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75th Cannes Film Festival celebrates India as a “Country Of Honour”

The 75th Cannes Film festival is all geared up for the rendezvous on the Red Carpet, fashion quizzes and interviews with many celebrities coming to endorse their movies and brands. What's so special about this year's Cannes Film Festival? Well, the fact that India is the official “Country Of Honour”…

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US reopens Kyiv embassy as Russian soldier pleads guilty at first war crimes trial

The US Embassy in Kyiv reopened on Wednesday after a three-month closure due to Russia's February 24 invasion of Ukraine. Earlier the same day, a 21-year-old Russian soldier facing the first war crimes trial since Russia’s invasion pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog for all…

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Masoom Minawala stuns in all-pink ensemble at Cannes Film Festival

Masoom Minawala looked every inch the stunner in this all-pink ensemble from Valentino as she walked the Cannes red carpet. Her look was styled by Anaita Shroff Adajania and was perfect to the core. Masoom spoke exclusively to The Times of India, ETimes before walking the red carpet this year.…

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Zelenskyy urges Cannes filmmakers not to be silent

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave an impassioned speech via video at the Cannes film festival. He asked them to emulate Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator in which he mocked Hitler.

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Cannes 2022: Bérénice Bejo on starring in feel-good zombie film 'Final Cut'

The 75th Cannes Film Festival has opened with the movie "Final Cut". Directed by France's Michel Hazanavicius and starring his partner Bérénice Bejo as well as Romain Duris, it's a film within a film inspired by a Japanese zombie movie. Bérénice Bejo tells FRANCE 24 why her partner didn't want…

France 24

Fashion influencer Rahi Chadda to walk on the Cannes red carpet

Among a slew of South Indian representation on the Cannes red carpet, Indian fashion influencer Rahi Chadda will also be attending Cannes Film Festival.

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The 21 Films in Competition at Cannes

This year's Cannes Film Festival starting Tuesday has 21 films in competition, including movies from four past winners of the top prize Palme d'Or, as well as several cult favorites. The winners of the 75th edition are to be announced at the closing ceremony on May 28, AFP said. -…

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Cannes Film Festival Faces Gender Equality Challenge

The Cannes Film Festival is struggling to meet its promise on the equal representation of women and men, reported AFP. Last year, Director Julia Ducournau won the Palme D’Or award, and became the second female director to win the prestigious prize in the festival’s history. This year’s edition is projected…

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Deepika Padukone poses with Asghar Farhadi, Rebecca Hall and others as she attends the Cannes Film Festival jury dinner – See photos and video

Deepika Padukone, who is one of the eight jury members at the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, made her first official appearance at the jury dinner on Monday night.

The Times of India

Cannes Film Festival goes back to the future with post-Covid reboot

After two years of Covid disruption, the Cannes Film Festival returns to its traditional May slot for a 75th anniversary edition stacked with celebrated auteurs and Hollywood starpower, including Tom Cruise. The French Riviera gathering, which opens on Tuesday in the shadow of the war in Ukraine, promises to balance…

France 24

In Cannes, it's cinema as usual

After the cancellation in 2020 and a bump to the month of July in 2021 -- with smaller attendance as international travel was still interrupted -- the Cannes Film Festival returns to its usual mid-May slot, keyed up and fully prepped to show the world that it's cinema, and the…

Bangkok Post

Questions and Snafus on Eve of Cannes Film Festival

After two years of pandemic, the 75th Cannes Film Festival is getting going with a familiar dose of controversy and some new snafus as it readies for its largest gathering on the French Riviera since the 2019 edition. Preparations were in full swing up and down the Croisette on Monday…

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Questions and snafus on eve of Cannes Film Festival

After two years of the pandemic, the 75th Cannes Film Festival is getting going with a familiar dose of controversy and some new snafus as it readies for its largest gathering on the French Riviera since the 2019 edition

The Independent UK

Diversity forges success of Cannes cinema workshop for budding filmmakers

Myanmar-born Taiwanese filmmaker Midi Z will be back in Cannes for this year's international film festival. No stranger to the Croisette, he will take up the role of mentor as he hosts two weeks of workshops aimed at helping young people from around the globe to reach their goals.

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Back to normal? Cannes Film Festival prepares to party

After the 2020 Cannes Film Festival was canceled by the pandemic and the 2021 edition was scaled back — even kisses were forbade on the red carpet — the lavish French Riviera cinema soiree is set to return with a festival that promises to be something like normal

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Final documentary by director killed in Ukraine to screen at Cannes

"Mariupolis 2", a documentary about the conflict in the southeastern Donbass region of Ukraine, will be screened at the Cannes Film Festival next week, in a last minute addition to the line-up. It is the second installment of a project by Lithuanian director Mantas Kvedaravicius, who was tragically killed in…

France 24

Women voters could swing Australian election result

With anger over misogyny in the Australian parliament, women's rights have dominated the election campaign as Australia heads to the polls later this month with a record number of female candidates standing as independents. Also the Taliban has ordered women in Afghanistan to cover their faces when in public while…

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Cannes Marks Its 75th Year in Nostalgic Form

From Maverick to Bowie to Elvis, the Cannes Film Festival launches its 75th-anniversary edition on Tuesday with a roster full of icons from the last century. The world's foremost film festival always tries to strike a balance between serious arthouse fare and popcorn-guzzling entertainment, AFP said. It has scored some…

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Film by Director Killed in Ukraine to Be Shown at Cannes

The final film by Lithuanian director Mantas Kvedaravicius, who was killed by Russian forces in Ukraine last month, will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival, organizers said Thursday. Kvedaravicius was shooting a follow-up to his celebrated documentary, "Mariupolis", about the conflict in the Donbas region when he was reportedly…

The Times of India

Tanuj Virwani on Deepika Padukone representing India at Cannes International Film Festival: 'She truly belongs there'

Tanuj Virwani is currently on cloud nine as his short film ‘Parchaaiyaan’ is all set to be screened at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival 2022. ETimes got in touch with the actor who, in an exclusive conversation, spilled the beans on the film, his character, his shooting experience and more.…

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'Real Euphoria': Cannes Luxury Back after Pandemic Pause

After celebrations took a hit during the past two years of Covid-19, this year's Cannes Film Festival promises a return to its traditional wild festivities and displays of exorbitant wealth. "There is real euphoria... people want human contact," Romain Benichou of rental firm Century 21, told AFP. But buying your…

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After Hina Khan, Helly Shah gears up for her debut at Cannes film festival

Earlier, the news of Hina Khan returning to Cannes Film Festival red carpet this year again stirred up the headlines. Now, it has come out that another popular TV actress is going to Cannes 2022. It is none other than Ishq Mein Marjawan 2 fame Helly Shah.

The Independent UK

Kevin Spacey to make comeback in new film being sold at Cannes Film Festival

It’ll be actor’s first major role since he was accused of sexual assault

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Police killing of French-Algerian student Oussekine remembered on screen, at last

Thirty five years after Malik Oussekine was beaten to death by police during a student demonstration, his story is finally being told in a four-part series beginning Wednesday on Disney+ and a feature film debuts at this month's Cannes Film Festival.

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Cannes Film Festival Enters The Metaverse

Brut. brings the world’s most famous movie-release event to the digital world via the videogame Fortnite.

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