Find all the latest articles and watch TV shows, reports and podcasts related to Cannes Film Festival on France 24https://s.france24.com/media/display/99f8a93a-e6c1-11ee-9116-005056bf30b7/w:1280/p:16x9/img-default-F24.jpghttps://www.france24.com/en/tag/cannes-film-festival/https://www.france24.com/en/tag/cannes-film-festival/Thu, 15 May 2025 02:58:00 GMTarts24https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/arts24/20250514-arts24-in-cannes-tom-cruise-brings-the-final-mission-impossible-to-the-croisette Arts24 editor Eve Jackson brings you the latest from the Croisette – where Hollywood spectacle meets searing real-world stories. One of the most anticipated films of the festival – 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning' – premieres with Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell and the returning cast. 525e4b3c-30f0-11f0-9727-005056a97652Wed, 14 May 2025 19:08:36 GMTEve JACKSONCulturehttps://www.france24.com/en/culture/20250514-cannes-2025-mission-impossible-global-franchise-french-connection-tom-cruise Tom Cruise returned to the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday for the global premiere of “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”, which may or may not be the saga’s final episode, going full circle on a French connection that began three decades ago with a memorable first instalment starring Jean Reno and Emmanuelle Béart.  d3819b4c-30d2-11f0-bf15-005056a97652Wed, 14 May 2025 16:14:19 GMT© Benoît Tessier, ReutersDavid RICHarts24https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/arts24/20250514-cannes-2025-after-long-love-affair-with-the-festival-juliette-binoche-is-jury-president Arts editor Eve Jackson brings us the latest from the Cannes Film Festival, including more on the iconic French actress Juliette Binoche who is presiding over the competition jury. She also talks about the highlights from the opening ceremony and looks ahead to the premiere of the new "Mission: Impossible" film. 5fac1d7a-30d0-11f0-b903-005056a97652Wed, 14 May 2025 15:58:48 GMTEve JACKSONhttps://www.france24.com/en/video/20250514-cannes-festival-why-is-the-red-carpet-red-1 The red carpet at the #CannesFilmFestival set the standard for red carpets at major events around the world. But... why is it red? Take a look 👀 44f3af66-30c1-11f0-8493-005056a97652Wed, 14 May 2025 12:54:35 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250514-cannes-festival-why-is-the-red-carpet-red The red carpet at the #CannesFilmFestival set the standard for red carpets at major events around the world. But... why is it red? Take a look 👀 804e478a-30ba-11f0-9fe6-005056bf762bWed, 14 May 2025 12:07:55 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250514-a-flurry-of-stars-on-the-red-carpet-for-the-opening-night-of-the-cannes-film-festival Eva Longoria, Halle Berry, Robert De Niro, or Juliette Binoche... a flurry of stars graced the red carpet in Cannes during the opening ceremony of the festival. 76661b14-30a4-11f0-a36f-005056a97652Wed, 14 May 2025 09:18:55 GMTFRANCE24arts24https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/arts24/20250513-robert-de-niro-honoured-on-opening-night-at-the-cannes-film-festival In arts24 in Cannes, film critic Emma Jones joins culture editor Eve Jackson on opening night to discuss what to look out for at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, as film greats like Robert De Niro, Scarlett Johannson, Robert Pattinson and Tom Cruise descend on the south of France for 12 days of movie madness. f76ea4fa-300f-11f0-9baa-005056a97652Tue, 13 May 2025 19:23:23 GMTEve JACKSONhttps://www.france24.com/en/video/20250513-for-or-against-nudity-on-the-red-carpet-2 #FRANCE24 journalist Stella Elgersma asks festival-goers for their thoughts on the nudity ban, announced just one day before the start of the 78th #CannesFilmFestival 👀 #Cannes2025  2fd544d0-301e-11f0-9462-005056bf762bTue, 13 May 2025 17:28:20 GMTFRANCE24Culturehttps://www.france24.com/en/culture/20250513-cannes-urged-set-metoo-example-festival-opens-with-depardieu-guilty-verdict-binoche Once a favourite playground for Hollywood’s serial predator Harvey Weinstein, the glitzy French Riviera gathering is under pressure to fully embrace the belated #MeToo wave that has swept France’s film industry and brought down one of its most iconic faces, Gérard Depardieu.   6226e476-300e-11f0-bb29-005056a97652Tue, 13 May 2025 15:43:22 GMT© Thibault Camus, APBenjamin DODMANhttps://www.france24.com/en/video/20250513-who-is-juliette-binoche-the-head-of-the-2025-cannes-festival-s-jury Celebrated French actress Juliette Binoche will chair the 2025 Cannes Film Festival jury. FRANCE 24’s Elitsa Gadeva tells us more about her four-decade film career. ef1df718-3007-11f0-b3ab-005056bf762bTue, 13 May 2025 14:38:27 GMTFRANCE24Entre Noushttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/entre-nous/20250513-depardieu-guilty-verdict-exposing-flaws-in-french-cinema-and-courts With French actor Gérard Depardieu found guilty by a Paris court of assaulting two women on a film set, we dive into how this case has exposed multiple issues with the French judicial system, and how it could help shift what the French parliament calls systemic, massive abuse in the French film industry. d2976456-2fff-11f0-bab3-005056bf762bTue, 13 May 2025 14:11:15 GMTSolange MOUGINarts24https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/arts24/20250513-cannes-chronicle-g%C3%A9rard-depardieu-found-guilty-of-sexual-assault-on-festival-s-opening-day The likes of Robert De Niro, Tom Cruise and Scarlett Johansson will be descending on the south of France for the glitziest date on the movie calendar, the Cannes Film Festival. In our Cannes Chronicle, our culture editor Eve Jackson tells about the most anticipated films and names expected on the red carpet, including a gay romance with Paul Mescal, a documentary about U2's Bono and the new and last instalment of "Mission: Impossible". But first, Eve brings us reaction to the guilty verdict in the sexual assault trial of French cinema icon Gérard Depardieu. 184bee68-2fe2-11f0-aba7-005056a97652Tue, 13 May 2025 13:54:29 GMTEve JACKSONhttps://www.france24.com/en/video/20250513-cannes-opens-with-binoche-s-jury-and-de-niro-getting-an-honorary-palme-d-or The 78th Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday with expectations running high for what could be a banner edition. All of the ingredients — an absurd number of stars, top-tier filmmakers, political intrigue — seem to be lined up for the French Riviera spectacular. Over the next 12 days, Cannes will play host to megawatt premieres including those of “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,” Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest” and Ari Aster’s “Eddington.” Details by Emma Jones, film critic in Cannes. 23126b16-2fff-11f0-bb9b-005056bf762bTue, 13 May 2025 13:35:26 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250513-cannes-film-festival-what-to-expect-of-the-2025-edition Tom Cruise returned to the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday for the global premiere of “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”, which may or may not be the saga’s final episode, going full circle on a French connection that began three decades ago with a memorable first instalment starring Jean Reno and Emmanuelle Béart.  27c115d4-2ff7-11f0-bb53-005056a97652Tue, 13 May 2025 12:38:21 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250513-cannes-film-festival-kicks-off Join France24 for fifteen days of exclusive coverage from inside the Cannes Film Festival — one of the most renowned film events in the world! Stay tuned! 2daf00a8-2f86-11f0-a466-005056bf762bTue, 13 May 2025 07:14:54 GMTFRANCE24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20250513-cannes-festival-to-kick-off-with-3-film-tribute-to-ukraine-honarary-palme-d-or-for-de-niro The 78th Cannes Film Festival opens Tuesday with a three-film tribute to Ukraine and expectations running high for a mega edition this year as 22 films compete for the top prize, the Palme d'Or. Hollywood acting legend Robert De Niro will receive an honorary Palme d'Or, 49 years after "Taxi Driver" won Cannes' top prize.   3bbf7a34-2fc1-11f0-958c-005056bf762bTue, 13 May 2025 06:38:15 GMT© Joel Ryan, APFRANCE 24Culturehttps://www.france24.com/en/culture/20250512-cannes-gaza-hollywood Over 350 film figures, including stars Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon, denounced "genocide" in Gaza in an open letter Monday ahead of Cannes Festival. "We cannot stay silent," said the letter, backed by pro-Palestinian groups and published in Libération and Variety. 5692b6aa-2f7b-11f0-b388-005056bf762bMon, 12 May 2025 22:29:51 GMT© Valery Hache, AFPFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250512-hollywood-stars-condemn-gaza-genocide-on-eve-of-cannes-festival The 78th edition of the annual Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday with political statements and emotional tributes: Juliette Binoche honoured slain Palestinian journalist Fatima Hassouna and Robert De Niro blasted Donald Trump. The opening ceremony also saw stars clash with a new dress code and ongoing tensions over the Gaza war. 08f709cc-2f77-11f0-8f66-005056a97652Mon, 12 May 2025 21:21:13 GMT© Antonin Thuillier, AFPFRANCE 24Culturehttps://www.france24.com/en/culture/20250512-cannes-film-festival-gears-up-mission-impossible-trump-trade-wars-loom-tom-cruise The 78th Cannes Film Festival kicks off on Tuesday with a typically tantalising line-up of indie auteurs, Hollywood stars and the final instalment in Tom Cruise’s “Mission: Impossible” saga. But US President Donald Trump’s threat of steep tariffs on foreign-made movies risks dominating conversations at the French Riviera gathering.  0b948a34-2f58-11f0-b54a-005056a97652Mon, 12 May 2025 18:45:45 GMT© Benoit Tessier, ReutersBenjamin DODMANFocushttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20250512-from-kazakhstan-to-hollywood-equestrian-stuntmen-coveted-by-film-studios Specialising in combat and equestrian aerobatics, Kazakhstan supplies many of the stuntmen for Hollywood productions such as "Mulan" and "Napoleon". With its spectacular landscapes and recognised expertise, the country is becoming a new hub for action films, attracting more and more international shoots. Buoyed by the success of its stuntmen, the Kazakh film industry as a whole is now enjoying a golden age. FRANCE 24's team reports. 2660d0ee-2ce1-11f0-a7ad-005056a97652Mon, 12 May 2025 09:44:22 GMTLucie BERBEYhttps://www.france24.com/en/video/20250512-france-cannes-festival-readies-for-78th-edition A total of 22 films have been announced in the main competition at this year's Cannes film festival, which kicks off on the French Riviera on May 13. b2ac3f1a-2f12-11f0-9fe4-005056bf762bMon, 12 May 2025 09:22:59 GMTFRANCE24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250512-reel-tensions-trump-film-trade-war-looms-over-cannes US President Donald Trump has threatened to slap 100-percent tariffs on films “produced in foreign lands” in an expansion of his trade war agenda that is likely to undercut the commercial prospects of an industry already under pressure from online streaming platforms. Trump's announcement came just days ahead of the start of the Cannes film festival. 08cdc4f2-2ef2-11f0-83e7-005056a97652Mon, 12 May 2025 05:29:10 GMT© Jim Watson, AFPFRANCE 24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250511-cannes-gears-up-78th-festival-global-tensions-trump-tariff-threat-foreign-films The 78th Cannes Film Festival is set to kick off Tuesday amid growing geopolitical tensions and US President Donald Trump’s proposal to impose 100 percent tariffs on international films, with filmmakers coming from nearly every corner of the globe to showcase their movies. da7a058a-2e7d-11f0-a446-005056a97652Sun, 11 May 2025 15:58:16 GMT© Valery Hache, AFPFRANCE 24Eye on Africahttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20250502-lights-camera-africa-acclaimed-actress-a%C3%AFssa-ma%C3%AFga-on-the-festival-circuit Lagos meets Paris. From May 7 to 11, the NollywoodWeek Film Festival is back in the French capital for its 2025 edition. This year, the festival is under the patronage of acclaimed actress and activist Aïssa Maïga. She joins us to talk about the festival's programme and the ongoing development of the African film industry. She also tells us about her next film, "Promised Sky", which will open the "Un Certain regard" sidebar at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival. 68fbf4ec-2791-11f0-86ad-005056a97652Fri, 02 May 2025 20:41:28 GMTClarisse FORTUNÉen