The red carpet and rosé, movies and movie stars, buying and selling, prix and paparazzi. How does Cannes showcase the worldwide business of film?
Expect films from Chloe Zhao, Carla Simon, Julia Ducournau, Annemarie Jacir, Kathryn Bigelow, Lynne Ramsay and (possibly) Lucrecia Martel.
Baker tells Screen how he shaped his Palme d’Or winner.
”I will say I am not connected anymore with the cinema of my times,” said Fremaux at Red Sea.
“The international feature film category is fast becoming a juvenile delinquent lobbing grenades of credibility back at the mothership”
Panic over a paucity of films due to the Hollywood strikes was papered-over by artistic director Alberto Barbera’s suavely-executed line-up
Identifying the awards-season contenders from the bewildering array of films at this time of year means learning the rules of the game.
