Two LFS graduates have been selected for the 19^th session of the prestigious Cannes Residence Paz Fabrega (c 151) and Oliver Hermanus (c 161).  LFS graduates have been selected every year for the past five years.

from screendaily

The Cannes Residence has announced participants for its autumn session, which runs from October 1 to February 15.

The six film-makers will go to Paris to develop their scripts and meet with industry executives and fellow film-makers for guidance. They were selected from 170 candidates by Cannes Film Festival president Gilles Jacob and his jury. The participants are: Costa Rica’s Paz Fabrega, Ioana Uricaru from Romania, Bani Khosnoudi of Iran, China’s Zhang Yue, Oliver Hermanus from South Africa and Andrew Legge of Ireland.

The Cannes Cinefondation Residence has seen 64 of the projects it has shepherded since 2000 completed and, for the most part, released theatrically. In total, 89% of the films taking part in scheme have been made including those currently in pre-production. 

-    Paz Fabrega (Costa Rican, 30 ) observes in Todos Nosotros (2nd feature) the behaviour of a middle class when faced with social inequality.

-    Oliver Hermanus (South African, 26) looks closely in Two Lovers (2nd feature) at the current-day relationship between Amina (20), from a devout Muslim family, and Raf (41), an Afrikaner whose baby she is expecting.

More info at http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/theResidence/theResidenceNewsRead/5685...