Decidedly, the year 2023 is rich in professional projects for Guillaume Canet. And for good reason, after the release of the film “Asterix and Obelix: the Middle Empire” last February, the actor who recently climbed the steps of the 76th Cannes Film Festival as part of the premiere of the film “Acid” is preparing to play a major role next September.
On the occasion of the 49th edition of the Deauville American Film Festival, which will be held from September 1 to 10, 2023, Guillaume Canet will indeed be the president of the jury. A big announcement that the organization of the event which takes place in Calvados announced this Tuesday, June 6, 2023.
“Actor in more than 50 films, director and author of 8 feature films, producer, screenwriter, Guillaume Canet is a real jack-of-all-trades, crossing borders with agility, moving from comedy to thriller, from auteur film to big screen cinema. audience. A president of the jury as unifying as he is open-minded for this 49th edition of the Deauville American Film Festival! »they learned via their social networks.
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“With immense joy and pride”
A role that is close to the heart of Guillaume Canet. The proof, via a missive, the husband of Marion Cotillard hastened to express his joy at the idea of assuming the role of president of this prestigious Film Festival.
“I have always been fascinated and passionate about independent American cinema. And in particular that of the 70s. Sam Peckinpah, Jerry Schatzberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese… These directors were often able to express themselves freely without the commercial pressures of the major Hollywood studios. By exploring new narrative forms, experimenting with new techniques and challenging traditional conventions. This cinema with which I grew up gave birth to many talented filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino, Sofia Coppola, Wes Anderson… And many others, who brought their unique vision to the American cinematographic landscape, a refreshing alternative to production mainstream. And it is above all this creativity, this audacity and this diversity that I appreciate so much in independent cinema. This contribution to enrich and broaden our experience of cinema. The Deauville festival has become the unmissable event for American cinema in Europe and it is with immense joy and pride that I accepted to chair the jury for this 2023 edition. Thanks to Bruno Barde for this invitation and to very quickly on the shores of the flowered coast! »wrote Guillaume Canet.
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