'Michael Moore's 'Fahrenheit 9/11' to be screened at Cannes Film Festival!

[LynneSin]

http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/#film6

For the first time in 11 years, a German film will be included in the competition at the Cannes Film Festival this year, the festival's artistic director, Thierry Fremaux, announced in Paris today (Wednesday). Hans Weingartner's Die Fetten Jahre Sind Vorbei (Happy Days Are Gone) will compete against 18 other films, including three from the U.S. for the Palme d'Or at the festival, which opens on May 12 and closes 11 days later. The American films include the recently released Coen brothers movie The Ladykillers, Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11, and DreamWorks' animated Shrek 2. (The original Shrek was also screened in competition at the festival in 2001.) Another animated feature, Innocence by Japan's Oshii Mamoru of Japan, is also entered -- marking the first time that two animated films have been included in the Cannes competition.

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If you can't afford the trip to Cannes, you'll have to wait until September to see Moore's latest movie.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

1. I hope it comes out on the day that * accepts the GOP nomination.

[sniffa]

2. exceLLant

[LynneSin]

4. not EXCEllANT???

:shrug:

[sniffa]

6. excrement

when did you get so oLd?

[stellanoir]

3. that's just so damned. . .French of them!!!

No seriously that's fantastic news because there were rumours floating around that it's release was being stalled until after the election. Phew.

[robertpaulsen]

5. Moore got a special jury award last time

Bowling For Columbine was the first documentary to receive an award at Cannes. I hope Fahrenheit 9/11 gets the same reaction!

[Mobius]

7. That such wonderful news

thank you, I really needed it.

[tjwash]

8. They had "the big one" on ITV last night.

Forgot what a great documentary that was as well.