Cannes Film Festival opens with politically-charged speech by Eye Haïdara and honorary Palme d’Or for Peter Jackson

The hostess paid tribute to those who 'resist, here and elsewhere,' lending a political note to her speech on Tuesday, while New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson, creator of the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy, received an honorary Palme d'Or for his life's work.

Cannes is a beautiful, gruelling circus. I wouldn’t quit it for anything | Agnès Poirier

The festival is a celebration of cinema and a frantic trade show all at once. After 25 years, I can’t help but go back Nothing prepares you for the shock that is the Cannes film festival: the adrenaline, the fatigue, the elation and the emotion, but also the hunger, the anger, the magic and the ridicule. For young cinephiles, and for almost everybody who works in the film industry, it is the mecca of cinema and has been so for nearly eight decades. Anyone going for the first time this week, a...

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Who walks the red carpet at Cannes?

🎞️ Who really walks the steps at Cannes Film Festival?Not just the stars and not on the same carpet! 🚕Celebrities arrive by car, guests on foot, and badges decide everything. At Cannes, even the red carpet has a hierarchy.

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Berlin-Based Data-Driven Submission Platform Miralot Aims to Better Connect Filmmakers and Festivals (EXCLUSIVE)

Ahead of this year’s Marché du Film in Cannes, former festival distributor Moritz Schneider is launching Miralot, a data-driven film festival matching and submission platform aimed at helping filmmakers navigate the increasingly fragmented global festival landscape more strategically. The Berlin-based platform, founded by Schneider and Justus Timm, is backed by Roger Crotti, former Disney chief […]

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Peter Jackson Talks AI Filmmaking in Cannes: “It’s Just a Tool Like Any Other”

The Oscar-winning 'Lord of the Rings' filmmaker, in Cannes to accept an honorary Palme d'Or, likened AI tools to the stop-motion craft behind the original 'King Kong,' while insisting that actors must approve any AI re-creation of their likeness.

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Alia Bhatt’s dreamy Cannes 2026 gown took 110 hours to hand-paint; Meet the Indian artist behind the viral look

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Peter Jackson On Handing Directing Reins Over To Andy Serkis For ‘Lord Of The Rings: Hunt For Gollum’; Also Another ‘Tintin’ In The Works – Cannes

“I could have directed it, but I thought, I’ve done that,” said Peter Jackson today at his Cannes Film Festival Rendez-Vous about why he’s sitting out as director on Lord of the Rings: Hunt for Gollum. “It would be more interesting with this particular story –which takes place between Hobbit and Lord of the Rings […]

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Bonjour, Cannes

The 79th Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday on the French Riviera, with Pierre Salvadori's period romance "The Electric Kiss" kicking off a 12-day run that wraps May 23. Jane Fonda and Gong Li presented the opening ceremony, where Peter Jackson collected an honorary Palme d'Or. Barbra Streisand is set to receive the same honor later in the festival. Park Chan-wook presides over the main competition jury, becoming the first Korean filmmaker to hold the post. Park leads a panel that includes Demi

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