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France’s Société des Réalisateurs de Films, the body that oversees the Cannes Film Festival’s parallel Directors’ Fortnight section, has named Paolo Moretti to succeed outgoing Edouard Waintrop as artistic/executive director. Waintrop is due to end his run at the helm after this year's 50th edition of the section with…

Edouard Waintrop, the respected artistic director of Directors' Fortnight which runs parallel to the Cannes Film Festival each May, is due to end his run at the helm after next year's 50th edition of the section. The Société des Réalisateurs de Films said today a new chief will be named for the 2019 edition. Calling…

Deadline’s annual group of Ones To Watch is a mix of artists and executives who are bringing something different to Cannes. The distinction isn’t reserved for brand new faces; rather, in this year’s case, we’ve selected people who are branching out or find themselves in waters where they are liable to make waves. This…