63rd
Cannes Film
Festival - Festival de Cannes: May 12th
to 23rd 2010
The
actress Kristin Scott Thomas will open the 63rd edition of the Festival
on May 12th by inviting the President Tim Burton and his Jury on stage at the
Palais des Festivals. She will equally animate the closing ceremony when the Awards
will be announced, Sunday May 23rd. Kristin Scott Thomas is re-cast in the role
she played in 1999, succeeding Edouard Baer who held the position for two years
running in 2008 and 2009.
The
President of the Feature Film Jury will be Tim Burton and on the jury:
Kate
Beckinsale – Actress / United Kingdom Giovanna Mezzogiorno – Actress
/ Italy Alberto Barbera – Director of the National Museum of Cinema / Italy
Emmanuel Carrere – Author – Screenwriter – Director / France Benicio
Del Toro – Actor / Porto Rico Victor Erice - Director/ Spain Shekhar Kapur
- Director – Actor – Producer / India
Robin
Hood, the epic blockbuster by British director Ridley Scott, starring Russell
Crowe and Cate Blanchett (and Max Von Sydow, Lea Seydoux, William Hurt), is to
be screened at the Opening of the 63rd Festival de Cannes on Wednesday May 12th
2010. The film will be presented out of competition. Produced by Universal Studios,
the screenplay was penned by Brian Helgeland (L.A Confidential, Mystic River)
and portrays the birth of the Robin Hood legend. To star, Ridley Scott chose Russell
Crowe for a role previously brought to the screen by Errol Flynn, Sean Connery
and Kevin Costner. Ridley Scott was in the Official selection at the Festival
de Cannes with The Duellists, a prize winner in 1977, then with Thelma and Louise,
presented out of competition in 1991. Robin Hood will be released in theatres
in France the day of its presentation at Cannes, and released worldwide on May
14th.
Italy's culture minister will boycott the 2010 Cannes Film Festival to protest
an Italian documentary that criticizes Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's relief
efforts for survivors of the L'Aquila earthquake in central Italy last year. Sandro
Bondi declined an invitation to attend the festival on the French Riviera. On
Saturday, just days before its opening, the minister issued a statement saying
he was shocked that the film, Draquila: Italy Trembles, was included in the event.
The
Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or for 2010 was won by the Thai film Uncle
Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul. It
was the first time that an Asian movie won the award since 1997.
Other winners from the 2010 Festival: Grand
Prix - Of Gods and Men directed by Xavier Beauvois | Jury Prize - A Screaming
Man directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun | Best director - Mathieu Amalric for On
Tour | Best actress - Juliette Binoche for Certified Copy | Best actor- Javier
Bardem for Biutiful and Elio Germano for Our Life (shared) | Best screenplay -
Lee Chang-Dong for Poetry
62nd Cannes
Film Festival - Festival de Cannes: May
13th to 24th 2009
French
actress Isabelle Huppert was the President of the Jury of the 62nd Festival de
Cannes. Three
British films were vying for the 2009 Cannes Film Festival's PalmeD'Or
award. They were Ken Loach's fim Looking for Eric a film about an obsessive football
fan staring Manchester United's Eric Cantonna. [The
59th Festival de Cannes that was held on the 17th to 28th May 2006 had Ken Loach
winning the 2006 Palme D'Or at Cannes for his film The Wind That Shakes
The Barley.(Le Vent se lève) ], Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank
and Jane Campiion's Bright Star.
It
was not a double British win in Cannes for Plalme D'Or and Monaco Grand Prix.
Jensen Button wpn the 2009 Monaco
Grand Prix. Austrian Michael Haneke won his first Palme d'Or with his parable
of fascism, "The White Ribbon" and Charlotte Gainsbourg takes best actress
award for her role in Lars von Trier's Antichrist.The best actor award went to
Christoph Waltz who plays a linguistically brilliant Nazi – the "Jew Hunter".
There was a British winner for the Cannes Jury prize Andrea
Arnold who won her second Jury Prize for Fish Tank about a a fearless,
troubled 15-year-old whose life changes when her terrible mother finally goes
out with someone nice.
61st
Cannes Film Festival
- Festival
de Cannes: from 14th to 25th May 2008
The
Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or was won by the French production Entre les murs
(The Class) on the 25th May 2008. The film, directed by Laurent Cantet, used teachers
and students to chronicle a year in the life of an inner-city school. This is
the first time a French film has won the Palme d'Or since Sous le Soleil de Satan
by Maurice Pialat in 1987
Grand
Prix GOMORRA de / by Matteo Garrone
Prize
of the 61st Festival de Cannes ex-aequo Catherine Deneuve dans / for UN CONTE
DE NOËL de / by Arnaud DESPLECHIN Clint Eastwood pour / for L’ÉCHANGE (The Exchange)
Award
for the Best Director ÜÇ MAYMUN (Three Monkeys / Les Trois Singes) de / by Nuri
Bilge Ceylan
Jury
Prize IL DIVO de / by Paolo Sorrentino Prix d'interprétation masculine Benicio
Del Toro dans / for CHE de / by Steven SODERBERGH
Best
Performance for an Actress Sandra Corveloni dans / for LINHA DE PASSE de / by
Walter SALLES, Daniela THOMAS
Award
for the Best Screenplay LE SILENCE DE LORNA de / by Jean-Pierre et Luc DARDENNE
Benicio
del Toro won the prize for best actor for his lead role in Guerrilla, Steven Soderbergh's
biopic of Che Guevara
The
President of the 2008 jury was the American actor Sean Penn
60th
Cannes
Film Festival
-Festival
de Cannes: from 16th to 27th May 2007
Romania
wins major prizes at 2007 Cannes Film Festival
The
Palme d'Or, went to Cristian Mungiu for "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,"
described as an unsparing yet humane look at life during the dictatorship of Nicolae
Ceausescu. It follows the ordeal of two female university students as one tries
to help the other obtain an illegal abortion. Cristian Mungiu's film had critical
support from the start and the The audience in the Palais des Festivals was audibly
delighted by Mungiu's victory. The jury for Un Certain Regard, gave its highest
honour to "California Dreamin,' " a first feature by Cristian Nemescu set in Romania
during the Kosovo war of 1999. Cristian Nemescu died in a car accident in 2006
at the age of 27.
Diane
Kruger was the Master of Ceremonies for the 60th Festival de Cannes. She welcomed
the
President Stephen Frears and his Jury onto the stage of the Palais des Festivals
on May 16th 2007. She also hosted the Closing Ceremony, on Sunday May 27th, during
which the Awards will be announced.
Meanwhile
early in 2007, the town of cannes and the Palais des Festivals has launched
an exciting programme to mark the 60th anniversary of the creation of the Cannes
film festival. In 2007 a series of screenings of old films tracing the history
of cinema on the Croisette will be shown several times a month at various venues.
Entrance to these films will be free from 6pm and open to all, subject to availability.
As part of the
60th Celebrations the city of Cannes will be showing some of the biggest festival
winning films including - Death in Venice, Easy Rider, MASH, Taxi Driver, Apocalyspe
Now, La Ville est Belle and Cinema Paradiso. There will be about 60 films played
across the year at various cinemas throughout Cannes including La Licorne, Studio
13, Miramar, Le Raimu and Alexandra 111. There
will also be seven "Red carpet" screenings in the Grand Auditorium.
Bono
of U2 brought Cannes to standstill in the early hours of Sunday 20th May with
a concert performed on top of the red carpeted steps leading to the Palais
des Festivals. Bono yelled "Bonne anniversaire Cannes",
just before 1 am wishing the festival a 60th birtday greeting. Bono and U2 was
there for the screening of "U2 3D" their concert film that has been
filmed in 3D. The film was scheduled to be screened at 12.30 am, but was delayed
by the impromptu concert. The audience were handed a pair of 3D glassed to watch
the film and guests included Prince Albert of Monaco and German film maker Wim
Wenders.
The
President of the jury was British Director Stephen Frears.
The
Cannes Film Festival (le Festival international du film de Cannes) is held in
May every year and in 2007 it will be the 60th festival.
The
history of the Cannes Film Festival goes back to 1939 when Jean Zay, the French
minister for Public Instruction and the Arts (Ministère de l'Instruction Publique
et des Beaux-Arts), proposed a "creation of an international film event in France".posed
a "creation of an international film event in France".
Cannes was chosen for its "sunshine and enchanting setting" according to the minister.
The reason to set up a Festival in France was as a response for the effect of
Mussolini's fascist take over of the Venice Film Festival. Unfortunately because
of the Second World War the festival did not commence till the September 20, 1946
and was held at the former Casino de Cannes. As from 1951 the month was changed
to May and it now runs for two weeks. It has run every year since 1946 with the
only exception being 1948 and 1950. Every year there are thousands of movie makers
who go to Cannes accompanied by nearly 4,000 journalists
Left: Carlton Hotel Cannes - Cannes Film Festival 2005
The
most prestigious award given out at Cannes is the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm)
for the best film. This non-public Festival is attended by numerous film stars
and is a popular venue for movie producers to launch their new films and attempt
to sell their works to the distributors who come from all over the world.
Right:
"Live" television on La Crosette Cannes May 2005
It
is a fascinating experience to spend part of the day or evening there soaking
up the atmosphere and although restaurant, hotel and bar prices are higher than
normal, it is still possible to eat and drink at "normal" prices in some of the
establishments away from the "main arena" that is the section along the beach
- La Croisette
Naturally
hotel beds are at a premium. If you walk along the La Croisette in the early evening
you will find early evening television shows being transmitted by channels like
TF1 and Canal+ and as dusk draws in the visitors to the evening film showing
in the Palais des Festivals et des Congres start arriving. They are dressed in:
- dinner jackets - smart dresses and the film stars and their entourage arrive
in a fleet of cars picking them up from their hotels and delivering them to the
red carpeted steps. The cars are normally supplied by a major French car manufacturer.
Men have to look smart and wear a tie, otherwise they might not be admitted..
Left: Cannes Film
Festival 2009 personalities arriving at the Canal+ studio on the beach
The stars arrive at the Cannes Film Festival
Left : numerous steps are positioned opposite the Palais
des Festivals (2009) and belowt being used when the stars arrive
When it is
dark there is usually a public screening on the beach with a giant screen. It
is a fabulous setting with the sea beyond and lazar lights illuminating the entire
bay and the yachts and boats anchored in it. This can certainly be an interesting
(and inexpensive) way to pass a few hours and if you don't know who is in the
chamfered driven cars, there are still newsstands open where you can buy one of
the popular "people's lives - celebrity" magazines.
Right:
"Cinema on the beach" Cannes 2006
Left:
Palais des Festivals et des Congres
Right:
Lazar light show across the bay
The
hundreds of film screenings that take place during the festival are not only for
the privileged. There are screenings across town as well as the open air screenings.
A visitor can get information from the Tourist Office.
There
are five major international film festivals - Venice, Berlin, Sundance, Torronta
and Cannes, but the Cannes festival is the most prestigious.
Left: Cannes Film Festival 2009 - Hotel Martinez
Right:
Cannes 2009 - Ready to intrerview
Left: Sculpture in on the beach at Cannes May 2009
59th
Cannes Film Festival
-
Festival de Cannes: from 17th to 28th May 2006
The
59th Festival de Cannes was held on the 17th to 28th May 2006 Ken Loach
the veteran director won the 2006 Palme D'Or at Cannes for his film The
Wind That Shakes The Barley.(Le Vent se lève) It beat 19 other films. The
film is about the early days of the IRA and stars Cillian Murphy and Liam Cunningham
as two brothers in early 1920s Ireland, when volunteer guerrilla fighters rose
up against the British Black and Tans.
The Grand Prix was won by Flandres by Bruno Dumont. Andrea Arnold, a new
director, won the Jury Prize( Prix du Jury) for Red Road, starring Kate
Dickie as a CCTV operator on a Glasgow, Scotland council estate who spots a man
from her past in video footage
Some further information about Cannes:
It is described by some as one of the classiest resorts on the Cote d'Azur, although
very expensive and having one of the longest shopping streets in Europe, you can
still find a reasonably priced hotel and meals locally.
It
is has a picturesque old town overlooking the town. It has wonderful sandy beaches
that are accessible from the main promenade "La Croisette" and at either end these
beaches are public beaches. The area in between on La Croisette is full of beach
restaurants and although you can walk past them on the sand if you want to sun
bathe, you have to pay to use the facilities (loungers - chairs - umbrellas).
There
is also a working fishing port contrasted by private moorings from some the most
expensive yachts in the world.
If
you are staying in the South of France in May a visit to the film festival makes
great entertainment and can be for FREE!
In
the same month you can also watch the Monaco Grand Prix - Very expensive
and the less expensive Historic Monaco Grand Prix - Grand Prix de Monaco Historique
that is held every other year. Historic
Monaco Grand Prix Click
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62nd Cannes
Film Festival - Festival de Cannes: May
13th to 24th 2009
Left: Cannes Film
Festival 2009 personalities arriving at the Canal+ studio on the beach
The stars arrive at the Cannes Film Festival
Left : numerous steps are positioned opposite the 
Left:
Left: Cannes Film Festival 2009 - Hotel Martinez
Left: Sculpture in on the beach at Cannes May 2009
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