63rd Cannes Film Festival 2010
It’s that time of the year again! The Cannes Film Festival 63rd edition takes place from 12 May to 23 May 2010. The President of the Jury is American film director Tim Burton.
The Cannes Film Festival (French: le Festival de Cannes; Occitan: Festenal de Canas), began way back in 1946. It is one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals and is held annually at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, in Cannes in the South of France.
This years official selection for the main category:
The following are the selected films “In Competition” – The twenty films competing for the Palme d’Or. They will be shown in the Théâtre Lumière.
* ANOTHER YEAR directed by Mike LEIGH
* BIUTIFUL directed by Alejandro GONZÁLEZ IÑÁRRITU
* COPIE CONFORME (CERTIFIED COPY) directed by Abbas KIAROSTAMI
* DES HOMMES ET DES DIEUX (OF GODS AND MEN) directed by Xavier BEAUVOIS
* FAIR GAME directed by Doug LIMAN
* HORS LA LOI (OUTSIDE OF THE LAW) directed by Rachid BOUCHAREB
* LA NOSTRA VITA (OUR LIFE) directed by Daniele LUCHETTI
* LA PRINCESSE DE MONTPENSIER (THE PRINCESS OF MONTPENSIER) directed by Bertrand TAVERNIER
* LUNG BOONMEE RALUEK CHAT (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives) directed by Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL
* OUTRAGE directed by Takeshi KITANO
* POETRY directed by LEE Chang-dong
* RIZHAO CHONGQING (CHONGQING BLUES) directed by WANG Xiaoshuai
* SCHASTYE MOE (MY JOY) directed by Sergei LOZNITSA
* SZELÍD TEREMTÉS – A FRANKENSTEIN TERV (TENDER SON – The Frankenstein Project) directed by Kornél MUNDRUCZÓ
* THE HOUSEMAID directed by IM Sangsoo
* TOURNÉE (ON TOUR) directed by Mathieu AMALRIC
* UN HOMME QUI CRIE (A screaming man) directed by Mahamat-Saleh HAROUN
* UTOMLYONNYE SOLNTSEM 2: PREDSTOYANIE (THE EXODUS – Burnt by the sun 2) directed by Nikita MIKHALKOV
The other categories are:
Un Certain Regard – Twenty films selected from cultures near and far; original and different works. To be screened at the Salle Debussy.
Out of Competition – These films are also projected in the Théâtre Lumière but do not compete for the main prize.
Special Screenings – The selection committee chooses for these films an environment specially adapted to their particular identity.
Cinéfondation – About fifteen shorts and medium-length motion pictures from film schools over the world are shown at the Salle Buñuel.
Short Films – The shorts competing for the Short Film Palme d’Or are shown at the Buñuel and Debussy theatres.
These are also many other non-competitive programmes dedicated to discovering other aspects of cinema.
The venue Cannes is a popular tourist destination on the French Riviera. The town is situated in Provence Alps Cote d’Azur on the coast. Find out more about Cannes and the South of France. (Includes travel, info, photos, maps, videos and more!)
