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The 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival announces the films selected for the "Official Selection" – including those in the running for the coveted Palme d'Or prize – at a press conference on Thursday at 11 am Paris.
The livestream of the press conference is available here. (Please note that the broadcast rarely starts at the time.)
Last year, Cannes artistic director Thierry Frémaux surprised more than one by selecting fewer older and more established writers than expected, to make way for new talent, including a first film by an emerging Egyptian director ("Yomeddine"); advanced queer cinema ("Knife + Heart"); a lot of strong Asian entries; and three films made by women.
What will the edition of this year hold? We already know it: the festival will open with Jim Jarmusch's zombie satire "The Dead Do not Die", with Bill Murray, Chloe Sevigny and Adam Driver, Variety exclusively revealed. The biopic Elton John "Rocketman" will be presented out of competition on the third day of the festival.
"Once upon a time in Hollywood" Quentin Tarantino should be in competition, but may not be part of Thursday's announcement. (Last year, several of the most anticipated titles, including Lars Von Trier's "The House Built by Jack", were announced a full week after the press conference.)
Alejandro G. Iñárritu is president of the festival's official jury this year. The 2019 Cannes Film Festival will begin on May 14 and end on May 25.
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