Harlem Renaissance documentary finally gets global premiere 50 years after cameras rolled

Once Upon a Time in Harlem, completed by relatives of William Greaves after his death, showcased at Cannes In 1969, the pioneering documentarian William Greaves wrote of his fury over the racially degrading stereotypes that white film producers threw up on American screens. “It became clear to me that unless we black people began to produce information for screen and television there would always be a distortion of the ‘black image,’” he said. Three years later, Greaves began work on what he ...

By Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent

Demi Moore, Heidi Klum bring bombshell glamour to Cannes in head-turning looks

Demi Moore, Heidi Klum and Andie MacDowell led stunning red carpet fashion moments at the glamorous 79th Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera.

Cannes Film Festival: American movie 'Paper Tiger' makes Cannes debut

Eve Jackson, our culture editor, is live from Cannes.

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Hollywood Shunned Cannes in 2026: What Will It Take for Studio Blockbusters and Netflix to Return?

In 2001, Thierry Frémaux arrived in Cannes with a mandate: Build a bridge to Hollywood. The newly installed festival director made a pilgrimage to Los Angeles to sell the major studios on the virtues of having their movies premiere on the Riviera. And he found two important believers in Tom Rothman and Jim Gianopulos, who […]

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‘Sheep in the Box’ Review: Hirokazu Kore-eda Trains His Tender Gaze on Human-AI Co-Existence in a Grief Drama in Search of an Emotional Payoff

A couple scarred by the tragic loss of their young son sign up for a robotics program that recreates the deceased as lifelike humanoids in the 2018 Palme d'Or winner's latest.

By David Rooney

Why is African cinema out of the picture at the Cannes Film Festival?

Does the absence of African films in the main competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival point to a glass ceiling? Or is African cinema still slowly but surely finding its way to the top table?

By Alison Hird with RFI

Darren Aronofsky Talks Panned ‘On This Day… 1776′, Trio Of Primordial Soup Projects & Industry Fears – Cannes AI Summit

Black Swan and Requiem for a Dream director Darren Aronofsky has revealed he is pushing on with American Revolution-themed AI project On This Day… 1776, the first part of which was widely panned on its release in January. The director told the AI for Talent Summit in Cannes on Saturday that the spirit of the […]

By Melanie Goodfellow

At Cannes, a juror claims anti-Israel activists face blacklisting

While there was no official boycott or blacklisting of Israelis this year, Israeli films were not part of the festival.

Sanam Saeed pays tribute to Pakistani cinema icon Shamim Ara during Cannes debut

Actor says Ara 'never got an invitation to Cannes, but her work made mine possible'

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