Spike Lee, Hirokazu Koreeda, and Alice Rohrwacher, among others, will compete for the Palme d’Or at the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival. Their latest films, all shot on KODAK film, will make their debut at Cannes. A total of thirteen films–captured on KODAK 35mm or 16mm Motion Picture Film stock–are in the Official Selection category this year.
The Official Selection– Films Shot on Film at Cannes 2018
In Competition
- “Ash is the Purest White” (35mm/ hybrid), directed by Zhangke Jia, produced by Shôzô Ichiyama and Nathanaël Karmitz , DP Eric Gautier
- “Shoplifters” (35mm), directed by Hirokazu Koreeda
- “BlacKkKlansman” (35mm), directed by Spike Lee, DP Chayse Irvin
- “Lazzaro Felice” (Happy as Lazzaro) (16mm), directed by Alice Rohrwacher,
- “Leto” (16mm/ hybrid), directed by Kirill Serebrennikov, produced by Liza Chalenko
- “Sorry Angel” (35mm), directed by Christophe Honoré, produced by Philippe Martin and David Thion, DP Rémy Chevrin
- “Un Couteau Dans Le Coeur” (Knife + Heart) (35mm), directed Yann Gonzalez, produced by Charles Gillibert, DP Simon Beaufils
- “Ayka” (My Little One) (16mm/ hybrid), directed by Sergei Dvortsevoy
Un Certain Regard
- “Chuva E Cantoria Na Aldeia Dos Mortos” (The Dead and the Others) (16mm), produced by João Salaviza
International Critics’ Week
- “Diamantino” (35mm), directed by Gabriel Abrantes, and Daniel Schmidt, produced by Maria João Mayer and Justin Taurand, DP Charles Ackley Anderson
Directors’ Fortnight
- “Les Confins Du Monde” (To the Ends of the World) (35mm), directed by Guillaume Nicloux, co-produced by Benoît Jaubert and Nicholas Simon, DP David Ungaro
- “Pájaros De Verano” (Birds of Passage) (35mm), directed/ produced by Cristina Gallego, produced by Katrin Pors, DP David Gallego
- “Petra” (35mm), directed by Jaime Rosales, produced by Antonio Chavarrías, Jérôme Dopffer, Bárbara Díez, and Katrin Pors, DP Hélène Louvart
Additionally screening at this year’s festival are Cannes Classics, “2001: A Space Odyssey,” which will be displayed on 70mm (directed/ produced by Stanley Kubrick), and “Be Natural: The Untold Story Of Alice Guy-Blaché” (directed/ produced by Pamela B. Green), which utilized archived footage.
This further proves that shooting on KODAK film remains a strong and achievable option for independent movie-making. The recognition of features shot on film at Cannes 2018 follows this year’s total accolades of 31 Academy Awards nominations, 23 Golden Globes nominations, 24 acceptances at TIFF, 12 Gotham Awards and 22 Indie Spirit Awards nominations, all captured on KODAK Motion Picture Film stock.
“On behalf of the team at Kodak, congratulations to all the motion picture artists whose work has been selected to screen and compete at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival,” said Steve Bellamy, President of Kodak’s Motion Picture and Entertainment. “It is our tremendous honor to be your continued partner and support you throughout your artistic endeavors. Thank you for understanding the aesthetic and emotive value of using real film as your canvas. To have so many masterpieces captured on film in this prestigious festival is a testament to the medium, your commitment to the arts and invaluable talent! We look forward to bringing visual storytelling to the big screen.”
“Heretic” and “Maria” Set As Red Carpet Premieres At AFI Fest
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced that Heretic, the psychological thriller starring Hugh Grant, and Maria, based on the life of opera singer Maria Callas starring Angelina Jolie, will round out the Red Carpet Premieres section at this year’s AFI Fest. The Heretic Gala Screening will take place on Thursday, October 24, and the Maria Gala Screening will be held on Saturday, October 26. The complete Red Carpet Premieres section includes the world premieres of Music By John Williams, Robert Zemeckis’ Here, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2. All Red Carpet Premieres will take place at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. The full lineup for AFI Fest 2024 will be unveiled on October 1.
“At the heart of AFI Fest is an unwavering dedication to celebrating the best in global cinema--together,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. “We look forward to uniting artists and audiences once again to be inspired by the art form in a powerful sense of community.”
Heretic follows two young missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) who are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (portrayed by Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse. The film is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods and produced by Stacey Sher, Beck, Woods, Julia Glausi and Jeanette Volturno. The film will be released nationwide by A24 on November 8.
Directed by Pablo Larraín, Maria presents a tumultuous and beautiful depiction of one of the world’s most renowned artists and reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days in Paris, as Callas (Jolie)... Read More