The Directors Fortnight of the 2017 Cannes Film Fest also selected Jonas Carpignano’s “A Ciambra,” based on his 2014 short, which had won the Discovery award at Critics’ Week. A follow-up to Carpignano’s 2015 Cannes-selected feature “Mediterranea,” “A Ciambra” is produced by Sikelia Productions, the outfit jointly launched by RT Features, Martin Scorsese and Emma […]

The Directors Fortnight of the 2017 Cannes Film Fest also selected new films by two vet French helmers: Bruno Dumont with his musical film Jeannette, the Childhood of Joan of Arc, and Philippe Garrel with L’amant d’un jour. Garrel’s L’amant d’un jour follows a young woman in her 20s who returns to her father’s home […]

The Directors Fortnight of the 2017 Cannes Film Fest also selected new films by two vet French helmers: Bruno Dumont with his musical film Jeannette, the Childhood of Joan of Arc, and Philippe Garrel with L’amant d’un jour. Dumont’s film charts Joan of Arc’s transition from peasant girl to holy warrior. Based on a play […]

The Rider The Directors Fortnight of the 2017 Cannes Film Fest also selected The Rider, the sophomore outing of Chinese helmer Chloe Zhao, whose feature debut, Songs My Brothers Taught Me, played at Sundance and Directors Fortnight in 2015. “The Rider” tells the tale of a young cowboy who sets off to find a new […]

Grand Jury Prizes were awarded to The Miseducation of Cameron Post (U.S. Dramatic), Kailash (U.S. Documentary), Of Fathers and Sons (World Cinema Documentary) and Butterflies (World Cinema Dramatic).