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Cannes Film Festival unveils diverse line-up of veteran stars and fresh talent

Cannes Film Festival organisers have revealed the films competing for the coveted Palme d'Or prize on Thursday. Six women are among the 19 directors nominated, including the 2021 winner, French filmmaker Julia Ducournau with her new film Alpha.

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Cannes To Unveil Film Selection Under Pressure Over Industry Abuse

The Cannes Film Festival was on Thursday set to unveil the movies that will vie for its coveted Palme d'Or prize next month amid pressure on its bosses to take a stand on tackling abuse in the entertainment industry.

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Tom Cruise brings final chapter of 'Mission: Impossible' to Cannes

Three years after his last appearance on the Croisette, Tom Cruise will return to the Cannes Film Festival to present the latest and final installment of the blockbuster franchise Mission: Impossible. Entitled The Final Reckoning, it premieres on 14 May, before a worldwide release in cinemas the following week.

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American director Todd Haynes to be awarded Carrosse d'Or at Cannes

Veteran counterculture filmmaker Todd Haynes, whose hits include Velvet Goldmine, Carol and Dark Waters, will receive the prestigious Carrosse d'Or prize during the opening ceremony of the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes film festival in May.

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Jean-Claude Van Damme accused of knowingly having sexual relations with 5 trafficked Romanian women

The incident allegedly took place in Cannes, France

The Independent UK

Cup outsiders dream big around Europe in year of surprises

This season’s FA Cup has thrown up plenty of upsets, but there are more fairytales being written on the continent

The Guardian - UK

In Cannes, I saw English councils pander to gilet-wearing property developers – at the cost of their residents

Desperate local authorities are seeking private investors to build housing. It may be profitable for shareholders but it’s destructive for everyone else, says writer and curator Phineas Harper

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Mayor Sadiq Khan champions controversial redevelopment of Liverpool Street station

Plans to rebuild UK’s busiest station showcased at Mipim conference in Cannes

Evening Standard

Mali filmmaker Souleymane Cisse, ‘father of African cinema’, dies at age 84

Trailblazer of African cinema was the winner of the jury’s prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival for his film, Yeelen.

Al Jazeera

Juliette Binoche named jury president of 78th Cannes Film Festival

Juliette Binoche will preside over the jury for the 78th Cannes Film Festival, festival organizers announced Tuesday

The Independent UK

French actress Juliette Binoche to head Cannes Film Festival jury

The Cannes Film Festival has chosen Juliette Binoche, one of France's best-known actors, to preside over its 78th edition which will take place in May.

Radio France Internationale

Award-winning migrant actor Abou Sangaré granted right to stay in France

Life imitates art: Abou Sangaré, a Guinean man living in France who won a prize at the Cannes film festival for playing an undocumented migrant seeking to stay in the country, has been granted a work permit, enabling him to do the same.

Radio France Internationale

LVMH purchases €46.5 million villa in Cannes to showcase brands

In another lavish move for the couture titan, LVMH is amplifying its influence in the world of high fashion by purchasing a €46.5 million villa in Cannes.

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Tom Cruise was ‘stressed and afraid’ at Cannes Film Festival

Premiere of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ was fraught with uncertainty

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Woman & Home

Julianne Moore’s most stylish looks from the past ten years

From smart tailoring to extravagant dresses, the award-winning actor never fails to impress when it comes to fashion

Evening Standard

La Môme: 'legendary' Cannes party restaurant to replace Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley

At La Môme, waiters change whole tables by carrying freshly laid ones through the restaurant above their heads

WhatToWatch

How to watch Anora

2024 Cannes Palme d’Or winner Anora is now playing, but where, when and how? Here’s what you need to know to watch Anora.

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Doug Emhoff Denies Allegations Of Slapping Ex-Girlfriend

Allegations of Doug Emhoff slapping ex-girlfriend at Cannes Film Festival denied. Daily Mail report questioned for lack of corroboration.

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Evening Standard

Naomi Campbell disqualified from being charity trustee after 'serious mismanagement of finances'

Charity Commission found evidence of unreasonable fundraising expenditure, including £7,800 on three-night stay at hotel in Cannes

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Surreal Canadian comedy shifts between Farsi and French to defy borders

Set "somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg", Canadian director Matthew Rankin’s second feature Universal Language is a homage to family and community. Filmed in Farsi and French, its quaint, absurdist humour has enchanted festival audiences from Cannes to Toronto, and earned it Canada's nomination for Best International Feature at the Oscars.

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Audacious musical Emilia Perez brings accolades for French composers

Somewhere between a musical and a telenovela, French director Jacques Audiard’s latest film Emilia Perez pushes the boundaries of storytelling. Collecting two awards at the Cannes Film Festival in May, the film also earned recognition for its fascinating and challenging score, composed by the French duo Clément Ducol and Camille.

The Conversation

How accurate are wearable fitness trackers? Less than you might think

Back in 2010, Gary Wolf, then the editor of Wired magazine, delivered a TED talk in Cannes called “the quantified self”. It was about what he termed a “new fad” among tech enthusiasts. These early adopters were using gadgets to monitor everything from their physiological data to their mood, and…

The Conversation

From California’s bronzed surfers to China’s facekinis: A history of tanning around the world

If you’re lucky enough to have escaped to sunny shores of late, chances are your colleagues will have complimented you upon your return on your summer glow. Yet tanning as a fashionable practice is both a relatively recent historical phenomenon and one that varies according to place. In fact, sunbathing…

The Independent UK

Travis Kelce attends Taylor Swift Eras Tour in London with Jason Kelce and Kylie Kelce

Travis, Jason, and Kylie Kelce traveled from Cannes, France, to London for the concert

Marie Claire

Princess Beatrice Wears Back-to-Back Patterned Summer Dresses at Cannes Lions Festival

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