Cannes Uncut

FORMAT.LDN collaborated with Special Treats Productions on Cannes Uncut, a documentary exploring the mythology, spectacle and legacy of the Cannes Film Festival as it approached its 75th anniversary.

Our role was to develop a broader motion language for the film, creating a wide range of graphic elements that could support its mix of archive material, press history and contemporary documentary storytelling. This included animated press clippings, montage treatments, chapter cards and the main title sting, all designed to help move the narrative fluidly between past and present while retaining a strong sense of cinematic culture and occasion.

Alongside the on-screen graphics, we also created the documentary poster, extending the visual identity beyond the film itself and into its wider presentation. The aim throughout was to build a cohesive screen language that could hold the glamour, excess and history of Cannes while supporting the documentary’s more reflective and journalistic tone.

The result was a layered graphic package that helped frame the film’s mix of archive, commentary and festival mythology with clarity, rhythm and visual character.