David Lynch and Jane Campion are filmmakers and friends of the Cannes film festival, and we are showing their films.”
“The Cannes film festival is a lab,” Festival president Pierre Lescure said at a Press conference, according to Variety.
Eighteen films make up the main competition, notable inclusions being Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled, Yorgos Lanthimos follow-up to The Lobster, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, and Snowpiercer director Bong Joon-Ho’s Okja.
The official selection for the 70th Cannes Film Festival has been announced, offering a first look at the independent films we can expect to dominate Oscar-chatter over the coming year.