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The 61st Cannes Film Festival will take place from 14 May to 25 May 2008. General Information
The JuryThis year's Cannes Film Festival competition will be judged by a jury made up of:
The film opening the competition is Blindness by Fernando Mereilles, with Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Danny Glover, Gael García Bernal. The closing film is What Just Happened by Barry Levinson with Robert de Niro, Bruce Willis, Robin Wright Penn, John Turturro and Sean Penn. Open to the PublicThe Official Film Festival and the Film Market are closed to the general public. Residents of Cannes can win a free ticket to a screening with the tirage au sort lucky draw. Applicants must go to the Mairie and submit proof of residence in Cannes and then "wait and see".
Members of film (cinéphile) clubs, film schools or other cultural groups from the PACA region may also apply for "Cannes Cinéphiles" passes. Applications (with justification) must be made before early May to:
Cinéma de la PlageThe open air cinema on the beach - Plage Mace - is opposite the Majestic hotel on the Croisette. Each night during the festival there are screenings of out of competition films and Cannes classics. A request for an invitation should be made to the Cannes Tourist Office or Cannes Cinéma’s Espace Cannes Cinéphiles (48 hours if possible) before the show. The screenings are free. "Doors" open at 20:30; a live band plays with the screening beginning at 21:15. (Deck chairs are provided free).
The Festival on TVYou can watch the Festival at home with the Live TV Festival, broadcast 24 hours a day in French and English. The TV Festival is broadcast on the following channels:
Other EventsInternational Critics’ Week: Most screenings are restricted to badge holders except:
Director's Fortnight
(Quinzaine des Réalisateurs)
The Cannes Tourist Office will be able to provide you with general information (but not tickets).
French Riviera Festival Services and SuppliersClick on the links below to The AngloFILE for companies offering the following services in English: Transport services
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