Leos Carax

'Parasite' star Song Kang-ho and Hollywood actor Maggie Gyllenhaal are among the eight prominent artists to join filmmaker Spike Lee in the jury for the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.

The 74th season of the Cannes film festival is set to open the ceremony with the new drama from French director Leos Carax- 'Annette', on July 6.

Bollywood star Ranveer Singh, along with Scottish actor Tilda Swinton, American filmmaker James Gray, and Moroccan director Farida Benlyazid will be felicitated at the 2022 Marrakech International Film Festival, the organisers announced on Thursday. In recognition of their "brilliant careers", the quartet will receive the Etoile d'or (Golden Star) at the festival, scheduled to be held from November 11 to 19 in the Moroccan city.

The red carpet has been halved in size and many of the after-parties have been postponed until the after-Covid era, but the French city of Cannes was feverish with anticipation Monday ahead of the return of its famed film festival.

As the Cannes Film Festival gets ready to roll out its red carpet and showcase some of the best films in world cinema, it has been reported that no Korean film has made the cut to feature in the main competition category.

Actress Eva Mendes has floated a potential end to her near-decade long hiatus from acting.

Pacha, a radical film directed by Héctor Ferreiro from Bolivia, will be the opening feature at the Kochi International Film Festival which kicks off on Sunday.

Acclaimed filmmaker Alexander Payne, known for movies like "The Descendants" and "The Holdovers," will receive the Honorary Leopard Award at the 78th Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland. The festival recognizes Payne as a defining figure in 21st-century American cinema. Artistic Director Giona A Nazzaro praised Payne's ability to blend classical and modern sensibilities, highlighting his work with renowned actors.

Julia Ducournau, the 37-year-old French director of 'Titane', a freaky and provocative body-horror drama has become the first female director in 28 years to win the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'or.

At the 2021 Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, jury president Spike Lee jumped the gun by announcing Palme d'Or winner 'Titane' before any other award. While Caleb Landry Jones won the best actor award, Norwegian star Renate Reinsve took home the award for best actress.

As a tribute to Satyajit Ray’s centenary, ‘Aranyer Din Ratri’ has been finalized as the inaugural film of the 27th edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival.

Veteran Hollywood actor and filmmaker Jodie Foster will receive the honorary Palme d'or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.

"Medusa Deluxe," a one-shot whodunnit set in a hairdressing contest, is the debut feature film of director Thomas Hardiman. The movie, which he describes as experimental and engaging, follows the murder of Mosca, the anticipated winner of the competition. The director spent a year writing the script while sitting in a hair salon. Inspired by the myth of Medusa, which he considers to be misogynistic, "Medusa Deluxe" challenges this mythology and the structure of storytelling genres. The film stars a cast including Clare Perkins, Kayla Meikle, Lilit Lesser, Debris Stevenson, Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Kae Alexander, Harriet Webb, Darrell D'Silva, Luke Pasqualino and Heider Ali.

The prestigious Cannes Film Festival culminated on Saturday with French director Julia Ducournau's film 'Titane' winning the most prestigious award of the festival - Palme d'Or.

The BBC recently published its list of top 100 films of the 21st Century, but not one Indian film made itself to the list. As per the BBC, for determining 100 greatest films, they received 177 film critics.