Ingrid Bergman on the poster of the Cannes Film Festival
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    The 68th Cannes Film Festival will be held from May 13 to 24, 2015.


     

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    The official selection was unveiled Thursday at 11:00.


     

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    Follow the traditional live press conference on 20minutes.fr.


     

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What to remember.

  • Four French films are in competition: Dheepan by Jacques Audiard, The Market Act Stéphane Brizé, Marguerite and Julien Valérie Donzelli and My King Maïwenn.
  • Gus Van Sant is back at Cannes with the film The Sea of ​​Trees worn by Matthew McConaughey and Naomi Watts. It is part of the official selection.
  • The film Mad Max Fury Road George Miller with Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy will be screened at Cannes, but out of competition.
  • A beautiful bunch of Hollywood stars will be on the Croisette in May: Cate Blanchett, Emma Stone, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron or Joaquin Phoenix
  • selfies will not be allowed at Cannes. because it is impossible to tell the police, but this practice is Thierry Fremaux “ridiculous” and “grotesque” and calls on the public to be moderate.

12:21 Many stars expected in May in Cannes

It will rush in Cannes next month. Thierry Fremaux has given some names of celebrities who will be present for the Festival: Cate Blanchett, Emma Stone, Marion Cotillard, Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Woody Allen, Joaquin Phoenix, Colin Farrell, Michael Fassbender


11:55 Jacques Audiard, Valérie Donzelli, Maïwenn in the official selection

Dheepan Jacques Audiard is announced by Thierry Fremaux. In 2012, he was at the Festival for De Rust and Bone

aitres French films in competition are:. The law of the market Stéphane Brizé with Vincent Lindon, Marguerite and Julien Valérie Donzelli and My King Maïwenn .

This marks the 68th edition the return of Gus Van Sant. “We are very happy to see him, it’s been a long long time we did not received “enthuses Thierry Fremaux. The director will be in competition with the film the Sea of ​​trees worn by Matthew McConaughey and Naomi Watts

Also in the selection.

Tale of Tales Matteo Garrone.
Carol Todd Haynes with Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.
The Assassin Hou Hsiao Hsien .
Mountains May Depart Jia Zhang-Ke.
Our Little Sister Hirokazu Kore-Eda.
MacBeth Justin Kurzel.
The Lobster Yorgos Lanthimos.
Madre Mia Nanni Moretti. The Italian was president of the jury in 2012 and Golden Palm for The son of the House in 2001.
Son of Saul Laszlo Nemes.
> Youth Paolo Sorrentino.
Louder Than Bombs Joachim Trier with Isabelle Huppert.
Sicario Denis Villeneuve.

Our reporter cinema, present at the press conference, said:


11:51 Four films French competition

Thierry Fremaux said before announcing the official competition: “Four French films in competition. This is a good year for French cinema. “




11:43 Thierry Fremaux says” Un Certain Regard “

“This year, there is not too long movie,” he says. Selection: Fly Away Solo Neeraj Ghaywan, Rams Grimur Hakonarson, Journey to the shore Kiyoshi Kurosawa, I am a soldier of Laurent Larivière, The High Sun Dalibor Matanic, The Other Side of Roberto Minervini, One Floor Below Radu Muntean, The Shameless Oh Seung-Uk The Chosen Ones David Pablos, Nahid Ida Panahandeh, The Treasure of Corneliu Porumboiu, Madonna Shin Suwon, Maryland Alice Winocour Gurvinder Singh and The Fourth Branch.


11:38 Films out of competition

Thierry Fremaux ad Mad Max Fury Road George Miller. “There was never any question that it is opening, it will be a special screening.” Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy will be there

The other films out of competition.




A 11:35 film about Amy Winehouse coming

Sessions midnight there will include Asif Kapadia’s film about British singer died at the age of 27 in full glory. More information about the film and its trailer here.




11:34 The selfies are “ridiculous” and “grotesque”

Thierry Fremaux is hard: “We will not ban selfies [during the Festival." We do not have police powers. We are launching just a small campaign to ensure slow the contemporary practice on the red carpet and stairs. This is a ridiculous and grotesque practice. We especially timing problems. "




11:31 Fremaux promises of new

"The selection aims to put new names on the world cinema map."


A 11:27 selection that takes risks

"There was a traffic jam late March, with films arrived there two days we did not have time to see," says Thierry Fremaux. "The selection is beautiful and takes risks." "The whole selection will not be released today. It is a slow process ... and lightning, "he added. It gives an impressive figure: 1854 fims received this year. "On arrival it is not always the same [selected],” he says in response to recurrent criticisms.

It will announce “90% of the composition” with some “supplements and additives “next week


11:26. That’s it, Thierry Fremaux will égrainer the names of the films and filmmakers from the selection . official


11:21: The jury is complete

It will be announced in the coming days. And will be chaired by the Coen brothers, we will be recalled. Lescure is “happy as a child to have the Coen brothers as presidents of the jury”


11:19. Isabella Rossellini will present a preview World premiering at Cannes documentary on Ingrid Bergman, who lends her beautiful smile with the poster of this 68th edition. This “sweet and wonderful smile,” says Pierre Lescure. It is not wrong.




11:13 The suspense is at its peak

For now, Pierre Lescure lists partnerships with the Festival. Little history on those who were renewed, as with Canal + for example, the opening and closing ceremonies.




11:10 Pierre Lescure said his “emotion”

“The Festival will take place, beginning the President of the Festival. It’s another way to pay tribute to Gilles [Jacob] who became a novelist. He pulls out a book soon “The Festival will not take place ‘”

Pierre Lescure adds. “It’s an emotion for me to find myself in front of you [at the UGC Normandie]” <. /> p>


11:07: Press conference begins

With eight minutes late! Thierry Fremaux introduced Pierre Lescure, Gilles Jacob’s successor to the presidency of the Cannes Festival


11:03. Another little patience

The press conference has not started yet but it should be soon.


10:55: You’re eager

You are not alone


10:50: Gilles Jacob is gone this year

The 68th Cannes Film Festival is the first President Pierre Lescure, successor to Gilles Jacob.


10:38: The upcoming 68th ceremony, with whom

If? you missed the announcement last month, know the names of the master of ceremonies and – or rather – Presidents of the jury have already been announced. Lambert Wilson was chosen as master of ceremonies for the 2015 edition and the jury will be chaired this year by the Coen brothers, directors of Barton Fink (Palme d’Or in 1991) and The Big Lebowski


10:35. The first French to the opening of the Cannes Film Festival

Until the beginning of the Pierre Lescure press conference, the new president of the Cannes Festival, Thierry Fremaux, general delegate, we remind you that the opening film of this year previously announced. Emmanuelle Bercot present The Head-Up


We already know they will be there. Emmanuelle Bercot opening of the Official Selection for High Head with Catherine Deneuve, Philippe Garrel opening of the Fortnight for Shadow Women with Clotilde Courau, George Miller out of competition for Mad Max: Fury Road , starring Tom Hardy, Asif Kapadian for Amy , a documentary about Amy Winehouse, the French girl Celine Devaux with his short animated film Meals Sunday … But the other

Officially, we do not know any more, although some names recur insistently: Arnaud Desplechin, Jacques Audiard and Maïwenn French side Nanni Moretti, Paolo Sorrentino and Matteo Garrone Italian side, Todd Haynes, Jeff Nichols and Gus Van Sant American side, in addition to Woody Allen out of competition, Naomi Kawase and Hirokazu Kore-eda Japanese side, Stephen Frears, Terence Davies and Ben Weathley British side … Not to mention the Dane Joachim Trier, Greek Yorgo Lanthimos, the Spaniard Alejandro Amenabar …

Perhaps also the directorial debut of Natalie Portman?

Also referred to as A Tale of Love and Darkness , the directorial debut of Natalie Portman … But it’s more than enough. In short, we will finally fixed that after the press conference, which begins on Thursday at 11 am at the UGC Normandie Cinema in Paris.