For its return to the Croisette on its usual dates, from 17 to 28 May, the 2022 Cannes Film Festival looks promising. In search of renewal, the International Film Festival is opening up to new horizons and is preparing to welcome the greatest stars of the cinema to the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. Discover the programme and the new features of this 75th edition, which celebrities will walk the red carpet and how to attend the Cannes Film Festival.
The jury of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival
Succeeding Spike Lee, French actor Vincent Lindon will chair the jury of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. He won the Palme d'Or for Julia Decournau's Titane last year and will award the Palme d'Or to one of the 21 films in competition at the 75th edition of the festival.
Alongside him, eight jurors will be watching and deciding between the films: the British Rebecca Hall, the Indian Deepika Padukone, the Swedish Noomi Rapace, the Italian Jasmine Trinca, the Iranian Asghar Farhadi, the American Jeff Nichols, the Norwegian Joachim Trier and the French Ladj Ly.
Glamour for the opening and closing ceremonies
For this edition of the Cannes Festival 2022, the Franco-Belgian actress Virgine Efira will take on the role of Master of Ceremonies for the opening and closing ceremonies. "A sunny presence to celebrate cinema," say the Cannes Festival organisers about the actress who shone last year in the film in official competition, Benedetta.
The opening and closing ceremonies are expected to be full of emotion, glamour and surprises. These events, which are the most publicised in the world, will take place, as they do every year, in the mythical auditorium of the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, the Louis Lumière grand auditorium.
The films in official competition for the Palme d'Or
This year's International Film Festival 2022 unveils a dazzling official selection of 21 films and directors who are regulars on the Croisette, including David Cronenberg, the Dardenne brothers, Arnaud Desplechin and Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi.
Alongside the official competition, other selections will attract film lovers such as “Un Certain Regard” and its 18 cinematographic creations or the 6 "Out of Competition" films screened during the Festival, including Top Gun: Maverick and George Miller's Three thousand years of longing.
The stars expected on the Croisette: these celebrities who will walk the red carpet
Tom Cruise will be a special guest at the Cannes Film Festival 2022, when he will walk the red carpet for the premiere of the sequel to the cult 80s film Top Gun on 18 May. The 75th edition of the Festival will pay tribute to the career of this American superstar, who is making his grand return to the Croisette after his first appearance just 30 years ago!
Other international stars will follow in her footsteps during the Festival, including Tom Hanks, Kristen Stewart, Anne Hathaway, Robert de Niro, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton and Jung-jae Lee, star of the TV series Squid Game. Among the French actors and actresses, Marion Cotillard, a Cannes regular, will also be present as well as Jean Dujardin, Léa Seydoux, Pierre Niney and Melvil Poupaud.
How to attend the Cannes Film Festival?
The screenings of films in the official competition in the Louis Lumière auditorium are reserved for film professionals and the press. However, if you are a film lover, you can watch many of the films in the Directors' Fortnight (“La Quinzaine des Réalisateurs”), Critics' Week (“La Semaine de la Critique”) and ACID selections with the Cannes Cinéphile badge, issued to nearly 4,000 film lovers.
Where to see the red-carpeted steps (the famous “Montée des Marches”)?
This is the big news for following the Cannes Festival 2022; the opening and closing ceremonies will now be broadcast on France 2 instead of Canal + for the first time in 28 years.
If you are on the Croisette, you may have the privilege of witnessing the endless ballet of stars as they walk up the red carpet from one of the balconies or rooftops of the apartments located directly opposite the Palais des Festivals de Cannes. One of the most popular residences to watch this unique show, which takes place every evening during the dozen days, is the First Croisette where the prestigious properties, which Magrey & Sons offer for rent, offer an unbeatable view.
On the fringe of the Cannes Festival: social networks, today’s stars!
The Cannes Film Festival is also the occasion for unique and unusual moments like nowhere else. One of the novelties of this 2022 edition is the "WORLD INFLUENCERS AND BLOGGERS AWARDS" ceremony, which will take place on 18 and 19 May on the Croisette and which will honour the most influential personalities on social networks. Among the nominees, it's the wacky moment, a Ukrainian cat followed by nearly a million followers on Instagram and TikTok, will compete to be crowned "the most influential blogger of the year".
This 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will also be the occasion for a new worldwide short film competition entitled #TikTokShortFilm where 3 winners will be rewarded by a jury of film professionals on 20 May.
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