The Cannes Film Festival has announced its full competition line-up for 2012! The festival is one of the most important and popular festivals worldwide and one of the circuit’s highlights for both film professionals and film enthusiasts. This year, Cannes kicks off on May 16th and ends on the 27th. Opening film of the 65th edition will be Wes Anderson’s MOONRISE KINGDOM. Top on the favorites list: David Cronenberg’s COSMOPOLIS – starring among others Robert Pattinson.
Get a glimpse of this year’s official selection below. What is your favorite? Who would win the popular trophy Palme D’or if you would sit in the jury?
Competition (feature):
MOONRISE KINGDOM, Wes Anderson (Opening Film)
DE ROUILLE ET D’OS, Jacques Audiard
COSMOPOLIS, David Cronenberg
DO-NUI MAT (TASTE OF MONEY), Im Sangsoo
LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE, Abba Kiarostami
THE ANGELS’ SHARE, Ken Loach
ON THE ROAD (SUR LA ROUTE), Walter Salles
PARADIES : Liebe (PARADISE : Love), Ulrich Seidl
JAGTEN (THE HUNT), Thomas Vinterberg
THE PAPERBOY, Lee Daniels
REALITY, Matteo Garrone
AMOUR (LOVE), Michael Haneke
LAWLESS, John Hillcoat
DA-REUN NA-RA-E-SUH(IN ANOTHER COUNTRY), Hong Sangsoo
BAAD EL MAWKEAA (AFTER THE BATTLE), Yousry Nasrallah
VOUS N’AVEZ ENCORE RIEN VU, Alain Resnais
KILLING THEM SOFTLY, Andrew Dominik
IM NEBEL (IN THE FOG), Sergei Loznitsa
BEYOND THE HILLS, Cristian Mungiu
MUD, Jeff Nichols
POST TENEBRAS LUX, Carlos Reygadas
HOLY MOTORS, Leos Carax
Un Certain Regard:
LA PLAYA, Juan Andrés Arango (first film)
7 DIAS EN LA HABANA, Benicio del Toro, Pablo Trapero, Julio Medem, Elia Suleiman, Juan Carlos Tabio, Gaspard Noé, Laurent Cantet
LE GRAND SOIR, Benoit Delépine, Gustave Kervern
LAURENCE ANYWAYS, Xavier Dolan
AIMER À PERDRE LA RAISON, Joachim Lafosse
ELEFANTE BLANCO (WHITE ELEPHANT), Pablo Trapero
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD, Benh Zeitlin (first film)
MISS LOVELY, Ashim Ahluwalia (first film)
DESPUÉS DE LUCIA, Michel Franco
CONFESSION OF A CHILD OF THE CENTURY, Sylvie Verheyde
11.25 THE DAY HE CHOSE HIS OWN FATE, Koji Wakamatsu
MYSTERY, Lou Le
LES CHEVAUX DE DIEU (GOD’S HORSES), Nabil Ayouch
TROIS MONDE, Catherine Corsini
ANTIVIRAL Brandon Cronenberg (first film)
STUDENT, Darezhan Omirbayev
LA PIROGUE (THE PIROGUE), Moussa Toure
COMPETITION SHORT:
For the 2012 Short Film Palme D’or over 4,500 films were submitted, but only 10 have made it into the competition!
THE CHAIR, Grainger David
GASP, Eicke Bettinga
CHEF DE MEUTE, Chloé Robichaud
COCKAIGNE, Emilie Verhamme
YARDBIRD, Michael Spiccia
MI SANTA MIRADA, Alvaro Aonte-Centeno
CE CHEMIN DEVANT MOI, Mohamed Bourokba (aka Hamé)
FALASTEIN, SANDOUK AL INTEZAR LIL BURTUQAL (WAITING FOR P.O. BOX), Bassam Chekhes
NIGHT SHIFT, Zia Mandviwalla
SESSIZ-BE DENG (SILENT), L.Rezan Yesilbas
