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Video Interview with Pascal Diot, head of Venice Production Bridge 4gk40

Filmfestivals.com partner of Venice Production Bridge sat down with the Pascal Diot who shared with our audience a few practical facts and figures on the Market which he has created 6 years ago. ...

VIDEO: FilmFestivals.com blogging squad enjoying the Cannes experience 34w2m

Maddie, Jack, Ava and Sean (left to right) had a very busy Cannes attending scores of industry events and sharing the vibes for our audience. "I want to thank you very much for the opportunities you have given me in the past two weeks. It has been a pleasure to work for you, and through this festival, I have made some of the best memories of my life. I will make sure to inform you the next time I attend a film festival, thank you for your offer, and if I'm lucky enough I'll hopef...

VIDEO Women in Motion in conversation with Dakota Johnson and Ro Donnelly 6fm2w

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VIDEO conversation with Nicole Kidman at Women in Motion "I commit to making a movie with a female director every 18 months"! 563i4n

©Vittorio Zunino Celotto - Getty Images NICOLE KIDMAN - KERING WoMo       INTERVIEWER Academy Award winning, Golden Globes, SAG, Emmy, the 70th Cannes Film Festival award, you've got a couple in the trophy case at this point Nicole. NICOLE I’ve been coming to this festival for 32 years, isn't that crazy? I'm still here. I when we first came here, I came here with Far and Away and then the next year, I came with To Die For. Two very dif...

VIDEO Women in Motion Award to Nicole Kidman 423m10

On Sunday, May 18, the 2025 Women In Motion Award was presented to Nicole Kidman during the official Women In Motion Awards Ceremony at the Place de la Castre by François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and CEO of Kering, Iris Knobloch, President of the Festival de Cannes, and Thierry Frémaux, General Delegate of the Festival de Cannes. Rising Brazilian director Marianna Brennand received the Emerging Talent Award, honoring her bold vision and promise as a new, powerful voice in global ...

Alex Kahuam, the founder & CEO of the film production companies Kahuam Films [US] and Promotora NAE [Mexico], is an award-winning film director/producer/writer. He is best known for "Failure!" (starring Ted Raimi), "Forgiveness" (World Premiere in FrightFest) and the horror film "The Remedy" starring: Timothy Granaderos (13 Reasons Why), London Thor (Gen V), Doug Jones (The Shape of Water), Chris Mulkey (Twin Peaks) and Jenny O’Hara (Devil).&nbs...

Interview With French Actress, Producer, Director Nitsa Benchetrit 1p123

French Actress, Producer, Director Nitsa Benchetrit is known for her work known for “My Old Lady” (2014) and “Mary Pickford: Love Wild” (currently in post-production). She has recently produced "The Shameless" (2024) directed by Konstantin Bojanov, which premiered in Cannes 2024 in Un Certain Regard and won Best Performance by Best Actress Anasuya Sengupta and “Ravens” (2024) written and directed by mark Gill. She lives in Paris where sh...

Interview With French Actress, Producer, Director Nitsa Benchetrit 1p123

French Actress, Producer, Director Nitsa Benchetrit is known for her work known for “My Old Lady” (2014) and “Mary Pickford: Love Wild” (currently in post-production). She has recently produced "The Shameless" (2024) directed by Konstantin Bojanov, which premiered in Cannes 2024 in Un Certain Regard and won Best Performance by Best Actress Anasuya Sengupta and “Ravens” (2024) written and directed by mark Gill. She lives in Paris where she is c...

The Golden Palm - Jafar Panahi wins in Cannes 4z66z

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European Film Academy gathered for a special cocktail reception with EFA Academy President Juliette Binoche 26451t

    Last Monday, of the European Film Academy gathered for a special cocktail reception. They were ed by Academy President Juliette Binoche, who is also presiding over this year's Cannes Main Competition Jury, and who made time in between her busy screening schedule. It was a unique and joyful occasion, bringing together 250 people of our vibrant community. Amid the excitement of the festival, the cocktail reception created some memorable moments and chances to meet...

New Actor Seen in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning 6d1k3j

    Meet actor and former stuntman Stephen Oyoung; the newest cast member to Paramount Pictures' action-packed film Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (in theaters now). Stephen plays a U.S. Navy Dive Master nicknamed “Pills” who aids Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) in a time of need.   Featured on Men's Fitness and CBS Mornings, Stephen is available to discuss his move from stunts to acting, being on the set of Mission: Impossible - The Fin...

DION BEEBE (A.C.S., A.S.C.) Recipient of the 2025 PIERRE ANGÉNIEUX TRIBUTE v6v1v

Academy Award-winning for his work on Rob Marshall’s Memoirs of a Geisha, filmmaker with whom he has filmed seven times (from Chicago to The Little Mermaid), the Australian cinematographer Dion Beebe also collaborated with Jane Campion (Holy Smoke and In the cut) and with Michael Mann (Collateral and Miami Vice). He is currently shooting the biopic of Michael Jackson, directed by Antoine Fuqua.   ...

Winner of the Palme d' Or, Jafar Panahi, poses with his award 29i48

Tonight at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, Jafar Panahi won the prestigious Palme d' Or for his film "A Simple Accident". Below, Panahi can be seen posing proudly with his award, all images are courtesy of Laurent Hou (instagram: @wu.photo.video).               ...

Surprise Palme d'Or for Denzel Washington 3l3d50

"...So because Denzel you are here we want to make something special for you We want to to do a g to the gift and a a surprise because it's so precious to have you here, It's a kind of way for us to tell you our iration for what you have done in history of cinema Nobody knows about that except Spike Lee who allowed me to do that and allowed us and within few minutes we're going to to give you something special..." Thierry Fr...

Dardenne Brothers win Positive Cinema Prize - Cannes 2025 6t5q2z

The Dardenne Brothers took home the Positive Cinema Prize for their newest film Jeunes Merés, A contender for this year's Palme d'Or. Juenes Merés, their 10th feature on the croisette, follows five teenage mothers who live together in a shelter trying to make a better life for themselves and their children. The Positive Cinema Prize is awarded as part of Positive Cinema Week, an event dedicated to cinema that awakens consciousness, remains alert, questions the film indust...

Sitting down with Sunshine's director, Istvan Szabo 6z6q1a

Revisiting Sunshine: A conversation with Istvan Szabo, 25 years later Twenty-five years after the release of Sunshine, acclaimed Hungarian director István Szabó returns to Cannes with a mix of joy and reflection. Reuniting with his work after so many years, Szabó its that there’s always a lingering urge to “fix” things—an inevitable feeling for any creator revisiting old projects. “To be a filmmaker is kind of a disease,” he say...

Guillermo del Toro and Alexandre Desplat talk music in recent masterclass 3j6i2o

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 ...

Cannes tribute to the legendary filmmaker Guru Dutt's 100th birth anniversary 6s3v4g

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...

VIDEO Alfred Cervantes, Executive Director of the Houston Film Commission interviewed in Cannes 4rnt

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. Interview by Vanessa McMahon   ...

EFP elects new board - Simone Baumann re-elected as Vice President 4e565y

  European Film Promotion (EFP) has elected a new Board of Directors and welcomes two new : 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...

Better World Fund Gala to Host Cannes' First Global Red Carpet Livestream with Surprise A-List Reveal 672a1u

Tonight at 7PM.  The Better World Fund Gala Is Set To Make History CLICK HERE TO WATCH Livestream Access:  Hosting the first-ever interactive global red carpet Live stream powered by TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram.   The gala will feature a dazzling celebrity lineup, including Kevin Spacey, Rosanna Arquette, Julia Ormond, Spike Lee, and the cast of The Awakening Movie. Adding to the mystery and glamo...

Nice words on Bruno Chatelin from Nora Armani Socially Relevant Festival Founder 3p1x55

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Actress Nora Armani honored with The GOLDEN KIRK awarded by Associated Artists 3w5ar

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...

Cannes Forever ! Forever Denzel ! 1w3f2h

Paul Pogba one of 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 2b3k6e

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, , 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 Spro...

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