Chambre 999
In The Cannes Classics Selection 2023
Directed by: Lubna PLAYOUST
Country: France
Year of production: 2023
Length: 85 minutes
Genre: documentary
In 1982, Wim Wenders asked 16 of his fellow directors to speak on the future of cinema,
resulting in the film Room 666. Now, 40 years later, in Cannes, director Lubna Playoust asks a new generation of filmmakers the same question: is cinema a language about to get lost, an art about to die?
Sponsors: Timișoreana, Linde Gaz România
Partners: Hotel Timișoara, Renault
The project is part of the National Cultural Programme "Timisoara - European Capital of Culture in 2023" and is funded under the European Echoes programme, implemented by the Center for Projects of the Timișoara Municipality, with sums allocated from the state budget, through the Ministry of Culture budget;