There is truly something magical when you combine the French Riviera, the global film market and thousands of hungry filmgoers and critics. The end result is what has come to be known as the most prestigious film festival in the world, the Cannes Film Festival, currently in its 66th iteration. This is my third year in a row attending the festival as press for The Film Stage and every year the experience gets better and better.
From the Coen Brothers to Alexander Payne, Nicolas Wending Refn to Jim Jarmusch, there is no shortage of contemporary auteurs, as well as newcomers like Fruitvale Station‘s Ryan Coogler and Ain’t Them Bodies Saints‘ David Lowery — two talents who kicked off the year in Park City and have been invited to the fest. As the festival progresses, stay tuned for our continuing coverage on the site, check out the photo gallery below (or on our official Facebook page) to get a sense of the experience and follow my immediate reactions to films on Twitter.
