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Why are Cannes film festival workers calling for a strike?

A collective representing freelance film festival workers are calling for a strike during the Cannes Film Festival next week, to protest precarious working conditions.

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The best things to do and see (or watch) in Europe this week

Ryan Gosling is 'The Fall Guy', Dua Lipa brings us 'Radical Optimism', and party people can get down at a 100-hour festival in Berlin. The Euronews Culture Digest has something to do for everyone.

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Film of the Week: 'Pendant ce temps sur Terre' ('Meanwhile on Earth')

Close Encounters of the Trading Kind.

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Daniel Radcliffe speaks out on J.K. Rowling rift over trans rights

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, who is starring in the Broadway production of "Merrily We Roll Along", has spoken out against J.K. Rowling's anti-trans comments she has made online.

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The Best Film of All Time revealed by Rotten Tomatoes

Rotten Tomatoes has compiled a list of the 300 Best Films of All Time - and the Top 10 may surprise you...

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Iranian authorities ban film crew from attending Cannes Film Festival

The new film by Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof has been selected for Cannes' Competition line-up. However, the crew of 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' have been interrogated by Iranian authorities and banned from leaving the country.

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Celebrated US novelist Paul Auster dies aged 77

The writer of "The New York Trilogy" and "Leviathan" has died from complications of lung cancer. His books have been translated into more than 40 languages and is a revered writer in France, which he considered his "second home".

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Love, sex, or tennis? Lack of emotion renders 'Challengers' shallow

Counter point: While Euronews Culture's resident film critic enjoyed Luca Guadagnino’s new film, some disagree. In 'Challengers', you come expecting a story about love, sex, and relationships and receive one that while sleek, feels empty.

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Beyoncé and flat earths: What new words enter the French dictionary?

A list of more than 150 words includes words that have made their mark in recent months on the feminist and anti-racist fronts, as well as words linked to the environment and the cultural zeitgeist.

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Gérard Depardieu will face a criminal trial in October

Gérard Depardieu will be tried for alleged sexual assaults on a film set, French prosecutors say.

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Very good boy Messi to get his own TV show at Cannes this year

There are no words. Just excitement, as Anatomy of a Fall's Messi gets his very own TV show in Cannes this year.

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Aaron Sorkin: ‘I blame Facebook for January 6’

The Oscar-winning writer of 'The Social Network' is working on a follow-up movie about Facebook that will explore the company's role in the 6 January 2021 assault on the US Capitol.

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Gérard Depardieu has been taken into custody

French actor Gérard Depardieu has been taken into custody following two more accusations of sexual assault, according to local French media.

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Omar Sy: Too much individualism in France fueling rise of far-right

During interviews promoting his new book "Viens, on se parle", the French actor has spoken out about the ills of the far-right in France, how to address it, and how it can be difficult to be Black in French society.

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Cannes 2024: Who joins President Greta Gerwig on the Competition jury?

Eva Green, Lily Gladstone, Omar Sy and Hirokazu Kore-eda are amongst this year's Cannes Competition Jury members, joining 'Barbie' director Greta Gerwig.

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The best things to do and see (or watch) in Europe this week

The last Caravaggio, St. Vincent's new album and sexy tennis love triangles in Luca Guadagnino 'Challengers'.

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Film of the Week: 'Challengers' - Game, set, match to Zendaya & Co.

Love all. In all senses of the term?

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French Palme d’Or winner Laurent Cantet dies aged 63

The Cannes Film Festival bid farewell to "a fierce humanist, who sought light despite social violence and found hope despite the harshness of reality".

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Rebel Wilson memoir censored in the UK - but mentions Royal orgies

Rebel Wilson's book, published in its entirety in the US, has been censored in the UK, as well as in Australia and New Zealand, due to a chapter on Sacha Baron Cohen.

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Is Civil War an anti-war film or just another action blockbuster?

How does Alex Garland's Civil War use the imagery of war on American soil to make a point?

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