Festival de Cannes 70: La Sélection Officielle 2017

They’re here! The films and filmmakers announced not long ago in the Festival de Cannes official selection for 2017. To say I am excited is an under-statement. The press conference is here, and the Competition and Un certain Regard selections are below.

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La Sélection Officielle Festival de Cannes 2017
17 to 28 May 2017
COMPETITION
Opening film:
Arnaud DESPLECHIN — LES FANTÔMES D’ISMAËL
Out of Competition
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Fatih AKIN — AUS DEM NICHTS (IN THE FADE)
Noah BAUMBACH — THE MEYEROWITZ STORIES
BONG Joon-Ho — OKJA
Robin CAMPILLO — 120 BATTEMENTS PAR MINUTE
Sofia COPPOLA — THE BEGUILED
Jacques DOILLON — RODIN
Michael HANEKE — HAPPY END
Todd HAYNES — WONDERSTRUCK
Michel HAZANAVICIUS — LE REDOUTABLE
HONG Sangsoo — GEU-HU (THE DAY AFTER)
Naomi KAWASE — HIKARI (RADIANCE)
Yorgos LANTHIMOS — THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER
Sergei LOZNITSA — A GENTLE CREATURE
Kornél MUNDRUCZÓ — JUPITER’S MOON
François OZON — L’AMANT DOUBLE
Lynne RAMSAY — YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE
Benny SAFDIE, Josh SAFDIE — GOOD TIME
Andrey ZVYAGINTSEV — NELYUBOV (LOVELESS)

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UN CERTAIN REGARD
Opening film:
Mathieu AMALRIC — BARBARA
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Cecilia ATAN, Valeria PIVATO — LA NOVIA DEL DESIERTO (THE DESERT BRIDE)
Kantemir BALAGOV — TESNOTA (CLOSENESS)
Kaouther BEN HANIA — AALA KAF IFRIT (BEAUTY AND THE DOGS)
Laurent CANTET — L’ATELIER
Sergio CASTELLITTO — FORTUNATA (LUCKY)
Michel FRANCO — LAS HIJAS DE ABRIL (APRIL’S DAUGHTER)
Valeska GRISEBACH — WESTERN
Stephan KOMANDAREV — POSOKI (DIRECTIONS)
Gyorgy KRISTOF — OUT
KUROSAWA Kiyoshi — SANPO SURU SHINRYAKUSHA (BEFORE WE VANISH)
Karim MOUSSAOUI — EN ATTENDANT LES HIRONDELLES (THE NATURE OF TIME)
Mohammad RASOULOF — LERD (DREGS)
Léonor SERRAILLE — JEUNE FEMME
Taylor SHERIDAN — WIND RIVER
Annarita ZAMBRANO — APRÈS LA GUERRE (AFTER THE WAR)

Visit the official Festival de Cannes website for full details.