The lineup of the 2023 Directors’ Fortnight (Quinzaine des cinéastes) has just been unveiled in Paris, by its new head, Julien Rejl.
Feature Films
Le Procès Goldman (The Goldman Case) – Cédric Kahn (opening film)
Agra – Kanu Behl
L’autre Laurens (The Other Laurens) – Claude Schmitz
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell – Thien An Pham
Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry (Merle merle mûre) – Elene Naveriani
Grace (La Grâce) – Ilya Povolotsky
Conann (She Is Conann) – Bertrand Mandico
Creatura – Elena Martín Gimeno
Déserts – Faouzi Bensaïdi
In Flames – Zarrar Kahn
Légua – Filipa Reis & João Miller Guerra
Le livre des solutions (The Book of Solutions) – Michel Gondry
Mambar Pierrette – Rosine Mbakam
Riddle of Fire (Conte de feu) – Weston Razooli
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed – Joanna Arnow
The Sweet East – Sean Price Williams
Un prince (A Prince) – Pierre Creton
A Song Sung Blue – Zihan Geng
In Our Day – Hong Sang-soo (closing film)
Special Screening
Abraham’s Valley – Manoel de Oliveira (1993)
Short Films
The House Is on Fire, Might as Well Get Warm/La maison brûle, autant se réchauffer – Mouloud Aït Liotna
Dans la tête un orage (A Storm Inside) – Clément Pérot
Il compleanno di Enrico (The Birthday Party/L’Anniversaire d’Enrico) – Francesco Sossai
J’ai vu le visage du diable (I Saw the Face of the Devil) – Julia Kowalski
Lemon Tree – Rachel Walden
Margarethe 89 – Lucas Malbrun
Mast-del – Maryam Tafakory
Oyu – Atsushi Hirai
The Red Sea Makes Me Wanna Cry – Faris Alrjoob
Talking to the River – Yue Pan
The Directors’ Fortnight (La Quinzaine des Cinéastes) is an independent section held during the Cannes Film Festival. It was created in 1969 by the French Directors Guild as an alternative to the festival’s official selection, showcasing a selection of feature films, short films and documentaries from around the world. The Directors’ Fortnight has become known for its eclectic programming and its focus on discovering new talent. Over the years, many notable filmmakers have presented their work at the Directors’ Fortnight, including Werner Herzog, Jim Jarmusch, Spike Lee, Sofia Coppola, and the Dardenne brothers. The section has also helped to launch the careers of many emerging filmmakers, such as Alejandro González Iñárritu, Ken Loach and Martin Scorsese.
