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          Cannes Film Festival 2025

          All you need to know about the prestigious annual event in France where filmmakers and actors premiere and celebrate the best in global cinema

          Nisrin Erradi, right, and Joud Chamihy in Everybody Loves Touda by Nabil Ayouch. Photo: Nabil Ayouch

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          Film & TVMay 14, 2024
          Lebanese actress Manal Issa, from 'My Favourite Fabric', protests at the premiere of 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' at Cannes on Tuesday, after Israeli soldiers killed 60 Palestinians and wounded hundreds in mass protests on the Gaza border on Monday. With Issa are filmmakers Etienne Kallos, second left, and Gaya Jiji, second right. AP

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          Kani Kusruti, left, and Divya Prabha in All We Imagine as Light, which will be the first film in 30 years to compete for the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or. Photo: Film Fund Luxembourg

          Indian films to shine at Cannes Film Festival

          Film & TVMay 14, 2024
          Lebanese director Nadine Labaki will be among the stellar jury reviewing the 22 films taking part in the main competition at Cannes. EPA

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          Set against the backdrop of the tumultuous prelude to South Sudan's 2011 secession, Goodbye Julia has garnered acclaim. Photo: Station Films

          Goodbye Julia leads nominations for Critics Awards for Arab Films

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          Norah has been selected in the Un Certain Regard section and will compete against 19 entries from around the world. Photo: Film Alula

          Cannes selects first Saudi film in festival's 77-year history

          Film & TVApril 11, 2024
          Tran Anh Hung won the Best Director prize at Cannes Film Festival last month. AFP

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          Loach evokes horrors of refugee crisis and hope of solidarity

          Film & TVJune 01, 2023
          Turkish actress Merve Dizdar after winning the best actress prize. AFP

          Turkey's Merve Dizdar wins best actress at Cannes

          Film & TVMay 27, 2023
          Leonardo DiCaprio arrives at the premiere of the film Killers of the Flower Moon at the 76th Cannes film festival. AP

          Cannes Film Festival wraps up with presentation of the Palme d'Or

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          Tayssir Chikhaoui, left, and Eya Chikhaoui portray themselves in Four Daughters, which explores why their two older sisters left home to join ISIS. Photo: Tanit Films

          Ben Hania's Four Daughters reimagines documentary format

          Film & TVMay 26, 2023
          Jordanian director Amjad Al Rasheed at a photo session in Cannes. AFP

          Meet the director behind Jordan's first film at Cannes

          Film & TVMay 26, 2023
          Director Asmae El Moudir’s grandmother, as seen in The Mother Of All Lies. Photo: Insightfilms

          Director Asmae El Moudir unveils The Mother of All Lies at Cannes

          Film & TVMay 24, 2023
          A still from Kamal Lazraq's feature debut Hounds. Photo: Barney Production

          Moroccan director Kamal Lazraq's feature debut at Cannes

          Film & TVMay 23, 2023
          French-Senegalese director Ramata-Toulaye Sy is the only first-timer in the festival's main line-up this year. AFP

          First-time filmmaker makes a mark in Cannes competition

          Film & TVMay 22, 2023
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