The Cannes Film Festival is the biggest film festival in the world, bringing together stars, directors, writers and industry experts to celebrate the biggest and best films of this year.
While most screenings will take place behind closed doors, you can still watch the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, the Cannes Film Awards and catch all the celebrities on the red carpet. Here’s everything you need to know.
When is the Cannes Film Festival 2023?
This year, the international film festival will take place from From Tuesday 16 May 2023 to Saturday 27 May 2023 and will pay tribute to the icon of French cinema Catherine Deneuve.
The actress can be seen in black and white on the official poster for the event, designed by Hartland Villa and created from a photo of Jack Garofalo on the set of The chamade. Chiara Mastroianni will be the mistress of the opening and award ceremonies.
The Festival will be opened by the film Jeanne du Barry
What time is the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival 2023?
The opening ceremony is to take place today, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. It will air at the following times:
- 7pm CEST (France/Central Europe)
- 6pm BST (UK)
- 1 p.m. ET (US East Coast)
- 10am PT (US West Coast)
- 3:00 AEST (Australia)
During the ceremony, actor and producer Michael Douglas will receive an honorary Palme d’Or.
When will the closing ceremony and the Cannes Film Awards 2023 take place?
The Cannes Film Awards will be presented during the closing ceremony, including the Palme d’Or.
The event will begin on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at the following times:
- 8:30 p.m. CEST (France/Central Europe)
- 7.30pm BST (UK)
- 3 p.m. ET (US East Coast)
- 11am PT (US West Coast)
- 4:00 a.m. AEST (Australia)
How to watch the 2023 Cannes Film Festival ceremonies and awards
The Cannes Film Festival has confirmed that it will broadcast the Opening Ceremony, the Closing Ceremony and the Cannes Film Awards internationally for free.
If you’re based in the UK or the US, you can watch the English version of the events on the Brut. America Facebook page. The Cannes Film Festival says this stream won’t be geo-restricted, so you can watch from anywhere.
You can also follow all the red carpet action and press conferences on the official Cannes Film Festival YouTube channel – we’ve embedded it below:
Who is the jury of the Cannes Film Festival 2023?
Ruben Östlund, Swedish director with two Palmes d’Or, was chosen as president of the jury and succeeds actor Vincent Lindon.
The rest of the jury for the 76th ceremony includes director Maryam Touzani, actor Denis Ménochet, writer and director Rugani Nyoni, actress Brie Larson, writer Atiq Rahimi, actor Paul Dano, director Julia Ducournau and director Damian Szifron.
The official selection of the Cannes Film Festival 2023
Here is the list of feature films selected In Competition, Out of Competition and Un Certain Regard. You will find more information on the Cannes website:
In Competition – Feature Films:
| Movies | Directors |
| Club Zero | Jessica Hauser |
| The area of interest | Jonathan Glazer |
| Dead leaves | Aki Kaurismaki |
| Olfa’s Daughters (Four Daughters) | Kaouther Ben Hania Ben Hania |
| city of asteroids | Wes Anderson |
| Anatomy of a Fall | Justine Triet |
| Freak | Kore-eda Hirokazu |
| The sun of the future | Nanni Moretti |
| The Chimera | Alice Rohrwacher |
| About Dry Grasses | Nuri Bilge Ceylon |
| Last summer | Catherine Breillat |
| The Passion of Dodin Bouffant | Bouffant Dodin by Tran Anh Hung |
| Kidnapped | Marc Bellocchio |
| may december | Todd Haynes |
| Brandon | Karim Ainouz |
| The old oak tree | Ken Loach |
| Panel And Adama | Ramata-Toulaye Sy |
| perfect days | Wim Wenders |
| Youth | Wang Bing |
Out of competition :
| Movies | Directors |
| Jeanne du Barry (Opening Film) | Maiwenn |
| The Moonflower Slayers | Martin Scorsese |
| The idol | Sam Levinson |
| Spider | Kim Jee Woon |
| Indiana Jones and the Dial of Fate | James Mangold |
| Elementary (Closing Night Film) | Pixar |
In some perspective:
| Movies | Directors |
| The Animal Kingdom (Opening film) | Thomas Cailley |
| how to have sex | Manning walker |
| goodbye julia | Mohamed Kordofani |
| Crowra (The Burti Flower) | Joao Salaviza and Renee Nader Messora |
| Simple as Sylvain | Monia Chokri |
| Kadib Abyad (The mother of all lies) | After Abyad |
| Los Colonos (The Settlers) | Philippe Galvez |
| Augur | Baloji Tshiani |
| The breaking ice | Anthony Chen |
| Rosalie | Stephanie DiGiusto |
| The new boy | Warwick Thornton |
| If only I could hibernate | Zoljargal Purevdach |
| Nothing to lose | Delphine Deloget |
| Desperate | Kim Chang Hoon |
| earthly verses | Ali Asgari and Alireza Khatami |
| The Packs | Kamal Lazraq |
| Los Deliquentes (The Delicates) | Rodrigue Moreno |
This article was translated from the original article written by Mathilde Vicente on the French edition of Tech Advisor, and edited by Hannah Cowton.
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