The 57th edition of La Semaine de la Critique in Cannes is just around the corner, set to begin next Wednesday 9 of May. Let’s have a look at what’s to come:
The 57th edition of the Cannes Semaine de la Critique will take place this year from May 9th to the 17th, 2018. This event runs in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival and it was organized for the first time in 1962 by the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics. Its main objective is to bring new talents to light. In fact, the contest only admits debut and second features.
The international jury presided over by Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier, will be composed of actress Chloë Sevigny, the Argentinian actor Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, the Italian Eva Sangiorgi and the French critic Augustin Trapenard.
Here is the screening programme for the 57th edition of La Semaine de la Critique:
Chris The Swiss by Anja Kofmel
Diamantino by Gabriel Abrantes & Daniel Schmidt
Egy Nap (One Day) by Zsófia Szilágyi
Fuga (Fugue) by Agnieszka Smoczynska
Kona Fer I Stríð (Woman At War) by Benedikt Erlingsson
Sauvage by Camille Vidal-Naquet
Sir by Rohena Gera
Special screenings:
Wildlife by Paul Dano (opening film)
Our Struggles by Guillaume Senez
Shéhérazade by Jean-Bernard Marlin
Guy by Alex Lutz (closing film)
