The Cannes Film Festival has just announced a complement of 14 films to its official selection for its 76th edition, which will be held from May 16 to 27, 2023. This new addition follows the announcement made at the press conference on April 13, suggesting a selection of the most diverse.
Indeed, this year, the selection of the Cannes Festival promises to be eclectic, with the presence of big names of experienced directors as well as promising young filmmakers. In addition, films from different countries will also be present, some of which will appear on the Cannes stage, such as Sudan and Mongolia.
This opening to new perspectives and less represented cinematographies testifies to the commitment of the Cannes Film Festival in favor of diversity and inclusion in the world of cinema. It offers the opportunity to discover new cinematographic approaches, to enhance the richness of cultures and to promote diversity in all its forms. A real reflection of the mission of the Cannes Film Festival as a global window of contemporary cinema.
In addition, this selection also has the participation in official competition of six women directors, with a recent announcement bearing their total number to seven: the French Catherine Breillat with Last summerJustine Triet with Anatomy of a fall and Catherine Corsini with The returnthe Austrian Jessica Hausner with Club zerothe Italian Alice Rohrwacher with Chimerathe Senegalese Ramata-Toulaye Sy with Banel and Adama and the Tunisian Kaouther ben Hania with Olffa’s girls which offers Tunisia its first selection in official competition since 1970 !
Will one of these directors be the third woman to win the Golden Palme after the Australian Jane Campion with The piano lesson in 1993 and the French Julia Ducournau with Titanium in 2021? This is what the jury will decide, Chaired by the Swedish director Ruben Östlundhimself twice palm of gold.
This positive development of the female presence in official competition was welcomed by Thierry Frémaux, general delegate of the Cannes Festival, who during an interview on April 21, said: ” This is only the result of an evolution which must be repeated that it is real. When there were fewer women selected at the Cannes Film Festival, it was that there were less general. It has changed. Agnès Varda would be happy to see it all. Otherwise, this is our record indeed, but it is not only a question of arithmetic: the most important thing is that this presence brings stories, treatments and new characters. There is something that cinema was widely amputated, a vision of the world, that of the “female gaze”. This does not mean that it is won, let’s all stay vigilant. Cannes is only at the end of the chain. But let’s hope that the thought is reversed on the question by valuing the trend, by strengthening it, saying that it is getting better and better and that the directors are necessary in the cinema. »»
She is also a director who will have the honor of opening the festival this year. This is Maïwenn with his film Jeanne du Barry. This announcement testifies to the Festival’s desire to highlight the talent and contribution of women directors to the film industry, by offering them a deserved visibility and recognition.
The appointment of Chiara Mastroianni as a mistress of ceremonies of this edition of the Cannes Festival is also symbolic. As an accomplished actress and daughter of Catherine Deneuve, she represents a new generation of talented and inspiring actresses who continue to perpetuate the heritage of French cinema and to promote the presence of women in the cinema industry.
Finally, the official poster of this 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival was unveiled a few days ago, and it is of striking beauty. In black and white, she offers a nice wink since she highlights a photo of Catherine Deneuve, the mother of Chiara Mastroianni, taken on the set of the film The Chamade (1968), directed by Alain Cavalier with Catherine Deneuve, Michel Piccoli and Roger Van Hool. The photo is signed Jack Garofalo/Paris Match/Scoop, and the poster graphic creation is made by Hartland Villa (Lionel Avignon, Stefan de Vivies). A harmonious marriage between past and present, highlighting the timeless beauty of cinema.
Below is the list of films that complement the official selection:
COMPETITION
– Black Flies From Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
– The return by Catherine Corsini
Premier rods
– Loseidos in the Noche Amat Escalante
– Love and forests from Valérie Donzelli
– Eureka from Lisandro Alonso
Out of competition
– Father Pierre – A life of fighting by Frédéric Tellier
A certain look
– Only The River Flows from Wei Shujun
– A night of Alex Lutz. The film will be screened out of competition at the end of the certain look
Short film
– Fire girls From Pedro Costa
Special sessions
– Little Girl Blue of Mona Achache
– BREAD AND ROSES of sahra man
– Marguerite’s theorem Anna Novion
Midnight sessions
– Hypnotic by Robert Rodriguez
– Project silence of Kim Tae-Gon
Neïla Driss
