The Cannes Film Festival has announced the lineup for the Director's Fortnight with a number of Sundance films being featured in the sidebar.

The big news of the selection is "Whiplash," as it won the Sundance Film festival. The movie follows in the footsteps of other Sundance winners, "Fruitvale Station" and "Beasts of the Wild," which were featured at Cannes. However, those films were featured in the Un Certain Regard sidebar. "Whiplash" was directed by first time filmmaker Damien Chazelle and Sony Pictures Classics to reach the same success as the past two Sundance winners.

Jim Mickle's latest film "Cold in July" will also be featured. Last year he had "We Are What We Are" at Cannes and is likely to make an impact with his latest, which stars Michael C. Hall. Like "Whiplash," "Cold in July" opened at Sundance and scored rave reviews. The movie is currently slated to be released in the summer by IFC Films.

One of the other films which has pundits excited is Matthew Warchus' gay activist comedy "Pride." The movie will make its world premiere at the festival and close the sidebar. The film features an outstanding British cast that includes Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, and Paddy Considine.

The Fortnight will also include film debuts by three promising filmmakers. The first is Israeli director Asaf Forma's "Next to Her," which stars Dana Ivgy. The U.K.'s Daniel Wolfe will showcase "Catch Me Daddy," and France's Thomas Cailley's "Fighters" will also be premiered.

These three feature debuts will be in competition for Cannes' prestigious Camera d'Or prize for best first feature. That award is generally chosen from the Official Selection, Director's Fortnight and Critics' Week categories.

The sidebar will also feature two special screenings. These include Tobe Hooper's "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." The screening will feature a newly restored version of the classic horror movie. Bruno Dumont will also showcase his feature "Li'l Quinquin" in the special screening. The announcement is a surprise on his part because Dumont has won the Jury award in the competition slate twice.

John Boorman, who has been featured in the main selection, will also be showcased in the Fortnight. However he will show his movie in the competition portion of the sidebar. His latest movie "Queen and Country" will compete. Boorman is well know at Cannes as he won the Best Director award twice and his film "Hope and Glory" was nominated for five Academy Awards. His new movie stars David Thewlis, Richard E. Grant and Vanessa Kirby.

France will feature Jean-Charles Hue's latest film "Eat Your Bones," as well as Frederick Wiseman's "National Gallery."

The Argentine, French, and German production "Refugiado" will also be presented. The film was directed by Diego Lurman and it is the only Latin American feature that will be presented in the feature film sidebar portion.

The Fortnight section will include a total of 18 feature films with 14 world premieres. It will also include 11 shorts and the French actress and director icole Garcia will head that jury.