(Dan Tri) – This year’s Cannes Film Festival event is expected to create greater attraction than ever.

Cannes 2024 showcases state-of-the-art technology in the filmmaking world

The new category `Immersive Competition` was first introduced at the Cannes Film Festival (Photo: RFI).

Cannes 2024 will introduce the most advanced and modern technologies being tested in the filmmaking world.

In addition to the 8 films competing in the Immersive Competition category, 6 films not in competition were also screened at the festival.

These technologies mainly revolve around virtual reality experiences, real interactive experiences brought to audiences during movie viewing, modern imaging technologies such as 3-dimensional hologram images…

The `giants` of the filmmaking world return

Teaser introduces the movie `Megalopolis` directed by Francis Ford Coppola (Video: Rotten Tomatoes Trailers).

Veteran American director Francis Ford Coppola (85 years old) will join the `giants` of Hollywood filmmaking at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Director George Lucas (80 years old) and actress Meryl Streep (74 years old)

Nearly half a century has passed since the golden age of the Cannes Film Festival in the 1970s, two veteran Hollywood directors – Francis Ford Coppola and Paul Schrader (77 years old) – will both have films competing in the Palme category.

Director Coppola brought to Cannes the movie Megalopolis, a film project he has cherished for decades.

In the 1970s, directors such as Coppola, Lucas, and Schrader were considered prominent filmmakers in the New Hollywood wave.

The movement against sexual harassment in the filmmaking world is still `hot` and smoldering

Female director Judith Godrèche (Photo: France 24).

A short film about victims of sexual harassment in the French film industry will be screened at the festival.

Judith Godrèche’s 17-minute film Moi Aussi opened in the festival’s Un Certain Regard section.

The 52-year-old female director once spoke out and accused several directors of sexually harassing her when she was young and just entering the filmmaking field.

In response to Ms. Judith Godrèche’s efforts, French authorities established a committee to investigate sexual harassment and gender inequality in the film industry, as well as other cultural fields.

At Cannes 2024, seminars will also be conducted, focusing on combating sexual harassment and increasing diversity and equality in the field of filmmaking.

Fever-inducing factors at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival (Video: France 24).

Messi the dog will be a `feverish` character throughout the event

Messi the dog appeared on the red carpet at the opening of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival (Photo: France 24).

Since appearing in the French movie Anatomy of a Fall, Messi has become the most popular dog in the filmmaking world.

At the Oscars ceremony held earlier this year, Messi also caused a fever.

At every event he appears, Messi becomes a star attracting attention.

In addition to appearing on the red carpet as an element of pleasant surprise, Messi also recorded images that attracted the dog, these videos will be shared on social network accounts promoting the dog.

The recording tool given to Messi was a selfie stick with a camera attached.

Messi the dog became a viral star on the red carpet of Cannes Film Festival 2024 (Video: Daily Mail).