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Cannes Film Festival 2026

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

Palestinian director and screenwriter Arab Nasser says he made a film deliberately focused on Gazan humanity rather than heroism. AFP
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‘This is the time of Gaza,' says Cannes-winning director Arab Nasser

Film & TVMay 27, 2025
Iranian actress Parinaz Izadyar, star of Woman and Child, at the 78th Cannes Film Festival. AFP

Review: Woman and Child, Iran's other Palme d'Or nominee, should not be ignored

Film & TVMay 27, 2025
Bollywood star Alia Bhatt at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. Getty Images
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Alia Bhatt add Indian glamour to Cannes

Fashion & BeautyMay 25, 2025
Ishaan Khatter at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. Getty Images

'I don't want this dream to end', says Ishaan Khatter on Homebound's Cannes run

Film & TVMay 25, 2025
Iraqi director Hasan Hadi receiving his Camera d'Or prize from Italian director and screenwriter Alice Rohrwacher at the Cannes Film Festival. AFP

First Iraqi director at Cannes wins top prize with The President's Cake

Film & TVMay 25, 2025
Directors Tarzan Nasser and Arab Nasser at the photocall for Once Upon a Time in Gaza at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. EPA

'Soon Palestine will be free': Gaza directors dedicate Cannes win to their country

Film & TVMay 25, 2025
People wait at the train station following a power outage in Cannes, France, on Saturday. EPA

Cannes film festival threatened by major power cut in southern France

Film & TVMay 24, 2025
Promised Sky by Erige Sehiri is set in Tunis and follows an Ivorian pastor whose home becomes a shelter for migrants. Photo: Henia Production

Tunisian film Promised Sky is an honest look at the undocumented

Film & TVMay 24, 2025
A scene from Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident. Photo: Les Films Pelleas

Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident rages against Iran

Film & TVMay 23, 2025
French rapper Sofiane Zermani wears a Palestinian keffiyeh during the Cannes Film Festival. EPA

Solidarity with Palestine roars back at Cannes Film Festival

Film & TVMay 22, 2025
Bollywood star Alia Bhatt made her debut at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. Getty Images
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Indian stars at Cannes 2025

May 21, 2025
Debanjali Kamstra will be the first beauty queen to represent the UAE at the next Mrs World pageant, to be held in January 2022 in Las Vegas.

From Mrs UAE World to Cannes: Debanjali Kamstra makes acting debut

Film & TVMay 20, 2025
Tarzan and Arab Nasser's Once Upon A Time In Gaza focuses on what it is like for people to exist in Gaza. Photo: BAC Films

Review: Once Upon a Time in Gaza is an ode to Palestinian resilience

Film & TVMay 19, 2025
Elham Ali at the Red Sea Film Foundation's Women In Cinema gala at Cannes. Getty

Love is Blind Habibi host Elham Ali plans big future in Saudi cinema

Film & TVMay 19, 2025
Amal Clooney wore vintage Dior to the premiere of Bono: Stories of Surrender at Cannes 2025. EPA

Arab stars on Cannes red carpet: Amal Clooney, Aseel Omran, Karen Wazen, Balqees

LuxuryMay 16, 2025
Thai model Veena Praveenar Singh at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in a Michael Cinco dress. Getting Images
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