In their inaugural edition and first mandate, Artistic Director Julien Rejl oversaw a significant transformation of the Directors’ Fortnight, not only altering its name but also reshaping its curation philosophy. The programming team embraced films that were not submitted to the other sections along the Croisette. Whether this approach persists remains uncertain, it adds an element of unpredictability to this section. We’ve so far learned of the visual identity of the festival was designed by Takeshi Kitano and just today, the section will have its first-ever public award in the Le Choix du Public de la Quinzaine. As the second-year edition is about to be unveiled, we figure that there are several former participants of the Quinzaine hold hopes of securing a second chance, third or sixth chance at cracking this line-up — that possibility remains uncertain.…...