ZFF expands work to promote young talent

In view of the rapidly increasing screen time among children and young people, the ZFF plans to promote media literacy. Zurich Film Festival and Generali Switzerland already teamed up last year to make its “ZFF for Kids” a year-round event at Sihlcity. Due to high interest, the “ZFF Studio by Generali and filmkids.ch” was also…

Bycinema scopeApril 28, 20220Comments

Cannes

Actress Rossy de Palma, President of the Jury of the Caméra d’or at the 75th Cannes Film Festival

Following Mélanie Thierry in 2021, Spanish actress Rossy de Palma will be the President of the Jury of the Caméra d’or of the 75th Festival de Cannes, which will be awarded to a film among all the first feature films in the official Selection and in the parallel selections. In 2018, Lukas Dhont, who is…

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The Jury of Un Certain Regard for the 75th Cannes Film Festival

Following British filmmaker Andrea Arnold, Valeria Golino will be the President of the Jury of Un Certain Regard at the 75th Festival de Cannes. Along with 4 members from Poland (actress Joanna Kulig), Venezuela (actor Édgar Ramírez), the United States (director Debra Granik), and France (singer-songwriter and actor Benjamin Biolay), she will select the winners…

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Raindance Film: Festival Made Easy By Elliot Grove

No one said running a film festival was easy. So many different strands, and so much to worry about. And OMG! The money! Where does it all go? There’s never enough. But thankfully, thanks to a brand new way of event organisation there is an app that ensures that your event, your film, or in…

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Cannes Festivals

The Jury of the 75th Cannes Film Festival and its President unveiled

French actor Vincent Lindon will be the President of the Jury of the 75th Festival de Cannes. Together with eight jury members, the actor who won Best Actor in 2015 will present the Palme d'Or to one of the 21 films in competition on Saturday, May 28, during the closing ceremony, to be broadcast live…

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Father & soldier by Mathieu Vadepied, starring Omar Sy, Alassane Diong and Jonas Bloquet to open Un Certain Regard

Produced by Bruno Nahon and Omar Sy, Father & soldier is the second feature film of director, screenwriter and cinematographer Mathieu Vadepied. The film highlights the story of the Senegalese infantry men, forgotten heroes of World War One, forced to leave their homeland and fight to liberate France. The Franco-Senegalese co-production, shot in France and…

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Final Cut by Michel Hazanavicius

The Festival de Cannes supports the decision of French filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius and his partners to change the French title of his film, which will open the 75th Festival. Originally, the film was called Z (comme Z) (Z, like Z), as a tribute to the genre film, it echoes. Since the letter Z has taken…

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75th Cannes film festival: Short films and La Cinef Selections

The Short films Competition After watching 3,507 films from more than 140 countries, 9 shorts will be presented in Competition from the following 11 countries: China, South Korea, Costa Rica, the United States, France, Ghana, Hong Kong, Italy, Lithuania, Mexico, and Nepal. The Short Film Palme d'or will be awarded on Saturday, May 28 during…

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The 75th Cannes film festival Official Selection: additions to the selection

A week after the announcement of the feature films selected for the 75th Festival de Cannes, here is the list of films that will complete the Official Selection. COMPETITION LE OTTO MONTAGNE Charlotte Vandermeersch, Felix Van Groeningen (Italy/Belgium) UN PETIT FRÈRE Léonor Serraille (France) TOURMENT SUR LES ÎLES Albert Serra (Spain) CANNES PREMIÈRE DON JUAN Serge Bozon (France) LA NUIT DU 12 Dominik Moll (France)…

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Pierre Angénieux Tribute

As an official partner of the Cannes Festival since 2013, the premium cinema lens manufacturer Angénieux hosts the “Pierre Angénieux Tribute” every year to celebrate an exceptional cinematographer’s career. The star-studded special ceremony is opened by General Delegate Thierry Frémaux and presented by French journalist Pierre Zéni, at the Palais des Festivals. This event represents…

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