It Was Just an Accident: Iranian Dissident Director’s Film Wins Top Award, Palme d’Or at Cannes Fest 2025

Cannes Fest Awards: Jafar Panahi Wins Palme d’Or for ‘It Was Just an Accident,’ ‘The Secret Agent’ Earns Dual Prizes, Best Director and Actor Courtesy Cannes Film Festival Bringing a turbulent world together through cinema, the 78th Cannes Film Fest went smoothly, despite hosting a day of films honoring Ukraine at the outset and provocative […]

Cannes Film Fest 2025: Joachim Trier “Sentimental Value”–Elle Fanning on the Film

The lengthy reception has the festival buzzing about the film as potential frontrunner for the Palme d’Or.

Cannes Film Fest 2025: Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value” Gets Longest Standing Ovation Thus Far

Joachim Trier and star Renate Reinsve‘s Sentimental Value smashed past this year’s record for the longest standing ovation at Cannes on Wednesday evening,

Cannes Film Fest 2025: “A Useful Ghost,” Thai Dramedy Wins Top Prize at Critics’ Week

Thai dramedy wins top prize at Critics’ Week, Cannes Fest 2025.

Cannes Film Fest 2025: “Nouvelle Vague”–Linklater on his New Fillm, and the Indie Revolution of the 1990s

It was Godard’s directorial debut, and that made Linklater think about his own first major work, 1990’s Slacker.