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The Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) has announced Edouard Waintrop as its artistic director ahead of the inaugural edition in November, 2021. This is a coup for the event given Waintrop’s standing on the circuit. The former critic was Director of Cannes’ parallel strand Directors’ Fortnight from 2012…

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…