The strongest work at Cannes this year came from all over the place, in
the main competition slate as well as the more adventurous sidebars, Directors» Fortnight and Critics» Week.
Of the French films in competition, the best was unfairly squeezed out of
the main competition slate and ended up in Directors» Fortnight.
Not exact matches
From long - revered auteurs to promising newcomers, the
main competition and smaller sidebar
slates are packed with exciting entries.
The
competition slate is the
main focus but they don't actually decide each of the awards you hear about.
If you just focused on the
main competition films at Cannes, you'd see plenty of great movies, but you'd miss out on the many smaller treasures on offer in sidebar
slates like Directors» Fortnight and Critics» Week.