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21 April 2004 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

For the first time in 11 years, a German film will be included in the competition at the Cannes Film Festival this year, the festival's artistic director, Thierry Fremaux, announced in Paris today (Wednesday). Hans Weingartner's Die Fetten Jahre Sind Vorbei (Happy Days Are Gone) will compete against 18 other films, including three from the U.S. for the Palme d'Or at the festival, which opens on May 12 and closes 11 days later. The American films include the recently released Coen brothers movie The Ladykillers, Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11, and DreamWorks' animated Shrek 2. (The original Shrek was also screened in competition at the festival in 2001.) Another animated feature, Innocence by Japan's Oshii Mamoru of Japan, is also entered -- marking the first time that two animated films have been included in the Cannes competition.

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