Director Julia Ducournau, centre, holds the Palme d'Or for the film 'Titane' as she poses with Sharon Stone, left, and Vincent Lindon during the Cannes awards ceremony.
Director Julia Ducournau, centre, holds the Palme d'Or for the film 'Titane' as she poses with Sharon Stone, left, and Vincent Lindon during the Cannes awards ceremony.
Director Julia Ducournau, centre, holds the Palme d'Or for the film 'Titane' as she poses with Sharon Stone, left, and Vincent Lindon during the Cannes awards ceremony.
Director Julia Ducournau, centre, holds the Palme d'Or for the film 'Titane' as she poses with Sharon Stone, left, and Vincent Lindon during the Cannes awards ceremony.

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Cannes Film Festival 2021: 'Titane' wins Palme d'Or as Spike Lee slips up

Julia Ducournau becomes second woman director to win top prize

The National

July 17, 2021

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Titane has won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, making Julia Ducournau the second female filmmaker to win the festival’s top honour in its 74 year history.

The win was mistakenly announced by jury president Spike Lee at the top of the show, unleashing a few moments of confusion.

Ducournau did not immediately come to the stage to accept the award, instead waiting until the formal announcement at the end of the ceremony.

At the end, the win for Titane was announced by Lee and presenter Sharon Stone.

After the flub, the ceremony continued and other awards were handed out while Lee was seen with his head in his hands.

The Grand Prix award was a joint honour split between the Iranian drama A Hero and Finnish director Juho Kuosmanen’s Apartment No. 6.

Best director was awarded to Leos Carax for Annette, the fantastical musical that opened the festival.

The award was accepted by the musical duo Sparks, who wrote the script and music for the film.

Nadav Lapid’s Ahed’s Knee won the jury prize, while Caleb Landry Jones took home the best actor prize.

Renate Reinsve won best actress for Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World.

The Croatian coming-of-age drama Murina, by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović, took the Camera d’Or award, a non-jury prize, for best first feature. Kusijanović was absent from the ceremony after giving birth a day earlier.

Cannes’ closing ceremony caps 12 days of red-carpet premieres, regular Covid-19 testing for many attendees and the first major film festival to be held since the pandemic began in almost its usual form.

With smaller crowds and mandated mask-wearing in theatres, Cannes pushed forward with an ambitious slate of global cinema. Last year’s Cannes was completely canceled by the pandemic.

Timothee Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, Wes Anderson, Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray, Benicio Del Toro and Alexandre Desplat attend the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Timothee Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, Wes Anderson, Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray, Benicio Del Toro and Alexandre Desplat attend the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Timothee Chalamet and Adrien Brody attend the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Timothee Chalamet and Adrien Brody attend the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Timothee Chalamet and Bill Murray attend the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Timothee Chalamet and Bill Murray attend the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Tilda Swinton attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Tilda Swinton attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Benicio del Toro attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Benicio del Toro attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Timothee Chalamet attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Timothee Chalamet attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Owen Wilson attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Owen Wilson attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Maggie Gyllenhaal attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Maggie Gyllenhaal attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Kat Graham attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Kat Graham attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Adrien Brody and Georgina Chapman attend the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Adrien Brody and Georgina Chapman attend the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Iris Law attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Iris Law attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Anna Cleveland attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Anna Cleveland attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Dylan Penn attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Dylan Penn attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Melanie Laurent attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Melanie Laurent attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Oliver Stone and Jung Sun-jung attend the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Oliver Stone and Jung Sun-jung attend the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Clotilde Courau attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Clotilde Courau attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Julian Perretta and Kambree Dalton attend the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Julian Perretta and Kambree Dalton attend the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Jarvis Cocker attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Jarvis Cocker attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Kimberley Garner attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Kimberley Garner attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Mahlagha Jaberi attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Mahlagha Jaberi attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Honor Swinton Byrne attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Honor Swinton Byrne attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Marcelo Vieira and Clarisse Alves attend the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Marcelo Vieira and Clarisse Alves attend the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Marta Pozzan attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Marta Pozzan attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Mael Rouin Berrandou, Dali Benssalah and Sofian Khammes attend the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Mael Rouin Berrandou, Dali Benssalah and Sofian Khammes attend the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Nieves Alvarez attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Nieves Alvarez attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Aymerick Moucouveia, Camelia Jordana, Naomi Diaz and Yann Kidou attend the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Aymerick Moucouveia, Camelia Jordana, Naomi Diaz and Yann Kidou attend the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Christian Louboutin attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Christian Louboutin attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Rahul Jain and Pallavi Lodha attend the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Rahul Jain and Pallavi Lodha attend the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Song Kang-ho, Mati Diop and Kleber Mendonca Filho attend the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Song Kang-ho, Mati Diop and Kleber Mendonca Filho attend the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Huang Miyi attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Huang Miyi attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Farnoush Hamidian, left, attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Farnoush Hamidian, left, attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Mohammed Al Turki attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Mohammed Al Turki attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Bill Murray attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Bill Murray attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Linh Dan Pham attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Linh Dan Pham attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Noemie Merlant attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Noemie Merlant attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Lena Mahfouf attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Lena Mahfouf attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Natasha Poly attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Natasha Poly attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Kiera Chaplin attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Kiera Chaplin attends the screening of 'The French Dispatch' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Hugo Selignac, Karim Leklou and Adele Exarchopoulos attend a screening of 'Bac Nord' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Hugo Selignac, Karim Leklou and Adele Exarchopoulos attend a screening of 'Bac Nord' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Louis Garrel, Julia Boeme and Laetitia Casta attend a screening of 'Bac Nord' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Louis Garrel, Julia Boeme and Laetitia Casta attend a screening of 'Bac Nord' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Tahar Rahim attends a screening of 'Bac Nord' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Tahar Rahim attends a screening of 'Bac Nord' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Laetitia Casta attends a screening of 'Bac Nord' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Laetitia Casta attends a screening of 'Bac Nord' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Camille Charriere attends a screening of 'Bac Nord' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021
Camille Charriere attends a screening of 'Bac Nord' at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021

Twenty-four movies were in contention for the Palme. The jury’s deliberations are private and unknown, but that never stops a wide spectrum of predictions, guesses and betting odds.

This year featured a strong slate of many top international filmmakers, but no movie was viewed as the clear favourite.

In 2019, the Palme went to Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite, which later took best picture at the Academy Awards.

Lee was the first Black jury president at Cannes. His fellow jury members are: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Song Kang-ho, Tahar Rahim, Mati Diop, Jessica Hausner, Kleber Mendonça Filho and Mylène Farmer.

Before the ceremony, Lee and the jury posed for photographers holding hands on the red carpet.

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Bareilly Ki Barfi
Directed by: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
Starring: Kriti Sanon, Ayushmann Khurrana, Rajkummar Rao
Three and a half stars

RACE SCHEDULE

All times UAE ( 4 GMT)

Friday, September 29
First practice: 7am - 8.30am
Second practice: 11am - 12.30pm

Saturday, September 30
Qualifying: 1pm - 2pm

Sunday, October 1
Race: 11am - 1pm

German intelligence warnings
  • 2002: "Hezbollah supporters feared becoming a target of security services because of the effects of [9/11] ... discussions on Hezbollah policy moved from mosques into smaller circles in private homes." Supporters in Germany: 800
  • 2013: "Financial and logistical support from Germany for Hezbollah in Lebanon supports the armed struggle against Israel ... Hezbollah supporters in Germany hold back from actions that would gain publicity." Supporters in Germany: 950
  • 2023: "It must be reckoned with that Hezbollah will continue to plan terrorist actions outside the Middle East against Israel or Israeli interests." Supporters in Germany: 1,250 

Source: Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution

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Who's who in Yemen conflict

Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government

Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council

Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south

Habrish 'rebels': Tribal-backed forces feuding with STC over control of oil in government territory

Other ways to buy used products in the UAE

UAE insurance firm Al Wathba National Insurance Company (AWNIC) last year launched an e-commerce website with a facility enabling users to buy car wrecks.

Bidders and potential buyers register on the online salvage car auction portal to view vehicles, review condition reports, or arrange physical surveys, and then start bidding for motors they plan to restore or harvest for parts.

Physical salvage car auctions are a common method for insurers around the world to move on heavily damaged vehicles, but AWNIC is one of the few UAE insurers to offer such services online.

For cars and less sizeable items such as bicycles and furniture, Dubizzle is arguably the best-known marketplace for pre-loved.

Founded in 2005, in recent years it has been joined by a plethora of Facebook community pages for shifting used goods, including Abu Dhabi Marketplace, Flea Market UAE and Arabian Ranches Souq Market while sites such as The Luxury Closet and Riot deal largely in second-hand fashion.

At the high-end of the pre-used spectrum, resellers such as Timepiece360.ae, WatchBox Middle East and Watches Market Dubai deal in authenticated second-hand luxury timepieces from brands such as Rolex, Hublot and Tag Heuer, with a warranty.

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The specs

Engine: 1.5-litre 4-cylinder petrol

Power: 154bhp

Torque: 250Nm

Transmission: 7-speed automatic with 8-speed sports option 

Price: From Dh79,600

On sale: Now

While you're here
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Timeline

2012-2015

The company offers payments/bribes to win key contracts in the Middle East

May 2017

The UK SFO officially opens investigation into Petrofac’s use of agents, corruption, and potential bribery to secure contracts

September 2021

Petrofac pleads guilty to seven counts of failing to prevent bribery under the UK Bribery Act

October 2021

Court fines Petrofac £77 million for bribery. Former executive receives a two-year suspended sentence 

December 2024

Petrofac enters into comprehensive restructuring to strengthen the financial position of the group

May 2025

The High Court of England and Wales approves the company’s restructuring plan

July 2025

The Court of Appeal issues a judgment challenging parts of the restructuring plan

August 2025

Petrofac issues a business update to execute the restructuring and confirms it will appeal the Court of Appeal decision

October 2025

Petrofac loses a major TenneT offshore wind contract worth €13 billion. Holding company files for administration in the UK. Petrofac delisted from the London Stock Exchange

November 2025

180 Petrofac employees laid off in the UAE

Updated: July 18, 2021, 8:54 AM