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Ventana Sur to return to Buenos Aires for Its 17ᵗʰ Edition from 1 to 5 December 2025

The Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes, the National Institute of Cinema & Audiovisual Arts of Argentina (INCAA), and the Uruguayan Film & Audiovisual Agency (ACAU), are pleased to announce that the 17ᵗʰ edition of Ventana Sur, Latin America’s leading audiovisual market, will take place in Buenos Aires from 1 to 5 December 2025   Ventana Sur – Río de la Plata, co-organized by the Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes, INCAA, and ACA...

Groovy moments at the Cannes PJ Party 2025

Did you make it to The Cannes PJ Party 2025? if you did we trust you had the grooviest of times, and met some of the other cool cats in attendance. The link to the Getty Images can be found here. They’d love to see yours! You can  follow us and tag us in your stories and posts @thepj.party on Instagram. ...

VIDEO: FilmFestivals.com blogging squad enjoying the Cannes experience

Maddie, Jack, Ava and Sean (left to right) had a very busy Cannes attending scores of industry events and sharing the vibes for our audience. "I want to thank you very much for the opportunities you have given me in the past two weeks. It has been a pleasure to work for you, and through this festival, I have made some of the best memories of my life. I will make sure to inform you the next time I attend a film festival, thank you for your offer, and if I'm lucky enough I'll hopef...

VIDEO conversation with Nicole Kidman at Women in Motion "I commit to making a movie with a female director every 18 months"!

©Vittorio Zunino Celotto - Getty Images NICOLE KIDMAN - KERING WoMo       INTERVIEWER Academy Award winning, Golden Globes, SAG, Emmy, the 70th Cannes Film Festival award, you've got a couple in the trophy case at this point Nicole. NICOLE I’ve been coming to this festival for 32 years, isn't that crazy? I'm still here. I remember when we first came here, I came here with Far and Away and then the next year, I came with To Die For. Two very dif...

VIDEO Women in Motion Award to Nicole Kidman

On Sunday, May 18, the 2025 Women In Motion Award was presented to Nicole Kidman during the official Women In Motion Awards Ceremony at the Place de la Castre by François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and CEO of Kering, Iris Knobloch, President of the Festival de Cannes, and Thierry Frémaux, General Delegate of the Festival de Cannes. Rising Brazilian director Marianna Brennand received the Emerging Talent Award, honoring her bold vision and promise as a new, powerful voice in global ...

Interview With Director Alex Kahuam, Founder & CEO of Film Production Company Kahuam Films

Alex Kahuam, the founder & CEO of the film production companies Kahuam Films [US] and Promotora NAE [Mexico], is an award-winning film director/producer/writer. He is best known for "Failure!" (starring Ted Raimi), "Forgiveness" (World Premiere in FrightFest) and the upcoming horror film "The Remedy" starring: Timothy Granaderos (13 Reasons Why), London Thor (Gen V), Doug Jones (The Shape of Water), Chris Mulkey (Twin Peaks) and Jenny O’Hara (Devil).&nbs...

Interview With French Actress, Producer, Director Nitsa Benchetrit

French Actress, Producer, Director Nitsa Benchetrit is known for her work known for “My Old Lady” (2014) and “Mary Pickford: Love Wild” (currently in post-production). She has recently produced "The Shameless" (2024) directed by Konstantin Bojanov, which premiered in Cannes 2024 in Un Certain Regard and won Best Performance by Best Actress Anasuya Sengupta and “Ravens” (2024) written and directed by mark Gill. She lives in Paris where sh...

Interview With French Actress, Producer, Director Nitsa Benchetrit

French Actress, Producer, Director Nitsa Benchetrit is known for her work known for “My Old Lady” (2014) and “Mary Pickford: Love Wild” (currently in post-production). She has recently produced "The Shameless" (2024) directed by Konstantin Bojanov, which premiered in Cannes 2024 in Un Certain Regard and won Best Performance by Best Actress Anasuya Sengupta and “Ravens” (2024) written and directed by mark Gill. She lives in Paris where she is c...

Immersive competition in Cannes

The Jury of the Immersive Competition of the 78th Festival de Cannes presented today the Best Immersive Work Award to From Dust, created by Michel van der Aa, recognizing a creation that pushed the boundaries of storytelling, art space, and audience engagement.   The Jury, chaired by French director Luc Jacquet included American musician, director and writer Laurie Anderson, French author and performer Tania de Montaigne, British director, screenwriter, ...

European Film Academy gathered for a special cocktail reception with EFA Academy President Juliette Binoche

    Last Monday, members of the European Film Academy gathered for a special cocktail reception. They were joined by Academy President Juliette Binoche, who is also presiding over this year's Cannes Main Competition Jury, and who made time in between her busy screening schedule. It was a unique and joyful occasion, bringing together 250 people of our vibrant community. Amid the excitement of the festival, the cocktail reception created some memorable moments and chances to meet...

THE SIX BILLION DOLLAR MAN World Premiere at Cannes Winner of Special Jury Prize For L’Oeil d’Or 10th Anniversary

THE SIX BILLION DOLLAR MAN World Premiere at Cannes Winner of Special Jury Prize For L’Oeil d’Or 10th Anniversary             Julian Assange and Eugene Jarecki at the Cannes World Premiere (Photo Credit: Davi...

The 2025 Ecumenical Jury awards its Prize to : YOUNG MOTHERS (JEUNES MÈRES) by Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne Belgium/France (Compe

The Ecumenical jury gives its prize to a film about the troubles of teenage mothers in a dedicated motherhouse. It finds moral clarity not in grand gestures, but in quiet acts of care. It is a smoothly told story in the best tradition of its authors who once again are able to add new elements to their refined style. The film explores the first and utmost important relationship of every human life, which is motherhood. It touches a profound truth: love can endure even when family - this basic...

Festival wins for German productions and co-productions in Cannes

SOUND OF FALLING © Fabian Gamper/Studio Zentral   Enthusiastic film critics, lively discussions and prizes for German productions and co-productions - the Cannes Film Festival was successful for German films in many ways. Today, Saturday, the 78th edition of the largest film festival came to an end. There were several awards for German films, including the Jury Prize for SOUND OF FALLING. "A masterpiece&quo...

From Norway with Love : Cannes Grand Prix to Trier’s Sentimental Value

Grand Prix to Sentimental Value Film history was made when Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value (Affeksjonsverdi) was awarded the Grand Prix at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival on Saturday evening. This is the first time a Norwegian film has received this award in Cannes.   - I am deeply proud of the film Joachim Trier and his close collaborators have created. It strikes audiences with rare emotional force - it lingers long after the credits roll and evokes a wide range of f...

New Actor Seen in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

    Meet actor and former stuntman Stephen Oyoung; the newest cast member to join Paramount Pictures' action-packed film Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (in theaters now). Stephen plays a U.S. Navy Dive Master nicknamed “Pills” who aids Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) in a time of need.   Featured on Men's Fitness and CBS Mornings, Stephen is available to discuss his move from stunts to acting, being on the set of Mission: Impossible - The Fin...

The Winners of the 78th Festival de Cannes

As the 78th edition of the film festival has come to a close, the final awards were given out last night at the Ceremonie d'ouverture. The Jury presented the awards: American actress and filmmaker Halle Berry, Indian director and screenwriter Payal Kapadia, Italian actress Alba Rohrwacher, French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani, Congolese director, documentarist, and producer Dieudo Hamadi, Korean director and screenwriter Hong Sangsoo, Mexican director, screenwriter, ...
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