World’s most prestigious and oldest film festival Cannes which always celebrates experimental films both as a form and content.
Pandemic situation made many film events to drop or postponed, Oscar film awards ceremony which was to happen during feb was done on April.
Festival director Thierry Fremaux, and Festival president Pierre Lescure speak during the press conference for the presentation of the official selection of the 74th International Cannes Film Festival, in Paris, Thursday, June 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Cannes this year calendar shifts to June 2021.
It was comeback time for the Cannes Film Festival’s 74th edition after the 12-day event was cancelled last year because of the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Despite the Pandemic, which has still not abated, the buzz this year around the event on the lovely French Riviera, which was postponed to July 6 from its usual Mid-May date,many film buffs will not be able to attend the Festival because of travel restrictions.
Announcing the official selections statement that there were two separate lists – Green and Red (with 16 countries, presumably India as well). Those from the Green would have easier access to Cannes and the Festival, although it was still mandatory for all visitors to have a Coronavirus test done every 48 hours during their stay. It would be a simple saliva test that had to be booked on the website. The test would be free of charge.
The films of the Official Selection 2021
On Thursday 3 June at 11am listed out films to be screened at Cannes.
Discover the list of selected films in Competition, Un Certain Regard, Out of Competition, Midnight Screenings, Cannes Premières, and Special screenings.
In Competition
Opening Film
ANNETTE
Leos CARAX (France)
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A FELESÉGEM TÖRTÉNETE
(THE STORY OF MY WIFE)
Ildikó ENYEDI (Hungary)
BENEDETTA
Paul VERHOEVEN (Netherlands)
BERGMAN ISLAND
Mia HANSEN-LOVE (France)
DRIVE MY CAR
Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI (Japan)
FLAG DAY
Sean PENN (USA)
HA’BERECH
(AHED’S KNEE)
Nadav LAPID (Israel)
CASABLANCA BEATS
Nabil AYOUCH (Morocco)
HYTTI NRO 6
(COMPARTMENT NO.6)
Juho KUOSMANEN (Finland)
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Joachim TRIER (Norway)
LA FRACTURE
Catherine CORSINI (France)
THE RESTLESS
Joachim LAFOSSE (Belgium)
PARIS 13TH DISTRICT
Jacques AUDIARD (France)
LINGUI
Mahamat-Saleh HAROUN (Chad)
MEMORIA
Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL (Thaïland)
NITRAM
Justin KURZEL (Australia)
FRANCE
Bruno DUMONT (France)
PETROV’S FLU
Kirill SEREBRENNIKOV (Russia)
RED ROCKET
Sean BAKER (USA)
THE FRENCH DISPATCH
Wes ANDERSON (USA)
TITANE
Julia DUCOURNAU (France)
TRE PIANI
Nanni MORETTI (Italy)
TOUT S’EST BIEN PASSÉ
François OZON (France)
A HEROS
Asghar FARHADI (Iran)
Un Certain Regard
MONEYBOYS
C.B Yi (Austria)
1st film
BLUE BAYOU
Justin CHON (USA)
FREDA
Gessica GÉNÉUS (Haïti)
1st film
DELO
(HOUSE ARREST)
Alexey GERMAN JR. (Russia)
BONNE MÈRE
Hafsia HERZI (France)
NOCHE DE FUEGO
Tatiana HUEZO (Mexico)
LAMB
Valdimar JÓHANSSON (Iceland)
1st film
COMMITMENT HASAN
Hasan Semih KAPLANOGLU (Turkey)
AFTER YANG
Kogonada (USA)
LET THERE BE MORNING
Eran KOLIRIN (Israel)
UNCLENCHING THE FISTS
Kira KOVALENKO (Russia)
WOMEN DO CRY
Mina MILEVA (Bulgaria)
Vesela KAZAKOVA (Bulgaria)
REHANA MARYAM NOOR
Abdullah Mohammad SAAD (Bangladesh)
GREAT FREEDOM
Sebastian MEISE (Austria)
LA CIVIL
Teodora Ana MIHAI (Romania / Belgium)
1st film
GAEY WA’R
NA Jiazuo (China)
1st film
THE INNOCENTS
Eskil VOGT (Norway)
PLAYGROUND
Laura WANDEL (Belgium)
1st film
Out of Competition
DE SON VIVANT
Emmanuelle BERCOT (France)
EMERGENCY DECLARATION
HAN Jae-Rim (Korea)
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
Todd HAYNES (USA)
BAC NORD
Cédric JIMENEZ (France)
ALINE, THE VOICE OF LOVE
Valérie LEMERCIER (France)
STILLWATER
Tom MCCARTHY (USA)
Midnight Screenings
BLOODY ORANGES
Jean-Christophe MEURISSE (France)
Cannes Premiere
HOLD ME TIGHT
Mathieu AMALRIC (France)
COW
Andrea ARNOLD (UK)
LOVE SONGS FOR TOUGH GUYS
Samuel BENCHETRIT (France)
DECEPTION
Arnaud DESPLECHIN (France)
JANE PAR CHARLOTTE
Charlotte GAINSBOURG (France)
1st film
IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE
HONG Sang-Soo (Korea)
MOTHERING SUNDAY
Eva HUSSON (France)
EVOLUTION
Kornél MUNDRUCZO (Hungary)
VAL
Ting POO (USA)
Leo SCOTT (USA)
JFK REVISITED: THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
Oliver STONE (USA)
Special Screenings
O MARINHEIRO DAS MONTANHAS
(MARINER OF THE MOUNTAINS)
Karim AÏNOUZ (Brazil)
BLACK NOTEBOOKS
Shlomi ELKABETZ (Israel)
BABI YAR. CONTEXT
Sergei LOZNITSA (Ukraine)
H6
Yé Yé (France)
1st film
THE YEAR OF THE EVERLASTING STORM
Jafar PANAHI (Iran), Anthony CHEN (Singapor), Malik VITTHAL (USA), Laura POITRAS (USA), Dominga SOTOMAYOR (Chile), David LOWERY (USA), and Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL (Thailand)
