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Rachid Bouchareb receives Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur decoration
Rachid Bouchareb, a member of this year's Jury and director of Indigènes ("Days of Glory"), the male cast of which was collectively awarded the prize for Best Male Actor at the 2006 Festival, was... -
Competition: "Changeling" by Clint Eastwood
Five years after premiering Mystic River at the Festival de Cannes, Clint Eastwood returns to Competition with Changeling, a thriller which takes place in the late 1920s in a working-class suburb... -
Press Conference: "Changeling"
With his fifth film in competition at the Festival de Cannes, Changeling, Clint Eastwood was present to meet the press today, flanked by screenwriter Joe Michael Straczynski, actress Angelina... -
Competition: "Delta" by Kornél Mundruczó
Although this is Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó's first selection in Competition, it is the third time he has participated in the Festival de Cannes. The Cinéfondation showcased Kis... -
Press Conference: "Delta"
For the in-Competition presentation of their feature Delta, Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó, scriptwriter Yvette Biró, and producer Viktória Petrányi, along with actors Orsi Tóth and... -
Press Conference: "Two Lovers"
American director James Gray is presenting his third film in Competition at the Festival de Cannes, entitled Two Lovers. The press conference was held today and was also attended by actreses... -
Press Conference: "Maradona by Kusturica"
The two stars of Maradona by Kusturica welcomed the press to the conference room at 3:30 to discuss the film. Excerpts follow: Diego Maradona, on freedom of speech: "When you become a... -
Out of Competition: "Maradona by Kusturica" by Emir Kusturica
Emir Kusturica, the winner of two Palmes d’Or, for When Father Was Away on Business (1985) and Underground (1995), is back in Cannes for the out-of-Competition premiere of Maradona, a... -
Un Certain Regard: "Los Bastardos" by Amat Escalante
Presented by Un Certain Regard, Los Bastardos is the second feature-length film by Amat Escalante. Sangre, which premiered at Un Certain Regard in 2005, was highly acclaimed as a first film. Los... -
Un Certain Regard: "Johnny Mad Dog" by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire's Johnny Mad Dog, based on the book by the same name by Emmanuel Dongola, premieres today in Un Certain Regard. It examines the tragic fate of child-soldiers abandoned to... -
Special Screening: "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired" by Marina Zenovich
Winner of the Documentary Editing Award at the 2008 Sundance Festival, Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired was featured today in a Special Screening in the Salle du Soixantième. Produced and... -
Special Screening: "Of Time and the City" by Terence Davies
British director Terence Davies welcomed the audience to the Special Screening presentation of his film Of Time And The City in the Salle du Soixantième with a grand merci (in French in the... -
Cannes Classics: "Orphée" by Jean Cocteau
At 3pm today, the Cannes Classics program presented a restored copy of the Jean Cocteau masterpiece Orphée, starring Maria Casarès, Jean Marais, and François Périer. The excellent quality of... -
Cannes Classics: "Le Voyage de la Hyène" by Djibril Diop Mambéty
Today's 5pm screening of a digitally-restored print of Voyage de la Hyène by director Djibril Diop Mambéty is a Cannes Classics tribute to the World Cinema Foundation, a non-profit agency... -
Cinéma de la Plage: "What's Up, Doc?" by Peter Bogdanovich / Concert: Camille Bazbaz solo - reggae and soul songs
The Cinéma de la Plage continues to celebrate the 85th birthday of Warner Brothers studios with a 9:15pm screening of What's Up, Doc? by Peter Bogdanovich. This 1972 classic starring Barbra... -
Actors present in Cannes
The following actors are here in Cannes today: Saleh Bakri, Guy Bedos, Monica Bellucci, Richard Bennett, Charles Berling, Yavuz Bingol, Rachel Blanchard, Alessio Boni, Dany Boon, Patrick Bosso,...















