Cannes Film Festival

Armenian Movies Surprise Cannes Film Festival

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:00:09 -0500

Armenian delegation, who took three movies from Armenian to Cannes drew attention and caused surprise in the Cannes Film Festival.

Golden Apricot President Was Awarded in Cannes

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:12:28 -0500

Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival President Atom Egoyan was awarded the 34th Ecumenical Jury Prize for the humanistic values they discovered in Adoration, a film that explores cultural intolerance and misinformation.

EU-Funded Movies Sweep Up Palme d'0r, Grand Prize at Cannes

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 26 May 2008 07:44:52 -0500

This was a good last day at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Amongst the films receiving honours at the awards ceremony yesterday night were 4 films funded by the EU’s Media Programme: “Entre Les Murs” directed by Laurent Cantet (France) won the Palme d'Or, whilst “Gomorra” directed by Matteo Garrone (Italy), swept up the Grand Prize of the festival.

Clint Eastwood's Changeling Remembers Christine Collins in Cannes

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:20:59 -0500

Clint Eastwood opens his 1920s-'30s set film Changeling in Cannes (Angelina Jolie as Christine Collins) with a period logo of its studio—here, Universal, with its silvery, Deco-esque depiction of a small plane circling the globe. The slight but noteworthy irony here is that this picture is nothing like a Universal production of that era, it is instead, very much like a Warner Brothers production of that era and beyond. (Eastwood just recently stopped hanging his producing hat at Warner's, alas.)

Mischa Barton Blows Off 'You and I' Premiere at Cannes

erku — Mon, 19 May 2008 12:56:00 -0500

British actress Mischa Barton, 22, blew off the premiere of her upcoming movie You and I at the Cannes Film Festival because she was very unhappy with the film. While the film was being shown, the actress was reportedly drinking champagne at the Chopard’s Cannes bash.

Cannes Festival kicks off tonight

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:13:59 -0500

The Cannes Film Festival is starting today. The premiere of thriller Blindness, starring Julianne Moore, will kick off the world's top film festival later.

Bollywood biggies bet big on Cannes

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 14 May 2008 10:41:48 -0500

The world's largest film-producing nation may be missing from the official selection of the 61st Cannes Film Festival, which opens on Wednesday but, as always, a sizeable Indian contingent will descend on the French Riviera over the next fortnight to promote a wide array of cinematic wares.

List of winners at the 60th Cannes Film Festival

Dinka — Mon, 28 May 2007 12:45:24 -0500

Awards given Sunday at the 60th Cannes Film Festival, selected by a nine-member jury headed by British director Stephen Frears:

Film On Litvinenko Case Premieres At Cannes

Dinka — Mon, 28 May 2007 10:51:22 -0500

The Cannes Film Festival has screened "Rebellion: The Litvinenko Case," a documentary about former Russian intelligence officer Aleksandr Litvinenko, who was fatally poisoned in London in November 2006. The film's director, Andrei Nekrasov, and Litvinenko's widow, Marina, attended the premiere in Cannes on May 26.

Romanian movie wins top prize in Cannes Film Festival

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 28 May 2007 07:53:51 -0500

A small Romanian movie, "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days", directed by a man hardly known outside his country, has won the Palme d'Or at the 60th Cannes Film Festival.

Film about Alexander Litvinenko to screen at Cannes

Dinka — Wed, 23 May 2007 11:48:32 -0500

A documentary about poisoned Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko will have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this week, its co-director said Wednesday.

Film About Terrorist Victim Daniel Pearl Opens At Cannes Festival

Dinka — Mon, 21 May 2007 19:45:25 -0500

A film about American journalist Daniel Pearl, who was kidnapped and murdered by Islamic militants in Pakistan in 2002, has opened at the Cannes Film Festival. Pearl The film, A Mighty Heart, is based on a book written by his wife Mariane Pearl, and stars Angelina Jolie.