The 79th Cannes Film Festival began on May 12 with an opening ceremony at the Grand Théâtre Lumière.
The French-Malian actress Eye Haïdara led the opening ceremony. Park Chan-wook served as the first Korean jury president, joined by Demi Moore, Ruth Negga, Laura Wandel, Chloé Zhao, Diego Céspedes, Isaach De Bankolé, Paul Laverty, and Stellan Skarsgård.
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The 79th Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday evening with a ceremony at the Grand Théâtre Lumière. Peter Jackson received an honorary Palme d’Or for his Lord of the Rings work. Jane Fonda launched the festivities as godmother.
The 79th Cannes Film Festival kicked off in France with an opening ceremony at the Grand Théâtre Lumière. French-Malian actress Eye Haïdara led proceedings that introduced the international jury and screened the opening film.
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The 79th Cannes Film Festival began on Tuesday with the premiere of Pierre Salvadori’s The Electric Kiss as the opening film. Stars and international filmmakers arrived on the Croisette in the French Riviera resort town for the event, which runs through May 23.
The 2026 Cannes Film Festival concluded over the weekend with celebrities opting for fresh designer collections rather than archival pieces on the red carpet. Stars including Kristen Stewart and Demi Moore showcased custom and recent runway designs from major fashion houses. This shift marks a departure from the vintage emphasis seen in prior years.
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Director Na Hong-jin's sci-fi thriller film "Hope" will compete for the top prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival, which begins Tuesday.
Veteran stars over 50 are turning heads at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival with elegant and bold red carpet looks. Their choices highlight a refined sense of glamour that has developed over decades in the spotlight.
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For the first time since the Palme d'Or was created in 1955, three Spanish films will compete in Cannes Film Festival's official section. They are Amarga Navidad by Pedro Almodóvar, El ser querido by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, and La bola negra by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi (Los Javis). Thierry Frémaux, the festival's general delegate, made the announcement.