W.E. WON'T BE SCREENED AT CANNES

Madonna’s feature film W.E. will not be screening as part of the Festival de Cannes in May, according to IMGlobal, the sales agent that is handling the film.

While the French newspaper Le Parisien/Aujourd’hui said on Thursday that the film would appear at the festival, the Madonna-directed movie, which is
currently in post-production, it is not expected to be completed in time for Cannes and is instead aiming for a bow on the fall film circuit.

As we informed you last week, Madonna is expected to visit Berlin next month to host a private screening of select footage for foreign distributors attending the European Film Market.

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EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW OF W.E. AT THE BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL

Madonna is to give a sneak preview of her latest film project during the Berlin Film Festival next month, organizers said Thursday, confirming media reports.

Madonna and actress is to show excerpts from her project, entitled W.E., about the relationship between British king Edward VIII and American socialite Wallis Simpson during the 1930s, German tabloid newspaper B.Z. reported.

The private screening will reportedly take place on the first weekend of the Berlinale festival. The full film is not to be shown until the Cannes film festival in May.

The invitation has been sent out only to a few, carefully selected distributors and cinemas.

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