Cannes

Last year three people armed with a projector and a van brought new meaning to the term ‘guerrilla cinema’ when they screened films at Cannes from their van.

This year they are back and their aim is to give exposure to lesser known films and filmmakers whilst out in Cannes.

As they put it:

Every film has a creator who is undeniably committed to what they are doing, committed to their obsession.

Maybe their goal is to make a personal film about something close to their heart, maybe they have a bigger picture, maybe their career is in film.

One thing is for sure - some of them you will know about in 10 years, some will win Oscars, Baftas, international awards. Some will change the publics’ consciousness.

Our aim is to give these films exposure. Where that exposure takes them is an unknown quantity, but it may just help them on their way.

We screen the best selection of short-films from the cream of independent filmmaking to a receptive, captive audience.

The crew this year consists of Andy, Cath, Stuart and Janus and you can follow their exploits at their blog or podcasts.

Check out this London Tonight report from last year’s festival:

> Cannes in a Van official website
> Their video diary and blog
> Check out their videos form last year
> Find out more about the Cannes Film Festival here

This year’s Cannes Film Festival lineup has been announced.

The films in official competition are:

• 24 City (China, Dir. Jia Zhangke)
• Adoration (Canada, Dir. Atom Egoyan)
• Changeling (U.S., Dir. Clint Eastwood)
• The Argentine and Guerrilla (Spain, Dir. Steven Soderbergh)
• Un Conte de noel (France, Dir. Arnaud Desplechin)
• Daydreams (Turkey, Dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan)
• Delta (Germany-Hungary, Dir. Kornel Mundruczo)
• Il Divo (Italy, Dir. Paolo Sorrentino)
• Gomorra (Italy, Dir. Matteo Garrone)
• La Frontiere de l’aube (France, Dir. Philippe Garrel)
• Leonera (Argentina-South Korea, Dir. Pablo Trapero)
• Linha de Passe (Brazil, Walter Salles, Dir. Daniela Thomas)
• La Mujer sin cabeza (Argentina, Dir. Lucrecia Martel)
• My Magic (Singapore, Dir. Eric Khoo)
• The Palermo Shooting (Germany, Dir. Wim Wenders)
• Serbis (Philippines, Dir. Brillante Mendoza)
• The Silence of Lorna (U.K.-France, Dir. Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne)
• Synecdoche, New York (U.S., Dir. Charlie Kaufman)
• Waltz With Bashir (Israel, Dir. Ari Folman)

The big films showing out of competition are:

• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (U.S., Dir. Steven Spielberg)
• Kung Fu Panda (U.S., Mark Osborne, Dir. John Stevenson)
• The Good, the Bad, the Weird (South Korea, Dir. Kim Jee-woon)
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona (U.S.-Spain, Dir. Woody Allen)

Variety have a comprehensive list of all the films showing here.

> Official site for the festival
> A Guide to the Cannes film festival from last year