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First Batch of Toronto Film Festival Films Announced (FirstShowing.net)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:22:30 GMT

... in their diverse line-up. As was already mention, Kim Jee-woon's The Good, The Bad, The Weird debuts in the Gala Presentation at the festival. Most films announced this week are from Cannes, including the following award winners : Laurent Cantet's Palme d'Or winner Entre les Murs (The Class) , Catherine Deneuve's Un conte de Noël (A Christmas Tale) , Matteo Garrone's Gomorrah , Nuri Bilge Ceylan's...

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'Lorna' bought by Folkets (Variety.com)

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:58:42 GMT

Film News: Other buys include 'Waltz,' 'Christmas Tale' -- Award-winning “Le Silence de Lorna,” helmed by the Dardenne brothers, was one of indie distrib Folkets Bio’s purchases in Cannes.

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EU Hails Performance of its Films at Cannes (FilmoFilia)

Tue, 27 May 2008 08:42:35 GMT

The European Commission on Monday hailed the performance of films funded by the European Union (EU) at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Four EU-funded films received honors at Sunday night's award giving ceremony. “Entre Les Murs” (The Class) directed by Laurent Cantet of France won the Palme d'Or, whilst “Gomorra” directed by Matteo [...]

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Cannes Film Festival - Surprise Winner At Cannes Film Festival (Contactmusic Ltd)

Mon, 26 May 2008 18:29:23 GMT

Director Laurence Cantet's Entre les Murs (The Class), a film about a year in the life of suburban Parisian students, was the surprise winner of the Palme d'Or at the ...

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Cannes Film Festival Award Winners 2008 (FirstShowing.net)

Sun, 25 May 2008 22:02:27 GMT

Wrapping up our coverage of the Cannes Film Festival this year is the announcement of the big winners. This year's jury was lead by Sean Penn and also included actress Natalie Portman and director Alfonso Cuarón. Neither Steven Soderbergh's Che nor Clint Eastwood's Changeling managed to get any top nods, but each did win a [...]

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Cannes Awards (DaveKehr.com)

Sun, 25 May 2008 21:41:02 GMT

A surprise, but for a change, a nice one: Laurent Cantet's “Entre les murs,” a pedagogical fiction based on a novel by a French schoolteacher (Francois Begaudeau, who plays himself), has won the Palme d'or of the 61st Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first French film to win in 21 years. (It was [...]

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Cannes Nearly Wrapped (Film Experience Blog)

Sat, 24 May 2008 03:58:00 GMT

... Woman) [Argentina] Lucrecia Martel ( La Ciénaga , The Holy Girl )'s latest effort isn't going to detract from her burgeoning rep as an auteur but even the kind reviews don't seem truly enthused. --> Leonera [Argentina] (pictured, right) Pablo Trapero tells the story of a convicted mother struggling to raise her son. Le Silence De Lorna (The Silence of Lorna) [Belgium]...

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FILM REVIEW: 'Lorna's Silence' - the Dardennes nearing saturation? (France24)

Wed, 21 May 2008 12:58:12 GMT

The Dardenne brothers, two-time Golden Palm winners, are back at Cannes with "Lorna's Silence" in the official competition. Read Arnab Banerjee's review.

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Natalie Portman Joins the Jury (Just Jared)

Mon, 19 May 2008 23:10:22 GMT

Natalie Portman is bold in blue at the screening of Belgian directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s film Le Silence de Lorna (Lorna’s Silence) at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival on Monday in Cannes, southern France. The May 14-25 festival winds up with the awards ceremony for the prestigious Palme d'Or, to be determined by a [...]

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Cannes. Lorna's Silence. (GreenCine Daily)

Mon, 19 May 2008 15:54:06 GMT

Glenn Kenny finds Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's Le Silence de Lorna "every bit as nuanced, surprising, and deeply moving" as their 2005 Palme d'Or-winning L'Enfant. "[T]heir approach to storytelling isn't as Bresson-inflectedly-idiosyncratic as some might tell you. Which is my...

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It's indie movies vs. Indy's movie at Cannes Film Festival (Baltimore Sun)

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:04:00 GMT

It opened with "Blindness," Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles' tale of an epidemic that causes people to lose their vision, starring , Mark Ruffalo, and , and based on a novel by Portuguese Nobel laureate .While critics pondered the symbolism of "Blindness" in a darkened cinema, paparazzi were hitting the beach to capture pulling a publicity stunt for "Kung Fu Panda," ' tale of a pudgy panda with...

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Cannes Film Festival - Movie World Relocates As Cannes Begins (Contactmusic Ltd)

Wed, 14 May 2008 06:15:04 GMT

The great and the good of the film industry are congregating on the French Riviera ahead of today's opening of the 61st Cannes film festival.Fifty-seven full-length features will be shown over the next 12 days as Hollywood's major players rub shoulders with the world's most talented directors.Blockbuster adventure Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull receives its premiere on Sunday ahead...

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Festival de Cannes 2008 (O B L I Q U I T Y)

Tue, 13 May 2008 18:22:36 GMT

The curtain rises on the 61st edition of the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2008. This year’s feature film jury members include: Sean Penn, President (American actor, director, screenwriter), Jeanne Balibar (French actress), Alexandra Maria Lara (German actress), Natalie Portman (Israeli-American actress), Marjane Satrapi (Iranian author, director), Rachid Bouchareb (French director), Sergio [...]...

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With affection, Cannes calls the big names home (International Herald Tribune)

Tue, 13 May 2008 14:14:29 GMT

They are all here - this is homecoming week at the 61st Cannes Film Festival, the unique world-class event where myths merge and families quarrel and make up. Where else can you find Woody Allen and Catherine Deneuve dancing cheek-to-cheek, Mike Tyson and Che Guevara sparring for attention in movies by James Toback and Steven Soderbergh, Clint Eastwood celebrating his latest film in competition and...

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Footloose at Cannes (Indian Express)

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:12:32 GMT

After 61 years, the little town of Cannes can safely call itself a veteran at prepping itself for what is the biggest, busiest and most glamorous trade event of the year for the movie industry

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Films in competition for the Palme d'Or (International Herald Tribune)

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:09:04 GMT

Films in competition for the Palme d'OrReutersPublished: April 24, 2008 Text SizeFollowing is a list of films in the main competition for the coveted Palme d'Or award this year. Hundreds of other films will also be showing out of competition.* Uc Maymun (Three Monkeys) -- Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Turkey)* Le Silence de Lorna (The Silence of Lorna) -- Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne...

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Atom Egoyan's Adoration named one of 19 finalists for Palme d'Or Award (Panarmenian)

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:55:00 GMT

Atom Egoyan's new film, Adoration, was named yesterday one of the 19 finalists that will be in competition next month for the prestigious Palme d'Or Award at the 61st annual Festival de Cannes.The film's inclusion in Official Selection marks the sixth time that a feature film from the Victoria-raised, Toronto-based director’s work has made the cut.Reached yesterday, Egoyan said it was "an honor" to...

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Cannes Film Festival announces lineup (LA Times)

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:10:59 GMT

Films from Steven Soderbergh, Clint Eastwood and Woody Allen will play the fest.

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[Cinemanila] SERBIS BY BRILLIANTE MENDOZA IN COMPETITION AT CANNES!!! (The White Pinoy)

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:20:00 GMT

... late great National Artist for Film (posthumous) Lino Brocka, that is--has done: his film is included for competition in the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival in France. The first and only time a Filipino director had a film including in the competition category of the Cannes was in 1984, when Brocka's opus "Orapronobis" was accepted. Now, 24 years later, Mendoza's film "Serbis" has...

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Cannes is Coming. Tilda Fashion to Follow (Film Experience Blog)

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:24:00 GMT

refresh your screen... this post is still in progress -links to be added, etc... World cinema fans can start salivating. The world's most famous film festival -- the Olympics of film? Only without those human rights squabbles and torch marathons -- kicks off next month. The question you're undoubtedly asking is this: W.W.T.W ? What Will Tilda Wear? I kid. I kid. It wouldn't be Cannes without her but...

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