The Daily 2012

The American director Wes Anderson and the whole team of Moonrise Kingdom, the first film to be screened in Competition, opened the 65th Festival de Cannes this Wednesday 16 May in the presence of the Italian President of the Jury, Nanni Moretti, and the eight jury members."It is a great privilege and a great responsibility for me to...

Twenty young sailors from the PPM (French Navy military preparation course), both boys and girls, will be greeting festival attendees on the Palais steps for the opening of the 65th Festival de Cannes. To mark the 40th anniversary of the PPM in the French Alpes Maritime department, young recruits have been invited by the Festival de...

The Feature Films Jury presided over by the Italian Director, Nanni Moretti, explained what it intends to do in a press conference held a few hours before the Opening Ceremony:Nanni Moretti :"We're going to meet up every other day to discuss the four films that we've seen. We're going to watch twenty-two films in total and our views ...

Wes Anderson accompanied by Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Bruce Willis and the film crew answered journalists' questions about the opening film, Moonrise Kingdom presented In Compétition.Wes Anderson on why he chose Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward:"I've already made a number of films in which young actors took the lead ...

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The actors and directors expected to be in attendance in Cannes today are:  

Wes Anderson presents Moonrise Kingdom, in Competition and at the opening of the 65th Festival de Cannes. The director likes to work with a group of close collaborators throughout the various stages of making his films.Roman Coppola, co-writer of Moonrise Kingdom, is a member of what Jean-Daniel Beauvallet, editor-in-chief of...