Topic: Thierry Fremaux

Polisse," directed by French actress-turned-helmer Maiwenn, has won the Lumiere Institute's 8th Jacques Deray Prize, an award created by the Lyon...
Spanish director Pedro Almodovar's The Skin I Live In and U.S. director Terrence Malick's Tree of Life are among 19 films competing at the 64th...
The conviction and 6-year sentence given acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi and his colleague Muhammad Rasoulof happened when most major...

French 'Prophet' leads race at Cannes

A gripping French prison drama led the pack of contenders Saturday for Cannes' coveted Palme d'Or as the 12-day film frenzy headed into its finale with a row over gothic thriller " "As the jury set about picking the best of the ...

Cannes shrugs off economic gloom, reels in stars

The French Riviera shrugs off economic gloom to reel in a bevy of auteur directors and megastars, from Quentin Tarantino to Brad Pitt, for its annual Cannes film festival frenzy.The notoriously extravagant event has toned down the glitz for this year ...

Coming soon! Cannes' battle of the movie giants

The Cannes party-scene may be a leaner meaner affair in this year of economic crisis, but all-out warfare looms on the movie front as the globe's hottest directors, from Ang Lee to Quentin Tarantino, battle for the festival trophy. "All the ...