Up sails in to open Cannes

Variety reports:

“Cannes has demonstrated for many years its interest in animation by selecting films from DreamWorks, as well as films that use animation differently like ‘Persepolis’ and ‘Waltz With Bashir,’ ” said Thierry Fremaux, Cannes Film Festival’s delegate general.

“It’s audacious to open the festival with an animated film, but we’re conscious of our duty : it’s by stretching its boundaries that cinema remains universal.”