Jury Presidents George Miller and Naomi Kawase of the 69th edition, while Valérie Donzelli preside the 55th Critics' Week.
(photo courtesy of Fesival de Cannes).
E’ all in a memorable frame of film 1963 set between Rome and the island of Capri. The staircase, the sea, the horizon: rise of a man towards his dream, in a warm Mediterranean light that turns to a golden color. The definition of an image as a timeless reminder as the one used at the beginning of Jean-Luc Godard film defines the cinema that replaces our look with a world in harmony with our desires.
E’ all in a memorable frame of film 1963 set between Rome and the island of Capri. The staircase, the sea, the horizon: rise of a man towards his dream, in a warm Mediterranean light that turns to a golden color. The definition of an image as a timeless reminder as the one used at the beginning of Jean-Luc Godard film defines the cinema that replaces our look with a world in harmony with our desires.
And so it is that in for Michel Piccoli 2016, from the roof of the famous caprese villa designed by the writer Curzio Malaparte, will open the red carpet at the 69th Cannes Film Festival. E’ a symbolic choice, since it reminds us that the making of the film – considered by many to be one of the best ever made in CinemaScope with the interpretation of the couple Small – Bardot along with Fritz Lang, with photography by Raoul Coutard, the music of Georges Delerue, etc. - has influenced the history of cinema and love for film.
On the eve of his 70th anniversary of the first edition, with this choice to be simultaneously schedule and with this film the unequivocal Festival reaffirms its commitment from its foundation: pay homage to the history of cinema, and to accept new ways of creating and seeing . The staircase is a kind of ascension toward the infinite horizon of a movie screen.
The poster of the 69th Cannes Film Festival was conceived by Philippe Savoir (Filifox) thanks to the work provided by Hervé Chigioni and graphic Gilles Frappier.
This outlines the line will follow the Festival, after the appointment of the Chairmen of the Jury. We now know that George Miller will preside over the jury of the official selection, but even now the Cinéfondation and Short Films section has its own President of the Jury.
In fact, with a timeline that only the French have, It was announced, just before the opening presentation of the 66th Berlinale, the appointment of Australian director and screenwriter and producer George Miller to help the Jury of the 69th Cannes Film Festival will award the Palme d'Or at the end of the next festival to be held from 11-22 May.
After receiving the invitation from Cannes, George Miller He commented excited: It 'definitely a pleasure! Finding yourself in the middle of this festival to discover cinematic treasures from around the planet, spending time in passionate dialogue with other members of the jury. For me it is an honor to be. And I will playing the marriage bells!
Back from Cannes last May with its new Mad Max: Fury Road in a fantastic ride on the screens of the Festival Palace. The film, presented out of competition in the Official Selection, It marked the return of not only the star of the legendary saga to the millions of fans of Max Rockatansky, but also the return of its creator, George Miller, and visionary film that he invented 30 years ago it is known all over the world. From the Cannes Film Festival has been stressed, announcing his appointment, the fact that marks a desire to pay homage to the genre films at a festival. But most of all, an invitation to a big heart cinephile and a great human being.
But it is also interesting to the appointment of the Japanese director Naomi Kawase Presiding at the Jury Cinéfondation and Short Films.
The director was already in 2015 Independent in Un Certain Regard inaugurating poetically with his film The Recipes of Toku Lady (An). In announcing the appointment was pointed out that there are some filmmakers whose careers are constantly linked with the Festival, with great joy of the organizers. The Naomi Kawase began in collaboration with Cannes 1997, when just 27 years old, He became the youngest winner of the Camera d'Or for his film Suzaku (Moe non Suzaku). The promise of this discovery has since been repeated several times – as evidenced by the participation in competition and selection of a number of feature films: Shara (Kshrsojyu) in 2003, The Mourning Forest (Mogari no Mori) in 2007, Hanezu (Hanezu no tsuki) in 2011 and Still the Water (Futatsume no mado) in 2014.. also in 2013 It was part of the jury chaired by Steven Spielberg.
In his films Naomi Kawase uses limited budget and prefer non-professional actors - distinctive sign of the director to have started in the documentary genre, that brought to the fore after graduating from the School of Photography in Osaka. His documentary 1992 Embracing (Ni tsutsumarete), in which he describes the search for the father who abandoned her, and in Genpin 2010, where we explore the theme of women who have opted for natural childbirth, are two outstanding examples.
Con The Mourning Forest (Mogari no Mori) in 2007, who received the Grand Prix at Cannes, the fame of the director has grown even more. Film after film, Kawase has experimented with a variety of genres and formats, in-depth autobiographical themes to her dearest: family ties, the human relationship with time and loss, and a celebration of nature, especially in his home region of Nara in the center of Japan.
It 'was in this region that in 2010 He founded the Nara International Film Festival, dedicated to promoting the work of young directors – a commitment that Naomi Kawase will undoubtedly support during his presidency of the Cinéfondation and Short Film.
When his appointment was announced, Naomi Kawase ha detto: The films enrich the lives of people, and their worlds inspire new possibilities. And a little’ more than 100 years since the advent of movies, and its potential is in continuous expansion. It 'a great medium that can embody the diversity of world cultures, and the stories told in the movies are like another life that captivates the audience who sees them. The short films are extremely difficult, in relation to the question of how a story can be described in such a short time, and also they contain a myriad of possibilities still invisible. And among the films made by the students will be the discovery of a hidden treasure as a precious stone, which makes me very anxious to participate in this jury, as in an adventure trip.
Gilles Jacob added: From its Japanese roots, Naomi Kawase (Golden Camera 1997) He takes his extreme delicacy, ways and refined elegance moral. His visionary talent has helped create a cinematic intelligence and a subtle art full of poetic mystery and elegant simplicity, conveyed through the great emotions of life and the small gestures of everyday life. This year will join the long list of great presidents of the jury of the Cinéfondation and Short Film, Martin Scorsese and Abbas Kiarostami, as Jane Campion, Hou, John Boorman and the Dardenne brothers.
At the invitation of the Festival, the actor Laurent Lafitte agreed to fill the role of master of ceremonies for this 69th edition.The actor and comedian will present the opening ceremony Wednesday 11 May and that of the award during the closing ceremony on Sunday 22 May.
Laurent Lafitte began his career in 1990 after a triumph on the show entitled “Laurent Lafitte, as indicated by his name”, he embarked on a career in film and theater. Interpreter A pensionnaire the Comédie-Française in 2012, in 2011, was master of ceremonies for the 25th Nuit des Molières.
He has just finished filming Elle Dutch director Paul Verhoeven and is currently working in the last film Au revoir là-haut Albert Dupontel. Lafitte will also be starring with Uma Thurman in the cast of the next film by Marjane Satrapi – an adaptation of the novel by Romain Puértolas: “The extraordinary journey of the fakir trapped in an IKEA wardrobe”. Laurent Lafitte replaces Lambert Wilson who twice presented in Cannes 2014 and 2015.Finally we remember the commitment of the Festival for the new generation of international cinema. In fact, with the Festival Cinéfondation Atelier will host the 12th edition with which invite at the Cannes Film Festival 16 Young filmmakers whose projects were considered particularly promising. Along with their manufacturers, they can meet potential partners, a necessary step to complete their project and start the construction of their film. L'Atelier offers its participants access to international co-productions, thus speeding up the completion of the film.
Cinéfondation Atelier It was created in 2005 to stimulate creative filmmaking and encouraging the emergence of a new generation of filmmakers. Till now, his 171 accompanied projects, 126 They were released in theaters and 18 They are currently in pre-production. For the 12th edition of Atelier, They were selected 15 projects from 14 countries, including first-time directors and not.
from 13 al 19 May, Atelier will arrange meetings with directors for film industry professionals interested in investing in their projects.
Below is a list of the Livre des Projets will be available online in early April in www.cinefondation.com :
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Abou Leila
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Amin Sidi Boumediene
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Algeria
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The range
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Santiago Miter
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Argentina
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many souls
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Nicolás Rincón Gille
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Colombia
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Gods and masters
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Eric Cherrière
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France
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Memories and my Mother
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Aditya Vikram Sengupta
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India
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Marlina the murderer in four acts
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Mouly Surya
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Indonesia
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Daoud’s winter
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Koutaiba Al Janabi
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Iraq
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Death in Bed
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David Volach
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Israel
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Sow The Wind
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Danilo Caputo
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Italy
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Femme fatale
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Kyoko Miyake
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Japan
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The Whole-timers
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Bibhusan Basnet & Pooja Gurung
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Nepal
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Animas
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José Ortuño
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Spain
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My favorite fabric
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Gaya Jiji
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Syria
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Iguana Tokyo
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Kaan Müjdeci
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Turkey
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The Boarding school
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Rezan Mallard
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Turkey
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We learn at this time that the Jury Critics Week, section on the fringes of the Festival now in its 55th edition that showcases young talent, It is composed by exceptionally 5 leading filmmakers who have shot their first or second film in the last 5 years. President of the jury will be Valérie Donzelli, that the past year has presented in competition the rugged Marguerite and Julien. Beside her Alice Winocour discovery of the Critics' Week with Agustine (2011) Maryland and presented in the Un Certain Regard section in 2015 and winner of the César for best screenplay Mustang. Nadav Lapid L'institutrice director selected in 2014 which he was hailed by the press as one of the most important Israeli cinema films. David Robert Mitchell in competition in 2014 Week with Follows It has already become a cult for a generation of spectators and finally Santiago Miter, Grand Prize winner in the Nespresso 2015 with Paulina, a job among the most powerful of the young Argentine film that will be released in French cinemas on 13 April.
