#CANNES74 : confirmed Spike Lee as President of the Jury

(luigi Noera - Photos are courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) The Cannes Film Festival has confirmed American director Spike Lee as President of the Jury of its 74th edition, which this year will be held from 6 al 17 July 2021. Faithful to its commitments, the director has promised to support the Festival with its return to the Croisette. After last year's hiatus due to the health crisis, the Cannes Film Festival inaugurates this new decade with an exceptional President of the Jury, one of the greatest directors of his generation, as well as

#Cannes2020 at LUMIER FILM FESTIVAL - Lyon 10/ 18 October

The official selection of the Festival de Cannes 2020 at the Lumière Film festival in Lyon together with Cannes Classics 2020 After making its mark at AFCAE festivals, Angoulême, Deauville and San Sebastián, the selected films of the Festival de Cannes 2020 they will stop at the Lumière Film festival in Lyon from 10 al 18 October, before heading to Rome and returning to the Croisette for three exceptional days in late October. Over the course of eight days dedicated to the celebration of past and present cinema, the public and the media will be able to watch the previews of

SPECIAL # Cannes2020: the probable films of the Selection

The presence of Italian films in the so-called Official Selection is uncertain 2020 that Thierry Frémaux will announce in a few days for the edition missed due to COVID19. Pierre Lescure, president of the Cannes Film Festival, e Thierry Frémaux, general delegate of the Festival, will announce the line-up of the 73rd edition of the Festival de Cannes live on Canal + Wednesday 3 June at 18:00, as well as on the Festival website and through its social media. As every year, the event will take place at the UGC Normandie in Paris. For the occasion, the general delegate of the Festival will reveal

#CANNES 2020: the Cannes Film Festival is at a crossroads

After Macron's speech on Angel Monday, the Cannes Film Festival is at a crossroads: Not just Cannes, but also Venice, Locarno are at a crossroads so as not to perish. Since Cannes is temporally the first, he will have to take the first step forward for CINEMA. DA SOLI NON CI SI SALVA IL PRESIDENTE DELLA REPUBBLICA Macron ha scelto il Lunedì dell’Angelo per rivolgersi ai francesi SUL CORONAVIRUS, COVID-19. So begins his speech (read full text) very heartfelt, but decided that it does not give space to interpretations, before 11 May, France remains armored

#CORONAVIRUS: the NW of Cannes and Venice Festival "Virtual"

Many are anxiously wondering what will become of the longest-running festivals in the world at the time of the #Coronavirus which, in addition to wiping out tens of miles of human lives, millions of jobs, Now after locking the Asian film industry at the beginning of the '20s is about right now that has an impact on European industry, as for some time we report on the situation of the various updates of Cinema Festival which these days are moved, canceled or replaced with virtual editions. For both festivals only one figure is up to

#STAYHOME – Communication of the Cannes Film Festival

The following is the text published on the website of the Cannes Film Festival that answers the most frequently asked questions that are received by the Offices of the Organization. It shows a great effort to move forward, but also the conviction that first of all you have to be next to those who now suffer because of #CORONAVIRUS. A good omen for the oldest Festival together with the Venice International Film Festival of Venice. What is the hope for a synergy between the two Festival in front of the pandemic that has engulfed the whole world. Meanwhile, the 77. International Art Exhibition

SPECIAL # CANNES73 #2 – 12/23 MAY 2020: The Workshop 2020

(da Cannes Luigi Noera - Photos are published courtesy of the Festival de Cannes) The Cinefondation Atelier hosts its sixteenth edition this year and will invite i 16 directors of the Festival de Cannes, whose projects have been considered particularly promising. Together with their manufacturers, will be able to meet potential partners, a necessary step to complete their project and start making their film. The Atelier offers its participants access to international co-productions, thus speeding up the completion of the film. The Cinefondation Atelier was created in 2005 per

The Girl of the Kantemir Balagov Fall: review of Marina fearful

In Italian cinemas from 9 January, The Autumn Girl (Beanpole title) It is the second feature by young Russian director Kantemir Balagov, former student of Aleksandr Sokurov, became famous thanks to Tesnota (2017), his first. The lanky beanpole or (A TALL GIRL) competition in the selection "Un Certain Regard" at the Cannes Festival 2019 It is the second feature by which Kantemir BALAGOV received the Best Director Award. The development history of the scene is that of the young Ija - also called "beanpole" - a girl - in a

SPECIAL # CANNES73 #1 – 12/23 MAY 2020: Spike Lee, president of the international jury

(da Cannes Luigi Noera - Photos are published courtesy of the Festival de Cannes) American director Spike Lee will be president of the jury at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival. A 62 years, director, who is also a screenwriter, actor, editor and manufacturer, he has numerous films that have become objects of worship and has brought the controversial issues of our day to contemporary cinema. It is he who raises his fist. It was he who paid homage to Robert Mitchum with words "love" e "hate" engraved on his rings when he did

Film Critics 2020 by SNCCI: LAKE OF THE WILD GEESE "Diao Yinan

Presented in Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2019 il film "NAN FANG CHE ZHAN DE JU HUI (THE WILD GOOSE LAKE)"Diao Yinan distributed in Italy by Movies Inspired Film Critics was nominated by the National Syndicate of Italian Film Critics - SNCCI with the following Motivation: Diao Yinan brings a poetic perspective and aesthetics in a fascinating noir from brutal violence explosions, This also becomes the occasion for a reflection on Chinese Modernity. An uproar of chaos, where dominating is the sense of helplessness and death: the director

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