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Daily for Cannes May 21st
THE HISTORY OF SOUND and AFFEKSJONSVERDI. COMPÉTITION (SÉLECTION OFFICIELLE) FUORI by MARIO MARTONE at 8:30 (runtime 1h55) Rome, 1980. After the magnum opus The Art of Joy she has been working on for a decade is rejected by the Italian publishing world, writer Goliarda Sapienza ends up in prison for stealing jewelry, but the encounter with some young inmates turns out to be a life-changing experience. After their release and over the ...
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What's up next for the Cannes market!
The Cannes Film Festival market continues to be a vital space for industry professionals to exchange ideas, discover emerging talent, and explore the evolving landscape of cinema. Today’s schedule highlighted the strength of collaboration and artistic ambition, with focused sessions on short film development, keynote discussions, and curated networking events bringing together filmmakers, producers, and festival representatives from around the world. 11-11:30: SFC | Rendez-vous Industry...
Hong Kong Cinema @ Cannes 2025
‘Hong Kong Cinema @ CANNES 2025’ celebrates city’s role as hub for cultural exchange and IP trading Elevating Hong Kong’s global film presence and fostering collaboration “Hong Kong Cinema @ CANNES 2025”, a campaign designed to promote Hong Kong's position as an east-meets-west centre for international cultural exchange and a regional intellectual property (IP) trading hub, kickstarted on 13 May at the Cannes Film Festival in France and will con...
The Investors Circle Reveals the 10 Exclusive Film Projects & Winner of the Artekino International Prize
During the pitching session, the jury granted the 2025 ArteKino International Prize, valued at €20,000, to Alexander Glehr and Johanna Scherz for the project “Gentle Monster,” directed by Marie Kreutzer (Austria). The Investors Circle, the Marché du Film’s exclusive gathering of top film financing experts and investors, concluded its third edition yesterday with resounding success. Held during the 78th Festival de Cannes at the Plage des Palmes &n...
Cannes tribute to the legendary filmmaker Guru Dutt's 100th birth anniversary
As a special tribute to the legendary filmmaker Guru Dutt's 100th birth anniversary this year, Ultra Media & Entertainment Group unveils the fully restored versions of Guru Dutt's timeless classics for the Global audience at the Cannes Restored gems of Guru Dutt like *Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool, Chaudhvin Ka Chand, Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam & others are present at the Cannes . This is a celebration of Indian creativity, its past, present & future & a step towards in...
Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki has been awarded the first-ever Cannes Golden Globe Prize for Documentary
Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki has been awarded the first-ever Cannes Golden Globe Prize for Documentary, Presented by Artemis Rising Foundation. Jarecki is a two-time winner of the Sundance Grand Jury Prize, as well as multiple Emmy and Peabody Awards. His latest film, “The Six Billion Dollar Man”, premieres at Cannes on 21st May. The Golden Globe prize honours a filmmaker for their contribution in shaping the documentary genre and challenging the way audiences see the...
VIDEO Alfred Cervantes, Executive Director of the Houston Film Commission interviewed in Cannes
Alfred Cervantes, Executive Director of the Houston Film Commission, has worked in the film industry in various capacities since 1992. As freelance crew, some of the movies he has worked on are Reality Bites, The Chase, Jason's Lyric, Powder, and Apollo 13. His role with the film commission is to promote the greater Houston area and to facilitate any production's local filming experience. ...
EFP elects new board members - Simone Baumann re-elected as Vice President
European Film Promotion (EFP) has elected a new Board of Directors and welcomes two new members: Lizette Gram Mygind from the Danish Film Institute and Nerina Kocjančič from the Slovenian Film Centre. Simone Baumann, Managing Director of German Films, was re-elected as Vice President. Vitor Manuel Pinheiro from the Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual I.P. / ICA (Portugal), who was re-elected to the board, has been appointed as the new EFP president. He succeeds Markéta Santroc...
Exploring China's New Billion-Dollar Film Boom - Cannes 2025
Today on the Marché main stage, Silvia Wong of Screen International spoke with Cedric Behrel (Executive Director and Co-founder, Trinity Film CineAsia), Chen Sicheng (Director/Screenwriter/Actor/Executive Producer), and Chen Yu (Screenwriter/Director, Professor of Peking University) to discuss the current cinema market in China and how it is continually one the #1 market for cinema worldwide. The host opened the panel with a message to the world: The Chinese government supports its film...
Actress Nora Armani honored with The GOLDEN KIRK awarded by Associated Artists
Actress Nora Armani is the recipient of the GOLDEN KIRK (Le Prix KIRK d’OR) awarded by Associated Artists and its president Régis Raffi Bakian. The Golden KIRK Award was given to Armani for her commitment to social cinema. Le Prix KIRK (The KIRK Award for excellence in Armenian Cinema) and the Le Prix KIRK d’OR (The Golden KIRK) were awarded at the Cannes Film Festival Marché du Film on May 17, 2025, at the Pan-Armenian Federation of Film...
Marché du Film May 20 keeping the magic going!
We hope you're still energized & ready to make the most of these final days! There's plenty more to look forward to — thought-provoking panels, powerful keynotes, and engaging masterclasses await! Today, documentary cinema takes center stage as we celebrate Doc Day — our one-day showcase packed with events and activities for all doc lovers in Cannes! ...
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Guillermo del Toro and Alexandre Desplat talk music in recent masterclass
At a recent masterclass, Guillermo del Toro and Alexandre Desplat sat down for a conversation on the invaluable role of music in films. Desplat, who has composed the music for a staggering number of critically acclaimed films, started the conversation off by answering a question about why he connected to the role of a composer so deeply, even in his childhood. Desplat replied “my idols as a teenager were the new Hollywood…it was a form of compulsion… I bought all the vinyl ...
Next Step Prize 2025 | Semaine de la Critique
Next Step Prize 2025 THE LAST TEARS OF THE DECEASED | Beza Hailu Lemma Since 2014, La Semaine de la Critique has been supporting talented short film directors who have presented a short film at La Semaine de la Critique towards making their first feature through the Next Step programme. After presenting their short film in Cannes, filmmakers are invited to come in December to Moulin d'Andé and then to Paris for our workshop. For a whole week, inte...
Daily for Cannes May 21st
THE HISTORY OF SOUND and AFFEKSJONSVERDI. COMPÉTITION (SÉLECTION OFFICIELLE) FUORI by MARIO MARTONE at 8:30 (runtime 1h55) Rome, 1980. After the magnum opus The Art of Joy she has been working on for a decade is rejected by the Italian publishing world, writer Goliarda Sapienza ends up in prison for stealing jewelry, but the encounter with some young inmates turns out to be a life-changing experience. After their release and over the ...
Cannes Forever ! Forever Denzel !
Paul Pogba one of France top football players Cannes 2025 will be my 46 th Anniversary Cannes film Festival ;-) ALOHA PICTURES © Winner First Price Photographer's Award Cannes Film Festival Images Collection by Alan Schoenauer Carlotti & Patrick Mascaraque © ALOHA PICTURES © Reproductions interdites All rights reserved 70TH EVENT - 28.05.17 Photographer's Award - The ultimate photo In celeb...
Eli Roth, Christopher Woodrow, and Veronica Ferres Host Inaugural Luncheon in honor of Iris Knobloch and Helen Hoehne
On Monday, May 19th Founder of The Horror Section Eli Roth, Founder of Media Capital Technologies Christopher Woodrow, and Founder of Construction Film, Veronica Ferres, hosted an exclusive luncheon at a private estate in Biot, France, for the festival’s 78th year, in honor of the President of the Festival de Cannes Iris Knobloch, and also honoring President of Golden Globes, Helen Hoehne. Guest notables such as Jameela Jamil, Barbara Palvin, Dylan Sprouse, ...
Hot Ticket - Fuori - May 20
Italian director Mario Martone brings the next major competition film to premiere at Cannes this season: Fuori. The Fuori synopsis from Cannes reads: “Rome, 1980. After the magnum opus, The Art of Joy, she has been working on for a decade is rejected by the Italian publishing world, writer Goliarda Sapienza ends up in prison for stealing jewelry, but the encounter with some young inmates turns out to be a life-changing experience. After their release and over the course of a sweltering s...
Two red carpet looks from Natalie Portman at 78th Cannes Film Festival
Beloved actress Natalie Portman walks the Cannes FIlm Festival red carpet in two stunning looks, this time the star is stepping into her role as film producer. Natalie Portman, all pictures are curtesy of Laurent Hou. Natalie Portman, all pictures are curtesy of Laurent Hou. Natalie Portman with team, all pictures are curtesy of Laurent Hou. Natalie Portman, all pictures are curtesy of Laurent Hou. \ Natalie Portman, all pictures are curtesy of Laurent Hou. ...
Semaine de la Critique premieres this years first short film competition
On the 19th of May, Cannes 64th Critic's Week premiered their first round of the short film competition. This program included five different films from various genres, the projects shown were as follows: Alişveriş by Vasile Todinca. This film follows the story of Tatiana, an unemployed woman struggling to make ends meet. When her lack of funds threatens to jeopardize her housing situation, she must sell personal belongings to make her dire rent payment. Director Vasile Todinca uses Tatia...
Shifter(s) Series: Fireside Chat with Ari Aster & Lars Knudsen
Today, the second part of the annual Film Finance Forum was held at the Plage des Palms with Producer Lars Knudsen and Writer, Director, and Producer Ari Aster to discuss their joint venture, Square Peg. Square Peg is a production company that protects directors and helps filmmakers finance films in a time when financing is difficult to obtain. “We’re looking for filmmakers who have a vision that we believe in,” Knudsen told the panel. The duo also spoke on what the company i...
VIDEO Nicole Kidman at Kering Women in Motion Talk
Launched in 2015 by Kering, in partnership with the Festival de Cannes, the Women In Motion program shines a light on women in cinema. Guided by an ambition to shift perspectives, this year sees Women In Motion celebrate 10 years of commitment and initiatives to champion gender equality in arts and culture. ...
Two looks from Natalie Portman, movie star and film producer
Beloved actress Natalie Portman steps out onto the Cannes FIlm Festival red carpet in two stunning looks, this time the star is stepping into her role as film producer. Natalie Portman, all pictures are curtesy of Laurent Hou. Natalie Portman, all pictures are curtesy of Laurent Hou. Natalie Portman with team, all pictures are curtesy of Laurent Hou. Natalie Portman, all pictures are curtesy of Laurent Hou. \ Natalie Portman, all pictures are curtesy of Laurent Hou....