After the official announcement of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival last week, this morning, the lineup for the 62nd edition of Cannes Critics’ Week was announced. The parallel lineup of 11 features (seven in competition and four as special screenings) will run from May 17th -25th. The list of first-time and second-feature films (the shorts will be announced at a later date) from emerging filmmakers was whittled down from over 1,000 submissions and overseen by the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics. The jury will be led by director Audrey Diwan (“Happening“) and will consist of German actor Franz Rogowski (“Passages“), Sundance programmer Kim Yutani, Portuguese cinematographer Rui Poças (“Frankie“), and Indian journalist Meenakshi Shedde.
COMPETITION
Power Alley (Levante) (Br-Fr-Uru)
Dir. Lillah Halla
Il Pleut Dans La Maison (Bel-Fr)
Dir. Paloma Sermon-Daï
Inshallah A Boy (Jor-Saudi-Qat-Fr)
Dir. Amjad Al Rasheed
Sleep (Jam) (S Kor)
Dir. Jason Yu
Lost Country (Fr-Ser-Lux-Cro)
Dir. Vladimir Perisič
Le Ravissement (Fr)
Dir. Iris Kaltenbäck
Tiger Stripes (Malay-Tai-Sing-Fr-Ger-Neth-Indo-Qat)
Dir. Amanda Nell Eu
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Ama Gloria (Fr) – OPENING FILM
Dir. Maria Amachoukeli
The (Exp)erience Of Love/Le Syndrome Des Amour Passés (Bel-Fr)
Dir. Ann Sirot & Raphaël Balboni
Vincent Must Die (Fr)
Dir. Stéphan Castang
No Love Lost (La Fille de Son Père) (Fr) – CLOSING FILM
Dir. Erwan Le Duc
Which films are you looking forward to the most? How do you feel about the way the 2023 Cannes Film Festival is shaping up so far? Are you planning to attend the festival this year? You can check out my reactions to the lineup here. Please let us know in the comments section below or on our Twitter account.
