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French charity to stylishly 'upcycle' Cannes Festival red carpet

Crew members install the red carpet at the Palais des Festivals ahead of the opening ceremony of the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, 13 May, 2025. © Natacha Pisarenko/Invision/AP

After being strutted upon for two weeks by stars like Tom Cruise, Scarlett Johansson, Halle Berry and Robert De Niro, the legendary red carpets of the Cannes Film Festival are set for a second life thanks to an upcycling charity and some environmentally conscious designers.

The red carpets were replaced daily at the festival, which ended on 24 May, with organisers handing over 1.5 tonnes of fine red material to a non-profit organisation in the port city of Marseille.

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