• Many of you are baffled as to Dogma’s exact status at Cannes. Will it compete and be up for awards, or will it just be showcased as one of the special features in the festival? From what we and our scoopers can uncover, we see that the film currently appears in the “special events” list. Still another link shows the film listed, but as “Out of Competition”. Defining this, it says:

The site also says the actual schedule will be posted after today’s press conference. We’re sure Dogma will get a nice slot, though. So, our source yesterday told us that Dogma was indeed an official selection, though whether this meant actual competition, we are unsure (though we assumed so). There’s no question about it, though, Cannes WANTS Dogma. And the film will get its world premiere at the festival, just as originally hoped. We’ll try and dig up some more info about which awards, if any, the film might be eligible for.

Either way, competition or no, it’s quite an honor to have a film selected for premiere at Cannes, and we know Dogma’s going to be the talk of the festival, just as we predicted ever since we saw the thing! Congratulations are definitely in order for Kevin & The Weinsteins, who will undoubetedly have a blast watching all the studios line up for distribution rights after they feast their eyes upon the flick.