The Cannes Film Festival has named Oscar-winner Luc Jacquet’s latest film, “Ice and the Sky,” as the Closing Film, festival organizers announced on Thursday.
The latest documentary from the “March of the Penguins” director will screen May 24 in the Grand Théâtre Lumière of the Palais des Festivals following the prize ceremony, led by Jury presidents Joel and Ethan Coen, for films screening in Competition.
“Ice and the Sky” documents the scientific discoveries of Claude Lorius, an explorer began studying the Antarctic ice in 1957, and began discussing global warming and the consequences for the planet in 1965.
“I believe that men will still up,” the 82-year-old French glaciologist said. “Men will find the solidarity that will lead the people living on this planet to another type of behavior.”
The documentary is Jacquet’s fourth that is dedicated to an issue facing the environment and nature.
“Cannes is a huge opportunity for this film and for what it says,” Jacquet said. “I am pleased and impressed, much like The Fifer from the tales that is welcomed at the palace. Showing this film in the world’s largest film festival is contributing to this huge challenge facing humanity as quickly as possible to secure its future and the future of the planet. My language is cinema. In different times, I would have made other films. But I make fierce cinema, political cinema, cinema that has no choice.”
“Ice and the Sky” was produced by Eskwad and will be distributed by Pathé. Wild Bunch will handle international sales.