Pierre Lescure, President of the Festival de Cannes, and Thierry Frémaux, the festival’s artistic director and General Delegate, announced its 2020 lineup Cannes labeled films which includes new films from Wes Anderson, Steve McQueen, Pixar, Francois Ozon, Naomi Kawase, Thomas Vinterberg, Maiwenn, Yeon Sang-Ho, Kôji Fukada among others.
The curated film titles that has got the Cannes 2020 official stamp of approval will get a big boost at the Cannes Virtual Film Market beginning June 22. The international sales agents representing the Cannes 2020 selections are registered with the Online Cannes Film Market. Many of these films are likely to be screened for buyers at the film market( sales agents will have the discretion to give access to buyers for viewing during the market).
Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch” and Pixar’s “Soul” are two of the biggest movies in the Official selections this year. These 56 films will be released in cinema theatres worldwide and will get screened in film festivals (Toronto, San Sebastian, Busan, New York) during this year.
Festive de Cannes didn’t differentiate films by Official Competition, Un Certain Regard, Midnight Movies and announced the lineup by thematic category. There are films by Masters, first time filmmakers, Comedies, Documentaries and Animation. A record 2,067 features films were submitted or consideration for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival (1,845 films in 2019). Of the 56 films selected in the Cannes official Selections, 21 are French films. Of the 56 films, sixteen were made by women directors. Italian films, which used to be regular picks at Cannes did not get into Cannes curation. Four animation films found a place in the selection.
THE FRENCH DISPATCH by Wes Anderson (USA) 1h43
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ÉTÉ 85 by François Ozon (France) 1h40
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ASA GA KURU (True Mothers) by Naomi Kawase (Japan) 2h20
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LOVERS ROCK by Steve McQueen (United Kingdom) 1h08
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International Sales: TURBINE STUDIOS LIMITED
MANGROVE by Steve McQueen (United Kingdom) 2h04
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International Sales: TURBINE STUDIOS LIMITED
DRUK (Another Round) by Thomas Vinterberg (Denmark)1h55
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International Sales: TRUSTNORDISK
ADN (DNA) by Maïwenn (Algeria/France) 1h30
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LAST WORDS by Jonathan Nossiter (USA) 2h06
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International Sales: THE PARTY FILMS
HEAVEN: TO THE LAND OF HAPPINESS by IM Sang-Soo (South Korea) 1h40
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International Sales: FINECUT
EL OLVIDO QUE SEREMOS (Forgotten we’ll be) by Fernando Trueba (Spain) 2h16
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International Sales: FILM FACTORY ENTERTAINMENT
PENINSULA by YEON Sang-Ho (South Korea) 1h54
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International Sales: CONTENTS PANDA
IN THE DUSK (Au crépuscule) by Sharunas BARTAS (Lituania) 2h06
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International Sales: LUXBOX
DES HOMMES (Home Front) by Lucas BELVAUX (Belgium) 1h40
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International Sales: WILD BUNCH INTERNATIONAL
THE REAL THING by Kôji Fukada (Japan) 3h48
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International Sales: NAGOYA TV
PASSION SIMPLE by Danielle Arbid (Lebanon) 1h36
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A GOOD MAN by Marie Castille Mention-Schaar (France) 1h47
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LES CHOSES QU’ON DIT, LES CHOSES QU’ON FAIT by Emmanuel Mouret (France) 2h
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International Sales: ELLE DRIVER
SOUAD by Ayten Amin (Egypt) 1h30
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LIMBO by Ben Sharrock (United Kingdom) 1h53
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International Sales: PROTAGONIST PICTURES
ROUGE (Red Soil) by Farid Bentoumi (France) 1h26
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SWEAT by Magnus Von Horn (Sweden) 1h40
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TEDDY by Ludovic et Zoran Boukherma (France) 1h28
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FEBRUARY (Février) by Kamen Kalev (Bulgaria) 2h05
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AMMONITE by Francis Lee (United Kingdom) 2h
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UN MÉDECIN DE NUIT by Elie Wajeman (France) 1h40
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ENFANT TERRIBLE by Oskar Roehler (Germany) 2h14
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NADIA, BUTTERFLY by Pascal Plante (Canada) 1h46
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HERE WE ARE by Nir Bergman (Israel) 1h34
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SEPTET: THE STORY OF HONG KONG by Ann Hui, Johnnie TO, Tsui Hark, Sammo Hung, Yuen Woo-Ping et Patrick Tam -1h53
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FALLING by Viggo Mortensen (USA) 1h52
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PLEASURE by Ninja Thyberg (Sweden) 1h45
Production: PLATTFORM PRODUKTION
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SLALOM by Charlène Favier (France) 1h32
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CASA DE ANTIGUIDADES (Memory House) by Joao Paulo Miranda Maria (Brazil)1h27
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BROKEN KEYS (Fausse note) by Jimmy Keyrouz (Lebanon) 1h30
Production: EZEKIEL
IBRAHIM by Samir Guesmi (France) 1h20
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BEGINNING (Au commencement) by Déa Kulumbegashvili (Georgia) 2h10
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GAGARINE by Fanny Liatard et Jérémy Trouilh (France) 1h35
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16 PRINTEMPS by Suzanne Lindon (France) 1h13
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International Sales: LUXBOX
VAURIEN by Peter Dourountzis (France) 1h35
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International Sales: KINOLOGY
GARÇON CHIFFON by Nicolas Maury (France) 1h48
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SI LE VENT TOMBE (Should the Wind Fall) by Nora Martirosyan (Armenia) 1h40
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JOHN AND THE HOLE by Pascual Sisto (USA) 1h38
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STRIDING INTO THE WIND (Courir au gré du vent) by WEI Shujun (China) 2h36
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THE DEATH OF CINEMA AND MY FATHER TOO (La Mort du cinéma et de mon père aussi) by Dani Rosenberg (Israel) 1h40
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EN ROUTE POUR LE MILLIARD (The Billion Road) by Dieudo Hamadi (Democratic Republic of Congo) 1h30
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THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS by Michael Dweck et Gregory Kershaw (USA) 1h24
Production: GO GIGI GO PRODUCTIONS LLC
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9 JOURS À RAQQA by Xavier de Lauzanne (France)
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ANTOINETTE DANS LES CÉVÈNNES by Caroline Vignal (France) 1h35
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LES DEUX ALFRED by Bruno Podalydès (France) 1h30
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UN TRIOMPHE (The big hit) by Emmanuel Courcol (France) 1h40
Production: AGAT FILMS & CIE
International Sales: MK2 FILMS
L’ORIGINE DU MONDE by Laurent Lafitte (France) 1st film
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LE DISCOURS by Laurent Tirard (France) 1h27
Production: LES FILMS SUR MESURE
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AYA TO MAJO (Earwig and the Witch) by Gorô Miyazaki (Japan) 1h22
Production: NHK / NHK ENTERPRISES / STUDIO GHIBLI
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FLEE by Jonas Poher Rasmussen (Denmark) 1h30
Production: FINAL CUT FOR REAL
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JOSEP by Aurel (France) 1h20 – 1st film
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SOUL by Pete Docter (USA) 1h30
Production: PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS
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