The Cannes Film Festival Blog

Here it is, fresh off this mornings press conference - on first look, it looks quite strong! First reactions of interest include a prediction that the "golden palm" Cannes Film festival top prize will be hashed out between Soderberg, Sorrentino and Refn ("Drive" director, in the Cannes Festival Program with another movie starring Ryan Gosling) the observation that only one woman director is part of roster (after last year's zero women) Opening night film: The Great Gatsby, dir Baz Luhrmann Closing night film: Zulu, dir Jérôme Salle In competition Jury chair: Steven Spielberg Only God Forgives, dir Nicolas Winding Refn Borgman, dir Alex Can Warmerdam La Grande Bellezza, dir Paulo Sorrentino  Behind the Candelabra, dir Steven Soderbergh La Venus a la Fourrure, dir Roman Polanski Nebraska, dir Alexander Payne Jeune et Jolie, dir François Ozon La Vie d'Adele, dir Abdellatif Kechiche Wara No Tate, dir Takashi Miike Soshite Chichi Ni N...

With the official announcement just a few days away, rumors are flying around on who will make it onto the program for the Cannes Film Festival 2013 and compete for the prestigious "Golden Palm" of the Cannes Film Festival. For those who can't wait for April 18, the day of the official announcement of the 2013 Cannes Festival program, the usually well-informed local newspaper Nice-Matin ran an article in its weekend edition on the hottest candidates for the this years festival program. One category: "les americains" - whether there is suffient or too much US participation is always a hotly discussed topic. For one, US films often mean Hollywood stars will attend the festival, ensuring excitement with the general public and the paparazis. So how will the 2013 Cannes Film Festival fare? Well, it seems Michael Douglas and Matt Damon are likely to attend for Steven Soderbergh's "Behind the Candelabra" who is likely to be selected for the festiv...