Cannes unveils line-up,
with both Soderbergh Che films competing
Cannes organisers announce 20 films selected for 2008 competition,
including new films from Nuri Bilge Ceylan, the Dardenne brothers,
Arnaud Desplechin, Steven Soderbergh, Clint Eastwood, Atom Egoyan,
Charlie Kaufman, Lucretia Martel, Walter Salles, Wim Wenders,
Paulo Sorrentino, and Jia Zhangke. Out of competition selections
include Vicky Cristina Barcelona by Woody Allen, Indiana Jones And
The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull and animated Kung-Fu Panda.
No opening or closing films have been announced yet.
Cannes unveils Competition lineup
This year's Festival de Cannes Competition lineup features regular
visitors and familiar faces as organizers announced the event
lineup Wednesday in Paris.
Regulars including Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne with
"Le Silence de Lorna," Arnaud Desplechin with "Un Conte de Noel,
" Clint Eastwood with "The Changeling," Walter Salles with "Linha
de Passe," Wim Wenders with "The Palermo Shooting" and Steven
Soderbergh with "Che" will all be taking the trip to the Riviera in May.
And filmmaker Charlie Kaufman will present "Synechdoche,
New York," for the filmmaker's first exposure to a Competition slot.
Philippe Garrel with "Les Frontieres de L'Aube" starring his son
Louis will also feel the Competition heat.
Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" will show Out of Competition
and organizers also confirmed the presence of "Indiana Jones And
The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull" in an Out of Competition slot
although it will not open the event.
And Dreamworks' "Kung Fu Panda" will premiere in an Out
of Competition slot also.
IN COMPETITION
UC MAYMUN
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkey
LE SILENCE DE LORNA
Director: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Belgium
UN CONTE DE NOEL
Director: Arnaud Desplechin, France
CHANGELING
Director: Clint Eastwood, U.S.
ADORATION
Director: Atom Egoyan, Canada
WALTZ WITH BASHIR
Director: Ari Folman, Israel
LA FRONTIERE DE L'AUBE
Director: Philippe Garrel, France
GOMORRA
Director: Matteo Garrone, Italy
24 CITY
Director: Jia Zhangke, China
SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK
Director: Charlie Kaufman, U.S.
MY MAGIC
Director: Eric Khoo, Singapore
LA MUJER SIN CABEZA
Director: Lucrecia Martel, Argentina
SERBIS
Director: Brillante Mendoza, Philippines
DELTA
Director: Kornel Mundruczo, Hungary
LINHA DE PASSE
Director: Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas, Brazil
CHE
Director: Steven Soderbergh, U.S.
IL DIVO
Paolo Sorrentino, Italy
LEONERA
Director: Pablo Trapero, Argentina
THE PALERMO SHOOTING
Director: Wim Wenders, Germany
Actor and director Sean Penn will serve as the Festival de Cannes president of the jury this year, joined on the panel by Italian actor and director Sergio Castellitto, American actress Natalie Portman, Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron, Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, German actress Alexandra Maria Lara, French director Rachid Bouchareb.
OUT OF COMPETITION
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," directed by Steven Spielberg
"Kung Fu Panda," directed by Mark Osborne and John Stevenson
"The Good, the Bad, the Weird," directed by Kim Jee-woon
"Vicky Cristina Barcelona," directed by Woody Allen
UN CERTAIN REGARD
"Afterschool," directed by Antonio Campos (first feature)
"Cloud 9," directed by Andreas Dresen
"The Dead Girl's Feast," directed by Matheus Nachtergaele (first feature)
"Involuntary," directed by Ruben Ostlund (first feature)
"Je Veux Voir," directed by Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige
"Johnny Mad Dog," directed by Jean-Stephane Sauvaire
"O' Horten," directed by Bent Hamer
"Los Bastardos," directed by Amat Escalante
"Parking," directed by Chung Mong-Hong (first feature)
"Part Ocean, Part Flame," directed by Liu Fendou
"Salt of This Sea," directed by Annemarie Jacir (first feature)
"Soi Cowboy," directed by Thomas Clay
"The Moderne Life" (Profils Paysans), directed by Raymond Depardon
"Tokyo!," directed by Bong Joon Ho, Leos Carax, and Michel Gondry
"Tokyo Sonata," directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
"Tulpan," directed by Sergey Dvortsevoy (first feature)
"Tyson," directed by James Toback
"Versailles," directed by Pierre Schoeller (first feature)
"Wendy and Lucy," directed by Kelly Reichardt
MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS
"The Chaser," directed by Na Hong-Jin (first feature)
"Maradona," directed by Emir Kusturica
"Surveillance," directed by Jennifer Lynch
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
"Ashes of Time Redux," directed by Wong Kar Wai
"C'Est Dur D'Etre Aime Par Des Cons," directed by Daniel Leconte (first feature)
"Chelsea Hotel," directed by Abel Ferrara
"Of Time and City," directed by Terence Davies
"Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired," directed by Marina Zenovich
"Sanguepazzo," directed by Marco Tullio Giordana
SCREENING OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE JURY
"The Third Wave," directed by Alison Thompson
SHORT FILM COMPETITION
"411-Z," directed by Daniel Erdelyi
"Jerrycan," directed by Julius Avery
"De Moins en Moins," directed by Melanie Laurent
"Good Trip," directed by Javier Palleiro and Guillermo Rocamora
"The Desire," directed by Marie Benito
"Love You More," directed by Sam Taylor-Wood
"Megatron," directed by Marian Crisan
"My Rabbit Hoppy," directed by Anthony Lucas
"Two Birds," directed by Runar Runarsson
CINEFONDATION
"And I'll Keep In My Heart," directed by Yoon Sung-A (INSAS, Belgium)
"Anthem," directed by Elad Keidan (The Sam Spiegel Film and TV School, Israel)
"August 15th," directed by Jiang Zuan (California Institute of the Arts, United States)
"Blind Spot," directed by Joanna Bessiere, Cecile Dubois Herry, Simon Rouby, Nicolas Chauvelot, Olivier Clert, Yvon Jardel (Gobelins, Ecole de l'Image, France)
"Forbach," directed by Claire Burger (La Femis, France)
"Gata," directed by Diana Mkrtchyan (High Courses of Screenwriters and Directors, Russia)
"Illusion Dwellers," directed by Rob Ellender (Royal College of Art, United Kingdom)
"Interior. Bloc of Flats Hallway," directed by Ciprian Alexandrescu (National University for Film and Drama, Romania)
"The Maid," directed by Heidi Saman (Temple University, United States)
"The Other Day in Eden," directed by Jan Speckenbach (DFFB, Germany)
"Naus," directed by Lukas Glaser (FAMU, Czech Republic)
"Roadmarkers," directed by Juho Kuosmanen (University of Art and Design, Finland)
"Silence," directed by Hadar Morag (Tel-Aviv University, Israel)
"Sound and the Rest," directed by Andre Lavaquial (Escola de Cinema Darcy Ribeiro, Brazil)
"Stop," directed by Park Jae-ok (KAFA, South Korea)
"The Watch," directed by Marco Berger (Univeridad del Cine, Argentina)
"This Is A Story About Ted and Alice," directed by Teressa Tunny (Columbia University, United States)
Reminder to Film Program
Cannes attendees:
the Festival reshows all
the main Festival films
during the last weekend. So
you don't have to worry about
missing any film while
your busy at the
Market. These last
weekend showings
are open to all badge holders
without reservations.
See you on the Red Carpet.
Ralph Ackerman, Founder
and Director of the FPC.
Ralph Ackerman,
