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The 73rd annual Cannes Film Festival was scheduled to take place from 12 to 23 May 2020. [2] On 13 January 2020, Spike Lee was named as the president of the Jury. [ 3 ] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France , festival management announced on 14 April 2020 that the festival could not be held in its "original form", with alternative ...
Cannes seen from Le Suquet. The Cannes Film Festival (/ k æ n /; French: Festival de Cannes [fɛstival də kan]), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (Festival international du film), is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around the world.
There's no physical festival this year, but the Cannes 2020 selection provides a lot of room for exploration. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...
The festival and the city of Cannes humbly marked the day by posting a picture of a large white banner above the entrance to the Palais des Festivals, where gala world premieres are hosted.
Un Certain Regard (French: [œ̃ sɛʁtɛ̃ ʁəɡaʁ]; 'A Certain Glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or. This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.
The “Pre-Cannes Screenings” organized by Cannes’ Marché du Film will take place online May 25-28. The actual film market, meanwhile, will run alongside the festival from July 6-15.
42 years – Jean-Luc Godard's first film in official selection was How's it going, screened in the section Perspectives du Cinéma Français in 1976. He won his first and only Palme d'Or for The Image Book in 2018, which also marked the first time in the history of the festival that a director was awarded with a Palme d'Or Spéciale.
The 2020 Cannes Film Festival did unveil an Official Selection but the festival itself was canceled due to the health crisis. Organizers are doing everything they can to avoid that scenario in 2021.