Buyer feeding frenzy at Cannes

IFC snaps up ‘Four Weeks;’ who will ring ‘Bell’? By ELIZABETH GUIDER, DADE HAYES As the hoopla at Cannes finally shows signs of peaking, a number of U.S players came up for air, either to announce pictures they’ve bought or to trumpet pictures they’ve sold. With so much money pouring into the international film business, and with the competition... Read More »

Cannes Day 6

or consistent coverage of the Festival de Cannes 2007, you can go over to Indiewire. On Sunday Morning, 12 a.m. to be exact, instead of people excited to go see the midnight screening of U2 3D just to experience the greatest that is U2, they actually got to REALLY experience, in real lifeD. U2 actually performed on the steps... Read More »

Festival De Cannes Opens Today.

Today is the start of the Cannes Film Festival. Here is the press release from the Cannes site: The Cannes Film Festival is preparing for the opening of its 60th edition on Wednesday May 16th. The Jury, under its President, Stephen Frears, and composed of Maggie Cheung, Toni Collette, Maria De Medeiros, Sarah Polley, Marco Bellocchio, Orhan Pamuk, Michel... Read More »