The American Sephardi Federation is also debuting Festival Sefarad NYC, a special monthlong celebration dedicated to the community and featuring a variety of events with something for everyone—from musical performances and book talks, to exhibitions, tours, and Shabbat dinners, with the film festival at its center.
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Jafar Panahi, after his Palme d’Or win for It Was Just an Accident
Jafar Panahi & 'The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo' take Cannes top prizes -- in Competition and Un Certain Regard
At a festival where everyone was told to avoid political statements, the juries made their views loud and clear by choosing films to award with their activists caps on.
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The announcement of the Film Fund at the Palestinian Pavilion in Cannes, photo © Hamza Hamida
PFI launches Film Fund to support Palestinians, plus more Palestinian news from Cannes
While the festival’s official stance may have been to avoid controversy and politics at all cost, or at the cost of the Palestinian people, there were a few cinematic organizations doing right by them on the Croisette. And the presence of a Palestinian Pavilion in the Marché du Film, with their just-announced Film Fund, brought well-deserved attention to their cause.
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The kind of beautiful women attending this year’s Festival de Cannes, as photographed at the Kering Women in Motion Awards dinner
The difference between us: Another Cannes Film Festival dispatch
Never before did I notice such a gender divide and so much incredibly superfluous mansplaining as I did this year on the Croisette.
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DFI supporting the Palestinian pavilion in Cannes this year, with Fatma Hasan Alremaihi, center, Elia Suleiman, third from left and Hanaa Issa, third from right.
Doha Film Institute proves once again the cinematic force to be reckoned with in Cannes
And with a new upcoming international film festival announced for November 2025, the Gulf cultural organization plans to prove to the world what many of us already knew.
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A still from ‘The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo’ by Diego Céspedes
Moments incroyables: A second Cannes Dispatch
Everything moves so fast on the Croisette, that sometimes I imagine I’ve been here for a year, others that I landed just five minutes ago. But in that time, somewhere in between, I’ve definitely watched loads of films, met interesting people and attended a few parties. So here’s a recap of… only the last 48 hrs?! Incroyable, I tell you.
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Don’t be fooled by the official images, those trains are no longer allowed on the red carpet in Cannes
Oops they did it again: a first dispatch from Cannes
Well, I’m almost there, writing this on the flight, but the trials and tribulations have already started. And the controversies too.
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The short of it: Peter Bradshaw's must-read collection of stories titled 'The Body in the Mobile Library'
Those who love the movies, know the author of this collection of 21 candid, funny and absurdist short stories for his reviews in The Guardian. But now you’ll love him even more for his witty tales.
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More goodies, like an award for Nicole Kidman added in Cannes, plus the Competition Jury is announced and 'Yes', please!
Among the new additions, Nadav Lapid’s absurdist tale, focusing on a struggling jazz musician tasked with reinventing the Israeli national anthem, taking place in the aftermath of October 7th, but also Lynne Ramsay’s latest, Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut and Lav Diaz’s ‘Magellan’ starring Gael Garcia Bernál as the Portuguese explorer.
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© Les Films 13 - ‘A Man and a Woman’ by Claude Lelouch (1966) / Graphic design © Hartland Villa
Two posters, a first film's cool Jury President and Alain Chabat at the Fortnight
If the Festival de Cannes is approaching, then it’s time for this journo to check her inbox at least a hundred times a day. News include the announcement of the Caméra d'or for first works Jury President and two posters for ‘A Man and a Woman’ as the image of the Croisette for this 2025 edition.
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Welcome to the first episode of The Culture Influential
Starting right here, right now, I’m kicking off a podcast that brings together film and fashion in a brand new way, where you'll find yourself sitting in the room with celebrities and artists, for some cozy conversations. Cultural events and world affairs decoded, from Cannes to Venice to London and across the pond, to NYC.
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