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The world's biggest film festival, usually held
in May on France's southern coast, was cancelled last year due
to the pandemic, and postponed to July this year, when it hopes
to be able to welcome travellers.
American filmmaker Wes Anderson, known for "The Royal Tenenbaums"
and "The Grand Budapest Hotel", will present his long-delayed
"The French Dispatch", about a fictional U.S. newspaper office
in France starring Bill Murray and Tilda Swinton.
"Flag Day", a drama directed by Sean Penn, will also among the
24 films competing for the Palme d'Or, organizers said.
Heavy hitters such as Italy's Nanni Moretti, who won in 2001,
returns with "Tre Piani", while a handful of young directors
will be in the official selection for the first time.
French moviemakers will make up a large part of the competition,
though international films, from Japan, Iran and Hungary, will
also be in contention.
Evening curfew measures will have been lifted by then in France,
although travellers may still face quarantine measures,
including those from Britain.
Festival director Thierry Fremaux said there would be parties
and dinners, as well as events to give holidaymakers on the Cote
d'Azur a chance to enjoy the event, such as screenings on the
beach.
COVID-19 precautions will still be in force, however.
"We won't be kissing at the top of the (red carpet) steps,"
Fremaux said.
Oscar-winner Jodie Foster, who first walked the red carpet at
Cannes as a 13-year-old when she starred in "Taxi Driver", will
be presented with an honorary Palme d'Or.
(Reporting by Sarah White and Michaela Cabrera; Editing by Giles
Elgood)
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