Cannes Film Festival
Woman storms Cannes red carpet denouncing sexual violence in Ukraine
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May 22, 2022
Woman storms Cannes red carpet denouncing sexual violence in Ukraine
A topless protester with blue and yellow paint across her chest and stomach ran onto the red carpet at the…
Volodymyr Zelensky made a special appearance at Cannes Film Festival
World
May 22, 2022
Volodymyr Zelensky made a special appearance at Cannes Film Festival
(CNN) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared via video during opening night of the Cannes Film Festival in France, giving…
Dorra Zarrouk attends Cannes festival as sole Arab ambassador for Chopard
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July 13, 2021
Dorra Zarrouk attends Cannes festival as sole Arab ambassador for Chopard
Tunisian actor Dorra Zarrouk was the sole Arab representative of Swiss watchmaker Chopard at the 74th session of Cannes International…
Egyptian film wins a Golden Palm at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival
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October 30, 2020
Egyptian film wins a Golden Palm at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival
Egyptian director Sameh Alaa’s film “I’m Afraid to Forget Your Face” has won the Palme d’Or (Golden Palm) in the…
‘I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face’ becomes first Egyptian short film at Cannes
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June 22, 2020
‘I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face’ becomes first Egyptian short film at Cannes
The Cannes Film Festival will screen the French-Egyptian short movie “I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face ” by Sameh…
Egyptian film “Souad” selected for inclusion in Cannes Film Festival
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June 4, 2020
Egyptian film “Souad” selected for inclusion in Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival has selected Egyptian film “Souad” (2020) for its 73rd meeting, which was canceled due to the…
Elton John biopic ‘Rocketman’ blows Cannes away
World
May 17, 2019
Elton John biopic ‘Rocketman’ blows Cannes away
The Elton John biopic “Rocketman” took the Cannes film festival by storm Thursday, with the warts-and-all movie about his wild…
Cannes makes a killing on the film festival
World
May 13, 2019
Cannes makes a killing on the film festival
The Cannes film festival is not just about killings made on big-money movie deals sealed over champagne in hotel suites…
Nadine Labaki is first Arab president of the Un Certain Regard Jury at Cannes
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March 26, 2019
Nadine Labaki is first Arab president of the Un Certain Regard Jury at Cannes
The Cannes Film Festival’s organizers officially announced that Lebanese filmmaker, actress, and screenwriter Nadine Labaki will head the Un Certain Regard…
Mexico’s Inarritu to head Cannes film festival jury
Culture
February 27, 2019
Mexico’s Inarritu to head Cannes film festival jury
The five-time Oscar-winning Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu is to head the jury at this year’s Cannes film festival, the…