After choosing to pull his film out of a non-competition slot in the official selection of this year's
Cannes Film Festival because of the film's "personal and independent nature",
Francis Ford Coppola will be on the Croisette after all with his new South American drama
Tetro, which has been picked to be the opening night film at the 41st Director's Fortnight in Cannes. As is the Fortnight's custom, a mix of notable young filmmakers from around the world are sprinkled in with veterans of the international festival circuit such as Pedro Costa (
Ne change rien) and Hong Sang-Soo (
Like You Know it All).
Lynn Shelton's Sundance hit
Humpday will be on display at this year's event before it makes its way on American screens this summer. For the second consecutive year, the Fortnight has also tapped
Josh and
Bennie Safdie, who were in the Fortnight last year with the feature
The Pleasure of Being Robbed and the short
The Acquaintances of Lonely John respectively. They will world premiere their new film
Go Get Some Rosemary, which counts
Ronnie Bronstein and
Abel Ferrara among its cast members. Rounding out a strong American contingent are
Cherien Dabis's Sundance Competition title
Amreeka, and short filmmakers Charlie White (
American Minor) and Andrew Betzer (
John Wayne Hated Horses), whose short gem
Small Apartment we caught during Slamdance 08'.
See Alicia Van Couvering's interview with Charlie White here.
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posted by Brandon Harris @ 4/24/2009 02:51:00 PM
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