Thursday morning, April 18,marked the announcement of films chosen for the 72ndCannes Film Festival 2019 in a press conference in Paris.
Out of the 47 films announced on Thursday, 12 are directed by women, one being co-directed by two women.
Also, four among these films are chosen for the coveted Palme d’Or.
The U.S. is significantly represented with films by Terrence Malick who is presenting ‘’A Hidden Life’’ which is a war time drama, Ira Sachs who is set to unveil Isabelle Huppert starrer “Frankie” and director Jim Jarmusch, with “The Dead Don’t Die”.
“The Dead Don’t Die”, a zombie satire isannounced as the opening night film.Jarmusch is back with a bangin the prestigious Palme d’Or competitionwith this filmaftershowcasing “Paterson” in 2016.
Elton John willgrace Promenade de la Croisette
And over 69% of the total population, that is, 46 million people, will be impacted by the new measures.In the latest curfew, over 54 total residential areas are involved (38 new cities are added to the list), and as France is sensing the chance of spreading COVID-19, the government declared a strict curfew from 9 PM to 6 AM.The box office and cinema theatres will be affected by the curfew.
However, next week, the upcoming Cannes Film Festival has to rescheduled its timetable and screening slot.In an interview with Deadline, a festival rep shares that the organization has rescheduled the screening and will be pushed to 6 PM.
The screening time was initially slated for 7 PM from 27 to 29 October.
And some films will also be screened during day time.Cannes Film Festival was initially planned to take place from 12 to 23 May this year.
In September 2020, The organizers announced the festival would be held on 27-29 October on the Croisette and screened a few short films and four officially selected films.
Last year, Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite won the Palme d’Or award.The Prime Minister of France, Jean Castex, declared this evening that the curfew is extended for at least six weeks.
The award show will be held on 24 April 2021, a day before the Oscars.The Spirit Awards or the Film Independent Spirit Awards was founded in 1984 and is dedicated to independent directors.
The 35th Spirit Award was held on 8 February 2020, and the nominations of the show announced on 21 November 2019 by actress Natasha Lyonne and Zazie Beetz.
Anna Thomas and Gregory Nava founded the Independent features Project.
Board member Jeanne Lucas conceived the FINDIE Awards in 1984 with writer and director Sam O’Brien as an event producer.
Jamie Lee Curtis And Peter Coyote presented the Plexiglas pyramid to the winners who were designed by Carol Bosselman.In the 36th Spirit Awards, there is a lot to look forward to including some great categories like new scripted or documentary series, best new scripted series, female performance, male performance, and the ensemble cast.
The organization also confirmed that the show would premiere on Tuesday of 2021 on TV with broadcasting partner IFC, and the submission for the award show is finally open.The board chair of the Film Independent, Mary Sweeney, said that The Independent is supporting a wide range of creators for a decade now.
Actor Deepika Padukone is in Cannes and making one stunning appearance after another.
walked the red carpet again on her second day at the Cannes Film Festival in a ruffled lime Green Giambattista Valli Gown with a train.
Pairing it with an baby pink headband and a c matching bow, Deepika ensured everyone’s eyes were on her as the touched base for the screening of Dolor Y Gloria (Pain and Glory) at the event.
A post shared by Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) on May 17, 2019 at 12:19pm PDT
Deepika also shared a video of how she got ready for the evening and can be seen going down the stairs in the huge attire.
Ranveer simply dropped a “MUUUUUUUUUAH” on the post.