cannes

A true chameleon.

It’s situated near one of the Lerins islands just off the coast of Cannes, and features impressions of local residents immortalised in cement.

As much as Cannes Film Festival draws plenty of eyeballs for its outre, couture-riddled red carpet, most people who attend are actually there for the real meat; the most prestigious, experimental and masterful films of the year. One such insider is Vincent Quek, founder of independent film distributor Anticipate Pictures, who recently attended the latest edition. Below, Quek’s recommendations from this year’s festival that will hit theatres in coming months:

After sending the international fashion set to a mountain in Kyoto last year, this year Louis Vuitton creative director Nicolas Ghesquiere opted for somewhere closer to home - Cannes, or to be precise, the private contemporary art museum Fondation Maeght. Here are our highlights of the show: