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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 643

Cannes

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
Justine Triet, winner of the Palme d'Or for 'Anatomy of a Fall,' poses for photographers during a photo call following the awards ceremony at the 76th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
May 28, 2023, 4:04 am
‘Anatomy of a Fall’ wins top prize at Cannes as chilling Auschwitz film is runner-up
With tense courtroom drama, Justine Triet becomes just 3rd woman to be victorious at festival; Jonathan Glazer’s ‘The Zone of Interest’ takes second prize
By AFP and ToI Staff
A police car drives past the Ritz hotel in Paris, April 15, 2020. (Michel Euler/AP)
November 8, 2021, 11:57 am
Man stabs French policeman ‘in the name of the prophet’
Officer, who was inside patrol car, saved from injury by bulletproof vest; attacker attempts to knife another officer but is shot, seriously injured
By AFP and ToI Staff
A still from director Nadav Lapid's film 'Ahed's Knee.' (Courtesy of Shai Goldman)
June 3, 2021, 11:49 pm
Two Israeli film directors competing at Cannes
New flicks from award-winning Nadav Lapid and Eran Kolirin will feature at renowned French event
By Jessica Steinberg
(L-R) Moshe Ashkenazi,Omri Givon,Tomer Kapon and Ninet Tayeb pose with the Best Series Award from 'When Heroes Fly' at the 1st Cannes International Series Festival at Palais des Festivals on April 11, 2018 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
April 12, 2018, 10:55 pm
Israeli TV show wins best series at inaugural Cannes competition
‘When Heroes Fly’ tells of four veterans of special commando unit who reunite for one last mission — a daring rescue in Colombia
By JTA
French police officers stand guard outside the Palais des Festivals in the southeastern French city of Cannes on May 10, 2016 on the eve of the opening ceremony of the 69th Cannes Film Festival. AFP/ ALBERTO PIZZOLI)
August 15, 2017, 9:53 pm
Knife-wielding motorist in France suspected of threatening to ‘kill the Jew’
Man wearing Star of David pendant threatened in front of his family after confronting driver over near-collision
By JTA
A courtroom sketch depicting Jeremy Bailly looking on during his trial before a Special Court of Assizes at the Paris courthouse on April 20, 2017. (AFP/Benoit PEYRUCQ)
June 23, 2017, 1:28 pm
French terror cell sentenced over grenade attack on Jewish store
18 members of group described as missing link between Toulouse killer and Bataclan attack jailed for 2012 incident that left one wounded
By AFP
German actress Diane Kruger poses with her trophy during a photocall on May 28, 2017 after she won the Best Actress Prize for her part in the film 'In The Fade" (Aus Dem Nichts) at the 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. (AFP/LOIC VENANCE)
May 29, 2017, 3:12 am
Diane Kruger wins at Cannes for film on neo-Nazi attack
German-born Hollywood star garners best actress award for portrayal of woman who loses her husband, son in the bomb attack
By Deborah Cole
A woman wearing a burkini joins a demonstration outside the French Embassy in London on August 25, 2016, during a 'Wear what you want beach party' to protest the ban on the swimwear on French beaches, and to show solidarity with Muslim women. (AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS)
August 31, 2016, 2:55 am
Cannes burkini ban overturned after top French court ruling
Local Nice court concludes ban violates basic freedoms, is illegal because no proven risks of disruption to public order
By PHILIPPE SOTTO
Women join a demonstration organized by "Stand up to Racism" outside the French Embassy in London on August 26, 2016 against the burkini ban on French beaches. (AFP Photo/Justin Tallis)
August 27, 2016, 4:59 pm
French resorts defiant as top court suspends burkini ban
Beach towns vow to continue fining women wearing full-body swimsuit despite court ruling overturning the ‘clearly illegal’ restriction
By Claudine Renaud and Aurelia End
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy speaks to the media outside Paris on August 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
August 24, 2016, 11:39 pm
France’s Sarkozy calls burkinis ‘provocation,’ vows religious sign ban
Conservative ex-president, running for job again, says full body swimsuit worn by some Muslim women indicates support for radicalized Islam
By Agencies
Muslim models display burkini swimsuits at a shop in western Sydney on August 19, 2016. (AFP/SAEED KHAN)
August 24, 2016, 12:18 pm
Woman on French beach ordered to remove burkini
Cops tell sunbather to strip off Muslim modesty garb on Nice seashore; another fined for wearing headscarf in Cannes
By Stuart Winer and AFP
Illustrative photo of a burqini (YouTube screen capture)
August 12, 2016, 10:37 pm
Rights groups in uproar over French resort burqini ban
Cannes mayor under fire from anti-racist organizations who vow to fight ‘deeply worrying’ move in the courts
By AFP
Illustrative photo of a burqini (YouTube screen capture)
August 12, 2016, 3:22 am
French mayor bans burqinis on Cannes beaches
Full-body swimsuits worn by devout Muslim women ‘create risks of disrupting public order,’ says ruling
By AFP
French-Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani poses on May 16, 2016 during a photocall for the film 'Paterson' at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. (Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP)
May 22, 2016, 6:24 am
Cannes spotlight puts Iranian cinema center stage
In a country where scripts must be approved by the regime, many filmmakers leave, while others struggle against the odds to make their mark on the cinema world
By Ali Noorani
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