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This year at Cannes sees the real heavy hitters come out to play, as the world’s greatest auteur directors gather to compete for the coverted Palme d’Or. As well as the latest films from Pedro Almodóvar, Ken Loach, Quentin Tarantino, Francis Ford Coppola, Jane Campion, Lars von Trier, Michael Haneke, and Terry Gilliam, there’s a strong Asian presence. Highlights include Park Chan-wook’s new vampire flick Thirst; Lou Ye’s Tiananmen Square-themed Summer Palace, which has incensed authorities to the point of them slapping a five-year ban on him; Tsai Ming-Liang’s film within a film Face; Johnnie To’s Vengeance; and Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock. Other films screening include Kore-eda Hirokaz’s Air Doll; the latest from The Host and Memories Of Murder director Bong Joon-Ho, Mother; and Petiton by Zhao Liang.

See the Guardian’s gallery guide to directors vying for the Palme d’Or »

The line-up for the years Cannes Film Festival has been announced. As always, there’s a strong selection of new Asian cinema including Takeshi Kitano’s Outrage, Lee Chang-Dong’s Poetry, Hideo Nakata’s new horror Chatroom, Hong Sangsoo’s Ha Ha Ha, Xiaoshuai Wang’s Rizhao Chongqing (Chongqing Blues) and Im Sangsoo’s Housemaid. The festival takes place between 12 and 23 May.

For more information on the Cannes Film Festival »

The line-up for the years Cannes Film Festival has been announced. As always, there’s a strong selection of new Asian cinema including Takeshi Kitano’s Outrage, Lee Chang-Dong’s Poetry, Hideo Nakata’s new horror Chatroom, Hong Sangsoo’s Ha Ha Ha, Xiaoshuai Wang’s Rizhao Chongqing (Chongqing Blues) and Im Sangsoo’s Housemaid. The festival takes place between 12 and 23 May.

For more information on the Cannes Film Festival »