The Cannes Festival, until 2003 called the International Film Festival and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around the world. Founded in 1946, the invitation-only festival is held annually at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. The festival was formally accredited by the FIAPF in 1951.
The Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the highest prize at the festival was the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film. In 1964, The Palme d'Or was replaced again by the Grand Prix, before being reintroduced in 1975.
Sandrine Dumas is a French film and stage actress and director.
Days of Darkness, also known as The Age of Ignorance, is a 2007 black comedy-drama film written and directed by Denys Arcand and starring Marc Labrèche, Diane Kruger and Sylvie Léonard. Presented as the third part of Arcand's loose trilogy also consisting of The Decline of the American Empire (1986) and The Barbarian Invasions (2003), it was followed by a fourth film with similar themes, The Fall of the American Empire (2018). The film follows a depressed Quebec bureaucrat, who feeling insignificant, retreats into a fantasy world.
Raja Amari is a Tunisian film director and script writer. She is best known for her films Satin Rouge/Red Satin (2002), and Dowaha/Les Secrets/Buried Secrets (2009), both of which have earned international awards and recognition.
Monia Chokri is a Canadian actress and film director.
The 70th annual Venice International Film Festival took place in Venice, Italy from 28 August to 7 September 2013. American film director William Friedkin was presented with a lifetime achievement award. Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci was the President of the Jury. He was previously the President of the Jury at the 40th edition in 1983. Gravity, directed by Alfonso Cuarón, was the opening film of the festival. Italian actress Eva Riccobono hosted the opening and closing nights of the festival.
The 36th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 24 August to 5 September 1979. There was no jury because from 1969 to 1979 the festival was not competitive.
Endorphine is a 2015 Canadian drama film directed by André Turpin. It was shown in the Vanguard section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. It had a limited release in a few French-Canadian theaters on 22 January 2016, and was made available for retail purchase on 3 May 2016.
Heal the Living is a 2016 drama film directed by Katell Quillévéré from a screenplay she co-wrote with Gilles Taurand, based on the 2013 novel Réparer les vivants by Maylis de Kerangal. It stars Tahar Rahim, Emmanuelle Seigner, Anne Dorval, Bouli Lanners and Kool Shen. Heal the Living interweaves three stories connected to each other via an organ transplant. The film was presented in the Horizons section at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival.
Gare du Nord is a 2013 French-Canadian drama film about four individuals whose lives meet at the Gare du Nord in Paris. Directed and co-written by Claire Simon, the film stars Nicole Garcia, Reda Kateb, François Damiens and Monia Chokri. The film premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival and was released theatrically on 4 September 2013.
A Taste of Ink is a 2016 French drama film and the directorial debut of Morgan Simon. The film stars Kévin Azaïs, Monia Chokri and Nathan Willcocks. It premiered in the New Directors section at the 2016 San Sebastián International Film Festival and was awarded by a special mention of the jury.
Ravenous is a 2017 French-language Canadian horror film directed by Robin Aubert and starring Marc-André Grondin, Monia Chokri, Brigitte Poupart, Luc Proulx, Charlotte St-Martin and Micheline Lanctôt. The film depicts the residents of a small town in rural Quebec as they deal with an outbreak leading to an attack by zombie-like persons.
Bloody Milk is a 2017 French drama film directed by Hubert Charuel in his feature debut. It was presented at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, during the International Critics' Week.
A Brother's Love is a 2019 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Monia Chokri. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Following its Cannes premiere, the film had its Canadian theatrical premiere on 7 June.
Morgan Simon is a French director and screenwriter born in Paris.
An Extraordinary Person is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Monia Chokri and released in 2013. The film stars Magalie Lépine-Blondeau as Sarah, a brilliant academic who suffers from severe social anxiety but must cope with seeing many old friends at her colleague's engagement party.
One Nation, One King is a 2018 French film written and directed by Pierre Schoeller. It stars, among others, Adèle Haenel and Gaspard Ulliel, and shows the French Revolution in Paris from the storming of the Bastille to the execution of the King.
Babysitter is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Monia Chokri and slated to premiere in 2022. Adapted from a theatrical play by Catherine Léger, the film stars Patrick Hivon as Cédric, a man who loses his job and is forced to enter sensitivity training after he makes a sexist joke online that goes viral; meanwhile, his wife Nadine (Chokri) is struggling with post-partum depression following the birth of their child, and must hire a babysitter to take care of the baby.
The 75th annual Cannes Film Festival is a film festival that took place from 17 to 28 May 2022. The festival featured a tribute to actor Tom Cruise, whose film Top Gun: Maverick premiered at the festival and where the actor was awarded an Honorary Palme d'Or award on short notice. The official poster for the festival was designed as a homage to The Truman Show (1998).
