K.J. Yossman The BFI and British Council have revealed the line-up for this year’s Great8 showcase, which allows international distributors and festival programmers to get an early look at eight releases from emerging U.K.
filmmakers in the run-up to Cannes.On June 17, the talent behind these films — all of which are now in post-production and available to buy during the online Cannes Marché — will introduce their work and offer sneak peeks of unseen footage.
The online Cannes Marché runs from June 21-25.The GREAT8 showcase is now in its fourth year, having previously presented films such as “Days of the Bagnold Summer,” from Simon Bird, Rubika Shah’s “White Riot” and Rungano Nyoni’s “I Am Not A Witch” (which was a Camera d’Or nominee in.
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