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Highlights From Cannes As Film Festival Wraps Up

As the Cannes film festival hands out its prizes, AFP looks back at some of the highlights of a politically charged fortnight of screenings and celebrity sightings.

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Power outage hits Cannes Film Festival and traffic in southeastern France

A major power outage has hit southeastern France, disrupting traffic and briefly halting events at the Cannes Film Festival as the prestigious event prepared to hand out its top prize

The Independent UK

Cannes prepares to award the Palme d'Or, with Neon positioned to add to an unprecedented streak

Can Neon extend one of the most unprecedented streaks in movies

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Scarlett Johansson, Kristen Stewart and Harris Dickinson are now directors. Here's what they say

The Cannes Film Festival has played host to the directorial debuts of three stars

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‘Revelatory, magnetic, unknown’: how Frank Dillane became a star at Cannes

With a breakout performance in Urchin, the actor has emerged from cult TV fame to the cusp of major stardom – a new ‘post-alpha male’ lead to join the ranks of Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor

The Guardian - UK

Panda wins the 2025 Palm Dog award at Cannes — and a look-alike accepts

It’s called the Palm Dog contest, but the winner of the annual Cannes Film Festival tradition was a Panda

The Independent UK

Concerns Rise After Angelina Jolie Is Seen In Series Of “Uncomfortable” Moments With Bodyguard

Angelina Jolie appears to be annoyed by one of her security guards while she attended the Cannes Film Festival, her first appearance at the event since 2011

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Falling palm trees and a faltering Palme d’Or director: how Cannes 2025 went – and who will win

In a Cannes film festival where the greatest movies were about dictatorships and political cruelty, our chief critic shares his picks for the prix

The Guardian - UK

Eva Longoria shares tips on how to have the best Cannes

The actor-director discloses her best advice for newbies attending the bustling film festival

The Independent UK

Bella Hadid's blonde hair transformation took two days

Model Bella Hadid spent two days with her hair stylist to go from brunette to blonde for her appearance at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

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Hayley Hasselhoff pays homage to late mom on Cannes red carpet

Hayley Hasselhoff paid tribute to her late mom, Pamela Bach Hasselhoff, with her Cannes Film Festival outfit on Wednesday (21.05.25), donning a custom gown that was inspired by her mother's 1996 Golden Globe Awards outfit.

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Awkward clapping, no-sand beaches and Alexander Skarsgård’s thigh-high boots: a trip to Cannes to see my film

Harry Lighton’s film Pillion is based on the novel Box Hill so, misgivings riding alongside, it felt right for the author to motorbike to the film festival for its premiere

The Guardian - UK

Paul Mescal & Gracie Abrams (Almost) Hard-Launched Their Romance At Cannes

Just give us the red carpet debut already!

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Scarlett Johansson debuts as a director in Cannes with a comic tale of grief and empathy

In an interview, Scarlett Johansson says there's “a lack of empathy in the zeitgeist.”

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On the road to somewhere … Cannes film festival reminds us world cinema and ‘globalism’ are not the same

It might look like a platform for the films ‘produced in foreign lands’ that Donald Trump despises. But a surprising number of pictures at this year’s festival side with the locally rooted over cosmopolitan elites

Evening Standard

From Hogwarts to handcuffs: the Harry Potter star in Cannes' most shocking, X-rated film

The star got an eight-minute standing ovation for bold new role that’s about as far from Privet Drive as you can get

The Independent UK

Joachim Trier's 'Sentimental Value' sends Cannes swooning

It took nearly until the end of the festival, but the Cannes Film Festival has its first outright sensation

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Finn Bennett wore his first ever 'real tuxedo' to Cannes Film Festival

'True Detective: Night Country' star Finn Bennett has revealed he'd never worn a real tuxedo until Cannes.

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‘Shakespeare would be writing for games today’: Cannes’ first video game Lili is a retelling of Macbeth

Translocating the Scottish play to Iran with help from the RSC, iNK Stories’ version focuses on a Lady Macbeth contending with an oppressive surveillance state

International Business Times

Norway Film Starring Elle Fanning Gets 19-minute Cannes Ovation

Director Joachim Trier found himself crying behind the camera as he shot "Sentimental Value", his moving new tale about a quietly fractured family that got an extraordinary 19-minute standing ovation Thursday at the end of its premiere at the Cannes film festival.

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Netflix Star Exposes Bare Crotch At Cannes In Viral X-Rated Wardrobe Malfunction

"This time she really showed her empanadas."

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Emma Watson's New Cannes Dress Sent the Summer Plaid Trend to the Top of My Wish List

She's following the runway's lead.

International Business Times

'Recovered' Assange Promotes Cannes Documentary About His Life

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has recovered well after his release from jail last year, his wife told AFP ahead of the premiere of a documentary Wednesday that includes never-seen-before footage of the whistleblower.

The Independent UK

Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut premieres to mixed reviews at Cannes film festival

Some critics have predicted awards season success, while others called it ‘wobbly’ and ‘unconvincing’

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Postcard from Cannes #4: Call for music prize as Desplat and del Toro talk synergy

French composer Alexander Desplat and Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro came together at the Cannes Film Festival to share anecdotes of their longstanding artistic collaboration, and underlined the importance of music in the filmmaking process.

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