Bosnian director Jasmila Zbanic will preside over the main jury of the 6th edition of Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival, which has announced its full lineup, featuring a rich mix of Arabic and international titles making their Middle East premieres as they compete for top prizes.
Following a one-year hiatus, the Oct. 13-20 event held in the Red Sea resort about 250 miles south of Cairo is back in full swing with founder and director Intishal Al Timimi firmly at the helm bolstered by widely respected Egyptian producer-director Marianne Khoury in the artistic director chair.
Alongside a roster of previously announced international festival circuit standouts competing for El Gouna awards, such as Justine Triet’s Cannes Palm d’Or-winning “Anatomy of a Fall,” Todd Haynes’ “May December” and Luc Besson’s “Dogman,” which was announced today, the new Arabic additions to El Gouna’s competition selection comprise the world premiere...
Following a one-year hiatus, the Oct. 13-20 event held in the Red Sea resort about 250 miles south of Cairo is back in full swing with founder and director Intishal Al Timimi firmly at the helm bolstered by widely respected Egyptian producer-director Marianne Khoury in the artistic director chair.
Alongside a roster of previously announced international festival circuit standouts competing for El Gouna awards, such as Justine Triet’s Cannes Palm d’Or-winning “Anatomy of a Fall,” Todd Haynes’ “May December” and Luc Besson’s “Dogman,” which was announced today, the new Arabic additions to El Gouna’s competition selection comprise the world premiere...
- 9/18/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Alice Rohrwacher’s ’La Chimera’ and Ken Loach’s ’The Old Oak’ were the final two titles to land on the grid.
Aki Kaurismäki’s Fallen Leaves has topped Screen’s 2023 Cannes jury grid with an average score of 3.2, after the final two titles, Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera and Ken Loach’s The Old Oak, landed with 2.9 and 2.1, respectively.
See the final jury grid below.
Rohrwacher’s La Chimera saw four critics give the Italian drama a four (excellent) while Die Zeit’s Katja Nicomedus and Postif’s Michel Ciment gave it one (poor). The rest of the...
Aki Kaurismäki’s Fallen Leaves has topped Screen’s 2023 Cannes jury grid with an average score of 3.2, after the final two titles, Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera and Ken Loach’s The Old Oak, landed with 2.9 and 2.1, respectively.
See the final jury grid below.
Rohrwacher’s La Chimera saw four critics give the Italian drama a four (excellent) while Die Zeit’s Katja Nicomedus and Postif’s Michel Ciment gave it one (poor). The rest of the...
- 5/27/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
‘Perfect Days’ is on 2.9 so far, while Catherine Breillat’s ‘Last Summer’ managed 2.3.
Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days has made a strong impression on Screen’s Cannes 2023 jury grid, landing with an average of 2.9 (with one score outstanding), while Catherine Breillat’s Last Summer received a 2.3 average from critics.
Perfect Days received four fours (excellent) from Bangkok Post’s Kong Rithdee, Postif’s Michel Ciment, Time Magazine’s Stephanie Zacharek, and filfan.com’s Ahmed Shawky. The German filmmaker’s 10th competition title also scored two threes (good) and five twos (average), while a rating from Die Zeit’s Katja Nicomedus still pending.
Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days has made a strong impression on Screen’s Cannes 2023 jury grid, landing with an average of 2.9 (with one score outstanding), while Catherine Breillat’s Last Summer received a 2.3 average from critics.
Perfect Days received four fours (excellent) from Bangkok Post’s Kong Rithdee, Postif’s Michel Ciment, Time Magazine’s Stephanie Zacharek, and filfan.com’s Ahmed Shawky. The German filmmaker’s 10th competition title also scored two threes (good) and five twos (average), while a rating from Die Zeit’s Katja Nicomedus still pending.
- 5/26/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Banel & Adama also lands on the grid with a 2.3 average.
Todd Haynes’ May December has taken the lead on Screen’s 2023 Cannes jury grid with an average rating of 3.
The psychological drama received two fours (excellent), from The Telegraph’s Tim Robey and filfan.com’s Ahmed Shawky, as well as eight threes (good) and two twos (average).
Click on the jury grid above for the most up-to-date version.
Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman star in the US filmmaker’s fourth Competition entry centring around an actress researching a couple’s controversial romance for a film adaptation. Haynes’ last Competition title,...
Todd Haynes’ May December has taken the lead on Screen’s 2023 Cannes jury grid with an average rating of 3.
The psychological drama received two fours (excellent), from The Telegraph’s Tim Robey and filfan.com’s Ahmed Shawky, as well as eight threes (good) and two twos (average).
Click on the jury grid above for the most up-to-date version.
Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman star in the US filmmaker’s fourth Competition entry centring around an actress researching a couple’s controversial romance for a film adaptation. Haynes’ last Competition title,...
- 5/21/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s ’About Dry Grasses’ and ’The Zone Of Interest’ both scored 2.8.
Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s About Dry Grasses and Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone Of Interest both land on Screen’s 2023 Cannes jury grid with 2.8, joining Wang Bing’s Youth (Spring) in first place.
About Dry Grasses scored the highest mark of four (excellent) from The Telegraph’s Robbie Collin, Postif’s Michel Ciment and filfan.com’s Ahmed Shawky. It also received six threes (good) and two twos (average), with Le Monde’s Clarisse Fabre giving the film one.
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Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s About Dry Grasses and Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone Of Interest both land on Screen’s 2023 Cannes jury grid with 2.8, joining Wang Bing’s Youth (Spring) in first place.
About Dry Grasses scored the highest mark of four (excellent) from The Telegraph’s Robbie Collin, Postif’s Michel Ciment and filfan.com’s Ahmed Shawky. It also received six threes (good) and two twos (average), with Le Monde’s Clarisse Fabre giving the film one.
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- 5/20/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Documentary about rural Chinese people who move to work in a textile factory is currently on a 2.7 average.
Wang Bing’s documentary Youth (Spring) took the early lead on Screen’s 2023 Cannes jury grid, with a 2.7 average score.
A 212-minute chronicle of the lives of Chinese people who come from rural areas to work in a textile factory near Shanghai, it scored seven threes (good) from our critics, with one four (excellent) from Le Monde’s Clarisse Fabre. Scores of two (average) from The Telegraph’s Robbie Collin and Tim Robey, and Positif’s Michel Ciment, and a one (poor) from filfan.
Wang Bing’s documentary Youth (Spring) took the early lead on Screen’s 2023 Cannes jury grid, with a 2.7 average score.
A 212-minute chronicle of the lives of Chinese people who come from rural areas to work in a textile factory near Shanghai, it scored seven threes (good) from our critics, with one four (excellent) from Le Monde’s Clarisse Fabre. Scores of two (average) from The Telegraph’s Robbie Collin and Tim Robey, and Positif’s Michel Ciment, and a one (poor) from filfan.
- 5/19/2023
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Critics this year include LA Times’ Justin Chang, Die Zeit’s Katja Nicodemus, and Positif’s Michel Ciment.
Screen International has revealed its critics for the jury grid that will run throughout the 2023 Cannes Film Festival (May 16-27).
Joining Screen’s reviewing team will be critics from 11 international outlets to give their verdict on the 21 films in Competition this year for the Palme d’Or.
The results will be published in Screen’s Cannes daily magazines and for the first time the grid will also be updated live on screendaily.com.
Egyptian critic Ahmed Shawky joins the Screen jury critics...
Screen International has revealed its critics for the jury grid that will run throughout the 2023 Cannes Film Festival (May 16-27).
Joining Screen’s reviewing team will be critics from 11 international outlets to give their verdict on the 21 films in Competition this year for the Palme d’Or.
The results will be published in Screen’s Cannes daily magazines and for the first time the grid will also be updated live on screendaily.com.
Egyptian critic Ahmed Shawky joins the Screen jury critics...
- 5/16/2023
- by ¬Ella Gauci
- ScreenDaily
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