Šarūnas Bartas is a Lithuanian film director. He is one of the most prominent Lithuanian film directors internationally from the late 20th century. His 2015 film Peace to Us in Our Dreams was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. His film In the Dusk was part of the official selection of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival.
The Directors' Fortnight is an independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festival as an act of solidarity with striking workers.
After Love is a 2016 French-Belgian drama film directed and co-written by Joachim Lafosse. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
Wolf and Sheep is a 2016 Danish-Afghan drama film written and directed by Shahrbanoo Sadat. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Art Cinema Award. It is the first installment in a planned pentalogy based on the unpublished diaries of Anwar Hashimi. Its sequel, The Orphanage, came out in 2019.
The 70th Cannes Film Festival took place from 17 to 28 May 2017, in Cannes, France. Spanish film director and screenwriter Pedro Almodóvar was the president of the jury for the festival and Italian actress Monica Bellucci hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. Ismael's Ghosts, directed by French director Arnaud Desplechin, was the opening film for the festival.
Matthew Rankin is a Canadian experimental filmmaker. His feature-length debut, The Twentieth Century, premiered in 2019 and was nominated for eight Canadian Screen Awards, winning three.
The Snatch Thief is a 2018 Argentine drama film directed by Agustin Toscano. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. In 2019, the film participated in the 20th Havana Film Festival New York where Sergio Prina was awarded the Havana Star Prize for Best Actor for his role in the film.
Carmen & Lola is a 2018 Spanish drama film directed by Arantxa Echevarría which stars Zaira Romero and Rosy Rodríguez alongside Moreno Borja, Rafaela León and Carolina Yuste. It was selected to screen in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
Petra is a 2018 Spanish tragedy film directed by Jaime Rosales. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
The 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2019. Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu served as jury president. The Palme d'Or went to the South Korean film Parasite, directed by Bong Joon-ho; Bong became the first Korean director to win the award.
Oleg is a 2019 Latvian drama film directed by Juris Kursietis. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
The Halt is a 2019 Filipino dystopian drama film edited, written, and directed by Lav Diaz. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
An Easy Girl is a 2019 French comedy-drama film directed by Rebecca Zlotowski, starring Zahia Dehar, Mina Farid, Benoît Magimel and Nuno Lopes. Set in summertime in Cannes, the film follows a 16-year-old who is drawn into her cousin's free-spirited lifestyle, despite warnings from her concerned best friend. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the SACD Award for Best French-language Film.
Blow It to Bits is a 2019 French drama film directed by Lech Kowalski. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
For the Money is a 2019 Argentine drama film directed by Alejo Moguillansky. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Later that year, it competed at the Latin American Competition of the 34th Mar del Plata International Film Festival.
Perdrix is a 2019 French drama film directed by Erwan Le Duc. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
Sick, Sick, Sick is a 2019 Brazilian drama film directed by Alice Furtado. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
Song Without a Name is a 2019 drama film directed by Melina León. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. It was selected as the Peruvian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. It is a co-production between Peru, Spain, Switzerland and the United States.
To Live to Sing is a 2019 Chinese-Canadian drama film directed by Johnny Ma. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. The film won both Best Film and Best Actress at the 2019 Shanghai International Film Festival.
Particles is a 2019 French-Swiss co-produced drama film directed by Blaise Harrison. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the camera d'Or. The film won the Golden Peacock at the 50th International Film Festival of India.
