Cannes festival

The Cannes Film Festival’s organizers condemned “a serious violation of free speech” on Wednesday after Iranian director Saeed Roustaee was jailed for screening a movie in the competition. According to Tuesday’s local media, an Iranian court...

Quentin Tarantino fans will get their latest fix at the Cannes Film Festival next month after all, after the director rushed to finish editing on “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood” in time to present it in...

Under house arrest since August last year, Russian theatre and film director Kirill Serebrennikov will miss the Cannes Film Festival this week, where his film “Leto” or Summer is competing for the prestigious Palme d’Or prize....

The most political Cannes film festival in years opens Tuesday with female stars vowing to protest on the red carpet, two top directors barred from attending and bans hanging over other movies. With the industry still...

In a Swiss workshop, eight skilled craftspeople labor to transform a very big block of crystal and some ethically sourced gold into the world’s most sought-after cinematic award. The Palme d’Or, a golden palm tree branch...

Netflix’s chief content officer said in an interview published Wednesday the streaming giant would not attend this year’s Cannes Film Festival because of a change in French regulations. Speaking to the industry magazine Variety, Ted Sarandos...

News Hour: For British film producers plying their wares at the Cannes festival, the prospect of Brexit represents something between a tale of suspense and an outright horror movie. There are many worried faces amongst all...