The Cannes Film Festival is an international film festival held in Cannes, France. It showcases new films in several different genres, including dramas, documentaries and more. The filmmakers featured in Cannes are from around the world, and compete to be accepted into this prestigious festival. It was founded in 1946, and its admittance is by invitation only. It was originally founded with the name International Film Festival, but was later changed to Cannes Festival in 2003. It is considered to be one of three premier festivals that take place in Europe, which also include the Berlin International Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival, in Italy and Germany, respectively. Each year, Cannes premieres new films and the creatives behind them, and this year is no exception. The 74th edition for this year’s line up is full of great films by amazing filmmakers. If you haven’t already, now is a good time to read up on the amazing films that will be shown worldwide at this year’s festival. Although there will be a face mask mandate in place for the festival due to Covid-19, there are in person activities for the festival for the first time in two years. If you are ready to learn more about the amazing pieces of work featured this year, check out 6 movies you should definitely watch at Cannes Film Festival.
After Yang
Kongonada is a video essayist and artist, and started with a wonderful feature film called “Columbus” four years ago, which was a character study piece. This time the artist makes another appearance with “After Yang,” which stars Colin Farrell, as a science fiction drama. It also co-stars Jodie Turner Smith, Halye Lu Richardson and Justin H. Min.
The Velvet Underground
This nonfiction piece is a tribute to rock bands of the 60s and is directed by Todd Haynes. He is most well known for his LGBTQ+ drama period pieces and biographical dramatizations on musicians. The Hollywood reporter said, “Haynes puts his distinctive stamp on the material while crafting a work that could almost have come from the same artistic explosion it celebrates,”