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The Cannes Film Festival Official Selection, 2015

The Cannes Film Festival announced the films that will form part of the 68th festival’s Official Competition. We are delighted to share that Mexican directors Michel Franco and David Pablos, both of who have shown their work at FICM on several occasions, are in competition at Cannes 2015. Congratulations to both of them!

The Official Selection:

The Cannes Official Selection 2015 includes, as in previous years, some of the most important names in the world of contemporary cinema, including Todd Haynes (Special Guest at FICM in 2008), Jua Zhangke, Gus Van Sant (Special Guest at FICM in 2004), and Pablo Sorrentino, among many others. Now, the name of Michel Franco is included in this list:

- Chronic by Michel Franco – Mexico
- Valley of love by Guillaume Nicloux - France
- Nie Yinniang / The Assasin, by Hou Hsiao-hsien – Taiwan
- Carol, by Todd Haynes – UK, USA
- Dheepan, by Jacques Audiard – France
- The Lobster, by Yorgos Lanthimos – Greece, UK, Ireland, The Netherlands, France
- Umimachi Diary / Our Little Sister, by Hirokazu Kore-eda – Japan
- Louder than Bombs, by Joachim Trier – Norway, France, Denmark
- Macbeth, by Justin Kurzel – UK, France, USA
- Marguerite et Julien / Marguerite and Julien, by Valerie Donzelli – France
- Mon roi, by Maiwenn – France
- Mountains May Depart, by Jia Zhangke – China, Japan and France
- Mia madre, by Nanni Moretti
- The Sea of Trees, by Gus Van Sant (Special Guest at FICM 2004) – USA
- Sicario, by Denis Villenueve – USA
- La Loi Du Marché / A Simple Man, by Stephane Brize – France
- Saul Fia / Son of Saul, by Lazlo Nemes – Hungary
- Il racconto dei racconti / The Tale of Tales, by Matteo Garrone – Italy, France, UK
- Youth, by Paolo Sorrentino – Italy, France, Switzerland, UK

Un Certain Regard

In previous years this section has highlighted Mexican cinema. In 2012, Michel Franco received the Prix Un Certain Regard for his film Después de Lucía, and in 2013 Diego Quemada-Diez’ La jaula de oro / The Golden Dream, won the Un Certain Talent award, in recognition of the exceptional work of film’s cast. Not it is the turn of David Pablos, director of Las Elegidas / The Chosen Ones:

- Alias Maria, by José Luis Rugeles Gracia - Colombia
- Taklub, by Brillante Mendoza - Philippines
- Lamb, by Yared Zeleke - the first film from Ethiopia in the official Cannes lineup.
- Cemetery of Splendour, by Apichatpong Weerasethakul - Thailand
- AN, de Naomi Kawase (Un Certain Regard opening film) – Japan
- Masaan, by Neeraj Ghaywan – India
- Chauthi Koot / The Fourth Direction, by Gurvinder Singh – France, India
- Zvizdan / The High Sun, by Dalibor Matanic – Croatia and Solvenia
- Je suis un soldat / I am a Soldier, by Laurent Lariviere – France
- Kishibe no tabi / Journey to the Shore, by Kiyoshi Kurosawa – Japan
- Madonna, by Shin Su-won – South Korea
- Maryland, by Alice Winocour – France, Belgium
- Nahid, by Ida Panahandeh – Iran
- Un Etaj Mal Jos / One Floor Below, by Radu Muntean – Romania
- Las elegidas / The Chosen Ones, by David Pablos – Mexico
- The Other Side, by Roberto Minervini – Italy
- Hrútar / Rams, by Grimur Hakonarson – Iceland
- Mu-roe-han / The Shameless, by Oh Seung-euk – South Korea
- Comoara / The Treasure, by Corneliu Porumboiu – Rumania

Out of Competition

Traditionally, the Cannes Film Festival screens some of the most hotly anticipated films of the year, out of competition. This year, Barbet Schroeder (Special Guest at FICM in 2009) will premier his most recent film Amnesia. Other eagerly awaited titles are Irrational Man, by Woody Allen; A Tale of Love and Darkness, the first film directed by actress Natalie Portman; and Amy, by Asif Kapadia (Senna, 2010), a documentary about celebrated British singer Amy Winehouse.

Opening Night Film: La Tête haute, by Emmanuelle Bercot

- Irrational Man, by Woody Allen – USA
- Inside Out, by PeteDochter and Ronaldo del Carmen – USA
- Mad Max: Fury Road, by George Miller – Australia, USA
- The Little Prince, by Mark Osborne – France

Midnight Screenings

- O Piseu / Office, by Hong Won-Chan – South Korea
- Amy, by Asif Kapadia – UK
- Love, by Gaspar Noé - France

Special Screenings

- Oka, by Souleymane Cisse – Mali
- Hayored Lema’Ala, by Elad Keidan – Israel
- Sipur Al Ahava Ve Choshech / A Tale of Love and Darkness, by Natalie Portman – Israel
- Amnesia, by Barbet Schroeder (Special Guest at FICM in 2009) – Switzerland, France
- Panama, by Pavle Vuckovic – Serbia
- Une histoire de fou / Don’t Tell me the Boy was Mad, by Robert Guédiguian - France

The 68th Cannes Film Festival will take place from the 13th – 24th May, 2015

For more information please visit www.festival-cannes.com

* This article was updated on April 23, 2015.