In his recent book titled, “Selection Officielle,” Thierry Fremaux alluded to the fact that after every Cannes edition wraps, he makes a rough list of the titles he would be seeking for the next year’s edition of the festival.
I’ve been seeing some big name directors, Cannes regulars, starting to shoot new works these last few weeks and months, with what I would assume is the intent of premiering them at Cannes.
The UPDATED Cannes 2023 list I have so far includes potential new films by Wes Anderson, Woody Allen, Ari Aster, Jonathan Glazer, Todd Haynes, Alexander Payne, Paolo Sorrentino, Lynne Ramsay, Yorgos Lanthimos, Alice Rohrwacher, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Robin Campillo, Bruno Dumont, Abdherrane Sissako, Justine Triet, Bertrand Bonello, Mateo Garrone, Ken Loach, Maiwenn, Nani Moretti, Jeff Nichols, Aki Kaurismaki, Marco Bellocchio, Terrence Malick, Jessica Hausner, Sofia Coppola, Kirill Serebrennikov, Catherine Breillat and Michel Franco.
That’s 27. Am I missing any?
Fremaux might have a dilemma next year due to Woody Allen and Roman Polanski potentially having new films ready for the Croisette. Fremaux has defended both filmmakers in the past, but not without getting backlash for it. Then you also have Maiwenn’s new film which stars Johnny Depp. A lot to ponder for Cannes’ head chief in the months to come …