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Directors’ Fortnight


440 articles available in total starting from 16/05/2002. Last article published on 17/06/2025.

Europa Cinemas Label for Mustang  in the Directors' Fortnight

Europa Cinemas Label for Mustang in the Directors' Fortnight

CANNES 2015: The feature debut by Turkish filmmaker Deniz Gamze Ergüven has been crowned Best European Film in the Directors' Fortnight  

22/05/2015 | Cannes 2015 | Directors' Fortnight/Awards

Much Loved: The sorrow of Marrakesh’s pleasure girls

Much Loved: The sorrow of Marrakesh’s pleasure girls

CANNES 2015: Nabil Ayouch paints a portrait of the nocturnal life of a group of prostitutes in Marrakech, which is at once realistic and raw, respectful and dignified  

22/05/2015 | Cannes 2015 | Directors’ Fortnight

Fatima: Windows and barriers at the heart of integration

Fatima: Windows and barriers at the heart of integration

CANNES 2015: Philippe Faucon’s moving piece on the place of a first generation immigrant and her two daughters in French society  

20/05/2015 | Cannes 2015 | Directors’ Fortnight

Arabian Nights, Volume 2: The Desolate One, a welcome “rosary of wretchedness”

Arabian Nights, Volume 2: The Desolate One, a welcome “rosary of wretchedness”

CANNES 2015: In this part Miguel Gomes conjures up a skinny bastard, a gang of dishonest idiots, and an underprivileged area brightened up by a loving Maltese dog  

20/05/2015 | Cannes 2015 | Directors’ Fortnight

Peace to Us in Our Dreams: A solitary trio

Peace to Us in Our Dreams: A solitary trio

CANNES 2015: Presented in the Directors' Fortnight, the eighth feature film by Lithuanian filmmaker Sharunas Bartas leads us on an intimate, contemplative journey  

19/05/2015 | Cannes 2015 | Directors' Fortnight

Mustang: Five girls and the fate of women

Mustang: Five girls and the fate of women

CANNES 2015: A first foray into feature film for Deniz Gamze Ergüven with an energetic and accomplished piece on the status of women in Turkey  

19/05/2015 | Cannes 2015 | Directors' Fortnight

Les Cowboys: A quest for a missing girl

Les Cowboys: A quest for a missing girl

CANNES 2015: A promising directorial debut for screenwriter Thomas Bidegain with an ambitious film about a family looking for their child who has been inspired by jihad  

19/05/2015 | Cannes 2015 | Directors’ Fortnight

The Brand New Testament: Somewhere between Amélie, Brazil and Brussels

The Brand New Testament: Somewhere between Amélie, Brazil and Brussels

CANNES 2015: Jaco Van Dormael's new comedy is a pleasant rush of emotion, a Belgian fairytale which captivated the audience in the Directors' Fortnight  

19/05/2015 | Cannes 2015 | Directors' Fortnight

Arabian Nights, Volume 1: The Restless One: Portugal as a beached mermaid

Arabian Nights, Volume 1: The Restless One: Portugal as a beached mermaid

CANNES 2015: This first instalment in the rich docu-fiction of Miguel Gomes about a Portugal in crisis features fires in the rain, a talkative rooster and untimely erections  

18/05/2015 | Cannes 2015 | Directors' Fortnight

A Perfect Day: Humour as an antidote

A Perfect Day: Humour as an antidote

CANNES 2015: Fernando León de Aranoa has come up with a tragicomedy: 24 hours in the lives of a group of aid workers in a war-torn country, peppered with the laughs needed to alleviate the horror  

16/05/2015 | Cannes 2015 | Directors’ Fortnight

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