PARIS: Films by American director Wes Anderson, Iran’s Jafar Panahi and perennial Belgian favourites the Dardenne brothers will vie for the coveted Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival next month, organisers said on Thursday.
Festival director Thierry Fremaux revealed the list of around 20 films in the main competition at a press conference in Paris, with French director Amelie Bonnin, a newcomer, given the honour of opening the festival with her debut feature “Leave One Day”.
Other directors chosen for the premier competition include veteran American independent filmmaker Richard Linklater, and Ari Aster, the new master of American horror whose previous credits include the chilling “Hereditary” and “Midsommar”.