a big profile here at cannes. veteran masters like mike lee and ken loach were festival regulars, but this year, no british film earned a slot in the coveted competition. but there were plenty of directors represented elsewhere in the festival. a new group moved into the foreground here at cannes, as emma jones reports. cow, by director andrea arnold, an immersive documentary about the life cycle of cows and their exploitation, was part of this year s decidedly female gaze from the british at cannes this year. arnold, who made the feature film american honey, was also head of the un certain regard jury. how is your film? i m not calling it that any longer. the second part ofjoanna hogg s the souvenir also premiered in the directors fortnight section of cannes, which continues her semiautobiographical coming of age story aboutjulie, a young film director, played by honor swinton byrne in herfirst acting role.