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From football to Streisand, here’s what's to come at Cannes 2026

The competition selection for this year's Cannes Film Festival was announced on Thursday, with Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, Spain's Pedro Almodovar and Russia's Andrey Zvyagintsev among the 21 directors vying for the coveted Palme d'Or.

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Films by Almodovar, Pawlikowski and Hamaguchi lead an auteur-heavy Cannes Film Festival lineup

New films by Polish filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski, Japanese writer-director Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Spain’s Pedro Almodovar will premiere at the 79th Cannes Film Festival next month

The Independent UK

John Travolta prepares to take-off with directorial debut at Cannes Film Festival

Hollywood icon John Travolta will premiere his first feature film Propeller One-Way Night Coach at the Cannes International Film Festival in May

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Screen and music icon Barbra Streisand to get Cannes festival's top prize

Legendary American actress and singer Barbra Streisand will receive an honorary Palme d'Or award at this year's Cannes Film Festival in May, joining New Zealand director Peter Jackson in taking the French festival's top accolade.

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New Zealand director Peter Jackson to receive honorary Palme d'Or in Cannes

New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson is set to receive an honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival this year in recognition of his contribution to cinema. The director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy called it "one of the greatest privileges of my career".

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Peter Jackson set to receive honorary Palme d’Or at 79th Cannes Film Festival

In recognition of a filmmaking career that spans blockbuster fantasy epics, early cult horror films and award-winning documentaries, director Peter Jackson is set to receive an honorary Palme d’Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival.

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Park Chan-wook will lead the Cannes Film Festival jury, will be the 1st Korean in the role

Park Chan-wook, the Korean filmmaker of “Oldboy” and “No Other Choice,” will head the jury at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, festival organizers announced Thursday

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Jafar Panahi: 'Every minute's delay in helping Iranian people means more innocents are killed'

Jafar Panahi, a renowned Iranian film-maker, is urging the international community to help Iranian people because he says the Islamic Republic has lost its legitimacy and will stop at nothing to survive.

Euronews

The problem with Auschwitz-Birkenau’s new digital camp replica

At this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum announced the launch of a new digital replica of the concentration camp for filmmakers. Titled Picture from Auschwitz, the virtual film location is designed to facilitate a range of productions set on the grounds, where preservation regulations currently restrict…

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Dame Helen Mirren’s life in fashion as the actor turns 80

The British acting darling has worn it all – and never fails to look spectacular.

The Independent UK

Ezra Miller Issue Explained: What Happened To The Actor And Why They Now Want To Return To Hollywood

Ezra Miller made a surprising appearance at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival last month and shared plans of returning to Hollywood after disappearing from the public eye

International Business Times UK

Ukraine at Cannes

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the Cannes Film Festival. There’s The Sound Kitchen mailbag, a surprise vocal guest for those of you feeling nostalgic, the “Listeners' Corner” with Paul Myers, and plenty of good music. All that, and the new quiz…

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Mohamed Lakhdar-Hamina put African cinema on the map with his bold, political films about Algeria

Legendary Algerian film-maker Mohamed Lakhdar-Hamina has passed away at the age of 91. He is most commonly remembered as the first (and only) African to win the coveted Palme d’Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival for his film Chronicles of the Years of Fire, a telling of the Algerian…

The Conversation

Scottish director’s film set during Highland Clearances takes Cannes by storm

A SCOTTISH director’s film set during the Highland Clearances has made waves at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival ...

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No nudity, no problem: The 14 most stunning, talked-about looks from Cannes Film Festival

From Alexander Skarsgård’s daring leather boots to Elle Fanning’s spellbinding crystal-embellished gown, here are some of the standout looks from this year’s festival.

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Postcard from Cannes #7 : Rolling up the red carpet after two weeks of movie magic

From politics to power cuts, romance to road trips, ghosts, gods and dogs... this year's Cannes Film Festival offered something for everyone, on and off the screen.

The Independent UK

Bollywood top star stuns at Cannes in ‘first-ever’ Gucci saree

Alia Bhatt’s minimalist yet stunning look included the nude-coloured attire that looked like a saree

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Cannes 2025 ends on a high as director Jafar Panahi claims the Palme d'Or

Iranian director Jafar Panahi has claimed the Palme d'Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival for his powerful revenge drama It Was Just an Accident, capping a politically charged celebration of global cinema.

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Power outage hits Cannes Film Festival and traffic in southeastern France

A major power outage has hit southeastern France, disrupting traffic and briefly halting events at the Cannes Film Festival as the prestigious event prepared to hand out its top prize

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Cannes power outage won’t dim the glamour of film festival finale

A major power outage has swept through French Riviera, but thanks to backup systems, the 78th Cannes Film Festival's glamorous closing ceremony will go ahead as planned.

The Independent UK

Scarlett Johansson, Kristen Stewart and Harris Dickinson are now directors. Here's what they say

The Cannes Film Festival has played host to the directorial debuts of three stars

The Independent UK

Panda wins the 2025 Palm Dog award at Cannes — and a look-alike accepts

It’s called the Palm Dog contest, but the winner of the annual Cannes Film Festival tradition was a Panda

The Guardian - UK

Falling palm trees and a faltering Palme d’Or director: how Cannes 2025 went – and who will win

In a Cannes film festival where the greatest movies were about dictatorships and political cruelty, our chief critic shares his picks for the prix

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Hayley Hasselhoff pays homage to late mom on Cannes red carpet

Hayley Hasselhoff paid tribute to her late mom, Pamela Bach Hasselhoff, with her Cannes Film Festival outfit on Wednesday (21.05.25), donning a custom gown that was inspired by her mother's 1996 Golden Globe Awards outfit.

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Podcast: Assisted dying in France, Pagnol at Cannes, meet the neighbours

As French lawmakers consider legalising assisted dying, a look at the citizen's assembly that carefully considered the issue. Also, a film about the writer – and filmmaker – Marcel Pagnol at the Cannes film festival, which is finally tackling sexual harassment in the industry. And the man who created the…

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