Press Release: Cannes Festival 2005: 12 EU supported films nominated at Cannes

Preview of the Cannes Festival 2005, opening on 11 May 2005. 12 films supported by the MEDIA Programme were included in the various Cannes selections.The European Commission was also organising for the third time with the Cannes Festival organisers, a Europe Day on the theme of 'European films and the Information Society'. Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commission responsible for Information Society and Media, was to present for the second time at Cannes, the European Union 'New Talents' Prize on 16 May.