The 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival got underway in the south of France on Tuesday (14 May) and will run all the way through to Saturday 25 May, with “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig, A-lister Meryl Streep and Oscar nominee Lily Gladstone among the stars in attendance.
Gerwig to playing starring role in Cannes
Gerwig is the Jury President for the main competition.
Bond girl Eva Green among the international list of jurors.
The festival will preview new films of all genres from all around the world which will be released later this year.
Streep: honorary award
Streep will take one of three Honorary Palmes d’Or, given to directors or actors who had achieved a notable body of work.
This year’s other recipients are George Lucas, the creator of the “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” franchises, and Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli.
The big names arrived in Cannes on Tuesday to great fanfare, here’s how they scrubbed up for one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the year.
Meryl Streep
Greta Gerwig
Lily Gladstone
Anya Taylor-Joy
Eva Green
Pierfrancesco Favino
Cinta Laura Kiehl
Deepti Sadhwani
Helen Christensen
Léa Seydoux
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Heidi Klum
Rose Bertram
Vincent Lindon
Jane Fonda
The Cannes Film festival is one of the “big three” European film festivals, along with Venice and Berlin.