US director Wes Anderson poses during a photo call for the film “The French Dispatch” at the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on July 13, 2021. VALERY HACHE / AFP
PARIS—Cult favorite directors Wes Anderson, Ken Loach and Wim Wenders will be among the filmmakers competing for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in May, the organizers announced on Thursday, April 13.
The lineup also includes a record six women filmmakers out of 19 in the main competition, beating last year’s record of five. They include Italy’s Alice Rohrwacher and a feature debut from Senegalese director Ramata-Toulaye Sy. /ra
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