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The Indian actress, producer and author on returning to Cannes for the Red Sea Film Festival Women in Cinema dinner, channeling true-crime trauma into ‘Bayaan’, and why she refuses to be put in a box. There is a particular kind of poise that comes from having stood on the Croisette before anyone knew your name. Huma Qureshi has it. When ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ world-premiered at Cannes in 2012, it…

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alo yoga | the new french riviera sanctuaries and cannes takeover

Somewhere between a post-Pilates Erewhon smoothie and a Cannes Film Festival yacht party, ALO has found its natural habitat. The Los Angeles wellness empire is officially arriving on the French Riviera this summer with an aggressively sun-drenched expansion that stretches from Cannes to Saint-Tropez and straight onto the Mediterranean itself. Founded in Los Angeles in 2007, the brand built its…

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‘Fjord’ by Romania’s Cristian Mungiu wins Cannes’ top prize

Second Palme d’Or for director after 2007 win ‘Minotaur’ from Russia’s Zvyagintsev takes Grand Prix Singer, actor Barbra Streisand honoured in absentia CANNES, France — Romanian director Cristian Mungiu won the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or top prize for the second time on Saturday with his Norwegian-set drama that explores clashing cultures, “Fjord.” This year’s jury president, South Korean…

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Russian war drama among favourites for top Cannes film prize

A tense family drama set against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is among the favourites for top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, which will be awarded at a star-packed ceremony later Saturday. “Minotaur”, by exiled Russian auteur Andrey Zvyagintsev, depicting a callous businessman caught up in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, is one […]

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the princess in the boardroom

Yvonne Chaka Chaka on creators’ rights, raising African sons and the work that comes after the stage. Some artists never leave the spotlight, even when they step away from it. Yvonne Chaka Chaka, born Ntombizodwa Machaka in Dobsonville, Soweto, in 1965, has been at the forefront of South African popular music for more than four decades. She is the Princess of Africa: a title bestowed on her in…

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Cannes red carpet showstoppers

While the Oscars and the Met Ball are one-night wonders, the Cannes Film Festival is the fashion equivalent of an ultra marathon — 11 days and nights of unrelenting red carpet premieres featuring some of the planet’s biggest stars and influencers. Ahead of Saturday’s awards ceremony, AFP brings you some of the chicest and craziest […]

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SWELL on tour fall 2026 – one show down, one up…

Having to change plans is never fun, but if you can adjust them far enough in advance, there’s little to no drama involved. That’s just to say that the show in Preston (UK), scheduled for Saturday, November 7, has been CANCELED—to be clear: for reasons unrelated to the band. So much for the bad news. […]

« La honte Gilles Lellouche » : la gauche attaque l’acteur pour avoir recadré un journaliste anti-RN

Un bref extrait d’une conférence de presse avec Gilles Lellouche, lundi 18 mai, fait le tour des réseaux sociaux. Interrogé par le média Paroles d’honneur sur le fait de « combattre...

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At Cannes, Almodovar says artists have duty to speak out against ‘monsters’ like Trump

CANNES, France — Oscar-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodovar urged artists to speak out about the crises facing society on Wednesday, describing it as their moral duty against “monsters” like U.S. President Donald Trump. “The creator, from their small platform, each from their own, must speak without mincing words,” said Almodovar at the Cannes Film Festival after the premiere of […]

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Rami Malek makes Cannes debut in AIDS crisis drama ‘The Man I Love’

CANNES, France — Oscar-winning actor Rami Malek made his debut on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet on Wednesday with Ira Sachs’ competition film about living with HIV/AIDS in 1980s New York City, “The Man I Love.” “To be a part of it here for the first time in my life and at this age is an […]

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purpose on the red carpet

The USC President Jessica Chaijaya is proving that influence and impact can share the same stage. At the 79th Cannes Film Festival, the red carpet is as long and luminous as ever. But for Jessica Chaijaya, walking it was never the point. The Indonesian-born, Dublin-based president of the United Society Council arrived at this year’s edition with a delegation of philanthropists from Indonesia,…

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Cate Blanchett diz que #MeToo ‘morreu muito rapidamente’ em Hollywood

"O que isso revelou foi uma camada sistêmica de abuso, não apenas neste setor, mas em todos os setores, e se você não identificar um problema, não poderá resolvê-lo", disse a atriz

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Michael Fassbender and wife Alicia beam at Cannes after joint movie receives standing ovation

Michael Fassbender and his wife, Alicia Vikander, beamed with pride as their joint film received rave reviews at the Cannes International Film Festival on Sunday night. The pair, who tied the knot in October 2017, received a six-minute standing ovation for their new South Korean science-fiction film, Hope. The movie marks the couple's first time starring […]

At Cannes, Jane Schoenbrun reshapes slasher genre in ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’

CANNES, France — U.S. filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun’s new horror film, “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma”, was borne of a desire to remake a genre beloved by many despite its troubling aspects, the director told Reuters before its Cannes Film Festival premiere on Wednesday. Some horror films, including the slasher subgenre popularised by “Halloween”, have been criticised as […]

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Cannes Film Festival 2026: All the Best Celebrity Menswear Looks

No one does it like Cannes. Set in one of the chicest locations on the planet and steeped in fashion history, the 12-day film festival is one of the most important cinematic events of the year, and unquestionably the most glamorous. The annual invitation-only fete also operates as a two-week immersion in luxury hotels and […]

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Indie films race for Cannes top prize with big studios absent

Twenty-two films compete for Palme d’Or from Tuesday Cristian Mungiu and Hirokazu Kore-eda seek second award John Travolta making directorial debut CANNES — Tales of war, grief and artificial intelligence join a race for the 2026 Cannes Film Festival’s top prize from Tuesday, in a contest left wide open by the absence of big studio contenders and other […]

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Cannes Film Festival 2026 explained: Contenders, history and who’s attending

CANNES, France — The Cannes Film Festival, the annual celebration of independent cinema on the French Riviera, kicks off on Tuesday, with John Travolta, Adam Driver and Barbra Streisand among the superstars set to walk the red carpet. Below are some facts about the event and this year’s contenders. How did it begin? Cannes is the world’s biggest […]

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