CANNES, France, May 17, 2012 (AFP) - A Chinese thriller about a family man leading a double life kicked off the parallel new talent section of the Cannes Film Festival Thursday, in presence of director Lou Ye and his cast.British director Tim Roth heads the jury for this year's "Un Certain... >>>

CANNES, France (AP) - If there were a prize for most topical movie at the Cannes Film Festival, it would go to Egyptian entry "After the Battle," whose completion, its director says, is a political act in itself.Yousry Nasrallah's film is set after last year's overthrow of President Hosni... >>>

PARIS, April 19, 2012 (AFP) - David Cronenberg, Ken Loach and Michael Haneke will headline the race for Cannes gold at the Riviera festival next month, in a line-up studded with stars from Nicole Kidman to Brad Pitt, unveiled Thursday.With a month to go until the May 16-27 event, organisers... >>>

PARIS, April 18, 2012 (AFP) - Claude Miller's last film, "Therese Desqueyroux", which was in post-production when the French filmmaker died this month, is to close the Cannes festival in May, organisers said Wednesday.Adapted from the novel by the same name by French writer Francois Mauriac, the... >>>