04 · 18 · 13 The Cannes 2013 Official Selection revealed Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with mail Copy to clipboard After months of anticipation and of generating multiple speculations, the Festival de Cannes has revealed the Official Selection of its 66th edition, which will take place from May 15 to 26. We are happy to announce that, competing with the most recent works of directors such as Joel and Ethan Coen, Roman Polanski and Steven Soderbergh, among others, will be Heli, by the Mexican filmmaker Amat Escalante, congratulations! Festival de Cannes 2013 poster In the press conference which took place on April 18, Gilles Jacob, president of the Festival de Cannes, declared that even if the festival changes poster, films, juries and awards each year, the festival's philosophy which has guaranteed its permanence throughout the decades remains: to shelter endangered artists, The Festival de Cannes is a space where filmmakers who suffer from repression in their own countries are welcome with open arms. To commemorate this philosophy, the 2013 edition of the festival will host an exhibit of cartoonists who will show their satirical drawings at the Palais des Festivals. Jacob highlighted the importance of their work: "We must do all we can to ensure that the light of cartoonists, their art which consists in withholding nothing while summarising fully in a single image, that that light never goes out: it’s the very last bastion against the despotism and dictatorship of the strong over the weak." The 66th Festival de Cannes will celebrate freedom of expression. After thanking Jane Campion, president of the Cinefóndation and Short Film Jury for her time, experience and enthusiasm, Jacob, accompanied by the Festival de Cannes general delegate Thierry Frémaux, announced the 2013 Cannes Official Selection. Here is a list of all of the films in competition: Opening film: The Great Gatsby by Baz Luhrmann (Australia and the United States) Closing film: Zulu by Jérôme Salle (France) In competition: Behind the Candelabra by Steven Soderbergh (United States) Borgman by Alex van Warmerdam (Netherlands) La Grande Bellezza / The Great Beauty by Paolo Sorrentino (Italy and France) Grigris by Mahamat Saleh-Haroun (Chad) Heli by Amat Escalante (Mexico) The Immigrant by James Gray (United States) Inside Llewyn Davis by Joel and Ethan Coen (United States) Jeune et jolie by François Ozon (France) Only Lovers Left Alive by Jim Jarmusch (United States) Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian / Jimmy P. by Arnaud Desplechin (United States) La Vie d’Adele by Abdellatif Kechiche (France) Soshite Chichi Ni Naru / Like Father, Like Son by Hirokazu Kore-eda (Japan) Michael Kohlhaas by Arnaud des Pallières (France and Germany) Nebraska by Alexander Payne (United States) Ne quelque part / Homeland by Mohamed Hamidi (Morocco and France) Only God Forgives by Nicolas Winding Refn (France and Denmark) Le passé / The Past by Asghar Farhadi (France) Wara No Tate / Straw Shield by Takashi Miike (Japan) Tian Zhu Ding / A Touch of Sin by Jia Zhangke (China) Un chateau en Italie by Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi (France) La Vénus à la fourrure / Venus in Fur by Roman Polanski (France) Un Certain Regard: In 2012, Michel Franco received the Prix Un Certain Regard for his film Después de Lucía. This year, the Mexican production La jaula de oro by Diego Quemada-Diez, who participated at the 2007 FICM with his short film La morena, is included in the competition, well done! Opening film: The Bling Ring by Sofia Coppola Anonymous by Mohammad Rasoulof (Iran) Les Salauds / The Bastards by Claire Denis (France) Bends by Flora Lau (Hong Kong) Death March by Adolfo Alix Jr. (Philippines) Fruitvale Station by Ryan Coogler (United States) Grand Central by Rebecca Zlotowski (France) La jaula de oro by Diego Quemada-Diez (Mexico) L’image manquante by Rithy Panh (Cambodia and France) L’inconnu du lac by Alain Guiraudie (France) Miele by Valeria Golino (Italy and France) Norte, hangganan ng kasaysayan / Norte, The End of History by Lav Diaz (Philippines) Omar by Hany Abu-Assad (Palestine) Sarah prefere la course / Sarah Would Rather Run by Chloe Robichaud (Canada)
