Cannes: Sandra Hüller, Star of Competition Film ‘Fatherland,’ Will Guest on THR’s ‘Awards Chatter’ Pod Live From Palais

Cannes: Sandra Hüller, Star of Competition Film ‘Fatherland,’ Will Guest on THR’s ‘Awards Chatter’ Pod Live From Palais

The Hollywood Reporter and Campari are pleased to invite attendees of the upcoming Cannes Film Festival to a very special event: a live recording of THR’s Awards Chatter podcast, hosted by yours truly, with Sandra Hüller, the Oscar-nominated German actress. The event, which will take place on Friday, May 15, at 11:30 am local time…

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“Cinema Needs Europe, Europe Needs Cinema”: 4,700 Film Professionals Call for EU to Protect Film Funding

“Cinema Needs Europe, Europe Needs Cinema”: 4,700 Film Professionals Call for EU to Protect Film Funding

Francis Ford Coppola, Juliette Binoche, Sandra Hüller, Stellan Skarsgård, Joachim Trier, and Vicky Krieps are among the more than 4,700 film professionals who have signed an open letter calling for the European Union to protect film funding on the continent. The letter, titled “Europe needs cinema, Cinema needs Europe,” calls on the EU to “future-proof”…

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In ‘Everytime,’ an Unlikely Trio Hit by Grief Goes on a Family Holiday That Never Happened: Cannes

In ‘Everytime,’ an Unlikely Trio Hit by Grief Goes on a Family Holiday That Never Happened: Cannes

The Cannes Film Festival‘s Un Certain Regard section prides itself on showcasing discoveries of non-traditional cinema. What a fit for rising Austrian writer-director Sandra Wollner, who is making her Cannes debut in this year’s program with her third feature, Everytime! Her debut feature, The Impossible Picture, showed the everyday life of a Viennese family in…

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BFI’s Cannes Great 8 Showcase Includes Films With Christina Hendricks, Joe Locke, Hiam Abbass

BFI’s Cannes Great 8 Showcase Includes Films With Christina Hendricks, Joe Locke, Hiam Abbass

The Brits are coming… to the Croisette! The British Film Institute (BFI) continued an annual tradition on Thursday, unveiling its 2026 crop of “Great 8” movies, eight features from the “most exciting first-time and early career filmmakers” that it will showcase to international distributors and festival programmers in the run-up to and during the Marché du Film market taking place during…

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‘Shana’ Must Deal With a Toxic Partner Leaving Prison, a Death and More. Can a Ring Protect Her? (Exclusive Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Trailer)

‘Shana’ Must Deal With a Toxic Partner Leaving Prison, a Death and More. Can a Ring Protect Her? (Exclusive Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Trailer)

When her grandmother dies, Shana inherits a ring that is supposed to protect her from bad luck. And wow, does she need it! After all, Shana must not only navigate the trials and tribulations of everyday life with the support of her group of friends. Her toxic partner is also being released from prison. So,…

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‘Viva’: Aina Clotet Is a 40-Year-Old Consumed by the Need to Feel Alive in Her Feature Directorial Debut (Exclusive Cannes Critics’ Week Clips)

‘Viva’: Aina Clotet Is a 40-Year-Old Consumed by the Need to Feel Alive in Her Feature Directorial Debut (Exclusive Cannes Critics’ Week Clips)

Spanish actress, screenwriter and director Aina Clotet (This is Not Sweden) is clearly alive with creative energy. And Alive is also the English title of her feature directorial debut Viva, which will world premiere in the competition lineup of the 65th edition of Cannes Critics’ Week, the sidebar that runs alongside the main Cannes Film Festival. The Catalan…

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Korean Auteur Na Hong-jin’s Long-Gestating Thriller ‘Hope,’ Starring Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, Headed to Cannes

Korean Auteur Na Hong-jin’s Long-Gestating Thriller ‘Hope,’ Starring Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, Headed to Cannes

Korean auteur Na Hong-jin is finally headed back to Cannes. A decade after his visceral supernatural freakout The Wailing wowed festivalgoers, the genre mercenary is set to return to the Croisette this May with the long-gestating sci-fi thriller Hope, his first film in the event’s main competition. Hope was among the 21-title competition lineup unveiled…

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‘The Girl With the Needle,’ ‘The Ties That Bind Us’ Directors to Pitch New Films to Investors at Cannes Market

‘The Girl With the Needle,’ ‘The Ties That Bind Us’ Directors to Pitch New Films to Investors at Cannes Market

The fourth edition of the Cannes Investors Circle, the Marché du Film’s initiative connecting private investors with high-end film projects, has unveiled a showcase of eight projects from auteurs for the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival next month, including new films from the directors of The Girl With the Needle, The Ties That…

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