Cannes 2020 Lineup Would’ve Included ‘The French Dispatch’, Pixar’s ‘Soul’, And More
Cannes is still canceled, but the prestigious festival still decided to announce the films they planned to screen this year. Now, many of the films that played will now be able to use their Cannes selection to their advantage even if they won’t get to screen at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. The Cannes 2020 lineup includes Wes Anderson’sThe French Dispatch, the Pixar filmSoul, theTrain to BusansequelPenninsula, and more.
The Cannes Film Festival was supposed to take place from May 12-23, and while organizers played around with the idea of pushing the fest to a later date this year, the decision was ultimately made to cancel the whole affair. “Cancellation has never been an option,” Cannes artistic directorThierry Frémauxsaid today while announcing the Cannes 2020 lineup. “As you probably know, the Festival was canceled only once, in 1939. And only one other edition did not go to completion, it was in 1968. In 2020, if [the festival] could not take its usual form, it was necessary for it to take another form. It could not just disappear.”
Many of the films from the canceled 2020 lineup will now premiere at other film festivals, including TIFF, San Sebastian, Sundance, and more. The lineup announced by Frémaux can be seen below.
THE FAITHFUL
THE FRENCH DISPATCHby Wes Anderson(USA) – 1h43
Production: INDIAN PAINTBRUSH PRODUCTIONS / AMERICAN EMPIRICAL PICTURES – International Sales: FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES – French Distribution: THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
ÉTÉ 85by François Ozon(France) – 1h40
Production: MANDARIN – International Sales: PLAYTIME – French Distribution: DIAPHANA
ASA GA KURU (True Mothers)by Naomi Kawase(Japan) – 2h20
Production: KINO FILMS CO – International Sales: PLAYTIME – French Distribution: HAUT ET COURT
LOVERS ROCKby Steve McQueen(United Kingdom) – 1h08
Production: TURBINE STUDIOS LIMITED – International Sales: TURBINE STUDIOS LIMITED
MANGROVEby Steve McQueen(United Kingdom) – 2h04
DRUK (Another Round)by Thomas Vinterberg- (Danemark) – 1h55
Production: ZENTROPA – International Sales: TRUSTNORDISK – French Distribution: HAUT ET COURT
ADN (DNA)by Maïwenn(France / Algeria) – 1h30
Production: WHY NOT PRODUCTIONS – International Sales: WILD BUNCH INTERNATIONAL – French Distribution: WILD BUNCH INTERNATIONAL
LAST WORDSby Jonathan Nossiter(USA) – 2h06
Production: STEMAL – International Sales: THE PARTY FILMS
HEAVEN: TO THE LAND OF HAPPINESSby IM Sang-Soo(South Korea) – 1h40
Production: HIVE MEDIA CORP – International Sales: FINECUT
EL OLVIDO QUE SEREMOS (Forgotten we’ll be)by Fernando Trueba(Spain) – 2h16
Production: CARACOL TELEVISION – International Sales: FILM FACTORY ENTERTAINMENT
PENINSULAby YEON Sang-Ho(South Korea) – 1h54
Production: REDPETER FILMS – International Sales: CONTENTS PANDA – French Distribution: ARP SELECTION
IN THE DUSK (Au crépuscule)by Sharunas BARTAS(Lituania) – 2h06
Production: KINOELEKTRON – International Sales: LUXBOX
DES HOMMES (Home Front)by Lucas BELVAUX- (Belgium) – 1h40
Production: SYNECDOCHE – International Sales: WILD BUNCH INTERNATIONAL – French Distribution: AD VITAM
THE REAL THINGby Kôji Fukada(Japan) – 3h48
Production: NAGOYA TV – International Sales: NAGOYA TV
THE NEWCOMERS
PASSION SIMPLEby Danielle Arbid(Lebanon) – 1h36
Production: LES FILMS PELLÉAS – International Sales: PYRAMIDE INTERNATIONAL – French Distribution: PYRAMIDE DISTRIBUTION
A GOOD MANby Marie Castille Mention-Schaar(France) – 1h47
Production: WILLOW FILMS – International Sales: PYRAMIDE INTERNATIONAL – French Distribution: PYRAMIDE DISTRIBUTION
LES CHOSES QU’ON DIT, LES CHOSES QU’ON FAITby Emmanuel Mouret(France) – 2h
Production: MOBY DICK FILMS – International Sales: ELLE DRIVER – French Distribution: PYRAMIDE DISTRIBUTION
SOUADby Ayten Amin(Egypt) – 1h30
Production: VIVID REELS
LIMBOby Ben Sharrock(United Kingdom) – 1h53
Production: CARAVAN CINEMA LTD – International Sales: PROTAGONIST PICTURES
ROUGE (Red Soil)by Farid Bentoumi(France) – 1h26
Production: LES FILMS VELVET – International Sales: WTFILMS – French Distribution: AD VITAM
SWEATby Magnus Von Horn(Sweden) – 1h40
Production: LAVA FILMS – International Sales: NEW EUROPE FILM INTERNATIONAL SALES
TEDDYby Ludovic et Zoran Boukherma(France) – 1h28
Production: BAXTER FILMS – International Sales: WTFILMS – French Distribution: THE JOKERS FILMS
FEBRUARY (Février)by Kamen Kalev(Bulgaria) – 2h05
Production: KORO FILMS – French Distribution: UFO DISTRIBUTION
AMMONITEby Francis Lee(United Kingdom) – 2h
Production: SEE-SAW FILMS – International Sales: CROSS CITY FILMS – French Distribution: PYRAMIDE DISTRIBUTION
UN MÉDECIN DE NUITby Elie Wajeman(France) – 1h40
Production: PARTIZAN FILMS – International Sales: BE FOR FILMS – French Distribution: DIAPHANA DISTRIBUTION
ENFANT TERRIBLEby Oskar Roehler(Germany) – 2h14
Production: BAVARIA FILMPRODUKTION – International Sales: BAVARIA FILMPRODUKTION
NADIA, BUTTERFLYby Pascal Plante(Canada) – 1h46
Production: NEMESIS FILMS – International Sales: WAZABI FILMS
HERE WE AREby Nir Bergman(Israel) – 1h34
Production: SPIRO FILMS – International Sales: MK2 FILMS
AN OMNIBUS FILM
SEPTET: THE STORY OF HONG KONGby Ann Hui, Johnnie TO, Tsui Hark, Sammo Hung, Yuen Woo-Ping et Patrick Tam(Hong Kong) – 1h53
Production: MILKYWAY IMAGE – International Sales: MEDIA ASIA DISTRIBUTION
THE FIRST FEATURES
FALLINGby Viggo Mortensen(USA) – 1h52
Production: PERCIVAL PICTURES – International Sales: HANWAY FILMS – French Distribution: METROPOLITAN FILMEXPORT
PLEASUREby Ninja Thyberg(Sweden) – 1h45
Production: PLATTFORM PRODUKTION – International Sales: VERSATILE
SLALOMby Charlène Favier(France) – 1h32
Production: MILLE ET UNE PRODUCTIONS – International Sales: THE PARTY FILM INTERNATIONAL SALES – French Distribution: JOUR2FÊTE
CASA DE ANTIGUIDADES (Memory House)by Joao Paulo Miranda Maria(Brazil) – 1h27
Production: MANEKI FILMS
BROKEN KEYS (Fausse note)by Jimmy Keyrouz(Lebanon) – 1h30
Production: EZEKIEL
IBRAHIMby Samir Guesmi(France) – 1h20
Production: WHY NOT PRODUCTIONS – International Sales: WILD BUNCH INTERNATIONAL- French Distribution: WILD BUNCH INTERNATIONAL
BEGINNING (Au commencement)by Déa Kulumbegashvili(Georgia) – 2h10
Production: FIRST PICTURE / O.F.A – International Sales: WILD BUNCH INTERNATIONAL
GAGARINEby Fanny Liatard et Jérémy Trouilh(France) – 1h35
Production: HAUT ET COURT – International Sales: TOTEM FILMS – French Distribution: HAUT ET COURT
16 PRINTEMPSby Suzanne Lindon(France) – 1h13
Production: AVENUE B PRODUCTIONS – International Sales: LUXBOX – French Distribution: PANAME DISTRIBUTION
VAURIENby Peter Dourountzis(France) – 1h35
Production: 10:15 PRODUCTIONS – International Sales: KINOLOGY – French Distribution: REZO FILMS
GARÇON CHIFFONby Nicolas Maury(France) – 1h48
Production: CG CINEMA - International Sales: LES FILMS DU LOSANGE – French Distribution: LES FILMS DU LOSANGE
SI LE VENT TOMBE(Should the Wind Fall) by Nora Martirosyan(Armenia) – 1h40
Production: SISTER PRODUCTIONS – International Sales: INDIE INTERNATIONAL SALES – French Distribution: ROUGE DISTRIBUTION
JOHN AND THE HOLEby Pascual Sisto(USA) – 1h38
Production: MUTRESSA MOVIES
STRIDING INTO THE WIND(Courir au gré du vent) by WEI Shujun(China) – 2h36
Production: ALIBABA PICTURES
THE DEATH OF CINEMA AND MY FATHER TOO(La Mort du cinéma et de mon père aussi) by Dani Rosenberg(Israel) – 1h40
Production: PARDES FILMS – International Sales: FILMS BOUTIQUE
3 DOCUMENTARY FILMS
EN ROUTE POUR LE MILLIARD(The Billion Road) by Dieudo Hamadi- (Democratic Republic of Congo) – 1h30
Production: LES FILMS DE L’OEIL SAUVAGE – International Sales: ANDANA FILMS
THE TRUFFLE HUNTERSby Michael Dweck et Gregory Kershaw(USA) – 1h24
Production: GO GIGI GO PRODUCTIONS LLC – International Sales: SONY PICTURES CLASSICS – French Distribution: SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
9 JOURS A RAQQAby Xavier de Lauzanne- (France) – 1h30
Production: ALOEST FILMS
5 COMEDY FILMS
ANTOINETTE DANS LES CÉVÈNNESby Caroline Vignal(France) – 1h35
Production: CHAPKA FILMS – International Sales: PLAYTIME – French Distribution: DIAPHANA DISTRIBUTION
LES DEUX ALFREDby Bruno Podalydès(France) – 1h30
Production: WHY NOT PRODUCTIONS – French Distribution: UGC DISTRIBUTION
UN TRIOMPHE(The big hit) by Emmanuel Courcol(France) – 1h40
Production: AGAT FILMS & CIE – International Sales: MK2 FILMS – French Distribution: MEMENTO FILMS DISTRIBUTION
L’ORIGINE DU MONDEby Laurent Lafitte(France) -1st film
Production: TRESOR FILMS – International Sales: STUDIO CANAL – French Distribution: STUDIO CANAL
LE DISCOURSby Laurent Tirard(France) – 1h27
Production: LES FILMS SUR MESURE – International Sales: CHARADES – French Distribution: LE PACTE
4 ANIMATED FILMS
AYA TO MAJO (Earwig and the Witch)by Gorô Miyazaki(Japan) – 1h22
Production: NHK / NHK ENTERPRISES / STUDIO GHIBLI – International Sales: WILD BUNCH INTERNATIONAL – French Distribution: WILD BUNCH
FLEEby Jonas Poher Rasmussen(Denmark) – 1h30
Production: FINAL CUT FOR REAL – International Sales : CINEPHIL
JOSEPby Aurel(France) – 1h20 -1st film
Production: LES FILMS D’ICI – International Sales: DOC & FILM INTERNATIONAL – French Distribution: SOPHIE DULAC DISTRIBUTION
SOULby Pete Docter(USA) – 1h30
Production: PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS – French Distribution: THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
