Cannes Firsts – Lessons from the Market
Find out what two film-makers got out of coming to the Cannes Film Market – Christina Yianni with her first short and Brian Barnes with his first feature
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Loach’s anti-austerity cry wins him a second Palme d’Or
The British director Ken Loach has won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival for the second time. Ten years after winning
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Cannes 2016 – The Second Friday
After another night without enough sleep and no time for breakfast before an early film, I dashed to the Palais and hid some
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Cannes 2016 – The Second Thursday
With the market all but over, all that remains is the tail end of the festival, which means there’s not much else to
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Cannes 2016 – The Second Wednesday
After one too many repetitions of late nights out, followed by even later nights writing and then early mornings at screenings, today, I
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Cannes 2016 – The Only Tuesday
Pedro Almodovar is back in competition with Julieta After yesterday’s experience of having had the cereal-bar police separate me from my breakfast on
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Cannes 2016 – The Only Monday
The red carpet on the steps up to the prestigious Grand Theatre Lumiere The easiest time for the press to see films is
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Cannes 2016 – The First Sunday
Cannes is ever unpredictable. My first meeting of the day was cancelled, enabling me to take advantage of one of the many informative
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Cannes 2016 – The First Saturday
The race was on. I left home in London at 4am and had to get to the UK Film Centre in the Village International
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Oscar-winning Iranian added to Cannes 2016 line-up
With less than three weeks to go to the opening night of the Cannes Film Festival, the organisers have announced a number of
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Two British directors among regulars in competition at Cannes
Confirming the old adage that the best way to get your new feature into the Cannes Film Festival is to have screened an
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Woody Allen to open Cannes for a record 3rd time
The Cannes Film Festival has picked one of its most regular visitors – and one of the most prolific directors – to open
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Mad Max director George Miller to chair Cannes jury
They might not seem to be the most natural bedfellows, but the director of one of 2015’s biggest, noisiest blockbusters, Mad Max: Fury Road has been chosen to preside over the jury at the most prestigious and – dare I say it – high brow festivals on the film calendar.
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