Cannes Film Festival 2023 program: no Ukrainian or Russian films
Program 76
The program of the 76th Cannes Film Festival, which will take place in France from May 16 to 27, was announced on April 13, 2023.
It is interesting that the list provided on the festival’s website today does not include any films produced in Ukraine or Russia. Films from Ukraine were not selected for the program because of the war conditions. As for Russian filmmakers, they have been subject to a boycott for the second year in a row. However, there are still some special programs where Ukrainian or Russian films can still get in.
Meanwhile, the following films will compete for the Palme d’Or in the Main Competition:
- “Club Zero (directed by Jessica Hausner)
- “Area of Interest (directed by Jonathan Glaser)
- “Dead Leaves (directed by Aki Kaurismäki)
- “Four Daughters” (directed by Kauter Ben Hania)
- “Asteroid City (directed by Wes Anderson)
- “Trajectory of Fall (directed by Justin Trieu)
- “The Monster (directed by Hirokazu Koreeda)
- “The Light of the Future (directed by Nanni Moretti)
- “Last Summer (directed by Catherine Breillat)
- “About Dry Grass (directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan)
- “Chimera (directed by Alice Rohrwacher)
- “Doden Buffan’s Stew (directed by Chang Anh Hung)
- “Rapito (directed by Marco Bellocchio)
- “May, December (directed by Todd Haynes)
- “Youth” (Wang Bin)
- “Old Oak” (Ken Loach)
- “Adam’s Rib (Ramata Tulae Si)
- “Perfect Days (Wim Wenders)
- “The Instigator (Karim Ainuz)
Author: Daria Skotchenko
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