Every since 1987, Cannes hosts the Rencontres de Cannes, an ambitious selection of screenings and talks centred on literature and also movies. The idea is to promote a critical approach to cinema through selected screenings and debates. The Rencontres also feature a competition. This year the 9-man jury will be presided by the writer-director Elsa Diringer, whose “Luna” will be screened at the event, which takes place November 19-25, 2018.
More than 100 movies are being presented this year, including retrospectives, new releases and avant premières.
Guests this year include Gérard Krawczyk, Daniel Prévost, Lolita Chammah, Pierre-William Glenn, Jean-Claude Missiaen, Brigitte Fossey, Nicolas Philibert, Louis-Julien Petit, Audrey Lamy, Corinne Masiero and George Chakiris.
Movies in competition in 2018
Writer/director Elsa Diringer
Alice T by Radu Muntean (Bac Films)
Compañeros by Alvaro Brechner (Le Pacte)
Les Héritières by Marcelo Martinessi (Rouge Distribution)
L’Heure de la sortie by Sébastien Marnier (Haut et Court)
La Permission by Soheil Beiraghi (Sophie Dulac Distribution)
Sibel by Guillaume Giovanetti et Çağla Zencirci (Pyramide Distribution)
Tel Aviv on fire by Sameh Zoabi (Haut et Court)
The Bookshop by Isabel Coixet (Septième Factory)
For more details, visit the Rencontres de Cannes website.