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If a picture paints a thousand words... Here’s all you need to know or may have missed about this past week in Culture (7 - 11 April 2025).

Euronews

Cannes Festival: Films In Competition

Nineteen films were announced Thursday in the main competition at Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off on the French Riviera on May 13.

International Business Times

Johnny Depp addresses ‘sometimes tragic’ Hollywood career in award acceptance speech

Actor was recognised for role in his comeback movie, ‘Jeanne du Barry’

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Rasoulof, Director Who Fled Iran, Will Attend Cannes

Award-winning director Mohammad Rasoulof, who made a dramatic clandestine escape from Iran this month, will attend the Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of his new movie, organisers told AFP on Tuesday.

International Business Times

Cannes film festival hopes for ‘no controversies’ as wars, scandals rage

The film industry is on edge as the Israel-Palestine conflict and Me Too accusations cast shadows on the red carpet.

Al Jazeera

Hollywood Heads To Cannes As Off-screen Drama Soars

The festival officially kicks off in the evening with an honorary award for Meryl Streep -- just one of a host of international A-listers flocking to the sun-drenched Cote d'Azur, where legendary directors George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola top the VIP guest list.

International Business Times

Iran Director's Escape, MeToo Tensions Build Off-screen Drama At Cannes

The escape of an Iranian director and rumours over fresh MeToo allegations were setting the scene Monday for a dramatic Cannes Film Festival, already packed with Hollywood icons and attention-grabbing films.

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Cannes Film Festival Director Addresses Hot Topics In Press Conference

Cannes director discusses 'Megalopolis' distribution, gender representation, and genre diversity in the festival lineup.

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Johnny Depp ‘tears up’ during seven-minute standing ovation at Cannes

French-language movie was filmed in 2022 around the same time as his trial with ex-wife Amber Heard

The Independent UK

Johnny Depp ‘tears up’ during seven-minute standing ovation at Cannes

French-language movie was filmed in 2022 around the same time as his trial with ex-wife Amber Heard

The Independent UK

Johnny Depp ‘tears up’ as Jeanne du Barry receives seven-minute standing ovation at Cannes

French-language movie was filmed in 2022 around the same time as his trial with ex-wife Amber Heard

The Independent UK

Inside Johnny Depp's impressive Hollywood comeback - $20m+ Dior deal and directorial debut

Johnny Depp will be making his Cannes debut on Thursday evening at the prestigious film festival, marking his comeback to Hollywood since 2020 and his court case with ex-wife Amber Heard

Daily Mirror

Scandal at the palace: Cannes 2023 kicks off with Johnny Depp’s royal comeback

The 76th Cannes Film Festival kicked off on Tuesday with the red-carpet premiere of French director Maïwenn’s historical drama “Jeanne du Barry”, about French king Louis XV’s scandalous relationship with a lowly courtesan, starring Johnny Depp as the monarch in a high-profile comeback that has generated plenty of controversy.

France 24

Protests follow Johnny Depp to Cannes

CANNES, France: Protests were building on social media and from French filmmakers on Tuesday ahead of Johnny Depp’s red carpet appearance for the opening of the Cannes Film Festival.

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The Independent UK

Cannes Film Festival kicks off Tuesday with Johnny Depp and 'Jeanne du Barry'

The Cannes red carpet springs to life again Tuesday as the 76th Cannes Film Festival gets underway with the premiere of the Louis XV period drama “Jeanne du Barry,” with Johnny Depp

The Independent UK

Cannes director defends festival after Adèle Haenel slams French film industry's #MeToo response

After one of France’s top actors, Adèle Haenel, announced she was quitting a French film industry that she denounced for “complacency toward sexual aggressors,” Cannes Film Festival chief Thierry Fremaux rejected her criticisms Monday

Cinemablend

Cannes Director Defends Johnny Depp's Jeanne Du Barry Coming To The Festival: Not A ‘Controversial Choice’

Johnny Depp's first post-trial movie will debut at Cannes, and the festival's chief is defending that choice.

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Oppenheimer still set for battle with Barbie despite delay rumors

Don't worry, folks. Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer is still set for release on July 21.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Film Industry Anticipates Announcement of Cannes Festival’s Program

The global film industry is anticipating the announcement of the program of the 76th edition of Cannes Film Festival, and the list of movies that have been selected to compete for the Palm D’Or. President of Cannes Film Festival, Thierry Fremaux is set to announce the program and the list…

The Independent UK

'Showing Up': Kelly Reichardt 'fine with being a side B-er’

The quiet perceptions, everyday troubles and intermittent moments of transcendence that make up Kelly Reichardt’s films have always had a rhythm apart from most American movies

The Independent UK

Kelly Reichardt: 'I'm fine with being a side B-er'

The quiet perceptions, everyday troubles and intermittent moments of transcendence that make up Kelly Reichardt’s films have always stood apart from most American movies

Asharq Al-Awsat

75th Cannes to Feature Cronenberg, Chan-Wook and ‘Elvis’

Films by David Cronenberg, Park Chan-wook and Kelly Reichardt will vie for the coveted Palme d’Or at a Cannes Film Festival set to unspool against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine. Cannes film festival artist director Thierry Frémaux and president Pierre Lescure announced the lineup to this year’s festival,…

Radio France Internationale

From Elvis to zombies, the 2022 Cannes line-up promises to pack a punch

The excitement of the 75th Cannes Film festival was palpable as journalists gathered on the Champs-Elysées in Paris on Thursday for the annual press conference announcing the films both in and out of competition. With a special nod to Ukraine, this year’s selection is an eclectic mix of familiar faces,…

The Independent UK

'Top Gun' to star at Cannes film fest under Ukraine shadow

With tensions around the war in Ukraine as a backdrop, the Cannes Film Festival plans to host some 35,000 people as the movie industry looks to reclaim its pre-pandemic glamour

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