Xinhua News Agency, Paris, June 3 (Reporter Xu Yongchun) The President of the Cannes International Film Festival, Pierre Lestroll, and the art director, Thierry Fremo, held a press conference in Paris on the 3rd to announce the list of 56 film works shortlisted for the official selection of the 73rd Cannes International Film Festival. These films will be decorated with the logo of the Cannes International Film Festival when they are shown and participate in other film festivals.
Fremo said that a total of 56 films were shortlisted this year Cannes Film Festival Officially selected films. These films were selected from 2067 registered films, which is the first time in the history of the festival that the number of registered films exceeded 2000. He said that this year, there are many new movie entries. In addition, a total of 16 female director's works were shortlisted, higher than in previous years.
French director Francois Ozong's new work "Summer of 85", Korean director Yan Shanghao's work "Busan Journey 2: Peninsula" and the American film "Special Mission to France" were shortlisted for the official selection of films at Cannes Film Festival this year.
This year, the Cannes Film Festival abolished the traditional official classification of film festivals, instead of setting up the main competition unit or "one concern" and other units, and replaced them with the official list of selected films.
The 73rd Cannes International Film Festival was originally scheduled to be held from May 12 to 23. Affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, the festival could not be held as scheduled. At present, the organizer has not yet determined the date and form of this year's Cannes Film Festival.
The organizer of Cannes Film Festival recently announced that the online film market will be held from June 22 to 26. Freimo said earlier that the Cannes Film Festival decided to change its format according to the special circumstances of this year, and the first initiative was the online film market. "This is a new way to hold the event. Many professionals from all over the world will participate in it, aiming to support the international film industry and provide help for professionals."
Cannes International Film Festival, together with Berlin International Film Festival and Venice International Film Festival, is called the three major international film festivals in Europe, and its highest award is the "Golden Palm Award". The film festival is usually held in the middle of May every year for about 12 days.
