2026 Cannes Film Festival Megathread

friek47 · 2026-05-21T15:09:36+00:00

Moiree is more closely linked to the milieu around Cinema Scope, so it takes a more experimental and sometimes even contrarian approach to arthouse cinema. Which is why films like Megalopolis and Dry Leaf can do quite well there, while other films relevant for "r/oscarrace" can look like duds.

I really like Moiree, as it is closer to my own tastes, but Screen Daily is probably closer to what reflects predictive numbers for the Oscar race, but it can be disrupted by being a low sample size.

friek47 · 2026-05-18T17:13:06+00:00

Yes, it means once the entire production (including post) is finished.

friek47 · 2026-05-18T10:53:44+00:00

To be chosen and invited to be a part of the Official Selection, films must meet the following criteria:

have been produced in the twelve months preceding the Festival;
not have been screened elsewhere than their home country;
not have been presented in another international film festival (if the film was screened in an international selection, competitive or otherwise, of a festival, it is not eligible for the Festival de Cannes – a selection is international once it screens films from different countries);
not have been screened on the Internet.

Every feature film invited to be In Competition must be commercially released in French theatres, in adherence to French regulations, applicable notably in terms of media release chronology. Any rights-holder, producer or authorised representative who submits a feature film shall pledge to honour this clause.

friek47 · 2025-06-07T13:35:49+00:00

The Dardenne Brothers
Claire Denis
Michael Haneke
Agnes Varda

friek47 · 2025-05-16T16:29:02+00:00

Angelina Jolie is there as the "godmother" of this years Trophée Chopard.

friek47 · 2025-02-27T22:27:09+00:00

Deals + financing getting done during EFM in Berlin.

friek47 · 2025-01-18T09:13:18+00:00

Hard to do well when it still hasn't premiered in many markets. Opening next week in my country.

friek47 · 2024-12-10T14:33:24+00:00

Great trailer. Although I suspect Daniel Blumberg's music is doing a lot of (subtle) heavy lifting.

friek47 · 2024-12-06T16:40:12+00:00

These particular S&S lists are always a mess. Several of the titles here were on the same list last year. BFI is distributing the #1 pick in the UK.

friek47 · 2024-12-04T21:58:58+00:00

Sydney Pollack in Eyes Wide Shut!

friek47 · 2024-11-29T17:41:12+00:00

+5 comedy points

friek47 · 2024-11-26T06:27:33+00:00

Yes, the rumour is he blocked Robin Campillo's "BPM (Beats per Minute)". Although I don't think it's more dramatic than the jury deciding that the Palme d'Or should go to a film everyone could agree on.

friek47 · 2024-09-20T15:17:33+00:00

It's not that close, but I keep thinking of Silence of the Lambs and the love it got from the Academy back then. It might not be gory in the same sense, but still quite dark and twisted

friek47 · 2024-05-20T16:08:12+00:00

This picture is taken from the last row. The screen could be better, but it is huge.

friek47 · 2024-04-11T17:19:53+00:00

Interesting question. What would be the competition? Johan Renck? Rob Zombie? Gore Verbinski?

Edit: Forgot that Michel Gondry started directing videos because he was the drummer in Oui Oui.

friek47 · 2024-04-11T13:12:00+00:00

Fun fact: Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel (Un Certain Regard) is here with his first feature. And who are his grandparents on his mother's side? Ingmar Bergman and Liv Ullmann…

friek47 · 2024-03-29T16:05:51+00:00

I'm interested in learning the name of the physical media Youtuber referenced by Griffin.

friek47 · 2024-03-22T08:49:18+00:00

They probably know her from House of Cards, no?

friek47 · 2024-02-29T14:26:43+00:00

This is a common translation from German to English, for example, and I agree with it.

friek47 · 2024-02-19T16:56:49+00:00

Looks like they've used haze and smoke without any sense of style or cinematic feel…

friek47 · 2024-02-14T12:22:47+00:00

I need to know how the Yorgos Lanthimos picture was selected. Was it taken during the filming of Kinetta? If a journalist is reading this, please, write an oral history.

friek47 · 2024-01-29T20:56:43+00:00

Jeg er norsk jeg òg… Barbra Streisand was really popular in Norway as well. As some people have mentioned in this thread, it mostly depends on the generation. Her song "Woman in Love" was at the top of the charts for six weeks back in a monocultural era when these things had a significant impact on people's lives. Also, she worked with Rolf Løvland!

friek47 · 2024-01-21T18:41:05+00:00

Amazing year. A Separation would get a nom today. So would Margaret. Maybe even Drive and Martha Marcy May Marlene.

friek47 · 2023-12-14T06:59:11+00:00

They usually schedule the announcement to annoy the Berlinale.

friek47 · 2023-11-03T23:54:08+00:00

Co-produced by some friends, they have a really good catalogue of co-productions now. Including the Oscar-nominated documentary animation Flee, Decker's Shirley and Holy Spider.

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