The Daily 2012

Un Certain Regard 2012 presented 20 films directed by 26 directors hailing from 17 different countries. Four of the works were first films.Presided over by Tim ROTH (actor, director), the Jury was comprised of Leïla BEKHTI (actress), Sylvie PRAS (head of cinema - Centre Pompidou Paris, artistic director - La Rochelle Festival), Tonie...

A beaming Im Sang-soo answered journalists' questions at the Press Conference for Do-Nui Mat (The Taste of Money). He was accompanied by the four lead actors in this film: Baek Yoon-sik, Youn Yuh-jung, Kim Hyo-jin and Kim Kang-woo.     Im Sang-soo on the relation between The Taste of Money and The Housemaid"Yes, I suppose there are...

On Saturday, the actors and producers of Mud, the third feature film by American director Jeff Nichols, responded to questions from journalists at a press conference. Jeff Nichols on the film's theme:"If there is a common thread that runs through this film, it is love, unrequited love. I thought it would be interesting to look at...

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

György Pálfi presents the closing film in Cannes Classics : Final Cut – Ladies and Gentlemen. A collage film made with the most beautiful love scenes in cinema.  Using over 500 cuts from cult films, the Hungarian filmmaker offers a reflection on the "true love film" and at the same time on "the real man and the real...

Money, power and subjugation, these are recurring themes in the cinema of Im Sang-Soo. With The Taste of Money, the Korean returns to the Competition two years after The Housemaid and explores cupidity, one of the great ills of the country, according to the director.   "Korean people, whether they are rich or poor, have become...

The Cinéma de la plage will offer not one, but eight surprise films this evening. Eight Banlieuz’Art award-winning short films. The competition is in its second edition. Founded in 2011 by Emmanuel Prévost and Jean-Rachid, Banlieuz’art aims to draw attention to the creative work of talented young people from the ...

Franck Khalfoun presents Maniac, a horror film co-written by Alexandre Aja and Grégory Levasseur, two of his closest collaborators. Today, the trio are considered a point of reference in the horror film genre.When Franck Khalfoun went to live in New-York, he spent his time behind the camera filming advertising and musical clips....

In Claude M le cinéma (Claude Milller, cinéaste de l'intime), Emmanuel Barnault draws the portrait of the filmmaker who died last April, at the age of 70. The author of 17 feature films, Claude Miller has left his mark on several generations of cinephiles, thanks to films such as The Best Way to Run, Garde à vue, Charlotte and...

It has taken Jeff Nichols just two films to build up a repertoire which many are comparing to that of Terrence Malick. Following on from Shotgun Stories (2007), the director of the much-acclaimed Take Shelter (2011) returns to his native Arkansas with Mud. Stuck on an island in the Mississippi, a mysterious fugitive sets out to find...

The films presented in this year's Competition will be screened again throughout the day on Sunday 27th May, in the Soixantième, Debussy, Bazin and Buñuel Salles. Full programme

The Short Films Competition begins today. Films by ten directors from around the world have been selected and will be screened today, initially at 11.00 am in the Salle Debussy, and at 3.00 pm in the Salle Buñuel. Images from the meeting with the directors.Note: most of those selected replied to our questions in English but some...

Film directors on both sides of the Atlantic, whether they be Tarantino and Petersen on one side or Klapisch and Canet on the other, want to see Diane Kruger shine in their films. The actress started her career in France, before playing Helen in Troy, alongside Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom. Kruger is a versatile, hyperactive actress,...

"A film is the expression of a unique vision - the more it is personal, the more it nears the status of a work of art. Which means that it will resist far longer the test of time"   (Martin Scorsese)  

In his fourth film, French director Gilles Bourdos pays tribute to Renoir and retraces the final moments of the artist’s life. In 1915, the famous Impressionist painter meets the young and beautiful Andrée, who becomes his last-ever muse. However, his son Jean returns from war and falls in love with the young lady against his...

Gimme The Loot tells of the vengeance of two New York graffiti artists who discover their graffiti have been covered over by those of a rival gang. It is the debut film by young American director Adam Leon. What does Un Certain Regard mean to you ?For me it's the worldwide stage for films that epitomise bold expression, cinematic...