Cannes (Event)

Renate Reinsve on vomit-inducing reviews and 19-minute standing ovations: ‘You feel your face go stiff from smiling so long’
The Norwegian star was considering giving up acting to be a carpenter when Joachim Trier wrote The Worst Person in the World for her. Now the pair have teamed up again – but she refuses to get carried away by all the praise
The Guardian - UK
11 min read
Palme d’Or winning director Jafar Panahi sentenced to prison by Iran Revolutionary Court
Iran has sentenced acclaimed filmmaker and Cannes Palme d’Or winner Jafar Panahi to one year in prison and imposed a travel ban for allegedly engaging in “propaganda activities” against the state. The verdict, delivered in absentia, was confirmed by his lawyer Mostafa Nili.
Euronews
4 min read
Sirāt review – rave in the desert leads to exasperating quest in the sands of Morocco
Oliver Laxe’s Cannes prize winner about a father’s search for his missing daughter starts impressively then descends into Pythonesque perdition
The Guardian - UK
4 min read
European Film Awards 2026: 'Sentimental Value' and 'Sirāt' lead nominations in key categories
Three Cannes-premiering (and winning) films - Joachim Trier's 'Sentimental Value,' Óliver Laxe's 'Sirāt' and Jafar Panahi's 'It Was Just an Accident' - are among the nominees for Europe's top film prize.
Euronews
6 min read
Desert raves and apocalyptic doom collide in 'Sirāt,' one of the year's most talked about films
Since its prize-winning debut at the Cannes Film Festival, “Sirāt” has been one the year’s most talked about films
The Independent UK
6 min read
See-Through Clothing, Garment That Broke The Internet: Before Sydney Sweeney's Silver Dress, These Naked Fashion Made Headlines
Sydney Sweeney's silver dress went viral, but see-through fashion has long turned heads — from Bella Hadid to Julia Fox on the Cannes red carpet.
International Business Times UK
4 min read
A Mind of My Own by Kathy Burke review – a brilliant, blunt and beautiful memoir
The actor on being called ugly, telling Johnny Rotten to F-off, and striking gold at Cannes
The Guardian - UK
5 min read
‘I hope he goes to jail’: Brazil’s Cannes-winning director on Bolsonaro and political amnesia
Kleber Mendonça Filho’s gripping thriller The Secret Agent is set in the 70s but casts light on present-day politics
The Guardian - UK
6 min read
‘London could 100% compete with Cannes’: Aids charity UK gala debut honours Tracey Emin
AmfAR, set up by Elizabeth Taylor, is known for hosting lavish parties and raising huge sums for HIV and Aids research
The Guardian - UK
4 min read
It Was Just an Accident LFF review: this comic Iranian revenge thriller is devastatingly superb
5/5 Director Jafar Panahi won the big prize at Cannes and no wonder. This will surely be 2025’s best film
Evening Standard
4 min read