Cannes Film Festival
Cannes 2024 preview: The 10 Palme d’Or contenders you need to look out for
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15.05.2024
Cannes 2024 preview: The 10 Palme d’Or contenders you need to look out for
It’s nearly upon us, and once again, the Cannes Film Festival has unveiled a doozy of a line-up — which…
Cannes 2024: Jury president Greta Gerwig on France’s #MeToo movement and Donald Trump on screen
Culture
14.05.2024
Cannes 2024: Jury president Greta Gerwig on France’s #MeToo movement and Donald Trump on screen
The 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival kicks off tonight (Tuesday 14 May) with the opening film by Quentin…
Cannes 2024: Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof flees to Europe ahead of Cannes premiere
Culture
14.05.2024
Cannes 2024: Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof flees to Europe ahead of Cannes premiere
Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof has confirmed that he has managed to leave his home country without official permission, after…
Cannes 2024: Festival head Thierry Frémaux avoids polemical #MeToo and strike topics
Culture
13.05.2024
Cannes 2024: Festival head Thierry Frémaux avoids polemical #MeToo and strike topics
In his annual pre-festival opening press conference, Cannes General Delegate Thierry Frémaux announced that he would like to “have a…
Cannes 2024 preview: The 10 Palme d’Or contenders you need to look out for
Culture
12.05.2024
Cannes 2024 preview: The 10 Palme d’Or contenders you need to look out for
It’s nearly upon us, and once again, the Cannes Film Festival has unveiled a doozy of a line-up — which…
Cannes Film Festival reportedly bracing for bombshell #MeToo accusations
Culture
10.05.2024
Cannes Film Festival reportedly bracing for bombshell #MeToo accusations
The Cannes Film Festival starts next week, on Tuesday (14 May), with the opening film Le Deuxième Acte from French…
Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging
Culture
09.05.2024
Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging
Days before the premiere of his new film The Seed of the Sacred Fig in Competition at the Cannes Film…
Freelance film festival workers call for a strike at Cannes for first time in over 50 years
Culture
07.05.2024
Freelance film festival workers call for a strike at Cannes for first time in over 50 years
A collective representing freelance film festival workers in France has called for a strike during the Cannes Film Festival, which…
Iranian authorities ban crew of film by Mohammad Rasoulof from attending Cannes Film Festival
Culture
01.05.2024
Iranian authorities ban crew of film by Mohammad Rasoulof from attending Cannes Film Festival
Iranian authorities have interrogated the producers of Mohammad Rasoulof’s new film, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, following its selection…
Messi, the dog from ‘Anatomy of a Fall’, is getting his own TV show at Cannes this year
Culture
29.04.2024
Messi, the dog from ‘Anatomy of a Fall’, is getting his own TV show at Cannes this year
Old Yeller? Round of a-paws, but your time has passed. Lassie? Love you, fur real, but you lost the spotlight. It’s…