Will he or won't he? Coppola goes ahead and screens "Tetro" at Directors' Fortnight in Cannes
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Coppola turned down an out-of-competition slot for 'Tetro' (after Cannes turned down his film for an in-competition slot). But now 'Tetro' will open Directors' Fortnight:
"Coppola's Tetro to open Directors' Fortnight
Following his rejection of an out-of-competition slot, Francis Ford Coppola will unveil Tetro as the opening film of this year's Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes film festival (May 13 - 23).
Last week, the filmmaker released a statement saying he had turned down an out-of-competition invitation to the festival: "While I very much appreciate the invitation, this is an independent film, self-financed and self-released, and I felt that being invited for a non-competition gala screening wasn't true to the personal and independent nature of this film."
The rest of the line-up for the Fortnight includes 23 features of which seven are first films and eligible to compete for the Camera d'Or.
The US and France have a strong presence in the sidebar with other films spread out over Canada, Europe and Asia.
There is also a trio of titles from Sundance: Cherien Dabis' well-received Amreeka, Glenn Ficarra and John Requa's I Love You Philip Morris, and Lynn Shelton's Humpday which sold to Magnolia in Park City for mid-six figures. "
"Coppola's Tetro to open Directors' Fortnight
Following his rejection of an out-of-competition slot, Francis Ford Coppola will unveil Tetro as the opening film of this year's Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes film festival (May 13 - 23).
Last week, the filmmaker released a statement saying he had turned down an out-of-competition invitation to the festival: "While I very much appreciate the invitation, this is an independent film, self-financed and self-released, and I felt that being invited for a non-competition gala screening wasn't true to the personal and independent nature of this film."
The rest of the line-up for the Fortnight includes 23 features of which seven are first films and eligible to compete for the Camera d'Or.
The US and France have a strong presence in the sidebar with other films spread out over Canada, Europe and Asia.
There is also a trio of titles from Sundance: Cherien Dabis' well-received Amreeka, Glenn Ficarra and John Requa's I Love You Philip Morris, and Lynn Shelton's Humpday which sold to Magnolia in Park City for mid-six figures. "
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jlichman
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Mm. Sure is a "small independent" festival he's opening at.
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