Yesterday delivered the line-up for the Cannes Critics Week and today brings the other major sidebar with the announcement of the Directors’ Fortnight. Making their way from Sundance to Cannes is Jim Mickle‘s Cold in July (our review) and Damien Chazelle‘s big winner at Park City, the drummer drama Whiplash. Other notable inclusions are the next film from Frederick Wiseman about a London museum, as well as John Boorman‘s (Deliverance) first film in some time, Queen and Country. Getting a special screening is Tobe Hooper‘s restoration of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, while Studio Ghibli’s latest animation is also in the line-up. Check out the line-up below.
OPENING FILM: Bande De Files, dir: Céline Sciamma
CLOSING FILM: Pride, Matthew Warchus
FEATURES
Alleluia, dir: Fabrice Du Welz
Catch Me Daddy, Daniel Wolfe
Next To Her, dir: Asaf Korman
Cold In July, dir: Jim Mickle
Fighters, dir: Thomas Cailley
Gett — The Trial Of Viviane Amsalem, dir: Ronit & Shlomi Elkabetz
Kaguya-Hime No Monogatari, dir: Isao Takahata
Eat Your Bones, dir: Jean-Charles Hue
A Hard Day, dir: Seong-Hun Kim
National Gallery, dir: Frederick Wiseman
Queen And Country, dir: John Boorman
Refugiado, dir: Diego Lerman
These Final Hours, dir: Zach Hilditch
Tu Dors Nicole, dir: Stéphane Lafleur
Whiplash, dir: Damien Chazelle
SPECIAL SCREENING
Li’l Quinquin, dir: Bruno Dumont
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, dir: Tobe Hooper (4K restoration)
SHORT FILMS
Fragments, dir: Aga Woszczynska
In August, dir: Jenna Hasse
Cambodia 2099, dir: Davy Chou
The Revolution Hunter, dir: Margarida Rego
8 Bullets, dir: Frank Ternier
It Can Pass Through The Wall, dir: Radu Jude
Torn, dirs: Elmar Imanov & Engin Kundag
Heartless, dirs: Nara Normande & Tião Tiao
Man On The Chair, dir: Dahee Jeong
Jutra, dir: Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre
Guy Moquet, dir: Demis Herenger
Cannes Film Festival runs from May 14th to 25th.
What do you think of the line-up?