Spanish auteur Fernando Trueba has wowed the cinema world over the years, and he has the accolades to prove it. He’s won three Goya Awards for Best Director, a Silver Bear for 1986’s “Year Of Enlightenment,” and the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1994 with “Belle Époque.” Now, Trueba’s 2020 drama “Memories Of My Father” finally gets its US theatrical release after the COVID-19 pandemic canceled its premieres at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival.

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The 2020 Cannes Film Festival has risen from the dead. And much like a zombie from a George A. Romero classic, it may appear to be the same at a glance, but if you look a little closer, you’ll start to see that this revived Cannes is missing a few bits and pieces. But even so, Cannes is back!

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According to the festival organizers, a reduced form of the festival, dubbed 2020 Special Cannes, will host a number of the Official Selections from earlier this year (which were to be part of the year’s full festival that was canceled due to COVID) and will return to the Croisette at the end of October.

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We already know that this year has been a bit of a mess in regards to film festivals, with COVID-19 forcing many of the spring and summer events to be canceled. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t already some films earning some early buzz thanks to some prominent festival selections, such as the upcoming feature “Spring Blossom.”

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As seen in the trailer for “Spring Blossom,” the new film from director Suzanne Lindon follows the story of a 16-year-old girl, Suzanne, that finds herself bored with her life, her family, and her friends.

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Pink as a pop of bubblegum and only a little more substantial, Magnus von Horn’s “Sweat,” one of the Cannes 2020 Official Selections that plays during this week’s Cannes Virtual Market is, despite all the cardio, a curiously low-blood-pressure affair. A scrupulously well-observed portrait of a young Polish fitness instructor successfully monetizing her massive social media following but wondering, underneath it all, what it’s all about, the film brilliantly sets up the targets of what could be a truly biting satire, or at least an urgently gripping, topical drama, only to leave them largely intact.

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If you have Instagram, it’s likely that you’ve seen the huge number of fitness professionals that have accrued large followings on the social media platform. And though the profiles and pictures make it seem like these people are living the dream, that’s not always the case, as seen in Magnus von Horn’s new film, “Sweat.”

As seen in the new trailer, “Sweat” tells the story of a popular fitness influencer that has more than 600,000 followers on social media.

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Though the Cannes Film Festival did not happen in person on its scheduled dates, a lineup for the festival was officially announced just a couple of weeks ago. Despite Spike Lee being president of the jury this year, his latest film “Da 5 Bloods” was not part of that lineup. Well, it turns out that the Netflix film could have been part of the lineup, and that changes may be coming to the film festival.

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One of the more surprising announcements as part of the recent Cannes 2020 Official Selections list is Francis Lee’s “Ammonite.” The film has been discussed quite a bit already, as it stars two of the most respected actresses working today, Saoirse Ronan and Kate Winslet, but recently hasn’t had much news about it. But thanks to Cannes, the long-awaited period film is clearly gearing up for release, and Lee is excited to share his work with the world.

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Earlier this year, it was expected that Naomi Kawase was going to make her return to Cannes, where she has screened a number of her films over the years, to premiere her highly-anticipated drama, “True Mothers.” Unfortunately, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, “True Mothers” won’t get to premiere in France, but it was recently added to the list of Cannes 2020 Official Selections.

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And now, we finally get our first look at “True Mothers,” as a teaser for the film has been released.

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The premise of Thomas Vinterberg’s newest film, “Another Round,” which was recently announced as one of the 56 films chosen to be an Official Selection of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, might sound like fodder for a silly “Hangover“-esque comedy. But as you watch the new trailer, that is clearly not the case.

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As seen in the trailer, “Another Round” tells the story of a group of friends that decide to hold an experiment to see if maintaining a certain level of alcohol intoxication can benefit their daily lives.

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After weeks of “will they or won’t they?” the Cannes Film Festival was recently officially canceled due to COVID-19. However, in place of trying to emulate the “digital” festival model that folks like SXSW and Tribeca put on earlier this spring, the organizers of the prestigious French event decided to forgo any screenings of films, digital or otherwise, and instead just release a list of films that make up its 2020 “Official Selections.” And now, thanks to the recent announcement, we know the 56 films that would have been selected to play at this year’s Cannes.

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This year’s Cannes Film Festival is unlike any others in history. That is to say, this year’s event is nothing more than a simple list of “Official Selections,” with no in-person screenings, no post-screening press conferences, and no awards ceremony. Just a list. That being said, the list is still very important, as it’s a badge of honor for films that are graced with the “Official Selection” moniker. And according to a new letter (via Variety) written by Cannes festival director Thierry Fremaux, this year’s group of films is just as exciting as previous years, even if the festival isn’t the same.

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Perhaps even more important than actually screening your film at the Cannes Film Festival (which is a great honor and pretty damn important itself) is the badge given to filmmakers to add to marketing materials calling your feature an “Official Cannes Selection.” Well, the French film festival understands this and is planning on unveiling its 2020 selections in a week. But before that, according to Variety, we know some of the films that are expected to be given the selection badge.

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In a non-COVID-19 world, Spike Lee would be in France right now, leading the competition jury at the Cannes Film Festival. Instead, the filmmaker is at home in lockdown, prepping the release of his next feature film, “Da 5 Bloods,” which is coming to Netflix next month. But Lee still hasn’t forgotten about Cannes and is promising to return, as we are introduced to the first pictures from his upcoming drama.

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The eventual cancellation of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival has been a long, drawn-out process. Weeks ago, when the rest of the industry expected the French event to be canceled, festival director Thierry Fremaux and the rest of the Cannes organizers were steadfast in their optimism that the festival will continue, even if it is just delayed. Then as that became clearly an impossibility, Cannes looked to team with other festivals to help keep itself alive in 2020.

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We haven’t heard any music from the film, nor seen any imagery, but just based on the talent involved, “Annette” is one of our most anticipated films of 2020. How could you possibly go wrong with actors such as Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard teaming with filmmaker Leos Carax to film a musical written by the musical band Sparks? It sounds almost too good to be true.

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Without a doubt, the film festival lineup for 2020 has taken a major hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Things got off to a strong start with Sundance and Berlin, but the pandemic quickly led to the cancellations of events such as SXSW, Tribeca, Cannes, and others, leading many to wonder if the fall festivals such as TIFF, Venice, and NYFF will actually happen.

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The fall film festival season seems to be in flux, right now. After the spring and summer schedule has been wiped out, with only Cannes trying its best to hold a physical festival, the COVID-19 pandemic is likely going to impact the fall events, as well. TIFF has already outlined its concern that something could greatly change the fall festival. And now, it appears that Venice is willing to talk about what might happen if the pandemic is still an issue by in September.

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The 2020 Cannes Film Festival is probably canceled. Well, maybe it is. Honestly, who the hell knows? Right now, the event organizers are doing everything in their power to keep hope alive that this year will still have a Cannes Film Festival, but it really does feel like an uphill battle, to say the least. That being said, as we approach the do-or-die time for Cannes, a new report highlights the films that would have likely premiered at the French film event.

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Another day, another stumbling block in the way of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival followed by more reassurance from the event’s organizers that there’s still hope. Honestly, at this point, it’s hard to know if Cannes is going to be canceled, appear in the fall, or perhaps be the shining moment that will unite the world (seriously, read some of the comments from the festival director below).

READ MORE: Cannes 2020: Directors’ Fortnight, Critics’ Week & ACID Parallel Sections Announce Cancellation

In a new interview with Thierry Fremaux, Artistic Director of the Cannes Film Festival, Variety talked with him about the recent announcement that the French government is forbidding public events until mid-July, as well as the possibility that Cannes might show up in the fall, perhaps in a collaboration with another European event.

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No matter what, it appears the 2020 Cannes Film Festival—if a miracle happens and the event can actually still be held this year—will be a very different thing, entirely. Why’s that? Well, even with Cannes trying its best to create some sort of film festival this year, the parallel sections of the event—the Directors’ Fortnight, La Semaine de la Critique (Critics’ Week), and ACID—have decided the best course of action is to just cancel.

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Earlier today, I wrote that the 2020 Cannes Film Festival is currently on life support and the French President just pulled the plug. However, according to the organizers of the event, it appears that not all hope is lost. At least, not yet. But it’s looking grim.

READ MORE: Cannes Cancellation Seems Likely As French President Extends Public Event Ban Into July

According to a new statement released by organizers of the Cannes 2020 (via Deadline), the extension of the ban on public events in France until mid-July has made the postponement of the film festival “no longer an option.” And that means that they must begin to “explore all contingencies” for how to continue to have Cannes in a way that would appease regulations and still “support the year of cinema.”

Considering the Cannes officials have been steadfast in their disapproval of an online version of the festival, where industry professionals and press might be able to stream films from their homes, it’s unclear what other options exist at this point.

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If the 2020 Cannes Film Festival was previously on life-support, clinging onto every last bit of hope that it could pull through and actually happen, then the recent announcement from French President Emmanuel Macron is the doctor ordering the event’s organizers to pull the plug. Basically, though it hasn’t been announced yet, it appears that the Cannes Film Festival will likely be canceled this year after public gathering regulations were extended even further in France.

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The Cannes Film Festival has always been known as an event that marches to the beat of its own drum. For the most part, this independence and stubbornness is well-earned and respected, as the festival has long been seen as the gold-standard for film events. However, when it comes to the event’s reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic, many are wondering why the festival just hasn’t thrown in the towel.

READ MORE: Cannes Boss Says An Online Version Of The Fest Isn’t An Option If The Event Is Canceled

According to a new report from Deadline, one of the reasons that Cannes is reluctant to make any declarations about the state of the 2020 event is because there’s really only one shot left for it to happen this year.

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It’s beginning to look less and less likely that the Cannes Film Festival will actually find a date in June to be held, after postponing its original May date. At the time, the postponement seemed a bit iffy already, but in the days since the announcement, it’s becoming clear that the world just won’t be back to normal in June. And even if social distancing and public gathering regulations are lifted, international travel will be greatly reduced, as countries continue to keep borders guarded.

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