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Cannes film fest launches with veterans and zombies

Cannes (France) (AFP) - The red carpet is ready for the opening of the 75th Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, with Oscar winner Forest Whitaker as the first guest of honour and a French zombie comedy to kick off proceedings.

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Move over Cannes: 10 of Europe’s best summer film festivals

The star-studded French fest starts today, but the coming months bring plenty more celebrations of the big screen – in stunning settings

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Cannes Film Festival: Deepika Padukone represents India at global platform

Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone has reached Cannes to be part of the prestigious film festival this year as one of jury members. Read story on Dynamite News:

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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

75th Cannes film fest ready to party as Covid rules end

Cannes (France) (AFP) - The last touches were being laid in Cannes on Monday for the 75th anniversary edition of the world's leading film festival, promising a return to its full glitz.

AFP

Cannes 2022: 10 movies to watch out for in this year’s festival

Austin Butler shakes his stuff as Elvis, Cronenberg gets creepy, Claire Denis takes on colonial agony and Hirokazu Kore-eda unwraps his first Korean-language film

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First Thing: Buffalo gunman allegedly did reconnaissance of area

Details show plotting had likely been in development for months, while signs of trouble had surrounded shooter for some time. Plus, good news for narwhals

The Guardian - UK

Final touches for 75th Cannes film fest

Cannes (France) (AFP) - The last touches were being laid in Cannes on Monday for the 75th anniversary edition of the world's leading film festival, promising a return to its full glitz.

AFP

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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Baz Luhrmann, flamboyant director of Moulin Rouge! and Romeo and Juliet, turns focus to Elvis

Australian director’s biopic about the singing legend to be unveiled at Cannes film festival next week

The Guardian - UK

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

The Independent UK

What links The Essex Serpent to a brave De Niro impression and a Taylor Swift T-shirt?

As the TV series lands, come down the rabbit hole for a swift visit to Claire Danes, Cannes and Conversations With Friends

The Guardian - UK

Streaming: the best David Cronenberg films

As the Canadian master of the perverse returns to Cannes with his first film in eight years, what better time to look back at his career, from Shivers to Crash

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Asharq Al-Awsat

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 New Daily

Thirty years after Cannes premiere of Strictly Ballroom, the fully restored Aussie classic returns

Aomtfter a rapturous reception in Cannes, the surprise hit suddenly "signalled the beginning of a new era in Australian cinema".

AFP

With Russians gone, French Riviera woos other big spenders

Nice (France) (AFP) - Private chef Selim M'nasri used to cook for wealthy Russians on the French Riviera once a month, but he says it has been "radio silence" from them since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

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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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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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An Offal He Couldn’t Refuse: Mafia Crook Seized After Hiding As Chef For Eight Years

Antonio Cuozzo Nasti was arrested in a dawn raid near Cannes where he reportedly worked as a renowned cook under a false name.

Radio France Internationale

American Kelly Reichardt to be feted at Cannes with coveted Carrosse d’Or

Kelly Reichardt will be awarded the Carrosse d’Or award on 18 May in Cannes, during the Directors’ Fortnight’s opening ceremony. The American filmmaker’s latest opus "Showing Up" is also running in the main competition.

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From Elvis to zombies, the 2022 Cannes line-up promises to pack a punch

The excitement of the 75th Cannes Film festival was palpable as journalists gathered on the Champs-Elysées in Paris on Thursday for the annual press conference announcing the films both in and out of competition. With a special nod to Ukraine, this year’s selection is an eclectic mix of familiar faces,…

The Guardian - UK

Tom Cruise, Kristen Stewart, Anne Hathaway – and Elvis – set for Cannes film festival

The full lineup for the 75th edition of the French festival has been unveiled, with new films from David Cronenberg, Park Chan-wook and Kelly Reichardt competing for the Palme d’Or

Asharq Al-Awsat

Film Industry Guns for Fresh Start at Cannes

The Cannes Film Festival will hope to relaunch the industry's hopes with another star-packed line-up to be announced on Thursday. After a slow return to cinema-going after the Covid-19 pandemic, the film business will be hoping for a boost on the French Riviera when the 75th edition of the world's…

AFP

Film industry guns for fresh start at Cannes

Paris (AFP) - The Cannes Film Festival will hope to relaunch the industry's hopes with another star-packed line-up to be announced on Thursday.

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