CANNES FILM FESTIVAL. The 76th Cannes Film Festival is completing its final preparations before the launch of the event, Tuesday May 16, 2023. The jury, like the films in competition, are known.
The essential
- The opening of the Cannes Film Festival 2023 takes place this Tuesday, May 16. The opening ceremony begins at 7 p.m. It is broadcast live on France 2.
- Chiara Mastroianni works as mistress of ceremonies. She is responsible for introducing the jury chaired by Ruben Östlund, before awarding an honorary Palme d’Or to actor Michael Douglas.
- Jeanne du Barry by Maïwenn was chosen as the opening film of this 76th Cannes Film Festival. The film is marred by controversy: Johnny Depp, accused of domestic violence by Amber Heard (they have both been ordered to pay damages in a defamation lawsuit), should be present alongside the director to mount the Red carpet. The filmmaker is also the subject of a complaint for violence, filed by Edwy Plenel against her.
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09:00 – The Cannes Film Festival kicks off tonight
La Croisette is putting on the colors of the cinema tonight. The Cannes Film Festival begins its 76th edition on May 16, 2023. The opening ceremony, presented by Chiara Mastroianni, begins at 7 p.m. It is broadcast live on France 2, before the screening of the opening film.
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The Cannes Film Festival is traditionally held in the last fortnight of May, a period favored by the organizers. The 76th edition of the largest film festival in the world logically takes place from May 16 to 27, 2023. The opening ceremony takes place this Wednesday, May 16, before the screenings and the many climbs of the steps. It is on May 27 that we will know the names of the winners and the complete prize list.
The Cannes Film Festival lifted the veil on the 2023 Official Selection on April 13, 2023. Among the films screened on the Croisette are Jeanne du Barry in opening, Killers of the Flower Moon by Martin Scorsese or even Indiana Jones 5 by James Mangold and the short film Strange Way of Life by Pedro Almodovar with Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal. Below, find the complete list of films in the official selection at the Cannes Film Festival 2023.
The films in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2023
- Club Zero by Jessica Hausner
- The area of interest by Jonathan Glazer
- Fallen leaves by Aki Kaurismaki
- Olfa’s daughters by Kaouther Ben Hania Ben Hania
- Asteroid City by Wes Anderson
- Anatomy of a fall by Justine Triet
- Monster by Kore-eda Hirokazu
- Il Sol Dell’avvenire by Nanni Moretti
- the chimera by Alice Rohrwacher
- dry herbs by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- Last summer by Catherine Breillat
- The passion of Bouffant Dodin by Tran Anh Hung
- Rapito by Marco Bellocchio
- May-December by Todd Haynes
- fire brand by Karim Ainouz
- The old oak by Ken Loach
- Banel and Adama from Ramata-Toulaye Sy
- Perfect Days by Wim Wenders
- Youth by Wang Bing
- Black Flies by Jean-Stephane Sauvaire
- The return by Catherine Corsini
The films presented out of competition at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival
- Jeanne du Barry by Maïwenn, in the opening film
- Killers of the Flower Moon by Martin Scorsese
- The Idol by Sam Levinson
- cobweb by Kim Jee-woon
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny by James Mangold
- Abbé Pierre – a life of struggles by Frederic Tellier
- Elementary (Pixar), in closing film
The films presented at Cannes Premieres 2023
- time to love by Katell Quillévéré
- Close eyes by Victor Erice
- Bonnard, Pierre and Martha by Martin Provost
- Kubi by Takeshi Kitano
- Perdidos in the night by Amat Escalante
- love and forests by Valerie Donzelli
- Eureka by Lisandro Alonso
The midnight screenings of the Cannes Film Festival
- Omar the strawberry by Ellias Belkeddar
- Acid by Just Philippot
- kennedy by Anurag Kashyap
The films presented in special screenings at the Cannes Film Festival 2023
- Ghost portraits by Kleber Mendonca Filho
- The Sound of Time, Anselm Kiefer by Win Wenders
- occupied city by Steve McQueen
- man in black by Wang Bing
- Little Girl Blue by Mona Achache
- Bread and roses by Sahra Mani
- Marguerite’s theorem by Anna Novion
The Un Certain Regard category at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival
- Los Deliquentes by Rodrigo Moreno
- How to have sex by Molly Manning Walker
- Goodbye Julia by Mohamed Kordofani
- Crowra by Joao Salaviza and Renée Nader Messora
- Simple as Sylvain by Monia Chokri
- The mother of all lies by Kadib Abyad
- The settlers by Felipe Galvez
- Augur by Baloji Tshiani
- The breaking ice by Anthony Chen
- Rosalie by Stephanie DiGiusto
- The New boy by Warwick Thornton
- If only I could hibernate by Zoljargal Purevdash
- Hopeless by Kim Chang-hoon
- Terrestrial verses by Ali Asgari and Alireza Khatami
- Nothing to lose by Delphine Deloget
- The Packs by Kamal Lazraq
- the animal kingdom by Thomas Cailley (overture)
- Only the river flows by Wei Shujun
- A night by Alex Lutz (closing film)
If it is the stars who make the news at the Cannes Film Festival, it is possible for everyone to participate in the Cannes Film Festival… under certain conditions. Indeed, access to the event is reserved primarily for film professionals and journalists who must be accredited. But cinephiles aged 18 to 28 can also hope to discover films screened on the Croisette thanks to the “Three days in Cannes” pass. We detail how to register and get accredited in detail below:
- Cinema professionals (administrations, artistic agencies, press officers, actors, film commissions, cinema communication and marketing, distribution, exhibitors, film school students, cultural institutions, musicians, producers, directors, technicians, etc. ) can get accredited by going to their personal space on the official festival website. Do not forget to attach proof of your profession to have access to the event. Click here for more information.
- Cinephiles and educational groups can also request access to the Cannes Film Festival, as part of the “Cannes Cinéphile” program. You must submit an application here, attaching supporting documents according to your status (school certificates for school groups, identity documents, cover letter for film students and members of a cultural association, etc. ). Click here for more information.
- The “Three Days in Cannes” accreditation allows cinephiles aged 18 to 28 to take part in the event for three days, and to discover films from the official selection and a dedicated programme. To request accreditation, you must provide with your request an identity document, a photo ID, a cover letter and a letter detailing your professional project (optional). Click here for more information.
Ruben Östlund has been chosen as president of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. A choice that makes sense since the Swedish filmmaker already has two Palmes d’or to his credit: The Squarein 2017, and Without filter (Triangle of Sadness) in 2022. To choose the next winning films, he will be accompanied in his reflections by Moroccan director Maryam Touzani, French actor Denis Ménochet, British-Zambian screenwriter and director Rungano Nyoni, American actress and director Brie Larson, American actor Paul Dano, Afghan writer Atiq Rahimi, Argentinian director Damián Szifrón, and French director Julia Ducournau.
The Palme d’or of the Cannes Film Festival 2022 came to reward Without filter (Triangle of Sadness), a film directed by Ruben Östlund. We follow a couple of models, guests on a cruise intended for the richest people on the planet. The Swedish filmmaker had already won the supreme award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017, for The Square. Below, find the complete winners of this Cannes Film Festival 2022.
- Palme d’or 2022 : Without Filter (triangle of sadness) by Ruben Ostlund
- Grand Prize 2022 : Close by Lukas Dhont and Stars at Noon by Claire Denis
- Special price : Tori and LokitaJean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
- 2022 Best Actor Award : Song Kang-ho in The lucky stars
- 2022 Best Actress Award : Zar Amir Ebrahimi in Nights of Mashhad
- Director’s Award 2022 : Decision to leave by Park-Chan Wook
- 2022 screenplay prize: boy from heaven
- Jury Prize 2022 : The Eight Mountains And Hi Han
- 2022 Camera d’Or Award : war pony by Riley Keough and Gina Gammell
- Special mention of the Camera d’or 2022 : Map 75 by Hayakawa Chie
- 2022 Short Film Palme d’Or : The Water Murmurs by Jianying Chen
- Special mention for short film 2022 : lori by Abinash Bikram Shah