"Elemental" to close Cannes

by Nathaniel R

Pixar's Elemental will close the Cannes Film Festival this year (Out of Competition) on May 27th before hitting theaters on June 16th. If you missed the original Cannes lineup post, that's here. The only other Pixar features to premiere at Cannes were Up, Soul, and Inside Out. Elemental is directed by Peter Sohn (The Good Dinosaur) 

In other TFE-specific Cannes news, our favourite Italian Elisa Giudici will be covering the festival again for us this year and we couldn't be happier about that. Stay tuned for more on Cannes.

Cannes Lineup 2023: Official Competition & Un Certain Regard

by Nathaniel R

Mia Wasikowska stars in Competition Film "Club Zero"

The 76th annual Cannes Film Festival is just one month and three days away. The world's most famous film festival runs May 16th-27th this year. Here are the competition films. More to come of course but first the big ticket films that will hog the mainstream attention ...or "mainstream" by way of a tony art festival that is... from the competition slot. And the other films that could prove high profile from the other most talked-about section (usually) "Un Certain Regard"....

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Palme d'Or Champions: En francais, s'il vous plaît

by Cláudio Alves

Apologies for my absence in the past few weeks, dear readers. Two back-to-back festival makes up a daunting task, when it involves over fifty write-ups. Anyway, eager to jump back into The Film Experience. To ease the way a curious trifle. As I was browsing through Twitter, I came across a curious conundrum in the form of a new French poster for this year's Palme d'Or winner, and the title splashed across its badly Photoshopped self. While Ruben Östlund's latest is called Triangle of Sadness or a direct translation in nearly every territory, those French distributors had another idea. In the land where it won the Croisette's highest honor, the film is known as Sans Filtre…

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Venice Gowns '22, Round 1

by Nathaniel R

Raffey Cassidy, Jury President Julianne Moore, Tessa Thompson, Greta & Noah

Golden Lion winner Deneuve, Jodie Turner-Smith, Cassidy again, Don Cheadle, and HIllary Clinton?

Who was best dressed on the opening night of Venezia 79? It's your choice. Just make one. Vote as often as you'd like.

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Cannes Gown, Final Double-Sized Round: Vote!

Final chance to vote on the previous rounds!: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10

The 75th Edition of Cannes has closed. We've already shared the winners so here is the final double-sized "best dressed?" poll from the festivals final two days of premieres and ceremonies. Who will it be for you?

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