Movie to Debut at Cannes

One of the movies to be premiered at the Cannes Film Festival was announced a couple of weeks ago. Brand Pele, an acclaimed soccer star in Brazil, is the subject of this particular animated movie. Cannes will be giving him a red-carpet entrance and Pele will be auctioning off some football ( or soccer if you are native to the US) memoribilia.

The movie budget is said to be $63 million. I would venture to say, if you have not heard of Pele (as I had not) then you will most likely have the opportunity to become acquainted with his life story in a few months, assuming the movie is picked up for distribution at the festival.

You can go to Cannes too!

If you are interested in interning for the Cannes Film Festival it's not too late! AMPAV, the corporation that provides internships, has extended the deadline for applications (until February 27). If you have any inclination to do this, don't hesitate. Especially if you are a Flagler student. I say that because the head of AMPAV really likes Flagler and you are very likely to be approved.

If you are interested, the picture to the right is a link to AMPAV.com. This May there are currently four students from Flagler attending. It'd be great to add to that number!

Penn Forgets the Wife

Jury President of The Cannes Film Festival, Sean Penn, won last night for Best Actor in Milk. Unfortunately he failed to thank his wife for her support...notice her tears of joy for him while he recieves his award. Hmmm, perhaps he's sleeping on the couch tonight?

The Oscars and Cannes

What's the correlation? Besides both being events packed with A-list celebrities and tons of talent, they both represent some of the same films. Last May Cannes showcased movies that could go home tonight with an Oscar, literally at any minute (I'm watching the Oscars as I write this).

The Changeling, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Angelina Jolie, is nominated for three Oscars including Best Actress. In fact...oh... as I'm watching the film just lost (for Art direction to Benjamin Button.) Well, two more to go! Point being, at the Cannes Film Festival last May The Changeling was chosen as an official selection.

Some others films seen in both the film festival and Oscar ceremony include The Class and Waltz with Bachir competing against each other, among a few others, for best foreign film. Also, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, another Cannes film, won a mere minutes ago in the category for Best Supporting Actress to Penelope Cruz.

Also, this year's President of the Jury at the Cannes film festival is Sean Penn...perhaps you've heard of him? He is also nominated tonight for best actor in the film Milk.

The film industry is extremely interconnected, so pay attention to the Cannes Film Festival awards this May because chances are those films will reappear at next year's Academy Award Ceremony!

Overview of Cannes

Some facts about the Cannes Film Festival:

*It has taken place since 1946.
* The Golden Palm is the official mark of the festival.
*In case you cannot tell from the name, it does in fact, take place in Cannes, France.
*It attracts aprox. 4,000 journalists each year.