Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

MYSTERIOUS: Cannes event - You Need To See This

Fans Roast Nicole Kidman At CinemaCon In Las Vegas For ‘Fail’ As They Spot Odd Detail

After last year’s Cannes mishap, Nicole Kidman was trolled once again for a noticeable fashion faux pas at CinemaCon.

Bored Panda

Cannes looks beyond Hollywood as US film-makers mostly fail to make the grade

The 79th edition of the influential festival boasts an auteur-heavy lineup – with one, very big, country conspicuous by its almost total absence

The Guardian - UK

Gillian Anderson and Cara Delevingne to hit Cannes as auteur heavyweights dominate festival lineup

The 79th edition of the film festival will see work by Pedro Almodóvar, Hirokazu Kore-eda and László Nemes considered for the coveted Palme d’Or

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Films by Almodovar, Pawlikowski and Hamaguchi lead an auteur-heavy Cannes Film Festival lineup

New films by Polish filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski, Japanese writer-director Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Spain’s Pedro Almodovar will premiere at the 79th Cannes Film Festival next month

The Independent UK

John Travolta set to unveil long-gestating directorial debut at Cannes Film Festival

After a decades-long acting career, John Travolta is set to unveil his long-gestating directorial debut, Propeller One-Way Night Coach, at the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival.

BANG Premier

John Travolta prepares to take-off with directorial debut at Cannes Film Festival

Hollywood icon John Travolta will premiere his first feature film Propeller One-Way Night Coach at the Cannes International Film Festival in May

Euronews

'Superman' actress and Cannes winner Valerie Perrine, who avoided Manson murders, dies aged 82

Valerie Perrine, who won Best Actress at Cannes and was Oscar nominated for her performance in Bob Fosse’s 1974 Lenny Bruce biopic ‘Lenny’, has died aged 82. She is perhaps best known for playing Lex Luthor’s love interest in the Richard Donner Superman films.

Euronews

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

5 Parenting Habits of Aishwarya Rai That Feel Simple but Are Powerful

In a world where parenting often feels like a checklist of rules, schedules, and constant pressure to “get it right,” some approaches stand out not because they are complex, but because they are deeply human. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s parenting style is one such example. Despite living under constant public attention,…

Times Life

Screen and music icon Barbra Streisand to get Cannes festival's top prize

Legendary American actress and singer Barbra Streisand will receive an honorary Palme d'Or award at this year's Cannes Film Festival in May, joining New Zealand director Peter Jackson in taking the French festival's top accolade.

Radio France Internationale

New Zealand director Peter Jackson to receive honorary Palme d'Or in Cannes

New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson is set to receive an honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival this year in recognition of his contribution to cinema. The director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy called it "one of the greatest privileges of my career".

Radio France Internationale

Peter Jackson to receive honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival

The Lord of the Rings director described the honour as ‘one of the greatest privileges of my career’

The Independent UK

South Korean director Park Chan-wook to preside at Cannes film festival

The Cannes film festival has appointed South Korean filmmaker Park Chan‑wook as president of the jury for its 79th edition, a move organisers say is “a first for Korean cinema”.

Radio France Internationale

Park Chan-wook named as 2026 Cannes Jury President

Director Park has previously premiered four films in Competition in Cannes and won three Palmes at the festival for his films 'Oldboy', 'Thirst' and 'Decision To Leave'.

Euronews

Park Chan-wook will lead the Cannes Film Festival jury, will be the 1st Korean in the role

Park Chan-wook, the Korean filmmaker of “Oldboy” and “No Other Choice,” will head the jury at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, festival organizers announced Thursday

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù: ’If the west doesn’t say a film is good, that doesn’t mean it’s no good’

While it’s a love letter to a Lagos he has never actually lived in, the Gangs of London actor says his Cannes-conquering new film My Father’s Shadow has themes that will touch audiences all over the world, from Nigeria to Korea

Euronews

Hope and the memory of a house: Joachim Trier on 'Sentimental Value'

Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix winner ‘Sentimental Value’ is Joachim Trier’s most personal film to date. It opens in the UK today and Euronews Culture sat down with the director to discuss one of this year's finest and most emotionally resonant movies.

The Guardian - UK

Renate Reinsve on vomit-inducing reviews and 19-minute standing ovations: ‘You feel your face go stiff from smiling so long’

The Norwegian star was considering giving up acting to be a carpenter when Joachim Trier wrote The Worst Person in the World for her. Now the pair have teamed up again – but she refuses to get carried away by all the praise

Euronews

Palme d’Or winning director Jafar Panahi sentenced to prison by Iran Revolutionary Court

Iran has sentenced acclaimed filmmaker and Cannes Palme d’Or winner Jafar Panahi to one year in prison and imposed a travel ban for allegedly engaging in “propaganda activities” against the state. The verdict, delivered in absentia, was confirmed by his lawyer Mostafa Nili.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Sirāt review – rave in the desert leads to exasperating quest in the sands of Morocco

Oliver Laxe’s Cannes prize winner about a father’s search for his missing daughter starts impressively then descends into Pythonesque perdition

Euronews

European Film Awards LIVE: 'Sentimental Value' and 'Sirāt' lead nominations

LIVE: The European Film Awards are taking place in Berlin. Three Cannes-premiering, and winning, films - Joachim Trier's 'Sentimental Value,' Óliver Laxe's 'Sirāt' and Jafar Panahi's 'It Was Just an Accident' - are among the nominees for Europe's top film prize.

The Independent UK

Desert raves and apocalyptic doom collide in 'Sirāt,' one of the year's most talked about films

Since its prize-winning debut at the Cannes Film Festival, “Sirāt” has been one the year’s most talked about films

International Business Times UK

See-Through Clothing, Garment That Broke The Internet: Before Sydney Sweeney's Silver Dress, These Naked Fashion Made Headlines

Sydney Sweeney's silver dress went viral, but see-through fashion has long turned heads — from Bella Hadid to Julia Fox on the Cannes red carpet.

The Guardian - UK

A Mind of My Own by Kathy Burke review – a brilliant, blunt and beautiful memoir

The actor on being called ugly, telling Johnny Rotten to F-off, and striking gold at Cannes

The Guardian - UK

‘I hope he goes to jail’: Brazil’s Cannes-winning director on Bolsonaro and political amnesia

Kleber Mendonça Filho’s gripping thriller The Secret Agent is set in the 70s but casts light on present-day politics

The Guardian - UK

‘London could 100% compete with Cannes’: Aids charity UK gala debut honours Tracey Emin

AmfAR, set up by Elizabeth Taylor, is known for hosting lavish parties and raising huge sums for HIV and Aids research

1 2 3 4 5

People

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.