The coronavirus pandemic might have put the whole world in a state of pause, there is hope that things will improve for the better very soon. Cannes Film Festival that was slated for May this year like before, was postponed because of the pandemic and is expected to <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/cannes-to-collaborate-with-venice-film-festival-to-host-a-joint-event-in-september-293208">collaborate with other festivals</a>, whenever they take place.&nbsp;

Now, Cannes has released its Official Selection list for the year -- featuring 56 films.&nbsp;

Among key highlights are films from Wes Anderson, Steve McQueen, Pixar, Francois Ozon, Naomi Kawase, Thomas Vinterberg and Maiwenn.&nbsp;

The only difference from the other times is that the list has not been divided in different categories but have been clubbed some by thematic category. Meanwhile, there are notable changes in the kind of films that have made it to the Official Selection list.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/more-women-filmmakers-to-varied-nationalities-cannes-director-reveals-key-changes-in-this-years-film-festival-302852">More women filmmakers to varied nationalities, Cannes director reveals key changes in this year's film festival</a>

Check out the Cannes 2020 lineup here:

THE FAITHFUL (or at least selected once before)

THE FRENCH DISPATCH by Wes Anderson (USA) 1h43

ÉTÉ 85 by François Ozon (France) 1h40

ASA GA KURU (True Mothers) by Naomi Kawase (Japan) 2h20

LOVERS ROCK by Steve McQueen (United Kingdom) 1h08

MANGROVE by Steve McQueen (United Kingdom) 2h04

DRUK (Another Round) by Thomas Vinterberg (Denmark)1h55

ADN (DNA) by Maïwenn (Algeria/France) 1h30

LAST WORDS by Jonathan Nossiter (USA) 2h06

HEAVEN: TO THE LAND OF HAPPINESS by IM Sang-Soo (South Korea) 1h40

EL OLVIDO QUE SEREMOS (Forgotten we’ll be) by Fernando Trueba (Spain) 2h16

PENINSULA by YEON Sang-Ho (South Korea) 1h54

IN THE DUSK (Au crépuscule) by Sharunas BARTAS (Lituania) 2h06

DES HOMMES (Home Front) by Lucas BELVAUX (Belgium) 1h40

THE REAL THING by Kôji Fukada (Japan) 3h48

THE NEWCOMERS

PASSION SIMPLE by Danielle Arbid (Lebanon) 1h36

A GOOD MAN by Marie Castille Mention-Schaar (France) 1h47

LES CHOSES QU’ON DIT, LES CHOSES QU’ON FAIT by Emmanuel Mouret (France) 2h

SOUAD by Ayten Amin (Egypt) 1h30

LIMBO by Ben Sharrock (United Kingdom) 1h53

ROUGE (Red Soil) by Farid Bentoumi (France) 1h26

SWEAT by Magnus Von Horn (Sweden) 1h40

TEDDY by Ludovic et Zoran Boukherma (France) 1h28

FEBRUARY (Février) by Kamen Kalev (Bulgaria) 2h05

AMMONITE by Francis Lee (United Kingdom) 2h

UN MÉDECIN DE NUIT by Elie Wajeman (France) 1h40

ENFANT TERRIBLE by Oskar Roehler (Germany) 2h14

NADIA, BUTTERFLY by Pascal Plante (Canada) 1h46

HERE WE ARE by Nir Bergman (Israel) 1h34

AN OMNIBUS FILM

SEPTET: THE STORY OF HONG KONG by Ann Hui, Johnnie TO, Tsui Hark, Sammo Hung

THE FIRST FEATURES

FALLING by Viggo Mortensen (USA) 1h52

PLEASURE by Ninja Thyberg (Sweden) 1h45

SLALOM by Charlène Favier (France) 1h32

CASA DE ANTIGUIDADES (Memory House) by Joao Paulo Miranda Maria (Brazil)1h27

BROKEN KEYS (Fausse note) by Jimmy Keyrouz (Lebanon) 1h30

IBRAHIM by Samir Guesmi (France) 1h20

BEGINNING (Au commencement) by Déa Kulumbegashvili (Georgia) 2h10

GAGARINE by Fanny Liatard et Jérémy Trouilh (France) 1h35

&nbsp;Mansion Global

16 PRINTEMPS by Suzanne Lindon (France) 1h13

VAURIEN by Peter Dourountzis (France) 1h35

GARÇON CHIFFON by Nicolas Maury (France) 1h48

SI LE VENT TOMBE (Should the Wind Fall) by Nora Martirosyan (Armenia) 1h40

JOHN AND THE HOLE by Pascual Sisto (USA) 1h38

STRIDING INTO THE WIND (Courir au gré du vent) by WEI Shujun (China) 2h36

THE DEATH OF CINEMA AND MY FATHER TOO (La Mort du cinéma et de mon père aussi)

3 DOCUMENTARIES FILMS

EN ROUTE POUR LE MILLIARD (The Billion Road) by Dieudo Hamadi (Democratic Republic of Congo) 1h30

THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS by Michael Dweck et Gregory Kershaw (USA) 1h24

CLASSICS – French Distribution: SONY PICTURES CLASSICS

9 JOURS À RAQQA by Xavier de Lauzanne (France)

 
5 COMEDY FILMS

ANTOINETTE DANS LES CÉVÈNNES by Caroline Vignal (France) 1h35

LES DEUX ALFRED by Bruno Podalydès (France) 1h30

UN TRIOMPHE (The big hit) by Emmanuel Courcol (France) 1h40

L’ORIGINE DU MONDE by Laurent Lafitte (France) 1st film&nbsp;

LE DISCOURS by Laurent Tirard (France) 1h27

4 ANIMATED FILMS

AYA TO MAJO (Earwig and the Witch) by Gorô Miyazaki (Japan) 1h22

FLEE by Jonas Poher Rasmussen (Denmark) 1h30

JOSEP by Aurel (France) 1h20 – 1st film&nbsp;

SOUL by Pete Docter (USA) 1h30

The coronavirus pandemic might have put the whole world in a state of pause, there is hope that things will improve for the better very soon. Cannes Film Festival that was slated for May this year like before, was postponed because of the pandemic and is expected to collaborate with other festivals, whenever they take place.

The coronavirus pandemic might have put the whole world in a state of pause, there is hope that things will improve for the better very soon. Cannes Film Festival that was slated for May this year like before, was postponed because of the pandemic and is expected to collaborate with other festivals, whenever they take place. Now, Cannes has released its Official Selection list for the year -- featuring 56 films. Among key highlights are films from Wes Anderson, Steve McQueen, Pixar, Francois Ozon, Naomi Kawase, Thomas Vinterberg and Maiwenn. The only difference from the other times is that the list has not been divided in different categories but have been clubbed some by thematic category. Meanwhile, there are notable changes in the kind of films that have made it to the Official Selection list. More women filmmakers to varied nationalities, Cannes director reveals key changes in this year's film festival Check out the Cannes 2020 lineup here: THE FAITHFUL (or at least selected once before) THE FRENCH DISPATCH by Wes Anderson (USA) 1h43 ÉTÉ 85 by François Ozon (France) 1h40 ASA GA KURU (True Mothers) by Naomi Kawase (Japan) 2h20 LOVERS ROCK by Steve McQueen (United Kingdom) 1h08 MANGROVE by Steve McQueen (United Kingdom) 2h04 DRUK (Another Round) by Thomas Vinterberg (Denmark)1h55 ADN (DNA) by Maïwenn (Algeria/France) 1h30 LAST WORDS by Jonathan Nossiter (USA) 2h06 HEAVEN: TO THE LAND OF HAPPINESS by IM Sang-Soo (South Korea) 1h40 EL OLVIDO QUE SEREMOS (Forgotten we’ll be) by Fernando Trueba (Spain) 2h16 PENINSULA by YEON Sang-Ho (South Korea) 1h54 IN THE DUSK (Au crépuscule) by Sharunas BARTAS (Lituania) 2h06 DES HOMMES (Home Front) by Lucas BELVAUX (Belgium) 1h40 THE REAL THING by Kôji Fukada (Japan) 3h48 THE NEWCOMERS PASSION SIMPLE by Danielle Arbid (Lebanon) 1h36 A GOOD MAN by Marie Castille Mention-Schaar (France) 1h47 LES CHOSES QU’ON DIT, LES CHOSES QU’ON FAIT by Emmanuel Mouret (France) 2h SOUAD by Ayten Amin (Egypt) 1h30 LIMBO by Ben Sharrock (United Kingdom) 1h53 ROUGE (Red Soil) by Farid Bentoumi (France) 1h26 SWEAT by Magnus Von Horn (Sweden) 1h40 TEDDY by Ludovic et Zoran Boukherma (France) 1h28 FEBRUARY (Février) by Kamen Kalev (Bulgaria) 2h05 AMMONITE by Francis Lee (United Kingdom) 2h UN MÉDECIN DE NUIT by Elie Wajeman (France) 1h40 ENFANT TERRIBLE by Oskar Roehler (Germany) 2h14 NADIA, BUTTERFLY by Pascal Plante (Canada) 1h46 HERE WE ARE by Nir Bergman (Israel) 1h34 AN OMNIBUS FILM SEPTET: THE STORY OF HONG KONG by Ann Hui, Johnnie TO, Tsui Hark, Sammo Hung THE FIRST FEATURES FALLING by Viggo Mortensen (USA) 1h52 PLEASURE by Ninja Thyberg (Sweden) 1h45 SLALOM by Charlène Favier (France) 1h32 CASA DE ANTIGUIDADES (Memory House) by Joao Paulo Miranda Maria (Brazil)1h27 BROKEN KEYS (Fausse note) by Jimmy Keyrouz (Lebanon) 1h30 IBRAHIM by Samir Guesmi (France) 1h20 BEGINNING (Au commencement) by Déa Kulumbegashvili (Georgia) 2h10 GAGARINE by Fanny Liatard et Jérémy Trouilh (France) 1h35 Mansion Global 16 PRINTEMPS by Suzanne Lindon (France) 1h13 VAURIEN by Peter Dourountzis (France) 1h35 GARÇON CHIFFON by Nicolas Maury (France) 1h48 SI LE VENT TOMBE (Should the Wind Fall) by Nora Martirosyan (Armenia) 1h40 JOHN AND THE HOLE by Pascual Sisto (USA) 1h38 STRIDING INTO THE WIND (Courir au gré du vent) by WEI Shujun (China) 2h36 THE DEATH OF CINEMA AND MY FATHER TOO (La Mort du cinéma et de mon père aussi) 3 DOCUMENTARIES FILMS EN ROUTE POUR LE MILLIARD (The Billion Road) by Dieudo Hamadi (Democratic Republic of Congo) 1h30 THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS by Michael Dweck et Gregory Kershaw (USA) 1h24 CLASSICS – French Distribution: SONY PICTURES CLASSICS 9 JOURS À RAQQA by Xavier de Lauzanne (France) 5 COMEDY FILMS ANTOINETTE DANS LES CÉVÈNNES by Caroline Vignal (France) 1h35 LES DEUX ALFRED by Bruno Podalydès (France) 1h30 UN TRIOMPHE (The big hit) by Emmanuel Courcol (France) 1h40 L’ORIGINE DU MONDE by Laurent Lafitte (France) 1st film LE DISCOURS by Laurent Tirard (France) 1h27 4 ANIMATED FILMS AYA TO MAJO (Earwig and the Witch) by Gorô Miyazaki (Japan) 1h22 FLEE by Jonas Poher Rasmussen (Denmark) 1h30 JOSEP by Aurel (France) 1h20 – 1st film SOUL by Pete Docter (USA) 1h30

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Cannes 2020: The full list of Official Selection of 56 films