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British Filmmaker Andrea Arnold To Receive Golden Coach Award At Cannes

British filmmaker Andrea Arnold to be honored with Golden Coach Award at Directors Fortnight during Cannes Film Festival for her innovative and independent...

Top News · Apr 9, 2024

Africa’s ‘Cannes moment’ opens with tribute to Malian great Souleymane Cissé

The record number of African films at the 76th Cannes Film Festival has fuelled talk of a moviemaking revival on the continent, powered by a new generation of female directors. Fittingly, this year’s Carrosse d’Or award, part of the Directors Fortnight strand, went to Mali’s Souleymane Cissé, the veteran director…

France 24 · May 17, 2023

American Kelly Reichardt to be feted at Cannes with coveted Carrosse d’Or

Kelly Reichardt will be awarded the Carrosse d’Or award on 18 May in Cannes, during the Directors’ Fortnight’s opening ceremony. The American filmmaker’s latest opus "Showing Up" is also running in the main competition.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 24, 2022