Latest Cannes News – Page 2
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NewsCannes Jury Prize winner ‘Sirât’ sells widely including to UK-Ireland
Twenty additional territory sales unveiled after prize win.
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News‘Two Prosecutors’, ‘It Was Just An Accident’ finish joint top of Screen’s Cannes jury grid
The Dardenne brothers’ ’Young Mothers’, and Kelly Reichardt’s ’The Mastermind’ were the last titles to land on the grid.
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NewsCannes power coming back on; “malicious acts” of vandalism caused outage, say authorities
Some festivalgoers unable to access online tickets, and therefore screenings.
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NewsCannes closing ceremony to go ahead despite mass power cut across south of France
Palais des Festivals has switched to independent power supply.
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NewsNine talking points from the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
From tariffs to trees, there was plenty to talk about at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
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NewsChile’s ‘The Mysterious Gaze Of The Flamingo’ wins top Un Certain Regard award at Cannes
Other winners include ’A Poet’, ’Pillion’, ’Once Upon a Time in Gaza’ and ’Urchin’
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NewsUK sales executives report good Cannes business on well-packaged projects
Buyers from Germany and Eastern Europe were active but France, the US and ….Russia, less so.
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NewsOliver Laxe’s Cannes Competition title ‘Sirât’ heads to North America, Italy, Turkey, India
The Match Factory handles international sales.
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NewsCannes Competition fantasy epic ‘Resurrection’ swept up by international buyers
EXCLUSIVE: Jackson Yee and Shu Xi star in the film that is being sold by Les Films du Losange.
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NewsBi Gan’s ‘Resurrection’ divides critics on Cannes jury grid; ‘Woman And Child’ also lands
Saeed Roustayee makes his second appearance on the jury grid.
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NewsFirst Iraqi film to play at Cannes wins Directors’ Fortnight audience award
‘The President’s Cake’ takes the only audience award on offer across the whole festival.
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NewsAfrica International Film Festival launches Film and Content Market in Cannes
The Africa International Film Festival signed an MoU with the Nigerian culture ministry.
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NewsJafar Panahi’s Cannes title ‘It Was Just An Accident’ sells to North America, international territories
Neon planning North America theatrical release later this year.
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NewsHas Cannes 2025 marked a turning point for the European film industry?
President Trump’s pre-festival film tariff threat seems to have spurred European politicians, policy makers and producers into action.
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NewsCannes Competition title ‘Sound Of Falling’ sells to North America, UK-Ire
Further territories include Turkey, India.
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NewsDecent showings for ‘Sentimental Value’, ‘Romeria’ on Cannes jury grid; ‘The History Of Sound’ scores low
Joachim Trier, Carla Simon and Oliver Hermanus titles all land on Screen’s grid.
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News“Tenderness is the new punk” says Joachim Trier in Cannes
“Polarisation, anger and machismo aren’t the way forward.”
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NewsPaul Mescal criticises ‘The History Of Sound’, ‘Brokeback Mountain’ comparisons
”I find those comparisons lazy and frustrating,” said Mescal. ”I don’t see the parallels at all.”
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NewsFIAPF issues robust statement to defend film festivals from ‘unprecedented attacks’
EXCLUSIVE: Festival accrediation body publishes public statement to reaffirm artistic and operational independence of film festivals.
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NewsCannes Competition title ‘The Secret Agent’ sells to UK-Ire, LatAm, India
Film has a decent 2.8 score on Screen’s Cannes jury grid.