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Cannes to screen Hong Kong protest documentary, risking controversy

Reuters
Posted at Jul 16 07:07 AM

HONG KONG/PARIS (Reuters) - The Cannes Film Festival will show a new documentary on Friday chronicling the 2019 Hong Kong pro-democracy protests and shining a light on protesters’ stories, in a surprise addition to the line-up for the cinema showcase. Read more »

Cannes Indies Short Awards singles out Filipino docu as best short film

Pablo A. Tariman, VERA Files
Posted at Jul 14 10:50 PM

A short documentary on a 15-year-old student trying to survive as a ballet dancer won the Best Short Documentary at the Cannes Indies Cinema Awards. Read more »

Marion Cotillard, Jodie Foster lead Cannes glamour in red carpet return

Sarah White
Posted at Jul 07 07:27 AM

CANNES, France (Reuters) - Decked out in a shimmering silver Chanel gown, Oscar-winning actress Marion Cotillard helped kick off Cannes’ comeback on Tuesday as movie stars from far and wide descended onto the red carpet for the French cinema showcase. Read more »

Film fans, holidaymakers mingle for COVID-conscious Cannes comeback

Sarah White, Michaela Cabrera, Hanna Rantala
Posted at Jul 06 12:03 PM

Armed with coronavirus tests and face masks, movie stars will start arriving in Cannes from Tuesday for the return of the world's biggest film festival, which aims to help cinema bounce back from the blow dealt it by the global pandemic. Read more »

Viral PH cola ad wins bronze in Cannes Lions 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 02:54 PM

Despite sending a confusing message, the viral local ad of a Philippine soda brand featuring a mother with a soda bottle for a head captured the Bronze Lion in the prestigious Cannes Lions 2021.  Read more »

Cannes readies glitzy return with lockdown films in the mix

Sarah White, Reuters
Posted at Jun 04 07:29 AM

PARIS (Reuters) -Sean Penn and Wes Anderson will be among heavy hitters vying for the Cannes Film Festival’s top award in July, when the cinema showcase is hoping international stars will be able to mingle at parties on the French riviera again. Read more »

Cannes 'can't wait' for film fest after 'horrible' year

Claudine Renaud and Francois Becker, Agence France Presse
Posted at Jun 01 11:17 AM

The five-star palace hotels are in full swing, the sound of music drifts across the beach and after a 'horrible' year blighted by the coronavirus crisis, the French resort of Cannes is finally buzzing again as it gears up for its film festival. Read more »

Wes Anderson, Pixar movies among Cannes would-be highlights

Reuters
Posted at Jun 04 06:39 AM

PARIS (Reuters) - Director Wes Anderson’s latest outing, a debut turn behind the camera for actor Viggo Mortensen and an animated Pixar movie about jazz would have starred at this year’s cancelled Cannes Film Festival, organisers said on Wednesday. Read more »

Global film festival aims to bridge coronavirus distances

Reuters
Posted at May 27 07:22 AM

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Cannes film festival was canceled and the September jamborees in Venice and Toronto are uncertain but this week movie lovers are being offered a taste of the film festival experience from the comfort of their homes.   Read more »

Virus brings Cannes Festival 'stepladder gang' down to earth

Reuters
Posted at May 12 07:13 AM

CANNES, France (Reuters) - In a normal year, Joseph Morpelli would be getting ready to plant his stepladder opposite the Cannes Festival venue so he and his fellow diehard fans can get a glimpse of celebrities walking down the red carpet.  Read more »

World's biggest film festivals unite for 10-day global streaming event

Reuters
Posted at Apr 28 06:37 AM

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - More than 20 film festivals around the world have joined together to stream movies free on YouTube after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered movie theaters and forced the cancellation of annual showcases in Cannes and New York. Read more »

Cannes Film Festival will not be held this year in 'its original form': organisers

Reuters
Posted at Apr 15 08:10 AM

PARIS (Reuters) - The Cannes Film Festival will not be held this year in “its original form” due to the coronavirus, organisers said on Tuesday. Read more »

Cannes opens its doors to homeless after coronavirus delays film festival

Reuters
Posted at Mar 25 06:50 AM

PARIS (Reuters) - The Palais des Festivals should be preparing to welcome the hottest names in cinema onto its red carpet. Instead the Cannes Film Festival venue is opening its doors to the town’s homeless who have nowhere to go during the coronavirus lockdown. Read more »

Cannes film festival shuffles dates in bid to survive epidemic

Fiachra Gibbons, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 20 10:15 AM

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. Read more »

'Parasite' wins Oscar for best international feature film

Bill Tarrant, Reuters
Posted at Feb 10 12:09 PM

South Korea's "Parasite," a pitch-black comedy about haves and have-nots in modern Seoul, won the Oscar for best international film on Sunday after also taking home the award for best original screenplay. Read more »

U.S. director Spike Lee to head 2020 Cannes Film Festival jury

Reuters
Posted at Jan 14 03:40 PM

U.S. director Spike Lee has been named president of the jury for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, organizers said on Tuesday. Read more »

Meet the Brillante Mendoza protégé making waves in Cannes and Venice

Bam V. Abellon
Updated as of Jan 04 05:03 PM

Raymund Ribay Gutierrez won last year’s Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Fest, following two Cannes recognitions since debuting there just three years ago. These days, the guy is just trying to not let it get into his head Read more »

Movie review: Even mainstream audiences will enjoy Cannes winner 'Parasite'

Fred Hawson
Updated as of Aug 14 12:22 PM

Usually, we need to wait for an indie film fest to be able to see the winner of the Palm d'Or in the Cannes film festival. However, this year's winner is actually showing exclusively in selected SM Cinemas and that is a pleasant surprise.  Read more »

Shaina na-'overwhelm' sa Cannes Film Festival

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 10:16 PM

Na-overwhelm si Shaina Magdayao sa kaniyang karanasan sa Cannes Film Festival. Read more »

South Korea's ‘Parasite’ wins the Palme d’Or at Cannes

Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
Posted at May 26 08:03 AM

This is the first time a South Korean movie has won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival Read more »