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Cannes unveils jury including Juliette Binoche, Halle Berry and Jeremy Strong

Halle Berry, Jeremy Strong and Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia will be among the jury members at this year’s Cannes Film Festival deciding the Palme d’Or winner

The Independent UK

'I want a loud death': Cannes Film Festival to honour slain Gaza journalist

Cannes Film Festival organisers said the screening of a documentary about Gaza photojournalist Fatima Hassouna at the event next month would honour her work, after the "horror" of her death in an Israeli air strike.

Radio France Internationale

Cannes Festival dual posters celebrate timeless romance with cinema

For the first time in its history, the Cannes Film Festival is featuring a double poster. Bathed in soft, pastel colours, the scenes of two lovers embracing on a beach comes from the 1966 Palme d'Or winner Un homme et une femme (A Man and a Woman) by French director…

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Cannes Film Festival unveils historic first for 2025: A look back at the best posters

In honour of the newly revealed 2025 edition poster - which pays tribute to Claude Lelouch, Jean-Louis Trintignant and Anouk Aimée - here are the best Cannes posters of the past 20 years.

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Photojournalist Fatima Hassona killed in Gaza day after documentary selected for Cannes

The Palestinian photojournalist Fatima Hassona, killed along with ten family members in an Israeli air strike on her home in northern Gaza, is the star of a documentary due to be screened at the Cannes film festival next month.

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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 Festival: Films In Competition

Nineteen films were announced Thursday in the main competition at Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off on the French Riviera on May 13.

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Cannes Film Festival unveils 2025 lineup with Julia Ducournau, Wes Anderson and Ari Aster

The 2025 vintage is looking big, bold and star-studded.... Here's everything you need to know about the line-up of this year's Cannes Film Festival.

Euronews

Cannes Film Festival sets lineup with Ari Aster, Richard Linklater and Wes Anderson

New films from Wes Anderson, Ari Aster, and Richard Linklater will compete for the Palme d’Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival

The Independent UK

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.

Radio France Internationale

Tom Cruise set to return to Cannes Film Festival with premiere of 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning'

As part of a huge promotional drive for the movie, Tom Cruise is set to return to the Cannes Film Festival with the premiere of 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning'.

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You presenting to me? De Niro to receive honorary award at Cannes Film Festival

Veteran film star Robert de Niro will receive an honorary Palme d'Or for lifetime achievement at the opening ceremony of the 78th Cannes Film Festival which starts on 13 May.

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Robert De Niro to be awarded Honorary Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival

In yet another accolade for the actor, Robert De Niro is to be awarded the Honorary Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

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Robert De Niro to receive Honorary Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival

Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro was last on the Croisette in 2023 for Martin Scorsese’s 'Killers of the Flower Moon'.

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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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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.

The Independent UK

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

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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.

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Payal Kapadia’s ‘All We Imagine As Light’ disrupts popular narratives of Mumbai

Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia’s new film, All We Imagine as Light, won the prestigious Grand Prix award at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in May. The film exhibits an Indianness that is distinctive from the one most frequently represented globally.

Radio France Internationale

The double life of Abou Sangaré, undocumented migrant and Cannes award winner

French film L'Histoire de Souleymane (Souleymane’s Story) brings the life of an undocumented Guinean migrant into sharp focus. Picking up two awards at the Cannes Film Festival, it has drawn attention to the real-life plight of lead actor Abou Sangaré, who is still waiting for a visa to be able…

The Guardian - UK

‘Synthesisers can convey emotion too’: Zaho de Sagazan reinvents the French love song despite never falling in love

‘I like not knowing what I’ll do,’ says the 24-year-old who swept the board at the French Grammys and stole the show at Cannes film festival with her freeform dancing in socks

France 24

Tawfik Alzaidi's 'Norah' marks Saudi Arabia's arrival at Cannes Film Festival

Depicting a young woman yearning for freedom and suffocated by village life, "Norah" is a striking account of provincial life in the Saudi Arabia of the 1990s. The film was shown at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Director and writer Tawfik Alzaidi joins us on arts24 to discuss his inspirations…

The Independent UK

Trump film 'The Apprentice' finds distributor, will open before election

After struggling to drum up interest following its Cannes Film Festival premiere, the young Donald Trump drama “The Apprentice,” starring Sebastian Stan as the former president, has found a distributor that plans to release the film shortly before the election in November

The Independent UK

Cate Blanchett jokes she’s going ‘naked’ on next red carpet after questions about ‘pro-Palestine’ dress

The two-time Oscar winner made headlines for her Cannes Film Festival dress, which some interpreted as a political statement

Radio France Internationale

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.

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