Cannes Film Festival

Iran's Revolutionary Court sentences director Panahi to jail term, travel ban

FILE PHOTO: Jafar Panahi poses on the red carpet during the Oscars arrivals at the 98th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 15, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo

Iran court sentences award-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi to 5 years in prison

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi shows off the trophy he received after winning the Palme d’Or at the Cannes film festival in 2025.

Fjord director Cristian Mungiu won’t tell you what to think – some viewers can’t forgive him for that

(Foreground, from left) Renate Reinsve (left) and Sebastian Stan in Fjord.

Russia labels acclaimed filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev a 'foreign agent'

FILE PHOTO: Director Andrey Zvyagintsev, Grand Prix award winner for the film \"Minotaur\" (Minotaure), poses during a photocall after the closing ceremony of the 79th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 23, 2026. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

‘Huge source of motivation for me’: Colony star Gianna Jun Ji-hyun on her official Cannes debut

South Korean actress Gianna Jun Ji-hyun at the photocall of Colony at the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France on May 15.

Fjord by Romania’s Cristian Mungiu wins top prize at Cannes Film Festival

Director Cristian Mungiu posing with his Palme d'Or for the film Fjord, at the closing ceremony of the 79th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 23.

At Cannes, Almodovar says artists have duty to speak out against 'monsters' like Trump

Director Pedro Almodovar who is wearing a \"Free Palestine\" pin, poses during a photocall for the film \"Amarga Navidad\" (Bitter Christmas - Autofiction) in competition at the 79th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 20, 2026. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

Director Hirokazu Kore-eda explores AI’s role in grief in Cannes contender Sheep In The Box

(From left) Director Hirokazu Kore-eda and actors Haruka Ayase, Rimu Kuwaki and Daigo Yamamoto at the screening of Sheep In The Box at the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France on May 16, 2026.

Actor Adam Driver shuts down question about clashes with actress Lena Dunham

Adam Driver was at the Cannes Film Festival to promote the new crime thriller Paper Tiger.

Hope, South Korea’s most expensive film, underscores growing film ambition

(From left) German actor Michael Fassbender, Swedish actress Alicia Vikander, South Korean actor Zo In-Sung, South Korean actor Hwang Jung-Min, South Korean director and screenwriter Na Hong-jin, Canadian actress Taylor Russell and South Korean actress Jung Ho-yeon arrive for the screening of the film Hope at the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival on May 17.

E-paper

Newsletters

Podcasts

RSS Feed

About Us

Terms & Conditions

Personal Data Protection Notice

Need help? Reach us here.

Advertise with us

中文版 (beta)

MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.