Female director to open Cannes for first time

France’s Emmanuelle Bercot (pictured) is to become the first female director to open next month’s Cannes Film Festival, organisers said this week. Bercot’s La Tete Haute tells the story of a troubled teenager named Malony. The movie traces his life from childhood to adulthood, as a children’s judge and a social worker battle to save him. Read More…