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Cannes Film Festival Closes with Surprise Palme d’Or Winner and Hollywood Absences
Cannes, France: The 78th Cannes Film Festival awarded the Palme d’Or to Adèle Kayinda’s “La Terre Nue,” a Franco-Congolese ecological drama—an...
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Kim Kardashian Robbery Trial Concludes in Paris, Five Found Guilty for 2016 Heist
Paris, France: A decade after Kim Kardashian was tied up and robbed at gunpoint during Paris Fashion Week 2016, five men were found guilty in a...
Jafar Panahi Triumphantly Returns to Cannes After Years of Repression
Cannes, France: Acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi appeared at the Cannes Film Festival for the first time since 2003, receiving a rousing...
Wes Anderson Puzzled by Trump’s 100% Foreign Film Tariff Idea at Cannes
Cannes, France: Director Wes Anderson criticized President Trump’s proposed 100% tariff on foreign movies entering the U.S., saying he was baffled...
Iraqi Director at Cannes Decries Sanctions: “They Empower Dictators”
Cannes, France: Iraqi filmmaker Hasan Hadi premiered “The President’s Cake,” a dark satire on Saddam-era Iraq, calling international sanctions “a...
“Indiana Jones 5” Premieres at Cannes, Harrison Ford Receives Honorary Palme d’Or
Cannes, France: Harrison Ford, at 80, unveiled “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” at the Cannes Film Festival to an emotional reception. The...
Cannes Crowns Debut Director with Palme d’Or for Climate-Themed Drama “Rising Tides”
Cannes, France: First-time Chilean filmmaker Valentina Rojas won the Palme d’Or for “Rising Tides,” a sweeping drama about a coastal community...
Eurovision Final Dazzles Europe Amid Protests and Politics
Basel, Switzerland: Spain captured the 2025 Eurovision crown with Lucía Pérez’s flamenco-pop anthem, edging Italy and Sweden before 180 million...
Gérard Depardieu Convicted of Sexual Assault on Film Set, Given Suspended Sentence by French Court
Paris, France: Legendary French actor Gérard Depardieu was found guilty of sexually assaulting two female crew members on a 2018 film shoot,...
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