Directors' Fortnight at 40

Courtesy French Culture  Wed, 05/14/2008 - 17:40

The Directors' Fortnight (La Quinzaine des réalisateurs) emerged in 1969 as an alternative to the Cannes Film Festival after its 1968 shutdown due to protests spreading across France.

It is a separate, non-competitive program that takes place simultaneously in Cannes. Directors' Fortnight proudly presents the French premieres of debut films by Werner Herzog, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Nagisa Oshima, Martin Scorsese, Jim Jarmusch, Spike Lee, and many others.

This series combines past and current international selections from the 40-year history of...

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