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The Chivalry alerts are daily reports from Cannes with Chivas, Official Partner of the Cannes Film Festival. Each alert gives you an exclusive, insider’s view of the most chivalrous moment witnessed by Olivier Bassil each day at the Festival.
As the curtain is about to come down in Cannes, the world has been awaiting the word of the jury panel, which has just announced tonight the much-awaited news of the winner of the coveted Palme d’Or: Thai film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. Throughout the festival, the members of the Jury have highlighted the importance of chivalrous values in succeeding in the film industry.
The Chivalry alerts are daily reports from Cannes with Chivas, Official Partner of the Cannes Film Festival. Each alert gives you an exclusive, insider’s view of the most chivalrous moment witnessed by Olivier Bassil each day at the Festival.
Last night, two young Peruvian directors and brothers Daniel and Diego Vega premiered their first feature film, Octubre, which was screened before a packed audience within the Un Certain Regard competition.
The Chivalry alerts are daily reports from Cannes with Chivas, Official Partner of the Cannes Film Festival. Each alert gives you an exclusive, insider’s view of the most chivalrous moment witnessed by Olivier Bassil each day at the Festival.
Last night, Sean Penn chose to miss the red-carpet premiere of his latest film Fair Game in order to join Mark Schneider, senior VP of the International Crisis Group (ICG), to testify before the US Congress on Haiti earthquake relief.
The Chivalry alerts are daily reports from Cannes with Chivas, Official Partner of the Cannes Film Festival. Each alert gives you an exclusive, insider’s view of the most chivalrous moment witnessed by Olivier Bassil each day at the Festival.
Lee Changdong is one of the most acclaimed directors in Asia. A member of the prestigious jury in 2009, he is back in 2010 as a selected director in the official competition. A man of talent, he is bringing values into the spotlight in his films and has referred to his nomination as a ‘great honour’.
Cannes was alive with passion and honour last evening at the Special Screening of 5 x Favela, Por Nos Mesmos. In the film, Brazilian director Carlos Diegues engaged five Brazilian filmmakers who grew up in the favelas tell their stories of life in poverty.
The Chivalry alerts are daily reports from Cannes with Chivas, Official Partner of the Cannes Film Festival. Each alert gives you an exclusive, insider’s view of the most chivalrous moment witnessed by Olivier Bassil each day at the Festival.
Brotherhood was in the air last night on the red carpet at the screening of multiple award winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Biutiful, one of the most star-studded and glamorous premieres to date at this year’s festival.
The Chivalry alerts are daily reports from Cannes with Chivas, Official Partner of the Cannes Film Festival. Each alert gives you an exclusive, insider’s view of the most chivalrous moment witnessed by Olivier Bassil each day at the Festival.
Timeless French cinema icon Alain Delon is one of the many film stars staying at the Hotel Martinez in Cannes this festival.
The Chivalry alerts are daily reports from Cannes with Chivas, Official Partner of the Cannes Film Festival. Each alert gives you an exclusive, insider’s view of the most chivalrous moment witnessed by Olivier Bassil each day at the Festival.
Woody Allen’s fourth London-based film, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, brought back to Cannes the acclaimed maestro’s unique and incisive view on life and love, a heady mix of romance, drama and comedy.
The Chivalry alerts are daily reports from Cannes with Chivas, Official Partner of the Cannes Film Festival. Each alert gives you an exclusive, insider’s view of the most chivalrous moment witnessed by Olivier Bassil each day at the Festival.
A much-awaited evening at the festival this year has been the premiere of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps by Oliver Stone, the follow-up to the American classic Wall Street (1987).
The Chivalry alerts are daily reports from Cannes with Chivas, Official Partner of the Cannes Film Festival. Each alert gives you an exclusive, insider’s view of the most chivalrous moment witnessed by Olivier Bassil each day at the Festival.
Despite the commotion and excitement of the festival’s opening days, many of the stars on the red-carpet are showing gallantry as the first screenings get underway.
While Cannes is about to unveil the new Wall Street tonight, the city of blinding lights stands in wake of the silver screen as the 9th annual Tribeca Film Festival wrapped up in New York City last week. A number of films premiered at the festival as people from around the globe came to enjoy the art of film. Some of the biggest names from Hollywood and around the world arrived to experience the entertainment first hand.
The Tribeca Film Festival was created in 2002 to celebrate New York City after the tragic events of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff. The festival aims to celebrate some of the best films internationally while also honoring New York City as a center of cinema.
The Chivalry alerts are daily reports from Cannes with Chivas, Official Partner of the Cannes Film Festival. Each alert gives you an exclusive, insider’s view of the most chivalrous moment witnessed by Olivier Bassil each day at the Festival.
In an enthusiastic and generous spirit, celebrated French actor, screenwriter and director Mathieu Amalric welcomed his cast of burlesque dancers to stand with him on the red carpet before the screening of ‘On Tour‘ (‘Tournée’), which he wrote, stars in and directed.
Chivalry in Cannes is a live Twitter-based and blog-based report from Cannes with Chivas, Official Partner of the Cannes Film Festival. Each episode gives you an exclusive, insider’s view of Chivalry in Cannes and the world of film.
Follow Chivalry in Cannes on Twitter for ongoing updates.
Throughout his career, famed film-critic Jean-Pierre Lavoignat has been a partner at two of France’s most successful film magazines (Première and Studio). He has also appeared regularly on national TV shows, written several books, including one dedicated exclusively to the Cannes Film Festival, and directed an array of unique documentaries about the film world. As such, Mr. Lavoignat is our ideal witness for everything chivalrous in the world of cinema and particularly at Cannes, an event which he knows inside and out.
The Chivalry alerts are daily reports from Cannes with Chivas, Official Partner of the Cannes Film Festival. Each alert gives you an exclusive, insider’s view of the most chivalrous moment witnessed by Olivier Bassil each day at the Festival.
The 63rd Cannes Film Festival kicked off with action, heroism and chivalry, at the world premiere of multiple award-winning director (and real-life knight) Sir Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood, starring Russell Crowe.
Chivalry in Cannes is a live Twitter-based and blog-based report from Cannes with Chivas, Official Partner of the Cannes Film Festival. Each episode gives you an exclusive, insider’s view of Chivalry in Cannes and the world of film.
Follow Chivalry in Cannes on Twitter for ongoing updates.
Last month, the AFIF (Association du Festival International de Films) announced the Official Selection of films in competition at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. The prestigious Palme D’Or is the highest prize awarded to competing films, and to date, 19 films have been announced in competition for the top honour as well as several other official awards from various categories. Film by film, country by country, the cinematic line-up will span the globe with films from Latin America, Europe, Asia, Africa and America.
The Cannes Film Festival also showcases Parallel Selections, which have historically featured globally-released, high-profile films and are non-competitive films to the otherwise more artistically-led Official Selection. Read the rest of this entry »
