2nd LD Writethru: 68th Cannes Film Festival kicks off
Xinhua, May 14, 2015 Adjust font size:
The 68th Cannes Film Festival (Festival de Cannes) officially kicked off Wednesday evening in the southern French sea resort of Cannes.
The opening ceremony took place in the Palace of the Festival, followed by the red carpet where the jury and the crew of the opening film are presented to the grand public.
This year's opening film is the French movie La Tete Haute (Standing Tall) by French actress, film director and screenwriter Emmanuelle Bercot.
The jury of the main competition, composed of 9 people, is headed by American brothers Joel and Ethan Coen. French actress Sophie Marceau and American actor Jake Gyllenhaal are among members of the jury.
A total of 19 films, including three Asian films, were selected to compete for the top prize Palme d'Or of this annual film event.
The Chinese mainland director, screenwriter and producer Jia Zhangke, who was a member the jury in last year's festival, will have his new movie Shan He Gu Ren compete for the Palme d'Or. Nie Yinniang (the Assassin) from Taiwan by Hou Hsiao-Hsien, and Umimachi Diary from Japan by Kore-Eda Hirokazu were also selected to be in the main competition.
The 68th Festival de Cannes (Cannes Film Festival) runs from May 13 to 24 in Cannes. Enditem