Designers Created Fairy-tale Dresses for AmfAR Gala in Cannes
If Carine Roitfeld were to be cast in a fairy-tale movie, Tim Burton’s catalogue seems to be top of mind. “Because I’m very gothic, I could be ‘Corpse Bride,’” the …
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After a Century, Lanvin Returns to Cannes
CANNES — Lanvin has landed. The storied French house has opened an address on the Croisette just ahead of the film festival. It marks a homecoming of sorts for the …
Ahead of Cannes premiere, director Mohammad Rasoulof flees Iran after flogging, prison sentence
“Knowing that the news of my new film would be revealed very soon, I knew that without a doubt, a new sentence would be added to these eight years,” he …
Cannes Film Festival Previews Paris Olympics With Olympic Flame
The Olympic flame is coming to the Cannes Film Festival red carpet. The 77th edition of the Festival de Cannes will serve as a preview for the Paris 2024 Olympic …
Magnify Takes Rights to Supernatural Thriller ‘Place of Ghosts’
Magnify has acquired global and U.S. sales rights (excluding Canada and Benelux) to “Wildhood” director Bretten Hannam’s supernatural thriller “Place of Ghosts,” which is set to go into production in …
Touching Trailer Revealed for Un Certain Regard’s ‘Viet and Nam’
French sales agent Pyramide International has dropped a dark and subtle trailer for “Việt and Nam” a gay drama about two young miners who must complete a mission before fate …
Be For Films Boards Spanish Director Mar Coll’s ‘Mothers Don’t’
Be For Films has acquired international sales rights to “Mothers Don’t” (“Las madres no”) directed by celebrated Spanish filmmaker Mar Coll. The film marks her third directorial outing following “Three …
Alexander Skarsgard, Harry Melling to Lead Kinky Romance ‘Pillion’
Alexander Skarsgard (“The Northman,” “Succession”) and Harry Melling (“The Pale Blue Eye,” “The Queen’s Gambit”) are set to lead the cast of “Pillion,” described as a “fun and filthy romance …
Queer Screen Mardi Gras Fest Unveils Goes to Cannes Showcase
In its second collaboration with the Marché du Film’s Goes to Cannes showcase strand, Australia’s Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival will unveil four projects and a finished film, all …
Cannes’ Fantastic Pavilion Announces Gala Screenings
The Fantastic Pavilion returns to Cannes for its second edition, revealing seven Gala Screenings. This year’s selection features “Do Not Enter” by Hugo Cardozo, “Aire, Just Breathe” directed by Leticia …