Films Competing at the Cannes Film Festival

‘Perfect Days’ by Wim Wenders Wenders made two of the most iconic films of the 1980s, “Paris, Texas” and “Wings of Desire,” winning the Palme d’Or and Best Director at Cannes. Since then, his features have attracted less attention than his documentaries such as ‘Buena Vista Social Club’. His new, Japan-set film follows the unlikely […]

braces for ear stars and protests

This year, organizers face additional concerns that recent protests over President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms will affect the festivities. Local officials told AFP that all protests around the Croisette have been banned during the event, the same as in previous years. But the CGT union has vowed to make its presence felt – threatening last […]

Cannes set for female director record, A-list lineup

The competition is full of past winners, including two-time Palme d’Or winner Ken Loach, and other past winners such as Nanni Moretti, Wim Wenders and Hirokazu Kore-eda. Critics were enthusiastic, with The Hollywood Reporter calling it “an all-killer, no-filler program”. Scorsese’s “Killer of the Flower Moon,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, currently has […]

UN summit on nature presents opportunity for ‘once in a decade’ deal

Climate campaigners wave placards and chant pro-nature slogans as a United Nations summit in Montreal on Wednesday brought together global negotiators for a “once in a decade” opportunity to protect nature. Negotiators hope the two-week event delivers a compromise that ensures “nature” – animals, plants and healthy ecosystems – in 2030 are what they are […]