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Five films that could win best picture

LA Times

Crisps, crumbles and cobblers are better than pie? Ralph Fiennes in “Conclave.” Sean Baker and Mikey Madison push the ‘Anora’ vibes to the brink Have you ever seen a photo of someone you’ve known for years that makes you change how you see them? I’m looking at an image of filmmaker Sean Baker taken shortly after his open-hearted, screwball adventure …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

All about Neon, the tiny US studio which won the Palme d'Or for the 5th consecutive time

Hindustan Times

Parasite, Titane, Triangle of Sadness, Anatomy of a Fall, Anora. That all these five films went on to win the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival. Sean Baker poses with the trophy during a photocall after he won the Palme d'Or for Anora during the Closing Ceremony at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, …

Film Cannes Release Palme Cannes Film Festival Neon

7 months, 2 weeks ago

'All We Imagine As Light' scripts history at Cannes Films Festival 2024, Payal Kapadia’s film wins Grand Prix

India TV News

Indian film 'All We Imagine as Light' has scripted history at the awards ceremony on the last day of the 77th Cannes Film Festival. Payal Kapadia's feature film has won the Grand Prix at the festival. 'All We Imagine as Light' creates history 'All We Imagine as Light' was premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival on May 23 in …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’ wins Palme d’Or, the Cannes Film Festival’s top honor

New Indian Express

Sean Baker’s “Anora,” a comic but devastating Brooklyn odyssey about a sex worker who marries the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, won the Cannes Film Festival’s top award, the Palme d’Or. The win Saturday for “Anora” marked a coronation for Baker, the 53-year-old indie filmmaker of “The Florida Project " who used iPhones to make his 2015 film “Tangerine.” …

Film Cannes Baker Wins Palme

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Anora, US film on exotic dancer, wins Cannes’ top award Palme d’Or

Al Jazeera

The second prize went to All We Imagine as Light, the first Indian entry to the festival in 30 years. Anora, a darkly funny and touching drama about a young exotic dancer who becomes involved with a Russian oligarch’s son, has won the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize, the Palme d’Or. Jury members including US actor Lily Gladstone and Japanese …

Film Director Iran 30 Years Gascon

7 months, 2 weeks ago

All We Imagine as Light review: Will this 'magical' ode to nocturnal Mumbai win the Palme d'Or?

BBC

All We Imagine as Light review: Will this 'magical' ode to nocturnal Mumbai win the Palme d'Or? Courtesy Cannes Film Festival "Lyrical" and "delicate", Payal Kapadia’s universal, emotional film, premiering at Cannes, will "win hearts everywhere". But now that list will have to make room for All We Imagine as Light, Payal Kapadia's magical ode to nocturnal Mumbai, which premiered …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Cannes 2024: A Palme d’Or contender after 30 years and more, making this an incredible year for Indian indie cinema

The Hindu

In terms of cinema, and cinema alone, India is making the kind of splash at Cannes 2024 that it has never done before. “The Indian presence is extremely strong this year,” said Cannes deputy artistic director Christian Jeune at the start of the festival. They are making a strong comeback to Cannes,” the festival’s artistic director Thierry Frémaux had said …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

The 2024 Cannes Film Festival has begun. Here's what to expect

ABC

International stars, auteur directors and the adorable border collie from Anatomy of a Fall are taking on La Croissette, as the 77th Festival de Cannes kicks off. Held from May 14 to 25, the 2024 edition of the prestigious film festival in the south of France features Francis Ford Coppola's long-awaited epic Megalopolis; a drama where Sebastian Stan plays a …

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8 months ago

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Aditi Rao Hydari to attend the Cannes Film Festival

Hindustan Times

While Aishwarya is a regular at Cannes, Aditi made her debut at the festival in 2022. The 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival is scheduled to take place from May 14 to 25. Meanwhile, actor Sobhita Dhulipala will also be walking on the red carpet at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera. This year, the Palme …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Jia Zhangke's new movie nominated for Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival

China Daily

Poster of Caught by the Tides. Celebrated director Jia Zhangke, a pioneering figure in China's arthouse cinema, has achieved a remarkable feat as his latest directorial work, Caught by the Tides, has been shortlisted to compete for the prestigious Palme d'Or at the upcoming 77th Cannes Film Festival. The unveiling of the main competition section lineup by Cannes' organizers featured …

Director Film Festival Cannes Jia Tides Movie Nominated

8 months, 4 weeks ago

Jia Zhangke's new movie nominated for Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival

China Daily

Poster of Caught by the Tides. Celebrated director Jia Zhangke, a pioneering figure in China's arthouse cinema, has achieved a remarkable feat as his latest directorial work, Caught by the Tides, has been shortlisted to compete for the prestigious Palme d'Or at the upcoming 77th Cannes Film Festival. The unveiling of the main competition section lineup by Cannes' organizers featured …

Film Director Cannes Jia Tides

8 months, 4 weeks ago

Cannes sets lineup with Lanthimos, Coppola and Trump film 'The Apprentice'

Hindustan Times

New films from Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrea Arnold and Francis Ford Coppola, as well as a portrait of 1980s Donald Trump, will compete for the Palme d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival next month, organizers announced Thursday. Among the 19 films selected for competition is Lanthimos' “Kinds of Kindness,” the Greek director's follow-up to the Oscar-winning “Poor Things.” Its cast …

Director Trump Competition Film Festival Cannes Palme Coppola

8 months, 4 weeks ago

Cannes sets lineup with Lanthimos, Coppola and Trump film ‘The Apprentice’

Associated Press

New films from Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrea Arnold and Francis Ford Coppola, as well as a portrait of 1980s Donald Trump, will compete for the Palme d’Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival next month, organizers announced Thursday. Among the 19 films selected for competition is Lanthimos’ “Kinds of Kindness,” the Greek director’s follow-up to the Oscar-winning “Poor Things.” Its cast …

Film Director Trump Competition Cannes Palme Coppola

8 months, 4 weeks ago

Cannes sets lineup with Lanthimos, Coppola and Trump film 'The Apprentice'

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. Among the 19 films selected for competition is Lanthimos' …

Film Director Trump Competition Cannes Palme Frémaux

9 months ago

George Lucas to receive honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival

Hindustan Times

George Lucas will receive an honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival next month, festival organisers announced on Tuesday. Lucas will be honoured at the closing ceremony to the 77th French film festival on May 25. George Lucas will receive an honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival this year He joins a short list of those to receive …

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1 year, 7 months ago

‘Anatomy of a Fall’ wins Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or; 3rd time female director wins top honor

Associated Press

Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” won the Palme d’Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in a ceremony Saturday that bestowed the festival’s prestigious top prize on an engrossing, rigorously plotted French courtroom drama that puts a marriage on trial. “Anatomy of a Fall,” which stars Sandra Hüller as a writer trying to prove her innocence in her husband’s …

Festival Film Director Prize Cannes Fall French

1 year, 7 months ago

Anatomy of a Fall wins Palme d’Or, French filmmaker Justine Triet becomes third woman to get Cannes' top prize

Hindustan Times

French director Justine Triet became the third female director to win the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or for her film Anatomy of a Fall on Saturday, beating out 20 other films in competition for the top prize at Cannes Film Festival 2023. French director Justine Triet poses with her trophy during a photocall after she won the Palme d'Or for …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Cannes closes Saturday with presentation of the Palme d'Or

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The brief ceremony will precede …

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1 year, 7 months ago

A first-time filmmaker makes a mark in Cannes competition with a Senegalese drama

Associated Press

CANNES, France — Most filmmakers in the Cannes Film Festival’s top-rung competition lineup are well-known directors who have been around for decades. One dramatic exception this year is Ramata-Toulaye Sy, a French-Senegalese filmmaker whose first film, “Banel & Adama,” landed among the 21 films competing for the Palme d’Or. “It’s only now that I realize that being in competition means …

Film Cannes French Palme Senegal Senegalese Banel

1 year, 7 months ago

Cannes 2023: A first-time filmmaker makes a mark in the competition with a Senegalese drama

The Hindu

Most filmmakers in the Cannes Film Festival’s top-rung competition lineup are well-known directors who have been around for decades. One dramatic exception this year is Ramata-Toulaye Sy, a French-Senegalese filmmaker whose first film, Banel & Adama, landed among the 21 films competing for the Palme d’Or. “It’s only now that I realize that being in competition means being in a …

Film Cannes French Palme Senegal Senegalese Banel

1 year, 7 months ago

Cannes Film Festival readies a blockbuster edition, with Indy, ‘Flower Moon,’ Depp and more

Associated Press

The Cannes Film Festival, which will kick off Tuesday, is such a colossal extravaganza that taking measure of its ups and downs is notoriously difficult. When the 76th Cannes Film Festival opens Tuesday with the premiere of “Jeanne du Barry,” a historical drama by Maïwenn starring Johnny Depp, the gleaming Côte d’Azur pageant can feel confident that it has weathered …

Festival Film Films Cannes Ford Moreno Mcqueen

1 year, 7 months ago

Cannes Film Festival readies a blockbuster edition, with Indy, ‘Flower Moon,’ Depp and more

The Hindu

The Cannes Film Festival, which will kick off Tuesday, is such a colossal extravaganza that taking measure of its ups and downs is notoriously difficult. When the 76th Cannes Film Festival opens Tuesday with the premiere of Jeanne du Barry, a historical drama by Maïwenn starring Johnny Depp, the gleaming Cote d’Azur pageant can feel confident that it has weathered …

Festival Film Films Cannes Ford Moreno Mcqueen

1 year, 8 months ago

'Always a breath of fresh air to be at Cannes,' says Michael Douglas on his honorary Palme d’Or

Firstpost

Hollywood actor Michael Douglas will add to his long list of accolades this month when the Cannes Film Festival awards him an honorary Palme d’Or. Organisers of cinema’s biggest showcase said on Wednesday they would pay tribute to the two-time Oscar winner at the festival’s opening ceremony on May 16 in recognition of “his brilliant career as well as his …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Cannes sets slate with Wes Anderson, Todd Haynes, the Weeknd

Associated Press

New films by Wes Anderson, Alice Rohrwacher, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Todd Haynes and Wim Wenders will compete for the Cannes Film Festival’s coveted top honor, the Palme d’Or, as will a record number of films directed by women. Among the 19 films selected for Cannes’ prestigious competition slate are Anderson’s sci-fi homage “Asteroid City,” Wenders’ “Perfect Days”; Kor-eda’s “Monster”; Alice Rohrwacher’s …

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Five films that could win best picture

All about Neon, the tiny US studio which won the Palme d'Or for the 5th consecutive time

'All We Imagine As Light' scripts history at Cannes Films Festival 2024, Payal Kapadia’s film wins Grand Prix

Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’ wins Palme d’Or, the Cannes Film Festival’s top honor

Anora, US film on exotic dancer, wins Cannes’ top award Palme d’Or

All We Imagine as Light review: Will this 'magical' ode to nocturnal Mumbai win the Palme d'Or?

Cannes 2024: A Palme d’Or contender after 30 years and more, making this an incredible year for Indian indie cinema

The 2024 Cannes Film Festival has begun. Here's what to expect

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Aditi Rao Hydari to attend the Cannes Film Festival

Jia Zhangke's new movie nominated for Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival

Jia Zhangke's new movie nominated for Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival

Cannes sets lineup with Lanthimos, Coppola and Trump film 'The Apprentice'

Cannes sets lineup with Lanthimos, Coppola and Trump film ‘The Apprentice’

Cannes sets lineup with Lanthimos, Coppola and Trump film 'The Apprentice'

George Lucas to receive honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival

‘Anatomy of a Fall’ wins Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or; 3rd time female director wins top honor

Anatomy of a Fall wins Palme d’Or, French filmmaker Justine Triet becomes third woman to get Cannes' top prize

Cannes closes Saturday with presentation of the Palme d'Or

A first-time filmmaker makes a mark in Cannes competition with a Senegalese drama

Cannes 2023: A first-time filmmaker makes a mark in the competition with a Senegalese drama

Cannes Film Festival readies a blockbuster edition, with Indy, ‘Flower Moon,’ Depp and more

Cannes Film Festival readies a blockbuster edition, with Indy, ‘Flower Moon,’ Depp and more

'Always a breath of fresh air to be at Cannes,' says Michael Douglas on his honorary Palme d’Or

Cannes sets slate with Wes Anderson, Todd Haynes, the Weeknd