The lineup for the Cannes Film Festival’s International Critics’ Week section was announced on Friday, with Dave McCrary’s Sundance hit “Brigsby Bear” due to close the competition and a documentary and animated film making it into the section for the first time.
“Brigsby Bear” stars Claire Danes, Mark Hamill and Greg Kinnear and “SNL” regular Kyle Mooney as the host of an unusual children’s television show.
The animated film is Ali Soozandeh’s “Tehran Taboo,” while the documentary is Emmanuel Gras’ “Makala.”
Critics’ Week is an independent section that runs concurrently with the main Cannes festival. It is made up entirely of directors’ first and second features.
Brazilian director Kleber Mendonca Filho will lead the jury.
Feature Films
“Sicilian Ghost Story,” Fabio Grassadonia & Antonio Piazza (opening film)
“Bloody Milk” (“Petit Paysan”) Hubert Charuel
“A Violent Life” (“Une Vie Violente”), Thierry de Peretti
“Ava,” Léa Mysius
“La Familia,” Gustavo Rondòn Córdova
“Gabriel And The Mountain,” Feliipe Gamarano Barbosa
“Makala,” Emmanuele Gras
“Oh Lucy!,” Atsuko Hirayanagi
“Los Perros,” Marcela Said
“Tehran Taboo,” Ali Soozandeh
“Brigsby Bear”, Dave McCary (closing film)
Short films
“After School Knife Fight,” Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel
“Bad Bunny” (“Coelho Mau”), Carlos Conceição
“Islands” (“Les Iles”), Yann Gonzalez
“Los Desheredados,” Laura Ferrés Moreno
“Ela – Sketches On A Departur”e (“Ela – Szkice na Pozegnanie”), Oliver Adam Kusio
“Children Leave At Dawn” (“Les enfants partent à l’aube”),Manon Coubia
“Jodilerks Dela Cruz, Employee Of The Month,” Carlo Francisco Manatad
“Möbius,” Sam Kuhn
“The Best Fireworks Ever” (“Najpiękniejsze fajerwerki”), Aleksandra Terpinska
“Real Gods Require Blood,” Moin Hussain
“Selva,” Sofia Quirós Ubeda
“Tesla: Lumière Mondiale,” Matthew Rankin
“Exposure” (“Le Visage”), Salvatore Lista