Making a point: When the Cannes red carpet served as the ideal ground for protests
2 years, 9 months ago

Making a point: When the Cannes red carpet served as the ideal ground for protests

Firstpost  

This year’s edition of the Cannes film festival has seen two protests within three days; a woman tore across the red carpet naked on Friday, highlighting rapes in Ukraine. This isn’t the first time that the Cannes red carpet has served as protest spot; in 1968, the film festival had to be cancelled halfway due to protests led by François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard. Protesting violence towards women On Sunday, a group of feminist protesters staged a protest on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet, unfurling a banner to highlight violence against women. Yesterday, ahead of the screening of "Riposte féministe" by Marie Perennès & Simon Depardon, the collective group "Les Colleuses" lit black smoke on the red steps in tribute to the 129 victims of femicide since the last Festival de Cannes #Cannes2022 pic.twitter.com/RobTlhcPdY — Festival de Cannes May 23, 2022 The protest came at the premiere for the Iranian film Holy Spider.

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Furious Fergie explodes at Cannes Film Festival audience during Queen artwork auction and tells them to shut up and be quiet as she blasts them for 'looking for the next party' when they should be 'wo
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Furious Fergie explodes at Cannes Film Festival audience during Queen artwork auction and tells them to shut up and be quiet as she blasts them for 'looking for the next party' when they should be 'wo

Daily Mail  

Sarah Ferguson furiously silenced an audience at Cannes Film Festival as she thanked an artist for a portrait of the late Queen and lectured the crowd on the environment. The Duchess of York, 64, appeared frustrated as the crowd chatted over her passionate speech at the 77th Cannes Film Festival gala auction The royal, who donned a custom-made £13,202 Lilith …

A carpet-bombing at Cannes: Anupama Chopra writes in from the festival
1 year, 9 months ago

A carpet-bombing at Cannes: Anupama Chopra writes in from the festival

Hindustan Times  

In 2018, when the Cannes Film Festival banned selfies on the famed red carpet, festival director Thierry Fremaux, who described the act as “grotesque and ridiculous,” said: “You don’t come to Cannes to be seen but to see.” The Indian contingent seems to have missed the memo. A slew of actors, creators, influencers and industrialists’ wives, fuelled by brands, social-media …

Cannes 2023: Take a look at the controversies that stirred up the film festival
1 year, 9 months ago

Cannes 2023: Take a look at the controversies that stirred up the film festival

Hindustan Times  

Away from all the glitz and glamour at the red carpet, the Cannes Film Festival, this year, faced a storm of controversies for various reasons. A protester, wearing a dress in the colours of the Ukrainian flag, was detained by security after she covered herself in fake blood on the stairs on the Festival Palace ahead of the screening of …

Cannes red carpet: How festival fashions became a platform for protest
1 year, 9 months ago

Cannes red carpet: How festival fashions became a platform for protest

The Independent  

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Cannes Film Festival: Protestor sneaks in, pours fake blood on herself on red carpet. Watch
1 year, 9 months ago

Cannes Film Festival: Protestor sneaks in, pours fake blood on herself on red carpet. Watch

Hindustan Times  

In the middle of all the red carpet looks that have been grabbing headlines at the Cannes Film Festival, a protestor caught everyone's attention. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The clip of the protest quickly went viral on social media, where the woman was seen pouring fake blood over herself as the security personnel of the festival tried to get her …

Cannes Film Festival: Protestor sneaks in, pours fake blood on herself on red carpet. Watch
1 year, 9 months ago

Cannes Film Festival: Protestor sneaks in, pours fake blood on herself on red carpet. Watch

Hindustan Times  

In the middle of all the red carpet looks that have been grabbing headlines at the Cannes Film Festival, a protestor caught everyone's attention. The unnamed woman was seen in a bejeweled yellow and blue dress, as she made her way up the red carpet stairs ahead of the premiere of the Russian film Acide on Sunday at Cannes Film …

France pension protest held on outskirts of Cannes Film Festival
1 year, 9 months ago

France pension protest held on outskirts of Cannes Film Festival

Associated Press  

CANNES, France — Protests over pension reforms have roiled France in recent months, but demonstrations have been kept largely at bay at one of the country’s glitziest events, the Cannes Film Festival. Those protests, however, were far removed from the central hub of the festival, the Palais des Festivals, or Cannes’ seaside boulevard, the Croisette. The ban has kept Cannes’ …

Shah Rukh Khan, Alia Bhatt to Katrina Kaif, celebs we desperately want to see on Cannes red carpet. On Wednesday Wishlist
1 year, 10 months ago

Shah Rukh Khan, Alia Bhatt to Katrina Kaif, celebs we desperately want to see on Cannes red carpet. On Wednesday Wishlist

India Today  

The 76th Cannes Festival is finally here and we have one question: How excited are you? As our hearts swell with pride, we have curated our dream list of a few who’s who from the Hindi film industry who we’re desperately waiting to see mark their presence on the Cannes red carpet. After making her Met Gala debut this year …

Cannes 2022 Day 3: Aiswarya Rai, Deepika Padukone strike red carpet; R Madhavan’s Rocketry premieres
2 years, 9 months ago

Cannes 2022 Day 3: Aiswarya Rai, Deepika Padukone strike red carpet; R Madhavan’s Rocketry premieres

Firstpost  

Another highlighted event on the third day was the premiere of Bollywood actor-director R. Madhavan’s Rocketry: The Nambi Effect which is inspired by the life of former ISRO scientist and aerospace engineer Nambi Narayanan who was falsely alleged of espionage. The third day at the 75th Cannes Film Festival 2022 witnessed the world premiere of the American period drama Armageddon …

Cannes Rolls Out Red Carpet for Low-key 3-day Event Showcasing Short Films
4 years, 4 months ago

Cannes Rolls Out Red Carpet for Low-key 3-day Event Showcasing Short Films

News 18  

Movie-lovers got a turn on the red carpet at Cannes on Tuesday night as the organisers of its famed cinema festival, cancelled earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, kicked off a more low-key three-day event showcasing a range of short films. Usually awash with Hollywood stars who flock to the French city’s ‘Croisette’ promenade for the two-week extravaganza …

Cannes Film Festival falls victim to coronavirus scare, postponed until late June
4 years, 11 months ago

Cannes Film Festival falls victim to coronavirus scare, postponed until late June

India TV News  

The Cannes film festival will not take place as planned in May because of the coronavirus, its board said Thursday, with its directors looking at postponing it until late June. The world's biggest film festival was due to take place between May 12 and 23. Oscar-winning filmmaker Spike Lee is set as the jury head of the festival, becoming the …

Welcome to Cannes' RED HOT carpet CLUB! Scarlet dresses, slits to the thigh...
5 years, 9 months ago

Welcome to Cannes' RED HOT carpet CLUB! Scarlet dresses, slits to the thigh...

Daily Mail  

There is something about the Cannes film festival that sets it apart from other star-studded events. Flash of inspiration: Nicole sets the style in what is believed to be Galliano Actress Salma Hayek in 2010 and pop singer Rita Ora in 2015 step out onto the catwalk at the film festival Bella Hadid pictured in a revealing Alexandre Vauthier outfit …

Priyanka Chopra dazzles in two different looks on Cannes red carpet, wows Nick Jonas and Paris Hilton
5 years, 9 months ago

Priyanka Chopra dazzles in two different looks on Cannes red carpet, wows Nick Jonas and Paris Hilton

Hindustan Times  

Actor Priyanka Chopra has fine-tuned the art of stunning entries at public events and she did not disappoint at Cannes 2019 red carpet. Cannes 2019: Priyanka Chopra at the famous red carpet on Thursday. Commenting on it, Ishaan mischievously wrote: “Who’s in the back, though?” Watch | Cannes 2019: Priyanka Chopra dazzles in a black gown by Roberto Cavalli Priyanka …

On eve of festival, Cannes defends its record on women
5 years, 10 months ago

On eve of festival, Cannes defends its record on women

Associated Press  

CANNES, France — A year after 82 women protested en masse on the red carpet, the Cannes Film Festival on Monday defended its record on female filmmakers and for the first time divulged data on its selection process. This festival was his hunting ground.” Following pressure by 50/50x2020, the French sister group to Time’s Up, Fremaux last May signed a …

Red carpet fashion: The best looks from Cannes Film Festival
6 years, 9 months ago

Red carpet fashion: The best looks from Cannes Film Festival

Associated Press  

PARIS — The Cannes Film Festival is about so much more than just movies. It was perhaps the best look for the “Lord of the Rings” star who has consistently set the bar high in recent days — including at the premiere of Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman” in a Givenchy haute couture black and red bleeding gown. The 35-year-old star stunned …

How can you reach the Cannes red carpet?
6 years, 10 months ago

How can you reach the Cannes red carpet?

India Today  

The word on every film and fashion lover's lips right now is Cannes. Who's who from the worlds of entertainment and fashion descend upon the red carpet at the Cannes International Film Festival every year, leaving fashion magazines and websites glued to every single look and appearance of every star. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan on her second day on the red …

Cannes 2018: Cate Blanchett leads protest at French film festival after Hollywood sexual harassment scandal
6 years, 10 months ago

Cannes 2018: Cate Blanchett leads protest at French film festival after Hollywood sexual harassment scandal

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dozens of film stars have joined together to make a symbolic …

Female stars protest on Cannes 2018 red carpet to press for equal rights
6 years, 10 months ago

Female stars protest on Cannes 2018 red carpet to press for equal rights

ABC  

Australia's Cate Blanchett joined 81 women to climb the steps of the Palais des Festivals at the Cannes Film Festival in an unprecedented red carpet protest to press for improved gender equality in the film industry. Key points: More than 1,800 films directed by men have been chosen for the Cannes lineup to date Only 82 directed by women have …

Cannes Film Festival 2018: From #MeToo to Netflix row, a look at controversies beyond selfie ban
6 years, 10 months ago

Cannes Film Festival 2018: From #MeToo to Netflix row, a look at controversies beyond selfie ban

Firstpost  

With the winds of change, a bunch of legal battles seem to have hit the Cannes Film Festival which kicked off on 8 May. As the elite Hollywood crowd heads to the South of France to attend the coveted Cannes Film Festival, the mega event finds itself embroiled in multiple controversies. A monumental platform for upcoming filmmakers and technicians, Cannes …

Cannes 2018: It's not the Nobel Peace Prize, it's Palme d'Or
6 years, 10 months ago

Cannes 2018: It's not the Nobel Peace Prize, it's Palme d'Or

Deccan Chronicle  

Cannes: The 71st edition of 12-day long Cannes Film Festival took off with an uneasy smile in the French Riviera on Tuesday as it successfully hid behind Hollywood A-lister Cate Blanchett who, as president of the jury, had been sent out to both field and dodge questions about Harvey Weinstein, the #MeToo movement and the festival’s own dismal record of …

Cannes film festival to create sexual harassment hotline
6 years, 10 months ago

Cannes film festival to create sexual harassment hotline

The Hindu  

A helpline to report sexual harassment of women at the Cannes Film Festival will be set up following four alleged attacks at the event in the past by disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. Marlene Schiappa, France’s gender equality minister, said industry grandees would be warned to watch their behaviour when they arrive at the world’s most prestigious film festival, which …

cannes 2017
7 years, 9 months ago

cannes 2017

The Hindu  

It's only been three days, but at the Cannes Film Festival this year, the red carpet has started grabbing more eyeballs than the movies. Deepika Padukone All eyes have been on the Indian beauty as she makes her Cannes debut with everyone specualting about whether she can top India's couture queen Sonam Kapoor, or if she'll play it safe like …

Oscars 2017 countdown: Feminism, red carpet fashion, and the woes of being a woman
8 years ago

Oscars 2017 countdown: Feminism, red carpet fashion, and the woes of being a woman

Firstpost  

A beautiful woman walks down a red carpet in a stunning gown. It doesn’t really matter what their movie is about, how they prepared for their role, and what their previous body of work has been — on the red carpet, the female celebrity’s worth, for some strange inexplicable reason, is accounted for by the outfit she wears, by the …

Cannes Film Festival 2016: Of stars, style and shutterbugs
8 years, 10 months ago

Cannes Film Festival 2016: Of stars, style and shutterbugs

Hindustan Times  

Talent jam —that’s the only way to describe the scene at the opening of the 69th Cannes Film Festival. Jury members actors Kirsten Dunst, Mads Mikkelsen, Laszlo Nemes, director Arnaud Desplechin, actor-singer Vanessa Paradis and actor Donald Sutherland during the opening ceremony of the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France. Actors Julianne Moore, Susan Sarandon and Naomi Watts pose …

Cannes red carpet dance is a tightly controlled choreography
9 years, 9 months ago

Cannes red carpet dance is a tightly controlled choreography

Associated Press  

CANNES, France — Red carpets are all the same color, but they are not alike. The Cannes red carpet, along with its companion photo calls in front of a bank of photographers, creates the festival’s flashy French Riviera iconography, a global calling card that rivals the Academy Awards’ famous promenade. “There’s something kind of gentlemanly about it.” Whereas most red …

Cannes Film Festival defends 'reminding' women at red-carpet events to wear heels
9 years, 9 months ago

Cannes Film Festival defends 'reminding' women at red-carpet events to wear heels

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Cannes Film Festival's organisers …

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