The 2015 Official Selection
April 24, 2015The Official Selection of films for the Cannes Film Festival 2015 is finally out. The festival will be opening with French film LA TÊTE HAUTE directed by actress Emmanuelle Bercot. Like earlier years this year too Anurag Kashyap’s camp has an entry to the festival. Masaan, directed by an ex-Anurag AD Neeraj Ghaywan, will be screening in the UN CERTAIN REGARD category. This is first feature and has been produced by has been produced by Manish Mundra, Macassar Productions, Phantom Films, Sikhya Entertainment, Arte France Cinema and Pathe productions. It stars Richa Chadda, Sanjay Mishra, Vicky Kaushal. Another Indian film Chauthi Koot directed by Gurvinder Singh.
| Opening Film | ||
| Director | Films | Length |
| Emmanuelle BERCOT | LA TÊTE HAUTE (STANDING TALL) Out of Competition | 2h00 |
| *** | ||
| Jacques AUDIARD | DHEEPAN (TEMPORARY TITLE) | 1h49 |
| Stéphane BRIZÉ | LA LOI DU MARCHÉ (THE MEASURE OF A MAN ) | 1h32 |
| Valérie DONZELLI | MARGUERITE ET JULIEN (MARGUERITE AND JULIEN) | 1h50 |
| Matteo GARRONE | IL RACCONTO DEI RACCONTI (TALE OF TALES) | 2h05 |
| Todd HAYNES | CAROL | 1h58 |
| HOU Hsiao Hsien | NIE YINNIANG (THE ASSASSIN) | 2h00 |
| JIA Zhang-Ke | SHAN HE GU REN (MOUNTAINS MAY DEPART) | 2h00 |
| KORE-EDA Hirokazu | UMIMACHI DIARY (OUR LITTLE SISTER) | 2h08 |
| Justin KURZEL | MACBETH | 1h53 |
| Yorgos LANTHIMOS | THE LOBSTER | 1h58 |
| MAÏWENN | MON ROI | 2h10 |
| Nanni MORETTI | MIA MADRE | 1h42 |
| László NEMES | SAUL FIA (SON OF SAUL) 1st film | 1h47 |
| Paolo SORRENTINO | YOUTH | 1h58 |
| Joachim TRIER | LOUDER THAN BOMBS | 1h45 |
| Gus VAN SANT | THE SEA OF TREES | 1h50 |
| Denis VILLENEUVE | SICARIO | 2h01 |
UN CERTAIN REGARD
| Neeraj GHAYWAN | MASAAN 1st film | 1h43 |
| Grímur HÁKONARSON | HRÚTAR (RAMS) | 1h30 |
| KUROSAWA Kiyoshi | KISHIBE NO TABI (JOURNEY TO THE SHORE) | 2h08 |
| Laurent LARIVIÈRE | JE SUIS UN SOLDAT (I AM A SOLDIER) 1st film | 1h36 |
| Dalibor MATANIC | ZVIZDAN (THE HIGH SUN) | 2h03 |
| Roberto MINERVINI | THE OTHER SIDE | 1h30 |
| Radu MUNTEAN | UN ETAJ MAI JOS (ONE FLOOR BELOW) | 1h33 |
| OH Seung-Uk | MU-ROE-HAN (THE SHAMELESS) | 1h58 |
| David PABLOS | LAS ELEGIDAS (THE CHOSEN ONES) | 1h45 |
| Ida PANAHANDEH | NAHID | 1h44 |
| Corneliu PORUMBOIU | COMOARA (THE TREASURE) | 1h30 |
| Gurvinder SINGH | CHAUTHI KOOT (THE FOURTH DIRECTION) | 1h55 |
| SHIN Suwon | MADONNA | 2h01 |
| Alice WINOCOUR | MARYLAND | 1h40 |
OUT OF COMPETITION
| Woody ALLEN | IRRATIONAL MAN | 1h36 |
| Pete DOCTER | INSIDE OUT | 1h42 |
| George MILLER | MAD MAX : FURY ROAD | 2h00 |
| Mark OSBORNE | THE LITTLE PRINCE | 1h48 |
MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS
| HONG Won-Chan | O PISEU (OFFICE) 1st film | 1h49 |
| Asif KAPADIA | AMY | 2h07 |
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
| Samuel BENCHETRIT | ASPHALTE | 1h40 |
| Souleymane CISSE | OKA | 1h50 |
| Elad KEIDAN | HAYORED LEMA’ALA 1st film | 1h45 |
| Natalie PORTMAN | SIPUR AL AHAVA VE CHOSHECH (A TALE OF LOVE AND DARKNESS) 1st film | 1h35 |
| Barbet SCHROEDER | AMNESIA | 1h36 |
| Pavle VUCKOVIC | PANAMA 1st film | 1h45 |
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