Cannes looks beyond Hollywood for international talent

This year's Cannes festival will feature a new programme dedicated to world cinema, it was announced this week. The event, entitled All the World's Cinemas, aims to promote non-Hollywood productions and foster new talent. "[It] is meant for the young cinéma d'auteur, for all newcomers in their fields, and not just from the developing world," said Gilles Jacob, the festival's president. The Guardian reports.

Posted by brian on Mar 25, 2005 at 04:34PM | Categories: Festivals