| In just 2 weeks there will be released the 62nd Edition | | | | Lou Ye, the Filipino director Brillante Mendoza or |
| of the Cannes Film Festival. From 13th May to 24th | | | | Johnnie To from Hong Kong. |
| May the cream of the big screen will meet in this small | | | | Spain will be very well represented in Cannes due to |
| French town. As a great novelty at the festival, it will | | | | two important nominations: Pedro Almodovar with 'Los |
| open with a Diseny-Pixar animation film: Up. Still, this is | | | | abrazos rotos' and Isabel Coixet with 'Mapa de los |
| not the first time that an animation movie participates in | | | | sonidos de Tokio'. Alejandro Amenábar will |
| the official section of the event. | | | | participate "out of competition" with Agora. |
| The jury is made up of big names of the world of | | | | There are some directors who repeat nomination such |
| cinema: the famous French actress Isabelle Huppert | | | | as Tarantino, who had participated with Pulp Fiction or |
| will preside the table and she'll be accompanied by the | | | | the Danish director Lars von Trier with Antichris. Other |
| Korean writer and director Lee Chang-dong, the Italian | | | | awarded directors are the British director Ken Loach |
| Asia Argento, the U.S. actress Robin Wright Penn, the | | | | with Looking for Eric and the New Zealander Jane |
| Taiwanese actress Shu Qi, the Turkish director Nuri | | | | Campion, the first woman who won the Golden Palm |
| Bilge Ceylan, the British novelist Hanif Kureis and the | | | | in 1992 with 'The Piano' and who this year is presenting |
| U.S. director James Gray. | | | | the film 'Bright Star'. |
| This year Asia and Europe have more presence than | | | | Do you love cinema? Would you like to see on live |
| United States, which is the great absent from the | | | | one of the best festivals of the international cinema? |
| festival. These are some of the names that compete | | | | Travel to France and discover The Cannes |
| for the Golden Palm: Michael Haneke with Le ruban | | | | International Film Festival 2009! And while you are |
| blanc; Marco Bellocchio with Vincere; Ang Lee with | | | | there, why not take advantage and visit the city of |
| Taking Woodstock; or Tarantino with Basterds and | | | | lights, too. Rent Paris Apartments and find the best |
| Antichris (he will be the only North American filmmaker | | | | accommodation. |
| in the festival). From Asia comes the Chinese director | | | | |