Americans take top prizes at Cannes
By Reuters
29 May 2017 |
8:20 am
Sofia Coppola and Joaquin Phoenix get top honours at the Cannes Film Festival, winning 'Best Director' and 'Best Actor' respectively.
In this article
Related
19 Apr 2019
Cannes Film festival chronicle.
22 Apr 2019
Meet the star tailor of the Cannes Film Festival.
1 Dec 2019
The Warner Bros. film recently passed $1 billion worldwide. Besides smashing many box office records, 'Joker' won the Golden Lion at this year's Venice International Film Festival. According to 'The Hollywood Reporter,' director Todd Phillips is expected to helm the followup.
16 May 2020
The Cannes Film Festival is a hotspot for designer jewelry, and three brands dominate the red carpets: Chopard, Bulgari, and De Grisogono. Here's a look at the most dazzling rings, necklaces, and bracelets that celebs have taken to the south of France.
17 May 2020
Luxurious red carpet fashion at the Cannes Film Festival is enlivened by carefree, tropical color trends. From Uma Thurman and Charlize Theron in canary yellow, to Jane Fonda and Eva Longoria in aquamarine, here's a review of the most powerful style statements through the years.
26 May 2020
Unsurprisingly, classic French label Chanel is the most popular designer brand on the red carpet at Cannes. France's premiere film festival is also where we can expect to see masterful new designs from fashion houses including Elie Saab, Zuhair Murad, and Georges Hobeika.
13 Jun 2021
Clovis Casali talks to Thierry Frémaux, the director of the Cannes Film Festival. After being cancelled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the world's biggest cinema event is back with an exciting line-up. Wes Anderson, Sean Penn, Nanni Moretti and Jacques Audiard are all competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or.
9 Jul 2021
Members of the Cannes Film Festival jury and actors, directors and cultural figures pose for the press following the festival's opening ceremony and first screening.
29 Jan 2022
We look to the Mexican papers as journalists there protest after a high-profile journalist is murdered outside her home. Antwerp customs officials sound the alarm on what they call a greater security threat than terrorism: the international drug trade. Also, French rugby star Antoine Dupont graces the cover of GQ France. Finally, Taylor Swift finds surprising support in Chile's president-elect after she's criticised by former Blur frontman Damon Albarn!
18 May 2022
As the 75th Cannes Film Festival gets underway, FRANCE 24's Olivia Salazar-Winspear brings us a glimpse of what its opening ceremony will involve, including a Palme d’Honneur for Forest Whitaker. We also take a look at the composition of this year’s jury, with French actor Vincent Lindon shepherding an artistic team who'll assess the features competing for the Palme d’Or. Plus we get a preview of the opening film "Final Cut", in which director Michel Hazanavicius declares his love for genre movies in a lighthearted French parody of a zombie horror slasher.
Latest
21 mins ago
At the start of a trip to Democratic Republic of Congo, Pope Francis has said that Africa is not a "mine to be stripped" as he took aim at the "poison of greed" fueling conflicts on the continent.
24 mins ago
EXCLUSIVE: For the past decade, Wolfsburg have ruled women's football in Germany and this Bundesliga season is no different. Financial clout helps, but as star striker Ewa Pajor tells DW, success is in the club's DNA.
27 mins ago
We know a lot about how mummies were embalmed, but the specific substances and mixtures and how exactly they were used have long eluded us — until now.
2 hours ago
With his appointment, the 34-year-old Israeli musician adds another top-notch orchestra to his portfolio. Shani's predecessor, Valery Gergiev, was fired in 2022 after failing to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
2 hours ago
In some species of anglerfish, including a very rare footballfish (Himantolophus melanolophus), the small male tracks down a female and bites on to her. When she releases her eggs, he fertilises them then swims off into the dark to search for another mate.
2 hours ago
The FBI search of the president's second home in Delaware has ended without classified documents being unearthed. Classified documents had previously been found in Biden's other home and a former office.