The full line-up for France's 2012 Cannes Film Festival has been finalised and will include designer Jean-Paul Gaultier, actor Ewan McGregor, American director Alexander Payne, and actresses Diane Kruger and Emmanuelle Devos.
With US films made by non-Americans, a Japanese romance from an Iranian director, a French actress in a South Korean film, and an Australian pop star in a French film, this year's Cannes line-up points to cinema’s increasingly blurred borders.
Brad Pitt, Nicole Kidman and Robert Pattinson are revealed to be among the big names that will compete at the world’s top movie showcase, the Cannes Film Festival. Also on the show, an Italian museum sets fire to its art in protest at brutal funding cuts. Finally, tributes pour in for one of the most influential men in pop music, Dick Clark, who died at age 82.
Acclaimed film-makers David Cronenberg, Alain Resnais and Michael Haneke are among the familiar faces included in the line-up for the 65th Cannes Film Festival, which will also feature a 17th appearance by British director Ken Loach.
Co-star of French award-winning silent movie “The Artist”, Berenice Bejo, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in the film, has been announced as the host of the Cannes Film Festival’s opening and closing ceremonies.
This year's Cannes Film Festival will open with Wes Anderson's ``Moonrise Kingdom'', organisers announced Friday. The American filmmaker is best known for his quirky comedies “The Royal Tenenbaums” and “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou”.
Filmmaker Nanni Moretti will lead the jury at the Cannes Film Festival from May 16-27. Moretti's "Habemus Papam" (We Have a Pope) was shown at Cannes last year while his "La Stanza del Figlio" (The Son's Room) won the Palme d'Or in 2001.
High on its trio of Golden Globe awards, “The Artist” looks more than ever like an Oscar favourite. France24.com takes a closer look at how a black-and-white, silent French film charmed Hollywood into submission.
Eve Jackson gets up close and personal with director Gus Van Sant about his new release, "Restless". She also finds the funny side in a film about a stressed-out pope.
It has been 30 years since François Mitterrand came to power. We take a look at modern France's only socialist president. Also, investigators ask whether a man suspected of murdering his family was inspired by a similar case that took place in the United States 40 years ago. Finally, the Cannes film festival kicks off. We offer a sneak peek of the most talked about movies.
