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Cannes Film Festival: 'War Pony' poodle gets its paws on Palm Dog award

A silver poodle from the movie War Pony has won this years Palm Dog award at the Cannes Film Festival for the best performance by a dog. The quirky award has become a cult fixture in the Cannes calendar

28/05/2022

Sport

Thousands of football fans eagerly await the Champions League Final as Ancelotti's men face the Reds

Fans of Real Madrid and Liverpool have travelled to the French capital, many without tickets, to see who will be crowned the winners of this year's Champion's League at the iconic Stade de France in Saint-Denis.

27/05/2022

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Champions League: Paris prepares for Liverpool-Real Madrid final

In Paris' northern suburb of Saint-Denis, where the Stade de France is located, residents and visitors alike are eagerly awaiting Saturday's Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool.

27/05/2022

Culture news

Former Louvre director charged for art trafficking

Jean-Luc Martinez has been preliminarily charged in connection with alleged antiques trafficking during his tenure as head of the world's most famous museum.

26/05/2022

France

Ukrainian film on Donbas conflict screened at Cannes Film Festival

A film inspired by women's experiences of war is one of several Ukrainian films featured at the Cannes Film Festival this year.

26/05/2022

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Ukrainian filmmakers protest censorship of images of Ukraine war

Ukrainian director Maksym Nakonechnyi protested the censorship of images of the war in his home country at the Cannes premiere of his film "Butterfly Vision" on Wednesday.

25/05/2022

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Climate protesters block Total’s annual general assembly in Paris

Environmental protesters block the entrance to the TotalEnergies general meeting, which was held behind closed doors with many shareholders unable to attend.

25/05/2022

Culture news

Controversial Russian opera singer returns to the Paris stage

Anna Netrebko has previously been dropped by the New York Met for not condemning Putin's regime.

25/05/2022

Travel News

Watch this man tightrope walk across France's most iconic landmark

French tightrope walker, Nathan Paulin just broke his own world record as he crossed 2.2km of slackline to Mont Saint-Michel.

25/05/2022

Culture news

'Another difficult year' awaits Eiffel Tower

Paris's most treasured landmark is facing a "difficult year" in 2022, despite a surge in tourism, says operator.

25/05/2022

Culture news

Watch: Frenchman breaks world record for longest tightrope walk ever

On Tuesday, French tightrope walker claimed a new world record as he completed a 2,200-metre-long (nearly 1.4-mile) trip to Mont Saint-Michel along a wire suspended between a crane and the famous abbey on the tidal island.

25/05/2022

France

Six people convicted of harassing teenager over anti-Islam videos

The "Mila" case has generated debate in France over free speech and religious rights.

24/05/2022

Culture news

French court drops rape case against Luc Besson

One of France's most controversial cases in the #MeToo movement has come to a potential close.

24/05/2022

Travel News

France entry rules for Brits travelling to the Champions League final

Unvaccinated British tourists can travel to France if they take a Covid test first.

24/05/2022

France

First meeting of new French cabinet overshadowed by rape allegations

Macron's new Minister for Solidarity Damien Abad has strenuously denied media reports that he forced two women to have sex with him in 2010 and 2011.

23/05/2022

Smart Regions

Reviving the timber industry in the French Alps

In partnership with the European Commission

With its spruce, larch and cedar, the Alps region is one of the most wooded in France. Fourteen years ago, the local timber sector decided to pull together and face up to more competitive offers from forests in Germany and Austria, the Nordics and Eastern Europe. A new label was born.

23/05/2022

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Feminist collective deploys banner on red carpet

Members of the feminist collective "Les Colleuses" deployed a banner bearing the names of the 129 victims of femicide in France since the last Festival, in July 2021.

23/05/2022

Culture news

Protest group invades Cannes to highlight violence towards women

At the screening of Iranian thriller Holy Spider at the Cannes Film Festival, a group of of protestors invaded the red carpet to highlight the 129 women killed in France since the last festival.

23/05/2022

France

Security guard killed outside Qatar's embassy in Paris

A security guard working at the Qatari embassy in Paris was killed on Monday morning, with a suspect quickly arrested, according to a source close to the investigation.

23/05/2022

Culture news

'Mariupolis 2', by director killed in Ukraine, premieres at Cannes

The documentary was completed by co-director Hanna Bilobrava after her fiancee and director Mantas Kvedaravičius was arrested and reportedly killed by Russian forces.

21/05/2022

Culture news

Should parents be worried about a new self-harm Tik Tok 'challenge'?

The Labello Challenge has caused a wave of panic in France as parents fear their children may be exposed to the supposedly self-harm encouraging trend.

20/05/2022

Culture news

Actor Forest Whitaker receives award at Cannes

The US actor and activist Forest Whitaker has given an award at the Cannes Film Festival in recognition of his work as an artist and an activist

20/05/2022

France

Son of victim of Paris attacks calls trial suspect a 'rotten banana'

The five-year-old boy's testimony was read out in court at the landmark trial in the 2015 terror attacks.

19/05/2022

Culture news

'Father and Soldier' shines a light on French colonialism at Cannes

Omar Sy plays a father signing up to fight for France in World War I in order to watch over his son.

19/05/2022

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An honorary Palme d'Or for Tom Cruise at the Cannes Film Festival

The American actor received an honorary Palme d'Or before the screening of "Top Gun: Maverick" on Wednesday 18 May.

19/05/2022

Culture news

Tom Cruise is top gun at Cannes Film Festival

Tom Cruise is given a warm welcome as he arrives at the Cannes Film Festival for the screening of the long-awaited sequel to the 1986 blockbuster Top Gun

19/05/2022