his interiorized style, which surfaces in a gentle smile or a harsh gaze, Robert De...
 
 
Philip Glass to be honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award at 25th World Soundtrack Awards
American composer Philip Glass will be celebrated with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the film music concert Minimalism in Motion: Glass, Nyman and Beyond which will close Film Fest Gent’s Film Music Days 2025 and the 25th World Soundtrack Awards. While initially renowned for his work for opera and his symphonies, Glass has made an equally impressive contribution to film music, with a rich oeuvre of film scores that include Koyaanisqatsi, Mishima: A Life in Four C...
 
 
 
Interview With Norwegian Actor Filmmaker Espen Alknes
Norwegian actor/filmmaker Espen Alknes started his acting career doing stage performances in theaters, one of which includes the National Theater in Oslo. He has contributed to multiple TV series and films. He is known for “Stardust” (2020) and “What's on Your Mind?” (2014) and Camping in Paradise (2023).   Can you speak about your background in acting first?  ESPEN: I went to acting school in Oslo and have been working as an actor for about twenty ...
 

 

Interview With Cinematographer Brandon Lattman for "Trifole" (2024)
Brandon Lattman was born in San Diego, California on the 5th February 1992. In 2015 he moved to Los Angeles to study filmmaking at The New York Film Academy where he found an interest in cinematography. He also developed himself in other filmmaking areas such as directing, writing and editing. He is known for his work on The Waltz of the Monsters (2017), Repertoire of Memory (2016) and Methadone (2018). His latest film Trifole (2024) held its world premiere at the Palm Springs International Fi...
 
Interview With Italian Writer Director Gabriele Fabbro
Director Gabriele Fabbro  Named by MovieMaker Magazine as one of the top 2022's screenwriters to watch, Gabriele Fabbro was born in 1996, in Milan, Italy. He's a film director with a BFA degree in Filmmaking from the New York Film Academy. Since 2011, he wrote, directed and produced over 30 productions including features, short films, music videos and commercials. Among his most recent works, he directed the music video "If You Run (2020)" for Josh Homme (Queens of the St...
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Save the date for the 15th International Film Finance Forum May 16th
Save the date for the 15th International Film Finance Forum, presented by Winston Baker! They will be returning to Cannes Friday 16 May to welcome industry leaders and award-winning filmmakers to dive into and discuss the industry's latest trends! The International Film Finance Forum unites global leaders and acclaimed filmmakers for an annual summit event, diving into the latest trends and market shifts in film finance. Hosted in partnership with&n...
Filmfestivals.com covered Cannes with over 300 articles
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Video coverage on our youtube account followed by 19.5K subscribers, 3.1K videos Playlist : Cannes 2024 (cannes coverage : 47 videos and Interviews Playlist : Fan de cannes (cannes coverage : 426 videos and interviews) 339 articles published https://www.youtube.com/@fest21comfilmfestivalscom/featured CANNES FESTIVAL Coverage 127 articles + 42 articles  en français MARCHE DU FILM Coverage 170 articles     CANNES ...
 
The Un Certain Regard Jury of the 78th Festival de Cannes
The British director, screenwriter and cinematographer Molly Manning Walker will be the President of the Un Certain Regard Jury of the 78th Festival de Cannes. She will be joined by French-Swiss director and screenwriter Louise Courvoisier, Croatian director of the International Film Festival Rotterdam Vanja Kaludjercic, Italian director, producer and screenwriter Roberto Minervini and Argentinian actor Nahuel Pérez Biscayart. They will be in charg...
 
 
16 works to be judged by the prestigious jury of the Immersive Competition of the 78th Festival de Cannes
16 immersive works from 9 countries will be presented in the Selection, including 9 in the Competition. The Immersive Competition Jury will be chaired by French director Luc Jacquet, who will be joined by American artist Laurie Anderson, French writer Tania de Montaigne, British director Martha Fiennes and Japanese video game creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi.  This prestigious jury will have the noble task of awarding the prize for Best Immersive Work at ...
 
 
Alice Rohrwacher, President of the Caméra d'or Jury
    After last year's duo with Emmanuelle Béart and Baloji, this year Italian director and screenwriter Alice Rohrwacher has been chosen to chair the Jury of the Caméra d'or. This award honors a first feature film presented in the Official Selection, at the Critics' Week or the Directors' Fortnight. Alice Rohrwacher, whose delicate work blossomed in Cannes, will in turn recognize a filmmaker's debut at the Closing Ceremony of the 7...
 
 
L’Œil d’or – The documentary prize, created by the Cannes Film Festival and La Scam, celebrates its 10th anniversary
L’Œil d’or – The documentary prize, created by the Cannes Film Festival and La Scam, celebrates its 10th anniversary in partnership with INA.   Sinc...
 
 
Short films and La Cinef Jury and selections of the 78th Festival de Cannes
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Director, screenwriter and producer Maren Ade will preside over the short films and La Cinef Jury of the 78th Festival de Cannes. She will be flanked by director, screenwriter and producer Reinaldo Marcus Green, actress, singer and songwriter Camélia Jordana, producer, photographer and former Director of the Filmoteca Española José María Prado and director and screenwriter Nebojša Slijepčević. Together, they will awar...
 
 
Nicole Kidman to receive the 2025 Women In Motion 2025 Award from Kering and the Festival de Cannes
Kering and the Festival de Cannes will present the 2025 Women In Motion Award to Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG winning actress and producer Nicole Kidman at the official Women In Motion dinner held during the Festival. The Award, which has been presented in Cannes since 2015, recognizes female artists who, through their career and commitment, advance the place of women in cinema and in society. Kidman will be returning to the festival for the first time since she was honored with the Canne...
 
 
The Jury of the 78th Festival de Cannes is revealed
The Jury for the 78th Festival de Cannes, chaired by Juliette Binoche, will include American actress and filmmaker Halle Berry, Indian director and screenwriter Payal Kapadia, Italian actress Alba Rohrwacher, French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani, as well as Congolese director, documentarist and producer Dieudo Hamadi, Korean director and screenwriter Hong Sangsoo, Mexican director, screenwriter and producer Carlos Reygadas and American actor Jeremy Strong. The Jury will have th...
 
 
Cannes brings back Un Homme et Une Femme Palme d'Or 60 years ago
A man. A woman. A deserted beach. A turbulent sky. Intoxicating music. A 3-month-old idea. A 3-week shoot. A 20-second scene. Eternity lasts but a moment in the end.   It was 60 years ago. In 1965, two damaged beings played by Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant met, charmed each other, resisted, and finally twirled under Claude Lelouch's incandescent camera. The Palme d'or in Cannes in 1966, the two Oscars in Hollywood in 1967 and the dozens of awards ar...
 
 
RIP Max Tessier Film critic, former Cannes programmer
Vesoul Fest Jury President (right 2001) In Memoriam Max Tessier: 1944 - 2025   We have just learned of the death in Manila of Max Tessier, film critic, lecturer and former Cannes Film Festival selector. We are deeply saddened by his death.  We had a thirty-year friendship with him. He was one of the memories of world cinema. From 1965, he contributed to Jeune Cinéma, then in 1967 to Cinéma. In 1972, he was one of the founders of Ecran. He was a columnist for Revue d...
 
 
ACID Cannes 2025 unveils its poster
    This year's visual is by illustrator Alex Besikian ­ ...
 
 
Cannes 2025 / carrosse d'or award to TODD HAYNES
In 2025, the SRF – the French Film Directors’ Guild – is proud to honor TODD HAYNES. A filmmaker born in the heart of the American counterculture, he carries his legacy of challenging norms, whether social, sexual or artistic, with pride. TODD HAYNES will be awarded the Carrosse d’Or on May 14th, 2025 in Cannes, during the Directors’ Fortnight opening ceremony. «From Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story to Safe, Velvet Goldmine, Carol and M...
 
 
Tom Cruise returns to the 78th Festival de Cannes with Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
The highly anticipated American film will be presented Out of Competition at the Grand Théâtre Lumière May 14. On Wednesday, May 14, actor and producer Tom Cruise, his long-time collaborator, director and screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie, and the cast will walk the steps of the Palais des Festivals. This is only the Hollywood legend's third appearance on the Croisette: the first in 1992, for the premiere of Ron Howard's Far and Away, a few years went by before T...
 
 
The Official Selection for the 78th Festival de Cannes is unveiled
President Iris Knobloch and General Delegate Thierry Frémaux announced the Official Selection of the 78th Festival de Cannes at a press conference on April 10, 2025.   Discover the films that will be shown on the Croisette from May 13 to 24, 2025. Opening Film ...
 
Filmfestivals.com covered Cannes with over 300 articles
Video coverage on our youtube account followed by 19.5K subscribers, 3.1K videos Playlist : Cannes 2024 (cannes coverage : 47 videos and Interviews Playlist : Fan de cannes (cannes coverage : 426 videos and interviews) 339 articles published https://www.youtube.com/@fest21comfilmfestivalscom/featured CANNES FESTIVAL Coverage 127 articles + 42 articles  en français MARCHE DU FILM Coverage 170 articles     CANNES ...
 

 

Highlights of the 2025 Animation Day May 18
  The Marché du Film and Annecy Festival are teaming up once again for a full day of animated excitement in Cannes on 18 May!  Join us for the Annecy Animation Showcase, featuring 5 incredible animated works-in-progress — PLUS curated panels and an exclusive cocktail mixer to gather, meet, and connect!    Animate your day in Cannes!   ...
 

 

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