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Although the 73rd edition of the Cannes Film Festival was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, organizers opted to showcase four films that were part of the 2020 Official Selection from Tuesday through Thursday this week, calling it "Spécial Cannes." It also got in just under the wire as France imposed another…

The Cannes Film Festival’s "Spécial" three-day event kicked off at the Palais this evening with the Lumière theater at half capacity, and fest chief Thierry Fremaux urging attendees to “applaud at 100%.” They did, despite muted proceedings given the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Earlier this year, the 73rd edition of the…

In a sign of unity, Artistic Directors of several major European Film Festivals gathered for a press conference here in Venice this afternoon. Venice Film Festival chief Alberto Barbera and the others will appear on stage at this evening's opening ceremony in solidarity with the global film industry, which has been…

Created by Cannes chief Thierry Fremaux and filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, the Lumiere Festival is due to take place in Lyon from October 10-18. Largely a retrospective event with hundreds of restored films, thematic strands and uncovered gems, it will also feature some titles officially selected for the Cannes…

EXCLUSIVE: Ordinarily, the Cannes Film Festival would have wrapped a few weeks ago after two weeks of glamorous red carpets, packed cinemas and deal-making. But this is anything but an ordinary year. Instead, due to coronavirus, the world’s leading film festival only announced its Official Selection ten days ago and a…

Author and screenwriter Colo Tavernier O'Hagan has passed away. France’s Institut Lumiére shared the news that the former wife and collaborator of Bertrand Tavernier died of cancer on June 13. A César Award winner for Tavernier’s 1984 drama Un Dimanche A La Campagne, she also worked with such filmmakers as Claude…

The Cannes Film Festival has released the transcript of a speech artistic director Thierry Frémaux will give tomorrow after the unveiling of the Official Selection. The speech (scroll down for the full version) reveals details about the makeup of this year’s lineup, without revealing specific titles. Cannes was due to…

The Cannes Film Festival was originally due to kick off last night on the French Riviera, but as with many other industry events amid the coronavirus pandemic, it was ultimately canceled. Still, organizers expect Cannes 2020 to live on in some ways later this summer, notably with a presence at the Venice Film Festival…

Editors’ Note: Todd McCarthy recently wrote about his layoff from The Hollywood Reporter. To commemorate the sense of collective loss we all feel for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival that would have started tomorrow but had to be scratched for safety reasons like everything else because of the COVID-19 pandemic, McCarthy…

The Cannes Film Festival doesn't officially kick off until tomorrow, but controversy is already brewing here on the Croisette. This Sunday, the festival will pay tribute to veteran French actor Alain Delon with an honorary Palme d'Or, a move that has drawn rebuke from women's groups and has inspired a Care2 petition…

Unveiling what he categorized a "romantic and political" Official Selection this morning, Cannes Film Festival chief Thierry Frémaux offered up a roster of titles from veterans of the Riviera as well as first-timers, and a handful of so-called graduates from parallel sections to the main Competition. Overall, there's…

Cannes Film Festival chief Thierry Frémaux this morning was asked to address the thorny Netflix issue that has been front and center at the event for the past few years. Beginning his remarks about the current situation and its potential evolution, he quipped, "Roma, I'll remind you, was a Cannes Film Festival film…