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Khaleej Times
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
Kiran Rao to join jury of 27th Shanghai Film Festival
Indian filmmaker Kiran Rao will join the international jury at the upcoming 27th Shanghai International Film Festival, which commences on June 13. Rao said it was an honour to be part of a festival that champions international cinema and storytelling. "I look forward to experiencing the wide range of voices and perspectives on screen, and to engaging with my fellow jurors from around the world," she said in a statement. Rao will join a distinguished panel of global cinema voices led by Italian director and screenwriter Giuseppe Tornatore, best known for the Oscar-winning Cinema Paradiso. The jury includes a diverse lineup of celebrated film professionals: Argentine filmmaker Ivan Fund; Chinese actor and director Huang Bo; Greek producer Thanassis Karathanos; Chinese director and documentary filmmaker Yang Lina; and acclaimed Chinese actress Yong Mei. Rao's last directorial Laapataa Ladies won many hearts and awards, and is now streaming on Netflix. The Peepli Live producer recently reflected on the thought process behind its making and said she was aware of the "realistic limitations" of the film as it had a minimal budget and no big star. Yet, she believed in its content and trusted her team. "It was for me an incredible time to see that a film that, you know, like you said, had no known faces could do so well with word of mouth, which purely because people were, you know, telling each other to go and see it," she had said. Laapataa Ladies is a story set in 2001 in rural India about two young brides who get separated during a train journey and a police officer probes the missing case. It features Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta, Sparsh Shrivastava, Chhaya Kadam, and Ravi Kishan in key roles.
Arab News
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Arab News
Angelina Jolie remembers Fatima Hassouna at Cannes
DUBAI: US actress and Oscar winner Angelina Jolie made a special appearance at the Cannes Film Festival to present the Trophee Chopard to rising stars Marie Colomb and Finn Bennett. For the latest updates, follow us on Instagram @ During the dinner ceremony, Jolie reflected on the power of international cinema to make an impact in times of global turmoil. 'I love international cinema,' Jolie told the star-studded assembly of guests. 'We are brought to other lands, into private moments, even on the battlefield, we connect and we empathize … anything that is possible to make international cinema more accessible is necessary and welcome.' 'And none of us are naive,' Jolie continued. 'We know that many artists around the world lack the freedom and security to tell their stories, and many have lost their lives like Fatima Hassouna, killed in Gaza, Shaden Gardood killed in Sudan, and Victoria Amelina killed in Ukraine, and so many other extraordinary artists who should be with us now. We owe all of those risking their lives and sharing their stories and experiences a debt of gratitude, because they have helped us to learn and to evolve.'
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Angelina Jolie Dazzles Cannes and Champions Global Cinema at the Chopard Gala: ‘Anything to Make It More Accessible Is Necessary and Welcome'
Oscar winner Angelina Jolie made a special appearance at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday night to present the Trophée Chopard to rising stars Marie Colomb and Finn Bennett. During the glamorous dinner ceremony, Jolie reflected on the power of international cinema to make an impact in times of global turmoil. 'I love international cinema,' Jolie told the star-studded assembly of guests, which included Cannes jury president Juliette Binoche and her fellow jurors, including Halle Berry, Jeremy Strong, Leïla Slimani and Alba Rohrwacher, as well as Quentin Tarantino and Carla Bruni. 'We are brought to other lands, into private moments, even on the battlefield, we connect and we empathize. I think of films like 'My Father Shadow' [set during the during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis], which is premiering here at Cannes. Anything that is possible to make international cinema more accessible is necessary and welcome.' More from Variety Lloyd Lee Choi Explores Working Class Struggles in 'Lucky Lu' Nigeria's BRS Studios Follows Netflix Chart-Topper 'Tokunbo' With Three-Pic Slate (EXCLUSIVE) Nile Entertainment Takes African Rights to Action-Thriller 'Son of the Soil,' From U.K. Genre Label Action Xtreme (EXCLUSIVE) 'And none of us are naive,' Jolie, whose contributions as a humanitarian are as vaunted as her acting career, continued. 'We know that many artists around the world lack the freedom and security to tell their stories, and many have lost their lives like Fatima Hassouna, killed in Gaza, Shaden Gardood killed in Sudan, and Victoria Amelina killed in Ukraine, and so many other extraordinary artists who should be with us now. We owe all of those risking their lives and sharing their stories and experiences a debt of gratitude, because they have helped us to learn and to evolve.' The presentation of the 25th edition of the Trophée Chopard took place during a dinner on Carlton Beach co-hosted by Cannes Film Festival president Iris Knobloch, general delegate Thierry Frémaux and Chopard co-president and artistic director Caroline Scheufele. Created in 2001, the Trophée Chopard celebrates emerging international cinema talent, each year honoring one actress and one actor with promising careers. Colomb and Bennett follow last year's honorees Sophie Wilde and Mike Faist. Other recipients for the award, which often heralds more laurels to come, include Marion Cotillard, Diane Kruger, Léa Seydoux, Florence Pugh, Jessie Buckley, Niels Schneider, Jeremy Irvine and Joe Alwyn. So, what is it like to have Jolie as your fairy godmother? 'She really cares about fostering young actors. I feel really honored, really lucky to be here,' Bennett told Variety at the dinner about meeting Jolie. 'I just wanted to ask how she does it all. Like, as you can see, this is crazy. And she deals with it so well, completely calmly. And I think that's amazing.' Colomb, too, was struck by Jolie's down-to-earth nature as they ascended the famed red steps at the Grand Lumiere before the Chopard event. 'She's gorgeous, she's super beautiful. I was looking at her and I was like, 'Wow! It's incredible, it's unreal.' And at the same time it's funny because when I met her, I met a normal, nice human being,' Colomb said. 'Then when you see the photos or videos afterwards, all my friends write to me like, 'What is that?' So, it's pretty crazy but cool at the same time.' Jolie shared similar praise for the young talents. 'I think they're very brave in their work. They make very brave choices, and they're very committed and emotional and open, so they are very promising creatives, and I think they're gonna give a lot,' Jolie told Variety. 'They seem like very gracious, grateful young people, who are very professional.' Jolie also shared the best advice her godmother, Jacqueline Bissett, gave her about navigating the business: 'Learn French and do French films.' Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
Washington Post
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Cannes, the global Colosseum of film, readies for 78th edition with new challenges on the horizon
Nowhere is the border-crossing nature of cinema more evident than the Cannes Film Festival , which kicks off Tuesday in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's vow to enact tariffs on international films. Cannes, where filmmakers, sales agents and journalists gather from around the world, is the Olympics of the big screen, with its own golden prize, the Palme d'Or, to give out at the end. Filmmakers come from nearly every corner of the globe to showcase their films while dealmakers work through the night to sell finished films or packaged productions to various territories.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Cannes, the global Colosseum of film, readies for 78th edition with new challenges on the horizon
Nowhere is the border-crossing nature of cinema more evident than the Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off Tuesday in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's vow to enact tariffs on international films. Cannes, where filmmakers, sales agents and journalists gather from around the world, is the Olympics of the big screen, with its own golden prize, the Palme d'Or, to give out at the end. Filmmakers come from nearly every corner of the globe to showcase their films while dealmakers work through the night to sell finished films or packaged productions to various territories. 'You release a film into that Colosseum-like situation,' says Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho, who's returning to Cannes with 'The Secret Agent,' a thriller set during Brazil's dictatorship. 'You've got to really prepare for the whole experience because it's quite intense — not very far from the feeling of approaching a roller coaster as you go up the steps at the Palais.' Perhaps as much as ever, all eyes in the movie world will be on the 78th Cannes Film Festival when it gets underway this week. That's not just because of the long list of anticipated films set to premiere at the Cote d'Azur festival (including films from Spike Lee, Wes Anderson, Lynne Ramsay, Richard Linklater and Ari Aster) and the extensive coterie of stars set to walk the fabled red carpet (Jennifer Lawrence, Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart among them). As the movies, and the Oscar race, have grown more international, the global launchpad of Cannes has become only more central to the larger film ecosystem — even with the ongoing absence of Netflix. Recent editions of Cannes have produced a string of Academy Awards contenders, including this year's best-picture winner, 'Anora.' At the same time, geopolitics course through Cannes unlike any other festival. The Cannes red carpet can be as much a platform for political protest as it is for glamour. This year's festival will include a dissident Iranian filmmaker (Jafar Panahi), a Ukrainian filmmaker (Sergei Loznitsa) and the first Nigerian production in the official selection (Akinola Davies Jr.'s 'My Father's Shadow'). The many roads to Cannes In the run-up to the festival, three filmmakers from different corners of the world spoke about their roads to the Cannes competition lineup. For many directors, reaching the Cannes competition — this year, that's 22 movies vying for the Palme d'Or — is career milestone. 'It's meaningful for me. It's meaningful for the country,' says Oliver Hermanus, speaking from outside Cape Town. Hermanus, the South African filmmaker of 'Moffie' and 'Living,' is in competition for the first time with 'The History of Sound,' a period love story starring Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor. 'I was born here and made movies here for most of my career, so I still see myself as a South African filmmaker who's interested in the South African perspective on things and South African representation,' adds Hermanus. 'The competition is something I've always wanted to be part of.' Chie Hayakawa, the Japanese filmmaker of 2022's 'Plan 75,' is also in competition for the first time. She first came to Cannes with a student film that she never expected to make it into the festival's shorts program. This week, she'll debut 'Renoir,' a semiautobiographical tale about an 11-year-old girl with a father who has terminal cancer. 'It gives me a huge encouragement and keeps me motivated to making films,' Hayakawa said from Tokyo. 'I don't feel like I'm going to compete with other films. But it meaningful. I know how prestigious and meaningful it is to be in competition.' 'Film is global and easily crosses the borders of any country or culture,' she adds. 'That's what special about Cannes.' Will tariffs topple Cannes? Cannes' global approach is part of what makes this year more complicated than usual. Trump sent shock waves through Hollywood and the international film community when he announced on May 4 that all movies 'produced in Foreign Lands' will face 100% tariffs. The White House has said no final decisions have been made. Options being explored include federal incentives for U.S.-based productions, rather than tariffs. But the announcement was a reminder of how international tensions can destabilize even the oldest cultural institutions. Filho first attended Cannes as a critic. Once he began making movies, the allure of the festival remained. To him, participating in Cannes means joining a timeline of cinema history. 'The Secret Agent' marks his third time in competition. 'I have always felt that there was a seriousness that I appreciated,' Filho says. 'For example, I will be attending a 2 a.m. test for sound and picture. This is done with scientist types who will take care of the projection and how everything will go.' As to the threat of tariffs? He shrugs. 'I have been trained by Brazil, because we had a very strange and weird historic moment under (former president Jair) Bolsonaro,' Filho said. 'I used my training to say: This is probably some bad idea or misunderstanding that will be corrected in the coming days or weeks. Even for leaders like them, Bolsonaro and Trump, it makes no sense whatsoever.' 'Everything to lose, everything to gain' The Cannes Film Festival originally emerged in the World War II years, when the rise of fascism in Italy led to the founding of an alternative to the then-government controlled Venice Film Festival. In the time since, Cannes' resolute commitment to cinema has made it a beacon to filmmakers. Countless directors have come to make their name. This year is no different, though some of the first-time filmmakers at Cannes are already particularly well-known. Stewart ('The Chronology of Water'), Scarlett Johansson ('Eleanor the Great') and Harris Dickinson ('Urchin') will all be unveiling their feature directorial debuts in Cannes' Un Certain Regard sidebar section. Many Cannes veterans will be back, too, including Tom Cruise ('Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning'), Robert De Niro (who's to receive an honorary Palme d'Or 49 years after 'Taxi Driver' premiered in Cannes) and Quentin Tarantino (to pay tribute to low-budget Western director George Sherman). Hermanus first came to Cannes with his 2011 film 'Beauty.' He went naively optimistic before realizing, he laughs, that a Cannes selection is 'a potential invitation to a beheading. 'Even going now with 'The History of Sound,' I'm trying to be realistic about the fact that it's a gladiatorial arena. It's everything to lose and everything to gain,' says Hermanus. 'When Cannes selected us, it came down to me and Paul going, 'Oh God, here comes the real stress. Will we survive the intensity of Cannes?' — which we both agreed is the reason to go.' ___ For more coverage of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, visit Jake Coyle, The Associated Press Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
