#Cannes2018: 71e Festival de Cannes contenders and contentions

April 18th, 2018

Generally speaking, this year’s list of Cannes Competition contenders —announced at an upbeat press conference by Festival Director Thierry Fremaux— is an inspiring smorgasbord of world cinema.

#Canne18: Asghar Farhadi’s Everybody Knows to open 71st Festival de Cannes, May 18th

Séamas McSwiney

April 6th, 2018

Festivals

Its cosmopolitan credentials front and centre, the 71st Festival de Cannes opens on May 8th with Todos lo saben (Everybody Knows), a Spanish psychological thriller, directed by an Iranian and produced by a French company and directed by Asghar Farhadi.

#IrishTalent: Imelda O’Reilly selected for Festival de Cannes Cinefondation Atelier 2018

Séamas McSwiney

March 8th, 2018

Talent

Irish filmmaker Imelda O’Reilly has been selected as one of 15 directors whose projects have been considered particularly promising for the Cannes Film Festival's Cinefondation’s Atelier.

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#Canne18: Asghar Farhadi’s Everybody Knows to open 71st Festival de Cannes, May 18th

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