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A South African film Skoonheid has been announced as one of the films to be screened at the 64th Cannes film festival.

Skoonheid, a film by South African director Olivier Hermanus, is the first Afrikaans film ever to receive this honour.

Altogether 49 films have been chosen for the 11 day festival on May 11 on the French Riviera.

Woody Allen’s latest comedy Midnight in Paris – in which French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has a bit part – will open the festival.

Steering the Palme d’Or jury this year will be US actor and director Robert de Niro, while South Korean director Boon Joon-Ho will chair the panel that picks the winner of the Camera d’Or prize for best first film.

via First Afrikaans film at Cannes: Entertainment: Movies: Movies.

In a weird twist, peoples now have to cover their arse in Cannes. Thats a damn shame.

She wore a huge polka dot bikini

iafrica reports:

It’s a guaranteed way for an aspiring movie starlet to win herself some free exposure, parading semi-nude at Cannes, but attention seekers now have to be sure to at least keep their knickers on. The French resort, home to the world’s most famous film festival, has issued a decree banning naturism on the Mediterranean seafront after wealthy yacht owners complained that acres of bare tanned flesh were lowering the tone.

Municipal spokesman Iris Perben told AFP that the council had reissued an order reminding sun-worshippers that nudity is banned on all Cannes beaches, except those on the island of Sainte Marguerite.

“I’ve nothing against naturists, but setting up here, where everyone has to see, is indecent,” Cannes Yacht Club commodore Jean-Claude Montesinos told the local newspaper, Nice-Matin, saying there are sailing schools in the area.

“When the kids go out on the club house terrace to judge the wind the first thing they see is a row of bare arses.”

Perben said town police will be empowered to fine nude sunbathers €11 for a first offence, with the threat of anything up to €15 000 and a jail stretch for persistent exhibitionists.

Can’t say that works for me hey! How about passing a decree that only slim people can hang out. That’ll show far less flesh. They should have a Megan Fox shaped cut out you can try get through to go to the beach.