In Cannes, opened the 63rd International Film Festival

In Cannes, joined the 63rd International Film Festival. According IndieWIRE, the festival officially opens only at night, when a gala premiere of the film “Robin Hood” by Ridley Scott, but first impressions, including this film, began the morning of May 12.
Scott’s film presented at the festival out of competition. As previously reported, the premiere of his painting himself director will not be able to come due from surgery, but at the show will be attended by lead actors – Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett.

The competition program of the festival announced 19 films, including works by Takeshi Kitano, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Apichatponga Virasetakula and Mathieu Amalric. Also participating in the contest “Burnt by the Sun 2″ by Nikita Mikhalkov – the film will be shown in the penultimate day of the festival, May 22.

In addition to the main program will be held in Cannes Short Film Festival, will also be awarded the prize “Un Certain Regard” award for best student film, presented in the program “Sinefondason” and “Golden Camera” for best debut.

The festival will last until May 23. The jury of the competition program in 2010, led by director Tim Burton, Atom Egoyan is chairman of the jury Sinefondason “and” short film, “led the jury the” Golden Camera “Gael Garcia Bernal, and” Un Certain Regard “award of the jury led by French director Claire Denis.