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Cannes, Venice film festivals call for release of Iranian filmmakers

The Venice film festival called Tuesday for the "immediate release" of award-winning dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi and fellow directors Mohammad Rasoulof and Mostafa Aleahmad. On Monday, Cannes film festival organisers also condemned their arrest.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 12, 2022

I was better prepared for Cannes this year: Hina Khan

Hina Khan, who was in Ahmedabad recently to walk the ramp at the Ahmedabad Times Fashion Week, had a great time at the event. She tells us, “I didn’t know that this prestigious event was happening in Gujarat for the first time and walking the ramp was a great experience.…

The Times of India · Jun 24, 2022

Cyber Beach: Wunderman Thompson Unveils Its Virtual Incarnation At Cannes

So far, the ad agency has won three Bronze Lions at the prestigious festival.

Zenger · Jun 23, 2022

Abhay Verma: I became a bigger fan of AR Rahman as a person after meeting him at poster launch of 'Safed'

Actor Abhay Verma, who garnered fame with his character in ‘The Family Man 2’, is currently on cloud nine. The actor is all set to make his debut in films with Sandeep Ssingh’s debut directorial, ‘Safed’. ETimes caught up with the young star for an exclusive interview where he spilled…

The Times of India · Jun 1, 2022

Vaishali S calls out Geisha Designs for copying her design, designer-duo calls it mud-slinging

The worst nightmare for any artist is to see his work of art being blatantly copied. And often we see designers taking inspiration or even replicating some other designer's work. The latest one to get into this plagiarism row is Geisha Designs by designer duo Paras Bairoliya and Shalini Jaikaria,…

The Times of India · Jun 1, 2022

Indigenous Canadian Filmmaker Asked to Leave Cannes Red Carpet over Shoes

Indigenous Canadian filmmaker Kelvin Redvers was denied entry to the red carpet at the 75th Cannes Film Festival because he was wearing traditional moccasins, according to Agence France Press (AFP). The director is a member of the Dene indigenous community and grew up in the Northwest Territories of Canada. "I…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 31, 2022

Aishwarya's gold gown at KJo's birthday bash: Same, same but different

Karan Johar’s 50th larger-than-life birthday bash saw the who's who of tinseltown in full attendance and we got to witness some very stylish looks.

The Times of India · May 30, 2022

Since Indian designers refused, I approached international designers for my Cannes outfits: Helly Shah

TV actress Helly Shah is excited about her recent trip to Cannes. Helly’s film Kaya Palat’s poster was unveiled at the Cannes Film festival and the actress shares how it was a dream come true for her to be there amongst top Indian and international stars. She says, “I am…

The Times of India · May 30, 2022

Postcard from Cannes #9: Place your bets

It’s been a whirlwind two weeks at the Cannes film festival 2022, where dreams definitely came true for some at the awards ceremony on Saturday night. As winners' names were read out, those who had seen the films whooped with joy, while others sighed, disappointed at not having placed the…

Radio France Internationale · May 29, 2022

Triangle of Sadness: The Woody Harrelson satire that earned an eight-minute ovation at Cannes (old)

Director Ruben Östlund previously picked up the festival’s top prize in 2017

The Independent UK · May 29, 2022