The phrase
"international auteurs" refers to renowned and influential filmmakers from different countries who are recognized for their unique style and creative vision in making movies.
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The competition alone includes new films from
famous international auteurs such as: Isabel Coixet, Hong Sangsoo, Doris Dorrie, Robert Guediguian, Errol Morris, Majid Majidi, Mike Leigh, Erick Zonca, Andrzej Wajda, and Johnnie To.
The Platform Prize, a new juried competition at the festival, chose «HURT» by Alan Zweig from among 12 films
by international auteurs.
A mostly engaging compilation of 33 three - minute films made by
leading international auteurs on the occasion of the Cannes Film Festival's 60th birthday.
About a decade ago, when Asghar Farhadi made his first feature film after years of successful theatre and TV work, even the most optimistic fan of Iranian cinema could not imagine his stratospheric rise to
International Auteur status in such a short span of time.
September festival mixes Hollywood stars and
international auteurs with «The Danish Girl,» «Beasts of No Nation,» «Spotlight» and «A Bigger Splash»
Lucrecia Martel is one of the most exciting and unique filmmakers working today, but because her output has been so infrequent — «Zama» is her first narrative feature in nine years — she is often left out of the conversation of
great international auteurs.
French exhibitors aren't happy the streaming service got an invite to the Croisette, but the stacked lineup
of international auteurs should be a cinema lover's dream
The film that first established Haneke as
an international auteur name was Funny Games (1997), a lacerating, menacing parody of a home invasion thriller.
The big Hollywood studios who have in years past brought their splashy summer offerings to the Croisette — like 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road or 2016's The BFG — are staying home this year, leaving room for the usual roster of
international auteurs and some choices that would have been unimaginable when Sofia Coppola first attended the fest as a child.