It is official and confirmed: the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will be held in July 2021. This is what has just been announced by a press release from the Festival management: “” As announced last fall, The Cannes Film Festival has reserved the right to modify its dates according to the evolution of the global health situation. Initially scheduled from May 11 to 22, 2021, the festival will therefore now take place Tuesday 6 to Saturday 17 July 2021“” .
In 2020, the 73rd Cannes Film Festival could not be held because of the World Epidemia of COVID-19. The 56 films that had been selected, had then benefited from the label ” Cannes festival – Official selection 2020“, The festival wishing to promote them. Besides throughout the past few months, the festival had accompanied these films physically, media and digitally, trying to have them projected into other festivals and following their outings in cinemas or on VOD platforms. Some of these films have also won prizes.
The three films of this official selection to have been the most awarded are:
- DRUNK de Pete Doctter: 24 Price and 17 appointments.
The animated film of Disney-Pixar studios is placed at the head of the most award-winning Cannes 2020 films, winning 24 prizes in total including 7 prizes for the best animated film and 8 prizes for the best soundtrack. DRUNK is currently available in VOD on the Disney +platform. - DRUK (Drunk) by Thomas VINTERBERG: 13 prices and 15 nominations.
The Danish dramatic comedy has imposed itself in the United States as one of the best foreign films of the year and the performance of its quartet of actors was particularly praised around the world, especially in the European film Awards. Drunk was also chosen by Denmark to represent it at the 2021 Oscars. - Sweatshirt From Magnus von Horn: 9 prices and 7 nominations.
This very contemporary film in immersion in the world of social networks – and its darkest aspects – won everything to the polish film festival with 6 prizes including those of the best film, best director and best actress.
In addition, a mini festival “Special Cannes 2020” had been organized from October 27 to 29, With the preview projection and out of competition of four feature films that are part of the official selection, and with two competitions, that of the short films and that of the Cinéfondation School.
This is the Egyptian footage course I AM AFRAID TO FORGET YOUR FACE From Sameh Alaa, who had won the Palme d’Or 2020 from the short film.
How will this 74th edition of the Cannes Festival take place?
We can only wish him first to take place on the chosen dates, but above all to take place in good conditions, with all the usual competitions and of course in the presence of all his guests and festival -goers, as before this pandemic.
Neïla Driss
It is official and confirmed: the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will be held in July 2021. This is what has just been announced by a press release from the Festival management: “” As announced last fall, The Cannes Film Festival has reserved the right to modify its dates according to the evolution of the global health situation. Initially scheduled from May 11 to 22, 2021, the festival will therefore now take place Tuesday 6 to Saturday 17 July 2021“” .
In 2020, the 73rd Cannes Film Festival could not be held because of the World Epidemia of COVID-19. The 56 films that had been selected, had then benefited from the label ” Cannes festival – Official selection 2020“, The festival wishing to promote them. Besides throughout the past few months, the festival had accompanied these films physically, media and digitally, trying to have them projected into other festivals and following their outings in cinemas or on VOD platforms. Some of these films have also won prizes.
The three films of this official selection to have been the most awarded are:
- DRUNK de Pete Doctter: 24 Price and 17 appointments.
The animated film of Disney-Pixar studios is placed at the head of the most award-winning Cannes 2020 films, winning 24 prizes in total including 7 prizes for the best animated film and 8 prizes for the best soundtrack. DRUNK is currently available in VOD on the Disney +platform. - DRUK (Drunk) by Thomas VINTERBERG: 13 prices and 15 nominations.
The Danish dramatic comedy has imposed itself in the United States as one of the best foreign films of the year and the performance of its quartet of actors was particularly praised around the world, especially in the European film Awards. Drunk was also chosen by Denmark to represent it at the 2021 Oscars. - Sweatshirt From Magnus von Horn: 9 prices and 7 nominations.
This very contemporary film in immersion in the world of social networks – and its darkest aspects – won everything to the polish film festival with 6 prizes including those of the best film, best director and best actress.
In addition, a mini festival “Special Cannes 2020” had been organized from October 27 to 29, With the preview projection and out of competition of four feature films that are part of the official selection, and with two competitions, that of the short films and that of the Cinéfondation School.
This is the Egyptian footage course I AM AFRAID TO FORGET YOUR FACE From Sameh Alaa, who had won the Palme d’Or 2020 from the short film.
How will this 74th edition of the Cannes Festival take place?
We can only wish him first to take place on the chosen dates, but above all to take place in good conditions, with all the usual competitions and of course in the presence of all his guests and festival -goers, as before this pandemic.
Neïla Driss
