10/05/2017 - The 70th Cannes Film Festival will include 12 films supported by the European fund, five of which are selected in official competition

The 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival includes no less than 12 films supported by Eurimages, five of which are selected in official competition: Loveless [+see also:
film review
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interview: Andrey Zvyagintsev
film profile] by Andrey Zvyagintsev (Russia/France/Germany/Belgium), A Gentle Creature [+see also:
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interview: Sergei Loznitsa
film profile] by Sergei Loznitsa (France/Germany/Netherlands/Lithuania), Happy End [+see also:
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Q&A: Michael Haneke
film profile] by Michael Haneke (France/Germany/Austria), Jupiter’s Moon [+see also:
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interview: Kornél Mundruczó
film profile] by Kornél Mundruczó (Hungary/Germany) and The Square [+see also:
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interview: Ruben Östlund
film profile] by Ruben Östlund (Sweden/Germany/France/United States).

Two films will be screened in the Un Certain Regard section: Directions [+see also:
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interview: Stephan Komandarev
film profile] by Stephan Komandarev (Bulgaria/Germany/Macedonia) and Until the Birds Return [+see also:
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interview: Karim Moussaoui
film profile] by Karim Moussaoui (France/Germany/Algeria).

The animation film Zombillenium [+see also:
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film profile] (France/Belgium) by Arthur de Pins and Alexis Ducord will be one of the Children’s Screenings and, for its 70th anniversary, the festival will hold a special concert and screening of the Eurimages-supported film Djam [+see also:
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film profile] (France/Greece/Turkey) by Tony Gatlif at the Cinéma de la Plage.

The Directors’ Fortnight has also selected two films supported by Eurimages for its 49th edition: Intruder [+see also:
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film profile] by Leonardo Di Costanzo (Italy/Switerland/France) and Nothingwood [+see also:
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film profile] by Sonia Kronlund (France/Germany). 

A special screening of Sicilian Ghost Story [+see also:
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making of
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Finally, the ACID parallel event opens its programming for the first time to a foreign independent filmmakers’ association, with Serbia taking the reins this year (Programme ACID TRIP #1: SERBIA).  Two Eurimages-supported films will be on screen in the framework of this initiative, Requiem for Mrs. J. [+see also:
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interview: Bojan Vuletić
film profile] by Bojan Vuletic and Humidity [+see also:
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interview: Nikola Ljuca
film profile] by Nikola Ljuca.

During the period of the Festival and Film Market, the Eurimages team will welcome film industry professionals to the Fund’s stand, Pavilion 110 of the International Village.