Pierre Lescure
Festival director Thierry Fremaux, left and Festival president Pierre Lescure during the presentation of the official selection of the 74th International Cannes Film Festival, in Paris, Thursday, June 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Cannes lineup features Wes Anderson, Sean Penn, Leox Carax

By Jake Coyle Jun. 03, 2021 10:27 AM EDT

This image released by Amazon Studios shows Adam Driver, left, and Marion Cotillard in a scene from "Annette," a film that will open the 74th Cannes Film Festival on July 6. (Amazon via AP)
Leo Carax's 'Annette' to open Cannes Film Festival

By Jake Coyle Apr. 19, 2021 09:48 AM EDT

FILE - Filmmaker Spike Lee poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Oct. 7, 2015. Lee will be president of the jury for the 74th Cannes Film Festival. Usually held in May, this year's festival has been delayed by the health crisis. It will be held July 6-July 17. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Spike Lee to head Cannes Film Festival jury

By Jake Coyle Mar. 16, 2021 10:56 AM EDT

Festival director Thierry Fremaux, left, and festival president Pierre Lescure pose Wednesday, June 3, 2020 in Paris. The Cannes Film Festival was canceled due to the pandemic but it will announce the films that would have played at the French Riviera festival. Those films, festival organizers say, will be able to promote themselves with the Cannes "stamp of approval." (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Cannes announces lineup for a festival canceled by COVID

By Jake Coyle Jun. 03, 2020 01:54 PM EDT