2013 Cannes Coverage

Dear All, welcome to the 3rd Movie Parliament Cannes coverage !

A few minutes ago, the Selection has been announced. I will describe you the movies in Competition for the Palme d'Or, as well as some oddities from the parallel sections. Stay tuned !
And don't forget to participate: you can vote in the polls below, as they will stay there for the upcoming months. You can leave your comments in the "Your Say" section, or via the Forum. You can also read last year's coverage.

Arnaud Trouvé,
Your Minister for Foreign Affairs

- Audrey Tautou will host the ceremonies.


Competition (Jury president: Steven Spielberg)

• Palme d’Or : 
• Grand Prix : 
• Jury Prize :
  
• Best Actress : 
• Best Actor :
• Best Director :
• Best Screenplay :
• Caméra d’Or (Best First Film) : 
• Palme d’Or for Best Short Film :

Un Certain Regard (Jury president: Thomas Vinterberg)

• Prix Un Certain Regard : 
• Special Jury Prize : 
• Best Actress :
• Special mention : 

Directors' Fortnight

• SACD Award : 
• Special mention :
  
• Art Cinema Award : 
• Label Europa Cinemas : 

Critics' Week (Jury president: Miguel Gomes)

• Grand Prix : 
• SACD Award : 
• Prix du soutien ACID/CCAS : 
• Prix de la Révélation : 
• Rail d’or : 

Other awards

• Prix de la jeunesse : 
• Prix François-Chalais : 
• Prix du jury Oecuménique :
  
• Prix Fipresci de la critique internationale : 
• Prix Fipresci Un Certain Regard : 
• Prix Fipresci des sections parallèles :
• Queer Palm :
• Palm Dog : 

Polls

The Bling Ring (Un Certain Regard)

Writer: Sofia Coppola
Director: Sofia Coppola
Starring: Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Emma Watson

Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities' whereabouts in order to rob their homes.

Sofia Coppola is back to Cannes, 7 years after "Marie Antoinette" competed for the Palme d'Or. In between, she won the Venice Golden Lion for "Somewhere".

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (Un Certain Regard)

Writer: Shawn Slovo
Director: Stephen Frears
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Danny Glover, Frank Langella

Ali's biggest match, his fight with the US government. A film about the politics and hubris surrounding the Vietnam War and the revenge exacted on America's greatest sportsman of the 20th century because he refused to fight in that war.

Only God Forgives (Competition)

Writer: Nicolas Winding Refn
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Tom Burke

Julian, a drug-smuggler thriving in Bangkok's criminal underworld, sees his life get even more complicated when his mother compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother's recent death.