1968 was an important year for the history of film-making, although it cannot be seen on movie screens: Jean-Pierre Beauviala, founder of the later Aäton, built a prototype to record the exact time of images and sounds captured.

Now, more than 40 years later, the Cantar X2, by Aaton, is being used by many film-makers. A short overview of Cantar users who will be walking over the red carpet in Cannes these days:

Tsai Ming-Liang	"Visage" (Face)	Roberto van Eijden	(Holland)
Ken Loach	"Looking for Eric"	Ray Beckett	(UK)
Xavier Giannoli	"A l’Origine"	François Musy	(Suisse)
Gaspar Noé	"Soudain le Vide"	Claude La Haye	(Canada)
Cherien Dabis	"Amreeka"	Brock Capell	(Canada)
Ang Lee	"Taking Woodstock"	Drew Kunin	(USA)
Alain Resnais	"Herbes Folles"	Jean Marie Blondel	(France)
Elia Suleiman	"The Time that Remains"	Chris Monheim	(Belgium)
Lars von Trier	"Antichrist"	André Rigaut	(France)
Marina de Van	"Ne te retourne pas"	Carlo Thoss	(Luxembourg)
Michaël HANEKE	"Das weisse Band" (Le ruban Blanc)	Guillaume Sciama	(Austria)