James Lipton, Elvis Mitchell and Annette Insdorff
Preside Over The Closing Ceremony
IFC’s Cannes Film Festival Features the Premiere of Ridicule
Cancel your plane tickets and hotel reservations because The Independent Film Channel (IFC) is bringing all the glitz, glamour and stars of the world’s most prestigious film festival right into your living room! The celebrity red carpet arrivals and opening ceremony will be hosted by film critic Elvis Mitchell (New York Times) and Columbia University film professor and Cannes expert Annette Insdorff, which airs Wednesday, May 15 at 1:00PM/ET. Inside the Actor’s Studio host James Lipton, joins Elvis Mitchell and Annette Insdorff to host the awards presentation and closing ceremony, which airs Sunday, May 26 at 1:00PM/ET. Better make room on the couch!
To celebrate independent films … and thinking, IFC presents a line-up of past favorites and winners with IFC’s Cannes Film Festival. Be sure to tune in every evening throughout the festival beginning at 8:00PM/ET on Wednesday, May 15 to Sunday, May 26.
IFC’s Cannes Film Festival roster includes:
| RIDICULE | Wednesday, May 15 at 9:00PM/ET |
| LOVE AND DEATH ON LONG ISLAND | Thursday, May 16 at 8:00PM/ET |
| THE GENERAL | Friday, May 17 at 8:00PM/ET |
| I SHOT ANDY WARHOL | Saturday, May 18 at 8:00PM/ET |
| BREAKING THE WAVES | Sunday, May 19 at 8:00PM/ET |
| MONTY PYTHON’S THE MEANING OF LIFE | Monday, May 20 at 10:15PM/ET |
| MYSTERY TRAIN | Tuesday, May 21 at 9:45PM/ET |
| MY NAME IS JOE | Wednesday, May 22 at 8:00PM/ET |
| ILLUMINATA | Thursday, May 23 at 10:00PM/ET |
| INSOMNIA | Friday, May 24 at 8:00PM/ET |
| NAKED | Saturday, May 25 at 9:45PM/ET |
| THE SWEET HEREAFTER | Sunday, May 26 at 9:00PM/ET |
The Independent Film Channel (IFC), managed and operated by Bravo Networks, is the first and most widely distributed channel dedicated to independent film presented 24 hours a day, uncut and commercial-free.