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Cannes Film Festival organisers announce women-majority jury

American star Halle Berry and Franco-Moroccan writer Leila Slimani have been chosen to serve on the women-majority jury at the Cannes Film Festival this year, headed by French actress Juliette Binoche.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 29, 2025

Cannes to unveil film selection under pressure over industry abuse

The Cannes Film Festival was on Thursday set to unveil the movies that will vie for its coveted Palme d'Or prize next month amid pressure on its bosses to take a stand on tackling abuse in the entertainment industry.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 10, 2025

Tom Cruise brings final chapter of 'Mission: Impossible' to Cannes

Three years after his last appearance on the Croisette, Tom Cruise will return to the Cannes Film Festival to present the latest and final installment of the blockbuster franchise Mission: Impossible. Entitled The Final Reckoning, it premieres on 14 May, before a worldwide release in cinemas the following week.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 9, 2025

‘Emilia Pérez’ was nominated for 13 Oscars. Why do so many people hate it?

French director Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” first made waves among critics at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024, when it won multiple awards. It went on to receive 10 Golden Globe nominations, winning four, including best musical or comedy.

The Conversation · Feb 14, 2025

Why Silvia Pinal Is Considered the Ultimate Diva of Mexican Film

Winner of the 'Palme d'Or' at the Cannes Film Festival and Hollywood actress, Silvia Pinal is better known for her work during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.

Latin Times · Nov 29, 2024

Doug Emhoff’s former girlfriend alleges he slapped her during argument in 2012

Spokesperson for second gentleman denies claim from woman who says he struck her at the Cannes film festival

The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2024

The double life of Abou Sangaré, undocumented migrant and Cannes award winner

French film L'Histoire de Souleymane (Souleymane’s Story) brings the life of an undocumented Guinean migrant into sharp focus. Picking up two awards at the Cannes Film Festival, it has drawn attention to the real-life plight of lead actor Abou Sangaré, who is still waiting for a visa to be able…

Radio France Internationale · Oct 13, 2024

'The Apprentice': Film about Donald Trump released a month before US election

There have been documentaries, television programmes and "Saturday Night Live" comedy sketches, but this is the first film about one of the most divisive men of our times. "The Apprentice" tells of how Donald Trump rose to fame and power in 1980s New York before he became president of the…

France 24 · Oct 8, 2024

'Megalopolis' director Francis Ford Coppola: 'Death is like an electric toothbrush'

One of the greatest filmmakers of all time speaks to Eve Jackson on arts24 about his new movie. Francis Ford Coppola has five Oscars and two Palmes d'Or from the Cannes Film Festival. The man who gave us the "Godfather" trilogy, "Apocalypse Now", "Dracula", "The Rainmaker" and "The Conversation" now…

France 24 · Sep 24, 2024

Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof on fleeing Iran after making a movie in secret

In this arts24 episode, we talk to fugitive director Mohammad Rasoulof about his powerful Iranian film “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”, a brazen and startling picture about the misogyny and theocracy in his country. The director had to flee Iran where he was sentenced to prison for his filmmaking.…

France 24 · Sep 19, 2024