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From football to Streisand, here’s what's to come at Cannes 2026

The competition selection for this year's Cannes Film Festival was announced on Thursday, with Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, Spain's Pedro Almodovar and Russia's Andrey Zvyagintsev among the 21 directors vying for the coveted Palme d'Or.

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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

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From steamy summertime romances to spring-break chaos: the 20 best films about holidays

Cinema has often explored the break from the norm that a holiday offers. Guy Lodge gets away from it all with films from home-invasion horrors to sunny comedies

The Guardian - UK

SRFTI's 'ARCUREA' to showcase restored films, talk about cinema curation, archiving and a lot more

Satyajit Ray Film Television Institute (SRFTI) is all set to throw a bonanza event for cinema connoisseurs and enthusiasts. 'ARCUREA' an international event on archiving, curation and restoration of cinema will be hosted by SRFTI in association with NFDC-NFAI from March 16 to March 22. A series of online lectures…

The Times of India

Iranian Authorities Clear Director Asghar Farhadi Of Plagiarism Allegations

Iranian authorities clear director Asghar Farhadi of plagiarism allegations for film A Hero.

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Winners review – Oscar statuette goes missing in free-spirited ode to Iranian cinema

An award belonging to director Asghar Farhadi goes missing in Iran in this slow-paced, heart-on-sleeve comedy about the curative magic of the movies

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Iran Releases Oscar-Winning Film Actress Held over Protests

Iran released a prominent actress from an Oscar-winning film on Wednesday, nearly three weeks after she was jailed for criticizing a crackdown on anti-government protests, local reports said. Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency said Taraneh Alidoosti, the 38-year-old star of Asghar Farhadi’s Oscar-winning “The Salesman,” was released on bail. Her…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Film Stars Call for Release of Jailed Iranian Actor Alidoosti

Hundreds of high-profile figures from the global cinema industry called Wednesday for Iran to release actor Taraneh Alidoosti, who was jailed over her support for the country's three-month-old protest movement. Actors Emma Thompson, Penelope Cruz, Kate Winslet and Ian McKellen and directors Ken Loach and Mike Leigh were among a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

An Iranian masterwork opens with its director behind bars

After being arrested for creating antigovernment propaganda in 2010, the Iranian director Jafar Panahi was banned from making films for 20 years

The Independent UK

Oscar-winning Iranian Filmmaker Backs Alidoosti

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi on Tuesday urged the release of Taraneh Alidoosti, who has starred in four of his films, after the actor's arrest for supporting the three-month protest movement. Alidoosti, 38, was arrested on Saturday, official media said, after making a string of social media posts supporting the protests…

Asharq Al-Awsat

French actresses cut their hair in solidarity with Iranian women

A week after Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi urged artists to show support for protesters in Iran, French actress Juliette Binoche posted a video of herself and over 50 other French performers cutting off pieces of their hair in solidarity. Film critic Lisa Nesselson reminds us that French producers and distributors…

France 24

Iran vows to crush women-led protests with ‘no leniency’ as unrest enters 10th day

Iran has accused the US, UK and other countries of stoking protests, which began with uproar over a woman’s death

The Independent UK

Death toll grows in Iran as Mahsa Amini protests continue for 10th night

At least 41 people have died in unrest sparked by young woman’s death as judiciary warns of ‘decisive action without leniency’

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Iran Oscar-Winning Director Urges ‘Solidarity’ with Protesters

Iran's two-time Oscar winning director Asghar Farhadi on Sunday urged people worldwide to "stand in solidarity" with protesters following the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police. A wave of unrest has rocked Iran since the death of 22-year-old Amini, and Farhadi praised the "progressive and…

The Times of India

Deepika Padukone poses with Asghar Farhadi, Rebecca Hall and others as she attends the Cannes Film Festival jury dinner – See photos and video

Deepika Padukone, who is one of the eight jury members at the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, made her first official appearance at the jury dinner on Monday night.

The Guardian - UK

Penélope Cruz’s 20 best films – ranked!

On her 48th birthday, we look through the work of the charismatic Spanish film star, who was Oscar nominated this year for Parallel Mothers

Los Angeles Times

‘A Hero’ director Asghar Farhadi accused of plagiarizing film from former student

Director Asghar Farhadi, the Iranian filmmaker behind the Oscar-winning films “A Separation” and “The Salesman,” remains embroiled in legal action over a claim of plagiarism revolving around his latest film.

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Salon

Director denies "A Hero" plagiarism

The legal battle between Farhadi and his former film student is both messy and uncertain

The Guardian - UK

Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi faces plagiarism trial in Iranian court

Director and grand prix winner at last year’s Cannes festival for A Hero was sued by former student for using story from her documentary without credit

The Independent UK

Asghar Farhadi's new film grapples with the idea of heroes

Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, who has won two Oscars for his films “A Separation” and “The Salesman,” may find himself with a third

The Guardian - US

How Oscar-tipped Iranian drama A Hero nails social media fallout

The film by Asghar Farhadi is a rare example of capturing how social media influences our postures offline, while barely engaging with the internet itself

Salon

In "A Hero," a man damned by his own lie

The acclaimed Iranian filmmaker once again offers a gripping, morally ambiguous tale that understands human nature

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