The Lebanese Pavilion, organized and financed by the Lebanese Ministries of Tourism and Culture, was present at the Cannes Film Festival for the eighth consecutive year. The pavilion hosted Lebanese film industry professionals, as well as institutions and associations working on the promotion of Lebanese cinema, such as the Lebanese Tourism Office in Paris, the Fondation Liban Cinema and the Metropolis association.
This year, for the first time, the Lebanese Culture Minister, Gaby Lay...
Lars von Trier poses during the photocall of "Melancholia" (AFP/File, Francois Guillot)
Lars von Trier poses during the photocall of "Melancholia" (AFP/File, Francois Guillot)
Cannes barred provocative Danish director Lars von Trier Thursday amid a growing backlash over his remarks about Adolf Hitler, but his film remains in the race for the festival's top prize.
Blackballing one of Europe's most prominent film-makers, festival organizers declared the 55-year-o...
Lars von Trier poses during the photocall of "Melancholia" (AFP/File, Francois Guillot)Cannes barred provocative Danish director Lars von Trier Thursday amid a growing backlash over his remarks about Adolf Hitler, but his film remains in the race for the festival's top prize.Blackballing one of Europe's most prominent film-makers, festival organizers declared the 55-year-old auteur "persona non grata" -- telling him in effect to stay away from the world's biggest cinema jamboree.In a statement, ...
From left :
French general delegate of the Cannes Film
Festival, Thierry Fremaux coming into the picture,
US actor Adrien Brody,
the president of the Cannes
Film Festival Gilles Jacob, checking discretely for his colleague,
US actor Owen Wilson,
French actress Lea Seydoux,
US
director Woody Allen,
French Culture Minister Fredferic Mitterrand,
Canadian
actress Rachel McAdams
and British actor Michael Sheen
posing at...
From left : French general delegate of the Cannes Film Festival, Thierry Fremaux, US actor Adrien Brody, the president of the Cannes Film Festival Gilles Jacob, US actor Owen Wilson, French actress Lea Seydoux, US director Woody Allen, French Culture Minister Fredferic Mitterrand, Canadian actress Rachel McAdams and British actor Michael Sheen pose on the red carpet before the opening ceremony and the screening of "Midnight in Paris" presented out-of- competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival...
The stage is set for the Festival Theatre, Edinburgh to install new digital cinema facilities which will give it the capability to host major film premieres. It will also be able to screen
35 mm film, providing a flexible facility for showing a variety of film formats.
Installation of the new equipment will create Scotland's largest digital cinema and provide a 1,600 seat film venue with high quality front-of-house facilities. Work will start immediately to ensur...
Roman Polanski is weighing his legal options after his arrest Saturday at the Zurich Airport.
If he agrees to allow extradition, he could be sent to the U.S. within a few days. If he fights the order, it could take several months for the case to get through Swiss courts.
Ever since being charged in 1977 for having sex with a 13-year-old girl, Polanski has lived in Paris and has avoi...
