Cannes Directors’ Fortnight has announced the selection for its 55th edition, running May 17 to 26. The once renegade Cannes parallel section – launched in 1969 and overseen ever since by the French Directors Guild (Société des Réalisateurs de Films) – will present 20 features and 10 shorts this year.
Scroll down for the full list. The selection is the inaugural line-up of incoming Delegate General Julien Rejl, who was announced as predecessor Paolo Moretti’s replacement last July.
This edition also marks the section’s first outing under the new French name of Quinzaine des Cinéastes. The name change from Quinzaine des Réalisateurs was announced back in July as a move to make its French-language banner title more gender-inclusive.
Rejl and his new selection team have pulled together an eclectic line-up mixing confirmed directors, buzzed-about newcomers and a handful of off-the-radar titles.
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