Cannes Film Festival Industry News & Blogs

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Nanni Moretti appointed jury president for Cannes film festival | Film | guardian.co.uk
www.guardian.co.uk | Jan 20, 2012
Veteran Italian film-maker, previous winner of the Palm d'Or, calls role 'a real joy, an honour and a tremendous responsibility'

Ree Merrill...Got the Part
www.backstage.com | Dec 17, 2011
Merrill attributes being able to deliver a convincing performance at the cold read to her years of advanced Meisner training.

ASSIMILATE Salutes SCRATCH Users for Cannes Film Festival 2011 Victories | The Briefing Room
blog.digitalcontentproducer.com | May 26, 2011
SCRATCH proves a winner in a range of RED ONE, 2K DPX and HD workflows for Cannes 2011 films Winner of the Camera DOr, Las Acacias (2011) directed by ...

Iran slams Cannes for von Trier Nazi ban - Movies Wires - MiamiHerald.com
www.miamiherald.com | May 24, 2011
Iran's government has protested to the Cannes Film Festival over its decision to ban director Lars von Trier for saying he sympathized with Adolf Hitler.

Cannes Film Festival: 'La Piel Que Habito' and 'The Artist' < PopMatters
www.popmatters.com | May 23, 2011
Though its formal parameters may be different for Pedro Almodóvar, the themes of La Piel Que Habito are familiar, including family dysfunction, and sexual transgression.

'The Tree of Life' garners top prize at 2011 Cannes film festival - CNN.com
www.cnn.com | May 23, 2011
"The Tree of Life," an American film helmed by director Terrence Malick and starring Brad Pitt, took home the top prize Sunday at the Cannes film festival.

Dunst wins actress prize at Cannes
www.variety.com | May 22, 2011
Kirsten Dunst received the actress prize at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday for her performance in Lars von Trier's ''Melancholia.''. Cannes News from the entertainment source: Variety. Dunst wins actress prize at Cannes.

FT.com / World - Cannes Film Festival to honour Egypt
www.ft.com | May 16, 2011
For the first time in its history, the Cannes Film Festival is honouring a 'guest country', Egypt, following its revolution

Gaga thrills fans in Cannes - LAUNCH, Music on Yahoo! is now Yahoo! Music UK & Ireland
uk.news.launch.yahoo.com | May 12, 2011
Lady Gaga thrilled fans with a special concert to mark the launch of the Cannes Film Festival in France on Wednesday.

Cannes Film Festival Announces Line-Up
worldfilm.about.com | Apr 20, 2011
The 64th Cannes Film Festival begins on May 11, and most of the films in the major categories have been announced now. Of the films showing in competition,