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Cannes Film Festival

Director, illustrator and author Marjane Satrapi posing for photographers as she arrives to present the movie "La Bande des Jotas" at the 7th edition of the Rome International Film Festival in Rome, on November 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)
June 4, 2026, 4:36 pm
Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi dies at 56
Satrapi is best known for her graphic novel and film ‘Persepolis,’ a coming-of-age tale set against the Islamic Revolution; reports say she ‘died of sadness’ after husband’s death
By AP
Jury member Paul Laverty appears during the opening ceremony of the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 12, 2026. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
May 13, 2026, 6:48 am
Cannes-winning writer claims actors ‘blacklisted’ for opposing Israel amid Gaza war
‘Shame on Hollywood:’ Paul Laverty lashes out at studios as he defends Susan Sarandon, Javier Bardem and Mark Ruffalo
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Tawfeek Barhom poses with the Palme d'Or for Best Short Film for 'I'm Glad You're Dead Now' at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, May 24, 2025. (Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
May 25, 2025, 10:44 am
Arab Israeli filmmaker wins prize at Cannes: ‘This is for Palestine and for peace’
Tawfeek Barhom’s ‘I’m Glad You’re Dead Now’ earns Palme d’Or for short film as hundreds of attendees at international film festival sign anti-Israel petition
By ToI Staff
Director Jafar Panahi, winner of the Palme d'Or for the film 'It Was Just an Accident', poses for photographers at the awards ceremony photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 24, 2025. (Natacha Pisarenko/AP)
May 25, 2025, 8:08 am
Dissident Iranian filmmaker urges working for ‘freedom’ as he takes Cannes top prize
Jafar Panahi, who won best movie with drama examining dilemma faced by those given opportunity to take revenge on their oppressors, says he hopes for an end to authoritarian rule
By Agencies
Israeli director Nadav Lapid poses during a photocall for the film 'Ha'Berech' (Ahed's Knee) at the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on July 8, 2021. (Valery HACHE / AFP)
May 24, 2025, 8:34 am
Israeli director Nadav Lapid says new film is response to country’s ‘blindness’ on Gaza
‘Yes’, which premiered at the Cannes festival, follows artist tasked after Oct. 7 with changing national anthem’s theme from Jewish hope to Palestinian eradication
By AFP and ToI Staff
French actress Catherine Deneuve looks on during the 50th edition of the Cesar Film Awards ceremony at the Olympia venue in Paris, France, February 28, 2025. (Bertrand Guay / AFP)
May 23, 2025, 8:35 pm
More actors, filmmakers join petition accusing Israel of ‘genocide’
Catherine Deneuve, Julian Assange among latest of 900 signatories to letter sparked by IDF killing of Gazan photojournalist featured at Cannes; IDF said it targeted Hamas operative
By AFP and ToI Staff
US director Scarlett Johansson during a photocall for the film 'Eleanor the Great' at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 21, 2025. (Sameer AL-DOUMY / AFP)
May 22, 2025, 7:27 pm
Scarlett Johansson makes directorial debut with Holocaust-tied film
Actor showcases ‘Eleanor the Great,’ about a woman who tries to pass as a Shoah survivor while making new friends in New York City; critical reaction has been mixed
By Hanna Rantala
L-R: Israeli actress Chelli Goldenberg, Israeli actress of Belarusian origin Evgenia Dodina and Israeli director and screenwriter Or Sinai pose during a photocall for the film 'Mama' at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 18, 2025. (Sameer AL-DOUMY / AFP)
May 20, 2025, 3:38 pm
Israeli director’s movie at Cannes shines light on lives of migrant domestic workers
Or Sinai says ‘miracle’ she managed to make ‘Mama’ amid war in Gaza and Ukraine; film depicts story of a housekeeper who finds dramatic changes when she returns home
By AFP and ToI Staff
Swedish director Tarik Saleh and his wife Frida Franzen Saleh leave after the screening of the film "Eagles of the Republic" at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 19, 2025. (Sameer AL-DOUMY / AFP)
May 20, 2025, 1:58 am
Egyptian director skewers President Sissi in political thriller at Cannes festival
‘Eagles of the Republic’ tells of Egyptian filmmaker forced to make propaganda film; director used real footage of Sissi, found lookalike to briefly play him
By AFP
US actor Joaquin Phoenix arrives for the screening of the film 'Eddington' at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 16, 2025. (Bertrand GUAY / AFP)
May 16, 2025, 8:53 pm
More Hollywood stars join protest letter over Gaza ‘genocide’
Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Juliette Binoche and director Guillermo del Toro amog those condemning ‘propaganda that constantly colonizes our imaginations’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Actor Charlie Chaplin appears in a scene from the 1925 film 'The Gold Rush.' (AP Photo)
From the WebMay 14, 2025, 8:02 am
Cannes tips hat to Charlie Chaplin with restored ‘The Gold Rush’
Film festival screens high-quality restoration of one of silent movie star’s most beloved masterpieces to mark 100th anniversary of its release in 1925
By Jake Coyle
US film director Quentin Tarantino and his wife, Israeli singer Daniella Pick, arrive for the Opening Ceremony and the screening of the film "Partir un Jour" (Bye Bye), at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 13, 2025. Pick is wearing a yellow ribbon pin in support of the hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza. (Valery Hache/AFP)
May 14, 2025, 5:50 am
Gaza war, Trump dominate politically charged opening of Cannes Film Festival
Tarantino’s Israeli wife dons yellow pin for hostages; Juliette Binoche laments death in recent IDF strike of Gazan photographer who is subject of documentary premiering at festival
By AFP and ToI Staff
Actor Charlie Chaplin appears in a scene from his 1925 film 'The Gold Rush.' (AP Photo)
May 14, 2025, 12:45 am
Charlie Chaplin’s ‘Gold Rush’ restored a century after release
Comic star’s grandchildren attend premiere of freshened-up silent masterpiece about Alaska frontier, as part of Cannes Film Festival’s new day-one tradition for restored films
By Jake Coyle
Iranian filmmaker and activist Sepideh Farsi looks at a portrait of the Palestinian photographer Fatima Hassouna, during a photo session at her home in Paris on May 5, 2025. (JOEL SAGET / AFP)
May 11, 2025, 7:21 pm
Film about Gaza photojournalist premieres at Cannes this week after her death in airstrike
Fatima Hassouna and 10 relatives were killed in northern Gaza in a strike last month targeting a Hamas operative, the day after she learned the film had been chosen
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Director Mohammad Rasoulof poses for a portrait photograph for the film 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 23 2024. (Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
May 24, 2024, 10:53 am
Iranian dissident director who fled country presents latest film at Cannes
Mohammad Rasoulof escaped Iran by foot in face of arrest; film ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ tells story of judge’s struggles amid political unrest in Tehran
By AFP
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