Swedish film adopts heartfelt approach to animation
At this year’s 72nd Annual Cannes Film Festival, attendees at a luncheon put on by Scandinavian producing partner Film i Väst were given
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South Korean Parasite wins Cannes Palme d’Or
Parasite – a dark social comedy from South Korea – won the Palme d’Or. The South Korean director Bong Joon-ho has achieved what
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Cannes 2019 – The Second Wednesday
There’s a lot of pressure on your final day in Cannes to make the most of your time, so there was no prospect
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Cannes 2019 – The Only Monday
As with most days, today started with a screening – it was my first time up in the rooftop cinema known as the
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Cannes 2019 – The Only Sunday
Somehow, despite there being more opportunities to see films for the press than ever, it’s not proving to make things any easier, particularly
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Cannes 2019 – The First Saturday
The day started – early as usual – with a brisk trot down Boulevard Carnot, eating breakfast on the go, to try –
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Cannes 2019 – The First Friday
Today started with the usual early mad dash to the Palais, this time to catch a film I could’ve seen last night, if
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Cannes 2019 – The First Thursday
The Cannes Food Police were already shaping my day, before I even reached the Palais this morning. I was halfway to the early
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Cannes 2019 – The First Wednesday
Themes often come out of no-where at Cannes, and just weeks after a Swedish teenager brought the issue of climate change back to
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Cannes rebrands the Special festival finale
The organisers of the Cannes Film Festival have announced that its final film this year will be the French social comedy The Specials,
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Tarantino’s Hollywood fizz added to Cannes competition line-up
The organisers of the Cannes film festival have added two previous Palme d’Or winners to the official competition line-up. Brad Pitt (left) and
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Ken Loach back in competition in Cannes for a 14th time
The organisers of the Cannes Film Festival have announced the bulk of their official selection for next month’s event, with many festival favourites
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Jim Jarmusch Zombie Film to Open Cannes in Competition
The organisers of the Cannes Film Festival have announced that the opening film of this year’s festival will be the highly anticipated Jim
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Mexican double-Oscar winning director to head Cannes jury
With 5 of the last 6 Best Director Oscars going to Mexicans, the country’s film-making is world-leading and in recognition of this, one
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