Marco Perego’s Triple Cannes Bet: Three Competition Films

Italian artist-turned-producer Marco Perego is making Cannes history with Leaf Entertainment by having three films in the main competition: Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur, Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord, and James Gray’s Paper Tiger. He frames Leaf as a “community of artists” and explains his role is to support auteurs rather than dictate their work, while addressing the financing and distribution hurdles facing contemporary world cinema and advocating a balance between theatrical experiences and streaming.