Cannes Film Festival 2008 14-25 Mai
This year Cannes Festival 2008 will celebrate its 61st edition.
In Competition:
- ADORATION directed by Atom EGOYAN
- BLINDNESS directed by Fernando MEIRELLES
- CHE directed by Steven SODERBERGH
- DELTA directed by Kornel MUNDRUCZO
- ENTRE LES MURS (THE CLASS) directed by Laurent CANTET
- ER SHI SI CHENG JI directed by Zhangke JIA
- GOMORRA (GOMORRAH) directed by Matteo GARRONE
- IL DIVO directed by Paolo SORRENTINO
- L’ÉCHANGE (THE EXCHANGE) directed by Clint EASTWOOD
- LA FRONTIÈRE DE L’AUBE (FRONTIER OF DAWN) directed by Philippe GARREL
- LA MUJER SIN CABEZA (THE HEADLESS WOMAN) directed by Lucrecia MARTEL
- LE SILENCE DE LORNA (LORNA’S SILENCE) directed by Jean-Pierre et Luc DARDENNE
- LEONERA directed by Pablo TRAPERO
- LINHA DE PASSE directed by Walter SALLES, Daniela THOMAS
- MY MAGIC directed by Eric KHOO
- PALERMO SHOOTING (PALERMO SHOOTING) directed by Wim WENDERS
- SERBIS directed by Brillante MENDOZA
- SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK directed by Charlie KAUFMAN
- TWO LOVERS directed by James GRAY
- ÜÇ MAYMUN (THREE MONKEYS) directed by Nuri Bilge CEYLAN
- UN CONTE DE NOËL (A CHRISTMAS TALE) directed by Arnaud DESPLECHIN
- WALTZ WITH BASHIR directed by Ari FOLMAN
The 61st edition of Cannes, whose jury is led by Sean Penn.
Brazilian Walter Salles, presents a football-themed “Line Of Passage,” and another two Argentinian film will also compete for the top prize.
This year heavy contenders for the Palme d’Or are previous winners, Canada’s Atom Egoyan with “Adoration,” Germany’s Wim Wenders showing “The Palermo Shooting” and Belgium’s Dardenne brothers with “The Silence of Lorna.”
Now offering from Asia’s China’s Jia Zhangke, Filipino Brillante Mendoza, Turkey’s Nuri Bilge Ceylan.
Raya Martin’s Now Showing will have its world premiere at the 40th Directors’ Fortnight section of the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival in France. This Filipino film is one of 25 films from different countries that will be exhibited during the film fest will be held from May 14 to 25.
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