Dissident Iranian filmmaker Panahi wins Cannes top prize
Iranian dissident director Jafar Panahi won the Palme d鈥橭r top prize at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, using his acceptance speech to urge his country to unite for 鈥榝reedom鈥�.
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Rajeev鈥檚 鈥楢li鈥� makes history with Cannes Special Jury Mention
Bangladeshi filmmaker Adnan Al Rajeev and his team have brought home the country鈥檚 first-ever award from the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, winning a Special Jury Mention for their short film 鈥楢li鈥�.
Trump turning US into authoritarian regime, says Emmy winner
Donald Trump is turning the United States into an authoritarian regime, an Oscar-nominated director warned as his documentary about George Orwell was screened at the Cannes film festival Monday...
Cannes film fest under pressure to take stance on Gaza war
The Cannes film festival kicks off Tuesday on the French Riviera, with organisers facing pressure to take a stance on Israel鈥檚 siege of Gaza after a letter from hundreds of top cinema figures denouncing 鈥榞enocide鈥� in the Palestinian territory.
Tareque Masud鈥檚 death anniv today
The 13th anniversary of the death of the acclaimed filmmaker Tareque Masud, best known for his much-acclaimed film 鈥楳atir Moina鈥� 鈥� the first Bangladeshi film to compete in the Oscars and won the Critics鈥� Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, will be observed today...
鈥楢nora鈥� wins top prize at Cannes
American comedy drama 鈥楢nora鈥� won the Palme d鈥橭r at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, which also saw a first-ever win for a trans actress.....
Rasoulof receives ovation at Cannes
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof walked the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival on Friday after fleeing a prison sentence in his home country just days before...
Cannes fest films seek to move trans issues forward
Trans identities have emerged as a recurring theme at the Cannes Film Festival this year, including in frontrunner 鈥楨milia Perez鈥�...
Jia Zhang-Ke mines leftover footage for top Cannes film
Veteran director Jia Zhang-Ke has boldly repurposed the leftover material he has amassed across his entire career to create a brand new...
Coppola鈥檚聽 鈥楳egalopolis鈥� finally arrives at Cannes
One of Hollywood鈥檚 most mythologised directors, Francis Ford Coppola, returned to the Cannes Film Festival with the almost impossibly hyped...
Cannes film fest returns
The Cannes Film Festival starts Tuesday with an action-packed script including the comeback of Hollywood icons, fears of a strike, a Donald Trump biopic and the...
Iran jails filmmaker Rasoulof
An Iranian court has sentenced prominent filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof to jail time for 鈥榗ollusion against national security鈥�, his lawyer Babak Paknia said Wednesday...
Cannes Film Fest workers call for strike
Workers at the Cannes Film Festival called for a strike over pay and conditions on Monday. Members of a collective...
Meryl Streep to receive honorary Palme d鈥橭r
Meryl Streep will receive an honorary Palme d鈥橭r at the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, organisers said...
Bangladeshi film critic Reeti invited as Fipresci jury at Cannes
Film critic, screenwriter and journalist Sadia Khalid Reeti has been invited to the Fipresci (International Federation of Film Critics) jury at the upcoming 77th Cannes Film Festival in France...
