DO NOT MISS THESE EVENTS WHICH ARE PART OF THE FESTIVAL SACRE DE LA BEAUTE CANNES - ÉGLISE NOTRE-DAME DE BON VOYAGE a few meters off the palais this Friday May 23rd at 8pm 'Chansons de rencontres et de prières' Songs by french talended singer performer Jean-Claude Gianada.
Saturday May 24th, 9pm Récital « Eaux Vives » avec Michael Lonsdale, Père Vincent, Odile Samoël, Bernard Masson and Eric Sanare...
Sunday May 25 Live broadcast televised mass with Bishop Mgr Giraud, Bishop of Soissons (member from jury œcuménique)
The European Film Academy has been honoured with the "Médaille Charlemagne pour les Médias Européens", an award annually presented in the German city of Aachen in recognition of a contribution in the field of the media to the process of European unification and to the emergence of a European identity. “The European Film Academy is a Europe-wide institution that unites film-makers from nearly all European countries under one roof. It has given European film c...
Kylie Minogue private concert on the Beach was the talk of the Croisette for a few hours. Her fans beeing desperate to try to attend the party crowded the entrance of the Magnum Beach. MAGNUM, the brand renowned globally for its premium, indulgent ice cream, and here in Cannes with the very nice Magnum Beach indulge with an incredible birthday party to celebrate 25 years of pleasure, it was held on La Croisette during the Cannes Film Festival. Pop icon Kylie Minogue stole the ...
One of the most moving event of Festival Sacre de la Beaute in Cannes: The first edition offered this rare moment of emotion with a concert with a muslin, a christian and a jew singing together for Beauty. ...
Her Royal Highness Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi was in Cannes to preside over Thai Night Cannes 2014, a gala event held during the International Cannes Film Festival to promote Thailand's fast-growing film industry. Held on May 17 by the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP), Royal Thai Ministry of Commerce, the event put a special focus on Thailand's action cinema under the slogan "Thailand: At the Heart of the Action"...
Timothy Owase is in charge of Festivals and Film Funds at the Film Commission, he sat down with filmfestivals.com in his booth in Cannes to discuss his mission and mandate.
http://www.kenyafilmcommission.com/ The Kenya Film Commission was established vide Legal Notice No. 10 of 2005. The Commission is a state corporation under the Ministry of Information and Communication. Our mandate and core functions The Commission is mandated to perform the following functions: To advise the governme...
A list of Hollywood celebrities chose the AVAKIAN jewellery for the annual amfAR Gala Dinner held at the Eden Roc Hotel in Cap d'Antibes. Kelly Preston chose a spectacular white diamond necklace set with a total of 150cts of diamonds, 4 stackable bracelets with 80.00cts of diamonds, long diamond earrings and flower diamond ring set with amethyst. John Travolta opted for a striking pair of signature AVAKIAN black gold cufflinks set with diamonds. The hig...
May 22 panel atthe American Pavilion: In Conversation With Director Tobe Hooper on the 40th Anniversary Of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Tobe Hooper’s great American classic still packs a punch of feral, inbred madness. The original house of horrors, since transplanted some 80 miles east of the original shooting location in Williamson County, now offers up tasty Texas-style comfort cuisine. Come and get it. ...
The party held at night at the Gray d Albion Beach may 21st was much fun, a warm event with a great exposition of local beauties foods and drinks. more pictures at
https://www.facebook.com/cannesbyfilmfestivalscom a happy winner of the contest with a tip for 2 in her lucky hands. ...
Very convivial lunch at La Guinguette Beach on the croisette. ...
22 May FashionTV Model & Photographer Awards in cooperation with FashionTV Sunglasses & Nightlife Awards & 17 Anniversary of FashionTV in cooperation with Fashiontvcafe.com During the Day Live interviews with celebrities Host service Presentation of product / brand in lobby of Majestic Afternoon to Late – at the Salon de Croisette, Majestic Hotel Night FashionTV will crown the best models & photographers with the Fas...
21 May FashionTV Presents Fashion Film Awards in cooperation with YouTube During the Day Live interviews with celebrities Host service Presentation of product / brand in lobby of Majestic Afternoon to Late – at the Salon de Croisette, Majestic Hotel FashionTV Fashion Film Awards in cooperation with YouTube: FashionTV crowned the winners of the FashionTV Fashion Films online nomination in the winner categories This was foll...
Thursday, May 22 11:00am- In Conversation With Director Tobe Hooper on the 40th Anniversary Of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” Moderated by Keith Simanton (IMDB.com) 3:00pm- The Roger Ebert Film Critics Panel • Eric Kohn (Indiewire) • AA Dowd (The Onion AV Club) • Amanda Willmore (Buzzfeed) • Keith Simanton (IMDB.com) • Wesley Morris (Boston ...
Dreamworks Animation unveiled over 100 pieces of concept art, character sketches, production design and digital paintings from the epic animated film HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 in a special exhibit timed to the film’s premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. The film is directed by Dean DeBlois, produced by Bonnie Arnold and features a cast of beloved voice talent including recent Oscar winner Cate Blanchett along with Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Craig Ferguson, J...
It was announced today that the first International Showbiz Expo will take place in Abu Dhabi from October 20th to 22nd 2014 at ADNEC (Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company). It will feature heavyweight speakers from Hollywood, Asia, India and the Middle East as well as a variety of diverse initiatives that will make it an integral, annual global launch pad for new creative content and ideas. Partners already confirmed include Gulf Film LLC, NOVO Cinemas, Empire International, REEL...
The General Assembly of the International Confederation of Art Cinemas (CICAE) took place during the 67th edition of the Cannes Film Festival at the Grand Hotel of Cannes. The Assembly was led by the President of the CICAE, Dr. Detlef Rossmann who was again elected to preside over the Confederation. The President of the German association of Art Cinemas AG Kino – Gilde e.V., Dr. Christian Bräuer, was elected Vice-President of the CICAE
Co-founders Weerada Sucharitkul and William Page today announced the launch of FilmDoo. FilmDoo is an international film discovery platform providing its users with an interactive system to track, share, discover and watch International and Independent Cinema from all over the world. The platform is focused on helping people to discover and share films, going live this summer. After initial outreach at this year’s Hong Kong FilmArt, a raft of Asian content negotiations and beta presentatio...
Comedian David Kau of Blitz Patrollie and Taxi Ride fame has concluded a major production and distribution deal with Archstone Pictures and Archstone Distribution to co-produce and distribute his new film Sekwankwetla. Based at the Los Angeles Center Studios in Los Angeles, Archstone Distribution has gained a reputation as a filmmaker friendly distribution and sales company with nearly 100 titles in their current library. Archstone Pictures currently produces and co-produces 3-5 films p...
Tuesday, May 20-Jessica Chastain and host Trevor Groth at SagIndie Student Talk (The American Pavilion) ABOUT THE AMERICAN PAVILION Recently celebrating its 26th year as the center of American hospitality for the film industry in Cannes, The Pavilion brings professional and emerging filmmakers together. The American Pavilion is the center of activity ...
Ezekiel Film Production, a new name in international film production After meeting producer and actress Julie GAYET, banker and businessman Antoun SEHNAOUI dreamt of an innovative and active structure that would bring financiers and artists together to promote a new way of making films. This ambition led to the creation of Ezekiel Film Production in 2011. Aiming to support films made by promising directors, Ezekiel Film Production helped fina...
11:00am- In Conversation: Life Itself With Director Steve James and Chaz Ebert Moderated by Thom Powers (TIFF) 2:00pm- In Conversation with Josh Charles (Bird People) Moderated by Nigel Smith (Indiewire) 4:00pm- INDUSTRY IN FOCUS: “How to make your first 3D movie a full success” Workshop and reception sponsored by 3D Stereo MEDIA and UP3D, with participation of the International 3D and Advanced Imaging Society and the support of AeroCine, Auro Technologies,...
The Magnum team welcomes the Press Conference to share the screening of the Short Film "Celebrate the Moment" by Wim Wenders starring Rosie Huntington-Whiteley & Elyas M'Barek. Filmfestivals.com will join in the moment. ...
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Directed by : Andrey ZVYAGINTSEV Country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION Year: 2014 Duration: 141.00 minutes "Leviathan" is a modern day retelling of the Biblical story of Jobs set in contemporary Russia. Kolia lives in a small town near the Barents Sea, in North Russia. He has his own auto-repair shop. His shop stands right next to the house where he lives with his young wife Lilya and his son from a previous marriage Romka. Vadim Sergeyich, the Mayor of the town, wants to take away his ...
Directed by : Olivier ASSAYAS Country: FRANCE Year: 2014 Duration: 123.00 minutes At the peak of her international career, Maria Enders (Juliette Binoche) is asked to perform in a revival of the play that made her famous twenty years ago. But back then she played the role of Sigrid, an alluring young girl who disarms and eventually drives her boss Helena to suicide. Now she is being asked to step into the other role, that of the older Helena. She departs with her assistant (Kristen Stewa...
'Misunderstood' by Asia Argento, Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival, Courtesy of Asia Argento and 'Festival de Cannes', reprinted with permission Courtesy of 'Festival de Cannes', used with permission It proved extremely reliable to pay attention to the press dossier for "Incompresa" (Misunderstood, Italy/France 2014) directed b...
PRIZE LIST 53rd Semaine de la Critique Nespresso Grand Prize THE TRIBE by Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy France 4 Visionary Award THE TRIBE by Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy SACD Award HOPE by Boris Lojkine Sony CineAlta Discovery Prize for short film A CIAMBRA by Jonas Carpignano Canal+ Award for short film CROCODILE by Gaëlle Denis ...
10h00 : Pride de/by Matthew Warchus (+Q&A) 14h00 : Programme courts 2 : Trece si prin perete / Jutra / Fragmenty / 8 balles / Guy Moquet (+Q&A) 19h30 : Cérémonie de clôture : remise des prix suivie du film/awards ceremony followed by Pride de/by Matthew Warchus Asaf ...
The Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury headed by Abbas Kiarostami and including Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Noémie Lvovsky, Daniela Thomas and Joachim Trier, has awarded the 2014 Cinéfondation Prizes during a ceremony held in the Buñuel Theatre, followed by the screening of the winning films. The Cinéfondation Selection consisted of 16 student films, chosen out of 1 631 entries coming from 457 film schools around the world. First Prize: SKUNK ...
Since 2004, the Actress Masterclasses have provided a stage for leading actresses to explore the world of film through their cinematic experiences and memories. Following on from Catherine Deneuve in 2005 and Gena Rowlands in 2006, another legendary actress will honour us this year with her presence: Sophia Loren. After presenting the short film La Voce Umana by Edoardo Ponti and the screening of a restored copy of Vittorio De Sica's Matrimonio all’Italiana ...
09h00 : At li layla de/by Asaf Korman (+Q&A) 11h30 : Alleluia de/by Fabrice Du Welz (+Q&A) 14h00 : Programme courts 1 : Cambodia 2099 / Torn / Man on the Chair / A caça revoluções / En août / Sem Coração (+Q&A) 17h00 : At li layla de/by Asaf Korman ...
Directed by : Xavier DOLAN Country: CANADA Year: 2014 Duration: 134.00 minutes A widowed single mom finds herself burdened with the full-time custody of her explosive 15-year-old ADHD son. As they try to make ends meet and struggle with their impetuous and unpredictable ménage, the new girl across the street, Kyla, benevolently offers needed support. Together, they find a new sense of balance, and hope is regained. [NO OFFCIAL TRAILER] ...
Directed by : Ken LOACH Country: UNITED KINGDOM, IRELAND, FRANCE Year: 2014 Duration: 106.00 minutes In 1921, Jimmy Gralton's sin was to build a dance hall on a rural crossroads in Ireland, where young people could come to learn, to argue, to dream... but above all to dance and have fun. JIMMY'S HALL celebrates the spirit of these free-thinkers. ...
The following is a list of films featured in the Non-Competition Categories: Un Certain Regard, La Quinzaine des Realisateurs, and Semaine de la Critique. Un Certain Regard Charlie's Company:Blackfella Charlie is out of sorts. The intervention is making life more difficult on his remote community, what with the proper policing of whitefella laws now. So Charlie takes off, to live the old way, but in so doing sets off a chain of events in his life that has him return to his communit...
Studio Ghibli's latest film, The Tale of Princess Kaguya, premiered at Cannes today at the Quinzaine des Realisateurs, although it has already been releashed for months in Japan. Studio Ghibli is most well known for founder Hayao Miyazaki, but this latest feature comes from Miyazaki's co-founder and good friend Isao Takahata (the two often worked in parallel). Representatives from Disney France were there to introduce the film on his behalf (Disney France has been distribut...
Cannes Wrap magazine, one of the daily publications popular in the Marche du Film at Cannes, published an article earlier this week regarding the oversaturated international market of films, making buyers wary of "writing big checks." It is clear by walking through the Marche du Film that suppliers of movies are much more numerous than those willing to buy them. As well, given the recent string of international flops, such as Vampire Academy and Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, buyers...
One of the most highly-anticipated films of the film festival is Ryan Gosling's directorial debut, Lost River. With screenings at 14h, 22h, and press screenings in between, the film gained hype before and on the day of it's premiere. The crowd outside the 22h screening was a large percentage 20-somethings and younger, fans of Gosling's previous works and of the actor himself. Gosling said a few short words on stage next to the stars of the film, including Christina Hendrix and...
The idea is simple: A married woman and a single man meet. They love, they argue, fists fly. A dog strays between town and country. The seasons pass. The man and woman meet again. The dog finds itself between them. The other is in one, the one is in the other and they are three. The former husband shatters everything. A second film begins: the same as the first, and yet not. From the human r...
The Second Chechen War. 1999. THE SEARCH recounts, on a human scale, a powerful story of conflict told through four lives that will be brought together by a shocking twist of fate. After his parents are killed in their village, a small boy flees, joining the flood of refugees. He meets Carole, a European Union delegation head and little by little, with her help, he will return to life. At the same time, his elder sister Raïssa searches tirelessly for him amongst the civilian exodus. The...
La Semaine de la Critique is launching Next Step, a new programme aimed at the 10 directors of the sh...
The following is a list of films featured in the Non-Competition Categories: Un Certain Regard, La Quinzaine des Realisateurs, and Semaine de la Critique. Un Certain Regard Fantasia: Father got leukaemia. Mother was laid off long ago. She had to borrow money for her husband everywhere. Sister went to a night club to be a waitress secretly and soon became a “call girl”. Lin was cold-shouldered at school because of father’s illness. He became disgusted of school. One ...
10h00 : Séance spéciale / Special screening : P'tit Quinquin de/by Bruno Dumont (+Q&A) 14h30 : Kaguya-hime no monogatari de/by Isao Takahata (+Q&A) 17h45 : Queen and Country de/by John Boorman 20h30 : Kaguya-hime no monogatari de/by Isao Takahata ...
A quick take of le Croisette by day - the pedestrians the "every day people" the police and journalists minus the red carpet the glamour and paparazzi…this is the real thing. Before during and After. ...
The International Emerging Film Talent Association identifies and supports film-related creativity in developing countries around the world. Our mission is to discover and promote emerging talent, to encourage dialogue between filmmakers, to promote cultural diversity and international understanding, and to engage in the art of cinema. A Monaco-based, non-profit, non-governmental organization, the IEFTA organizes, finances and promotes festivals, exhibition, education and development. ...
Every year, thousands of movies will be released into the theaters or on-demand, but only a handful of them will garner the acclaim to be nominated at the Academy Awards. Usually, the Cannes Film Festival is a perfect starting gate for films to make an early push for an Oscar, as evidenced in previous competition films such as The Artist and last year's Nebraska. This year the trend looks to continue, as cr...
Canadian director David Cronenberg, after 45 years in the business, has finally filmed a movie in America with writer Bruce Wagner's original script Maps to the Stars,a satirical look at Hollywood in the 21st century led by a couple over the top performances, most notably Julianne Moore as an aging, in-decline actress. Despite the film's premise and characticatures of celebrities, the film has...
