#Cannes, According to… IMDb Founder, Col Needham

#Cannes, According to… IMDb Founder, Col Needham

Col Needham, founder of online entertainment database IMDb, is back on the Croisette this year. Ahead of the Cannes Film Festival, the industry and fest veteran took time to tell THR about some of his best and worst experiences in town. He also addressed his take on reporting the length of standing ovations at premieres. Favorite meal in Cannes?…

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#Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Lineup Unveiled

#Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Lineup Unveiled

The Cannes Directors’ Fortnight section has unveiled its lineup for the 2024 festival, which will open with This Life of Mine, the final feature from the late French director Sophie Fillières. The drama features Agnès Jaoui as a woman whose identity starts to unravel when she turns 55. Fillières died shortly after wrapping principal photography…

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#Greta Gerwig Named Cannes Jury President for 2024

#Greta Gerwig Named Cannes Jury President for 2024

Greta Gerwig is hitting the Croisette. The Barbie helmer, fresh off her first-ever best director nomination at the Golden Globes (Gerwig’s $1.4 billion toy-to-screen blockbuster picked up a total of 9 Golden Globe noms), has been confirmed as the Jury President for the 2024 Cannes International Film Festival. “A heroine of our modern times, Greta…

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