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  • Jackie Stewart does one last lap

    When Jackie Stewart retired in 1973 he had won 27 Grand Prix and collected three world championship titles. ‘The Flying Scotsman’ returned to Cannes last… 30/05/2013

  • Iranian film ‘Le Passé’ has Palme d’Or in its sights

    Though the rain continued to pour in Cannes, the competition is heating up for the sought after Palme d’Or prize Saturday saw the turn of Iranian director… 19/05/2013

  • Steven Spielberg receives a ‘digital distinction’ – nocomment

    Saturday night at Cannes, Steven Spielberg received the ‘digital distinction’ of the National Audiovisual Institute (INA), an electronic tribute bringing… 19/05/2013

  • Eva Longoria attends red carpet premiere of “Le Passé” in Cannes – nocomment

    American actress Eva Longoria strikes a pose as she arrives on the red carpet for the screening of the film ‘Le Passé’ (The Past) in competition at the 66th… 18/05/2013

  • Drama at Cannes – but this time off the red carpet

    A touch of drama came to the Cannes Film Festival in an unexpected guise on Friday night when a man disrupted a live television broadcast by firing a starting… 18/05/2013

  • Jewels meant for stars stolen at Cannes Film Festival

    French police say jewels due to be lent to film stars at the Cannes Film Festival have been stolen from a hotel room. Worth more than three quarters of a… 17/05/2013

  • Cannes Festival: 1920s Gatsby glamour hits La Croisette

    Docking his yacht in the French Rivieira, lead judge of the 66th Cannes Festival Steven Spielberg has headed out on the Croisette before the grand opening… 14/05/2013

  • Spielberg to preside over Cannes jury

    Steven Spielberg will preside over the jury for the 66th Cannes Film Festival. The American director and producer will be joined by four men and four… 26/04/2013

  • Spielberg to head Cannes Jury

    E.T. goes home. Steven Spielberg has been picked to head this year’s Cannes Film Festival jury. The US director’s film E.T. had its world premiere at the… 28/02/2013

  • Being a film producer

    Generation Y followed Vladimer and Judit, two young film producers trying to get their movies made. Vladimir comes from Georgia and Judit from Hungary. This… 04/06/2012

  • Film no passing fashion for Jean-Paul Gaultier

    For its 65th anniversary edition, the Cannes Film festival had one of France’s most famous fashion icons in the Jury: “Jean-Paul Gaultier”. He has just turned… 01/06/2012

  • Cannes 2012: a roundup

    Austrian director Michael Haneke won this year’s Palme d’Or at The Cannes Film Festival with “Amour”, which tells the tale of an elderly couple, facing the… 28/05/2012

  • In Another Country

    Isabelle Huppert is in Cannes to promote her new film “In Another Country” which was directed and written by Hong Sangsoo. She plays a trio of characters in a… 24/05/2012

  • Cannes: Festival visit for French culture minister

    France’s new Minister of Culture Aurélie Filipetti is in Cannes, meeting industry professionals. Euronews caught up with her and asked her about the… 22/05/2012

  • Cannes: Lion of French cinema Alain Resnais

    Veteran French director Alain Resnais’ latest film Vous N’Avez Encore Rien Vu – You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet – is among the 22 movies competing for the Palme… 22/05/2012

  • Cannes: Polluting Paradise

    Award-winning Turkish-German director Fatih Akin has brought his latest film Müll Im Garten Eden or Polluting Paradise to Cannes. It is centred on the Black… 22/05/2012

  • Cannes: “No” on Chile gets warm reception

    Chilean film “No” received a warm welcome from the traditionally tough Cannes critics. Based on the play Referendum by Antonio Skarmeta, it uses comedy and… 21/05/2012

  • Cannes: Beyond The Hills

    Five years after winning the Palme d’Or, Romanian director Cristian Mungiu is back in Cannes. He presented his latest film, Beyond The Hills, a subtle… 21/05/2012

  • Cannes: Ill Manors

    British singer-songwriter Ben Drew – better known as Plan B – is in Cannes for the screening of his directorial debut, Ill Manors, a gritty portrayal of life… 21/05/2012

  • The Artist screens at London Film Festival

    After receiving awards and critical acclaim at Cannes, The Artist got the red carpet treatment at the BFI London Film Festival. Jean Dujardin, who won the… 20/10/2011

  • Opening of the 64th Cannes Film Festival

    A worker climbs a ladder in front of the Festival Palace before the start of the 64th Cannes Film Festival, May 10, 2011. The festival runs from May 11 to 22… 11/05/2011

  • Gritty reality comes to Cannes

    Hollywood glamour came to the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday in the shape of A-lister Brad Pitt. However, his latest film, “Killing Them… 23/05/2012

  • Stage set for Cannes film festival

    The curtain goes up at the Cannes film festival on Wednesday, kicking off 12 days of screenings in the glamourous French riveria resort. Comedy will… 16/05/2012

  • Love and chaos at Cannes 2012

    The line-up for the 2012 Cannes Film Festival has been announced in the French capital and promises a blend of Hollywood star power with cinematic offerings… 19/04/2012

  • Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos dies in road Accident

    Award winning Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos has been killed in a road accident in Athens. The 76-year-old sustained serious head injuries after he was… 25/01/2012

  • Back in the Day: curtain up at the Cannes film festival

    September 20, 1946. The first edition of the Cannes International Film Festival opens on the French Riviera. It was originally intended to offer an… 19/09/2011

  • Robert de Niro’s waiting for Cannes curtain-raiser

    Faye Dunaway is the star of the poster for this year’s Cannes film festival which begins on May 11. There are 49 movies in the official selection with 19 in… 15/04/2011

  • Binoche cries for jailed Iranian film maker

    French actress Juliette Binoche shed a few tears after she heard that a jailed Iranian colleague had begun a hunger strike against his detention. Binoche… 19/05/2010

  • Tim Burton to head Cannes jury

    Top movie director Tim Burton will head this years Cannes film festival jury. Its a break with tradition for what is arguably the worlds premier film event to… 26/01/2010

  • Abuse and hypocrisy in Haneke’s The White Ribbon

    Strange and threatening events in a German village on the eve of World War One are the basis of Austrian director Michael Haneke’s latest film The White… 21/10/2009

  • Samson and Delilah win Camera d’Or

    Aboriginal director Warwick Thornton has won the Camera d’Or at Cannes for his first feature film “Samson and Delilah”. Thornton’s teenage romance looks… 26/05/2009

  • White ribbon wins Palm D’Or

    Austrian director Michael Haneke’s film ‘The White Ribbon’ has won the prestigious Palme d’Or at Cannes. Another Austrian, actor Christof Waltz, won the… 25/05/2009

  • Hanecke’s ‘The White Ribbon’ wins Palme d’Or

    The Austrian film Director Michael Hanecke scooped the top prize at the Cannes on Sunday, winning the prestigious Palme d’Or. Jury President Isabel… 25/05/2009

  • ‘The prophet’ leads the pack

    The 12 day film frenzy at Cannes reaches a thrilling climax tonight with the award of the prestigious Palme D’Or. A bleak prison drama by French director… 24/05/2009

  • Audience walk-outs as Cannes winds up

    The streets of Tokyo and Paris’s Louvre museum were the setting for two stylised East-meets-West films as the 62nd Cannes film festival began winding up… 23/05/2009

  • Cannes: the final day

    Audiences at Cannes would be forgiven for feeling nervous ahead of yesterday’s screening of Gaspar Noé‘s latest film “Enter the Void.” The Argentina-born… 23/05/2009

  • Ledger wins posthumous plaudits at Cannes

    Heath Ledger’s final film — The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus — has made its debut at Cannes. Starring Lily Cole, actors Johny Depp, Jude Law and Colin… 22/05/2009

  • Daniel y Ana at Cannes

    Mexican director Michel Franco’s new film “Daniel Y Ana” is in competition at Cannes, in the “Un Certain Regard” section. The film centres on the horrific… 22/05/2009

  • Clinton sax auctioned at Cannes Aids gala

    The actress Sharon Stone and the former US President Bill Clinton have lead this year’s Aids charity bash at the Cannes film festival. Among the items… 22/05/2009

  • Sex, Violence and Football compete at Cannes

    Lars Von Trier’s new film “Anti Christ” stars Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg as a couple coming to terms with the death of their child. The film’s… 21/05/2009

  • Coppola’s Tetro premieres at Cannes

    Francis Ford Coppola’s new film Tetro has opened the Director’s Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival. It is the first original screenplay he has… 20/05/2009

  • Cannes embraces Almodovar

    Director Pedro Almodovar was the toast of Cannes on Tuesday with the showing of his latest movie, Broken Embraces, a hot favourite for the Palme D’Or. It… 19/05/2009

  • Campion back at Cannes Film Festival

    The New Zealand director Jane Campion has shown her latest feature at the Cannes Film Festival, 16 years after she made her name there with The Piano. In… 15/05/2009

  • Old favourites make a return to Cannes

    There will be a host of familiar faces at the Cannes Film Festival this year with, in addition to the usual glamour, the return of several big name directors… 23/04/2009


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