Having its debut in 1946, the Cannes Film Festival has since grown to be one of the most important red-carpets of all time. The Festival is not only an important piece of fashion history but of film and political history as well, having its origins in feuds between British media giants and Adolf Hitler over the Venice Film Festival awards …

With two Oscar wins under her belt, Jodie Foster has been tapped to receive the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. The actress, producer and director will receive the honour at the opening ceremony of the festival on July 6, while serving as Special Guest on the day. Foster will receive the honour thanks to her …

Spike Lee has been named Jury President for the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. The Oscar winning writer was initially scheduled to serve as Jury President for last year’s festival, but due to the Coronavirus upset, which brought the festival to a pause, his role became dysfunctional. “Loyal to his commitments, the American director promised to support the festival on its …

The Cannes Film Festival has unveiled the 56 set of films scoring a Cannes label to premiere at other film festivals following its physical cancellation due to the coronavirus in April. Forming part of the Cannes class of 2020 roster is Wes Anderson’s ‘The French Dispatch’, ‘Naomi Kawase’s ‘True Mothers’, ‘Steve McQueen’s ‘Mangrove’ and ‘Lover’s Rock’, Thomas Vinterberg’s ‘Another Round’. …

  The Cannes Film Festival is best known for two things: blockbuster film premieres and memorable red-carpet glamour. For the past 73 years of existence, every major star in Hollywood that has walked the prestigious Cannes staircase in the French Rivera has placed second to none, knowing for a fact that the whole world is watching and as such no …

Organizers of the annual Cannes Film Festival has ruled out the chance of having a physical version this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, the festival has partnered with other major film festivals such as Venice to screen some selected films originally scheduled to premiere at Cannes. “Under the circumstances, a physical edition of Cannes 2020 is hard to …

In an exclusive chat with Variety, Cannes Film Festival jury president Spike Lee has shared his judgement on the festival organizers’ decision to postpone the biggest festival in film to a later date. Lee, who is currently stationed at home with his family in Brooklyn disclosed, “I agree 100% with Thierry and the Cannes Film Festival. The world has changed …

The biggest film festival in the world, Cannes has just been enveloped by the growing coronavirus concerns. It has officially been postponed to a later date yet-to-be disclosed by organizers. The festival’s Twitter handle shared the news yesterday, “Due to the health crisis and the development of the French and international situation, the Festival de Cannes will no longer be …

Just a year after his Oscar glory with ‘BlackkKlansman’, Spike Lee has been named Jury president for the 73rd annual Cannes Film Festival. His presidential role makes him the first African-American and first person of the African diaspora to head Cannes. Lee acknowledged the new role and expressed gratitude saying, “In this life I have lived, my biggest blessings have …

The 2019 Cannes Film Festival, has finally been brought to a close. With its dramatic red carpet ensembles and highly recognized A-list stars attending photo calls for their premiered films, the festival’s closing ceremony stuck to its primary purpose of awarding the very best when it comes to film and performances. This year at the film festival, about 20 movies …