US EditionA-list directors, Trump tariffs and a Tom Cruise sequel: Everything you need to know about the Cannes Film Festival 2025
- The 78th Cannes Film Festival kicks off on Tuesday, bringing together filmmakers, sales agents, and journalists from around the world on the French Riviera.
- This year’s festival takes place shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump announced on May 4 plans to impose 100% tariffs on all films produced outside the United States, although the administration has yet to finalize this policy.
- A total of twenty-two films are competing for the Palme d’Or this year, featuring contributions from the Iranian director Jafar Panahi, Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa, and marking the debut of Nigerian cinema in the official selection with Akinola Davies Jr.'s 'My Father’s Shadow'.
- The festival will showcase highly anticipated premieres from renowned directors such as Spike Lee, Wes Anderson, and Lynne Ramsay, while stars like Jennifer Lawrence and Kristen Stewart are expected to grace the red carpet under the international spotlight.
- The announcement of tariffs has unsettled Hollywood and the international film community, highlighting how geopolitical tensions can impact even well-established cultural events like Cannes.
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A-list directors, Trump tariffs and a Tom Cruise sequel: Everything you need to know about the Cannes Film Festival 2025 | News Channel 3-12
By Thomas Page, CNN (CNN) — For a fortnight every May, Cannes hosts more stars than there are in heaven (or the old MGM backlot). This year the French film festival will be even glitzier than usual as a who’s-who of Hollywood talent descends on the Côte d’Azur to rub shoulders with the great and good of the international film community. All signs point to a stellar year for Cannes, riding high off a strong showing at the Academy Awards, with fil…
A-list directors, Trump tariffs and a Tom Cruise sequel: Everything you need to know about the Cannes Film Festival 2025
By Thomas Page, CNN (CNN) — For a fortnight every May, Cannes hosts more stars than there are in heaven (or the old MGM backlot). This year the French film festival will be even glitzier than usual as a who’s-who of Hollywood talent descends on the Côte d’Azur to rub shoulders with the great and good of the international film community. All signs point to a stellar year for Cannes, riding high off a strong showing at the Academy Awards, with fil…
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Cannes, the global Colosseum of film, readies for 78th edition with new challenges on the horizon
Perhaps as much as ever, all eyes in the movie world will be on the 78th Cannes Film Festival when it gets underway Tuesday in the South of France.
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