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Helmers Laurent Cantet, Gaspar Noe, Pablo Trapero, Elia Suleiman, Julio Medem, Cuba's Juan Carlos Tabio and Benicio del Toro are joining perhaps one of the rare omnibus projects worth mentioning. Finally a short film collage that is a bit more organic, 7 Days in Havana is said to be an inside "view of Cuba, introducing audiences to an eclectic young Havana and its music scene."

Director Laurent Cantet’s demonstrates the daily grind of one teacher taking on a group of very opinionated youths. Cultures clash, and feelings get hurt. After Ressources humaines (1999), Time Out (2001) and 2005’s Heading South, it’s safe to say that Cantet feels best at home when there is human conflict.

The prestigious, 70th year-old Louis Delluc prize is annually bestowed on France’s best film and with a rare Palme D’or win this year, it's safe to say that the odds are better than 2 to 1 for Laurent Cantet’s The Class.

Riz Ahmed and the yet to be named pair of Platform Jury teammates won't have much watching to do as this year's Platform section...

We already have one reason to excited for Cannes...of 2012. Joyce Carole Oates’s novel Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang is being adapted for a second time. In its first version (see trailer below), it'll be known as one of Angelina Jolie's first acting gigs, now it'll be tackled by Palme d'or winning Laurent Cantet, and follow the outline of the book's original setting. Shooting will unfortunately only begin next summer in Canada.