Saturday, June 14, 2025

Topic: Cannes

Jafar Panahi wins Palme d’Or at Cannes for It Was Just an Accident


Acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident, a gripping Iranian drama inspired by his own prison experience, won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival for its bold portrayal of state violence, justice, and resistance.

“Fatima Hassouna should have been among us this evening”: Slain Gaza journalist honoured at Cannes

“She should have been here tonight with us,” Binoche said, adding, “In every region of the world, artists are fighting every day and turning resistance into art.”

Cinema cannot stay silent: hundreds of film industry icons decry Gaza genocide ahead of Cannes Festival

On Monday, in the lead-up to the annual Cannes Film Festival in France, nearly 400 international actors, directors, and producers released an open letter condemning Israel's genocide in the Gaza Strip.

Payal Kapadia’s ‘All we imagine as light’ wins Grand Prix at Cannes 2024

Payal Kapadia's “All we imagine as light”, featuring Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam, and Hridhu Haroon, has won the Grand Prix at the 77th Cannes Film Festival.

Chidanand S Naik, Pune film institute student, bags ‘La Cinef’ award for best short film at Cannes

Chidananda S Naik's film 'Sunflowers Were The First To Know” received the Cannes’ La Cinef Award for Best Short at 77th Cannes Film Festival in France.

At Cannes, we share a common artistic language that transcends borders: “All we imagine as light” actor Kani Kusruti

Payal Kapadia's "All We Imagine as Light" is the first Indian film to compete at the Cannes Film Festival in 30 years. This fiction feature follows two nurses, actors Kani Kusruti and Divya Prabha, from Kerala who are roommates in Mumbai. A trip to a beach town allows them to find a space for their desires to manifest.