Where Cannes Checks In

Where Cannes Checks In

Carlton Cannes, a Regent Hotel58 Boulevard de la Croisette Carlton Cannes, courtesy of Regent Opened in 1913, the Carlton is arguably Cannes’ most famous film hotel thanks to its prominent role in To Catch a Thief starring Grace Kelly and Cary Grant. Its Belle Époque façade and Croisette location helped define the Riviera fantasy for…

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Director Koji Fukada Doesn’t Believe in Bad Guys

Director Koji Fukada Doesn’t Believe in Bad Guys

When Japanese director Koji Fukada received the Tokyo International Film Festival’s Akira Kurosawa Award at the age of 42 in 2022, he bashfully suggested that the career achievement prize might be coming a little too soon. Past recipients had included Steven Spielberg, Yoji Yamada and Taiwan’s Hou Hsiao-hsien; and the other honoree that night, with…

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Karlis Arnolds Avots on His ‘Hamlet’ Moment With Croisette Debut ‘Ulya,’ Acting With Soul, Being Told He Was Too Tall and Championing Misfits

Karlis Arnolds Avots on His ‘Hamlet’ Moment With Croisette Debut ‘Ulya,’ Acting With Soul, Being Told He Was Too Tall and Championing Misfits

With a population of about 1.8 million, comparable to that of West Virginia, the Baltic country of Latvia is punching well above its weight in terms of cinematic breakouts. Case in point: Flow‘s Oscar for best animated feature in 2025. Now, an emerging actor from Latvia is taking an increasingly global spotlight and is gearing…

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Bong Joon Ho’s Animated ‘Ally’ Sets Voice Cast With Bradley Cooper, Ayo Edebiri, Werner Herzog

Bong Joon Ho’s Animated ‘Ally’ Sets Voice Cast With Bradley Cooper, Ayo Edebiri, Werner Herzog

Bong Joon Ho‘s much-anticipated animated feature Ally has lined up its voice cast, with Bradley Cooper, Ayo Edebiri, Dave Bautista, Finn Wolfhard, Rachel House and Werner Herzog joining the project, the Oscar-winning director’s producers announced Tuesday on day one of the Cannes Film Festival. Newcomer Alex Jayne Go led the casting announcement, suggesting she could…

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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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‘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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