nagisa oshima

Directors' Fortnight at 40

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.