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Cannes 2009 Producer’s Patch: Studio Canal
European and French-language heavyweight Studiocanal (a production co. and theatrical release company) comes to Cannes with plenty of auteur-driven ammo. They have Robert Guediguian's The Army of Crime (L'Armee du crime) in a non-competitive slot and Nassim Amaouche's debut film Farewell Gary (Adieu Gary) is competing in the Critic's Week section.
Swing Vote: How Will the Cannes Jurors Pick the Palme d’or Winner?
President Isabelle Huppert and jury members Asia Argento, Shu Qi, Sharmila Tagore, Robin Wright Penn, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, James Gray, Hanif Kureishi and Lee Changdong were introduced to the journos and the regular set of questions on how they would vote were thrown upon them.
Cannes 2009 Market Must: Centurion
A promo reel for Centurion from genre director Neil Marshall is being presented in the market with a screening tomorrow.
Cannes 2009 Producer’s Patch: Fortissimo Films
What would Cannes be without Fortissimo Films? Actually what would any of the other big festivals be without this kind of 'company'? They got a foursome of projects which I am eagerly awaiting to see from helmers Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Tsai Ming-Liang and a Latin American product from Michel Franco.
Gaspar Noe & Wild Bunch team for XXX Movie
Currently in Cannes (perhaps still editing) for Enter the Void, Gaspar Noe tells Screen Daily that his next film will venture into porn territory.
