CANNES, France (Reuters) – In a normal year, Joseph Morpelli would be getting ready to plant his stepladder opposite the Cannes Festival venue so he and his fellow diehard fans can get a glimpse of celebrities walking down the red carpet. This year, coronaviru... More »
PARIS (Reuters) – The Cannes Film Festival, the world’s largest, was forced to postpone its latest edition in May due to the spread of the coronavirus, organisers of the annual event on the French Riviera said on Thursday. The postponement follows weeks of spe... More »
CANNES, France (Reuters) – “Parasite”, a wickedly humorous suspense movie about class struggles directed by South Korea’s Bong Joon-Ho, won the top Palme d’Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, on a big night for newcomer filmmakers too. Bong, who ... More »
CANNES, France (Reuters) – An introspective turn by Spanish director Pedro Almodovar with a movie about an filmmaker, and a darkly humorous South Korean thriller are among the movies sparking awards buzz at Cannes in an unusually crowded field of runners and r... More »
CANNES, France (Reuters) – A Brazilian victory in Cannes has sent a message of hope at a difficult time for the country’s movie industry, director Karim Ainouz said on Friday after winning an award at one of the film festival’s prestigious side competitions. “... More »
CANNES, France (Reuters) – Twenty-five years after taking the festival by storm with “Pulp Fiction”, Quentin Tarantino’s latest movie has already clinched an award at Cannes – thanks to a dog in a show-stealing fight scene. “Brandy”, which was actually played ... More »
CANNES, France (Reuters) – Enormous bouffant dresses decked out in lace or feathers ruled the red carpet at this year’s Cannes film festival, one of the of the world’s most glamorous stages for actors as well as fashion designers. As well as oversized gowns, m... More »
CANNES, France (Reuters) – Action movie superstar Sylvester Stallone told cinemagoers in Cannes on Friday that he never expected to make it in the film industry due to an accident at birth that caused him to slur his words – now one of his more celebrated trad... More »
CANNES, France (Reuters) – Movie stars including Salma Hayek and Eva Longoria celebrated the role of women in cinema at a glitzy gala in Cannes on Sunday, amid a drive to promote gender equality in the industry that is still falling short of what many campaign... More »
CANNES, France (Reuters) – An emotional Alain Delon received a prize for his six decade-long acting career on Sunday as the Cannes Film Festival shrugged off criticism prompted by his views on women and same-sex couples to give him an honorary Palme d’Or. Delo... More »
CANNES, France (Reuters) – Oscar-winning actress Julianne Moore said her experience of caring for someone infected with the AIDS virus had spurred her decision to help promote the documentary ‘5B’ about the unsung heroes who looked after AIDS sufferers in the ... More »
Cannes, France (Reuters) – Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona is set to miss out on the Cannes premiere of a documentary about his life and career, due to “a shoulder injury requiring medical attention”, the film’s publicists said on Sunday. Maradona’s appe... More »
CANNES, France (Reuters) – Former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher will be the subject of a new documentary featuring unseen archive footage and rare interviews, producers announced on Sunday before the Cannes Film Festival. The film, directed by ... More »
PARIS (Reuters) – Quentin Tarantino fans will get their latest fix at the Cannes Film Festival next month after all, after the director rushed to finish editing on “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood” in time to present it in competition, organizers said on Thursda... More »
PARIS (Reuters) – Bill Murray fighting off zombies and an Elton John biopic tracking the singer’s early days will be among the highlights at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, though Quentin Tarantino’s hotly-anticipated latest outing looked set to miss out. Un... More »
CANNES, France (Reuters) – Terry Gilliam finally brought his epic “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote” to the screen on Saturday, after a 25-year struggle to make a film afflicted by financial, legal and logistical obstacles, illness and death. Dedicated to the me... More »
CANNES, France (Reuters) – Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda won the Palme d’Or at Cannes on Saturday for “Shoplifters”, a critically acclaimed family drama with unguessable plot twists. The award, to a director who has won prizes at the festival before, def... More »
CANNES, France (Reuters) – Italian actress Asia Argento, who has accused movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault, told the closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival there were abusers in the audience who had yet to be outed. Argento, one of the women... More »
CANNES, France (Reuters) – Viewers hoping Wim Wenders’ documentary about Pope Francis will be a critical portrait of the head of the Catholic Church will be disappointed. The German director makes no excuses for the fact this is a work of love for a man he res... More »
CANNES, France (Reuters) – Fans of high school musical “Grease” are in for a treat if they can make it to the French Riviera this week. The movie will be screened on the beach on Wednesday to celebrate its 40th anniversary. And fans might get a glimpse of its ... More »
CANNES, France (Reuters) – Mexican-American actress Salma Hayek, a vocal campaigner against sexual harassment in the movie industry, said on Sunday male stars should get less pay as way to even things up with chronically underpaid women. A day after joining do... More »
CANNES, France (Reuters) – Despite being banned from making movies, Jafar Panahi delivered one at Cannes which tackles the hot topic of the moment: the problems women actors face in a male-dominated world. “3 Faces” is the story of a famous actress, Bahnaz Jaf... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – A decades-long quest by filmmaker Terry Gilliam to make a film based on the epic novel “Don Quixote” has hit a legal hurdle, just weeks before it is due to screen at the Cannes Film Festival. Gilliam, a member of British comedy troupe Monty ... More »
GENEVA (Reuters) – In a Swiss workshop, eight skilled craftspeople labor to transform a very big block of crystal and some ethically sourced gold into the world’s most sought-after cinematic award. The Palme d’Or, a golden palm tree branch on a crystal base, i... More »
PARIS (Reuters) – Spike Lee and Jean-Luc Godard will compete for the Palme d’Or at Cannes next month, but a posthumous movie by Orson Welles will not be screened due to a dispute between the film festival organizers and Netflix. Announcing the line-up for the ... More »
70th Cannes Film Festival – Closing ceremony – Cannes, France. 28/05/2017. Director Ruben Ostlund , Palme d’Or award winner for his film ‘The Square’, reacts. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe – RTX3805K “The Square”, a Swedish movie about the curator of a museum filled w... More »
70th Cannes Film Festival – Photocall for the film ‘Lerd’ (A Man of Integrity) in competition for the category ‘Un Certain Regard’ – Cannes, France. 19/05/2017. Director Mohammad Rasoulof poses. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe A movie by an Iranian who was arrested for ... More »
70th Cannes Film Festival – Screening of the film ”120 battements par minute” (120 Beats Per Minute) in competition – Cannes, France. 20/05/2017. Director Robin Campillo, cast members Nahuel Perez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois, Adele Haenel, Aloise Sauvage, Antoine... More »
70th Cannes Film Festival – News Conference for the film ‘You Were Never Really Here’ in competition – Cannes, France. 27/05/2017. Director Lynne Ramsay and cast member Joaquin Phoenix attend. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier As a hired killer whose weapon of choic... More »
70th Cannes Film Festival – Photocall for the film ‘Based on a True Story’ (D’apres une histoire vraie) out of competition – Cannes, France. 27/05/2017. Director Roman Polanski poses. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe Roman Polanski, whose 1960s films “Repulsion” and “Ros... More »
70th Cannes Film Festival – Photocall for the TV series ‘Top of the Lake : China Girl’ presented as part of 70th Anniversary Events – Cannes, France. 23/05/2017. Director Jane Campion poses with cast member Elisabeth Moss. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau Jane Campion, ... More »
With every step down the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, Chinese social media star Lili Xu reckons she is getting ever closer to her dream of a career in the movies. More »
70th Cannes Film Festival – Photocall for the film ‘The Beguiled’ in competition – Cannes, France. 24/05/2017. Director Sofia Coppola and cast member Colin Farrell pose. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau Sofia Coppola brought her remake of “The Beguiled” to Cannes on Wed... More »
FILE PHOTO: Marc Couttet, Head of The Haute Joaillerie Department of Chopard, holds the Palme d’Or award of the upcoming 70th Cannes Film Festival during a photo call in Meyrin, Switzerland May 1, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo Netflix, the U.S. vide... More »
Cannes Film festival general delegate Thierry Fremaux (L) and Cannes Film festival president Pierre Lescure (R) pose in front of the official poster for the 70th Cannes Film Festival after a news conference, to announce this year’s official selection, in Paris... More »
CANNES, France Academy Award winning actress Marion Cotillard says the inspiration for her portrayal of the heroine, Gabrielle, in “Mal de Pierres” was the wildness and “fire” of director, Nicole Garcia. The film – also billed as “From the Land of the Moon” – ... More »
CANNES, France The British director of the new film “American Honey” said she had discovered a “different America” in her research for the gritty drama, and was shocked by the poverty she had witnessed. Andrea Arnold’s movie, competing for the Palme d’Or at th... More »
CANNES, France Fifty years after TV play “Cathy Come Home” shocked viewers with its grim depiction of the slide into homelessness, director Ken Loach is still angry about the precarious reality of life on the breadline in Britain, and tries not to be too pessi... More »
CANNES, France After an eight year break, German cinema is back in the Cannes Film Festival’s main competition with director Maren Ade’s “Toni Erdmann”, a bittersweet comedy about a father and his estranged adult daughter. Wim Wenders left the Croisette empty ... More »
CANNES, France Security at the Cannes film festival, which opens on Wednesday, will be intense as France is still facing a high risk of attack, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Monday. With 45,000 people expected to visit the May 11-22 event,... More »
TAIPEI A prize-winning Taiwanese film exploring the use of the death penalty will screen at the Cannes Film Festival later this month, adding to recent increased debate about the island’s use of capital punishment. Leon Lee’s 23-minute film titled “The Day To ... More »
