Cannes Film Festival
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Donald Trump biopic hits Cannes Film Festival
May 20, 2024On Monday, as the renowned film festival nears its halfway point, two films will debut at Cannes: a biopic on Donald Trump and the most recent sinister production from David Cronenberg. With 11 of the 22... -
The Cannes Film Festival got rolling with a strong day for female representation
May 15, 2024The Cannes Film Festival got rolling on Wednesday with a strong day for female representation, including the new “Mad Max”, a Meryl Streep masterclass and the leading figure of France’s #MeToo movement. “Furiosa”, the latest instalment... -
Cannes Film Festival workers call for a strike
May 10, 2024Just one week before the event was scheduled to begin, workers at the Cannes Film Festival called for a walkout on Monday due to concerns over wages and working conditions. Sous les Ecrans la Deche (“Poverty... -
New Johnny Depp movie will open Cannes Film Festival
Apr 6, 2023The opening picture for next month’s Cannes picture Festival in France has been announced as Johnny Depp’s first live-action production since his widely watched defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. The French-language film “Jeanne du Barry”... -
Indiana Jones 5 to premiere at Cannes Film Festival
Apr 6, 2023The organizers of the Cannes Film Festival said on Monday that Indiana Jones will return to action in May, with Harrison Ford marking the global premiere of his final tour as the daring archaeologist. ‘Indiana Jones... -
Cannes Film Festival and the US daytime Emmy TV awards postponed to delay the spread of coronavirus
Mar 21, 2020France’s Cannes Film Festival and the US daytime Emmy TV awards are the latest events being postponed to delay the spread of coronavirus. The prestigious festival, due to take place in May, may be held at... -
Surreal footballer comedy wins prize at Cannes film festival
May 18, 2018A wacky comedy that features a superstar footballer bearing a striking resemblance to Cristiano Ronaldo has won the best film prize in the Critics’ Week section at Cannes. “Diamantino” follows a preening Portuguese hero whose life... -
Cannes film festival vows parity push for women
May 15, 2018The Cannes film festival signed a charter Monday vowing to push for parity between men and women by 2020. The world’s top festival also promised to be more transparent in its selection process after facing years... -
Godard injects anarchic spirit at Cannes with small screen cameo
May 13, 2018Jean-Luc Godard showed he is still the great disrupter on Saturday by turning a Cannes Film Festival news conference into what one critic called “a weird cinematic event”. The morning after the premiere of his abstract... -
Bardem and Cruz walk the red carpet to open Cannes Film Festival
May 10, 2018Spanish film royalty, Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, walked the red carpet to open the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday with their film “Everybody Knows”, written and directed by Iranian double-Oscar winner Asghar Farhadi. Farhadi strode...