May 21, 2018
Who will become the next Miss USA?
Photo: The newly crowned Miss USA 2018, Sarah Rose Summers, with Paula Shugart, President of the Miss Universe Organization, at a press conference after the MISS USA Competition at George’s Pond, Hirsch Coliseum, Shreveport, LA, on Monday, May 21, 2018. The new winner will move to New York City where she will live during her reign and become a spokesperson for various causes alongside The Miss Universe Organization. Image provided by & copyright © The Miss Universe Organization. Photographer: Benjamin Askinas.
Photo: Carolina Urrea, Miss Nevada USA 2018, on stage for her final look as a Top 3 finalist during the MISS USA Competition at George’s Pond, Hirsch Coliseum, Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana, on Monday, May 21, 2018. Image provided by & copyright © The Miss Universe Organization. Photographer: Brittany Elizabeth Strickland.
Photo: Narine Ishhanov, Miss Utah USA 2018, gets makeup done by an artist with The Perfect Face cosmetics upon arriving at the Margaritaville Resort and Casino in Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana on May 11, 2018. The Miss USA contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana. Tune in to the 2018 MISS USA Competition at 8:00 PM ET on Monday, May 21, live on FOX from Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana to see who will become the next Miss USA. Image provided by & copyright © The Miss Universe Organization. Photographer: Benjamin Askinas.
Photo: Marianny Egurrola, Miss Georgia USA 2018, at the Miss USA Welcome Event hosted at the Silver Star Smokehouse on Sunday, May 13, 2018. The Miss USA contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana. Tune in to the 2018 MISS USA Competition at 8:00 PM ET on Monday, May 21, live on FOX from Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana to see who will become the next Miss USA. Image provided by & copyright © The Miss Universe Organization. Photographer: Benjamin Askinas.
Photo: Alexa Noone, Miss New Jersey USA 2018, during a photo shoot at the Shreveport Water Works Museum on May 15, 2018. The Miss USA contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana. Tune in to the 2018 MISS USA Competition at 8:00 PM ET on Monday, May 21, live on FOX from Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana to see who will become the next Miss USA. Image provided by & copyright © The Miss Universe Organization. Photographer: Benjamin Askinas.
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May 20, 2018
Festival de Cannes 2018 Awards Announced
Photo: Film Poster of EVERYBODY KNOWS (TODOS LO SABEN), a film by Asghar Farhadi. Festival de Cannes 2018 opened with a screening of this film. Image Credit: Memento Films.
The curtain has come down on the 71st Festival de Cannes, which for the last 12 days has featured artists and films from all four corners of the globe on its screens. Onstage at the Grand Théâtre Lumière, the Master of Ceremonies, Edouard Baer, welcomed the Feature Film Jury presided over by Cate Blanchett, for the announcement of the 2018 winners.
The event culminated on the Red Carpet, where the prizewinners and jury were treated to a live musical surprise by Sting and Shaggy.
FEATURE FILMS
• PALME D’OR
MANBIKI KAZOKU (Shoplifters), directed by KORE-EDA Hirokazu
Cate Blanchett awarded the PALME D’OR.
• GRAND PRIX
BLACKKKLANSMAN (Black Klansman), directed by Spike LEE
Benicio Del Toro and Chang Chen awarded the GRAND PRIX.
• JURY PRIZE
CAPHARNAÜM, directed by Nadine LABAKI
Gary Oldman and Léa Seydoux awarded the JURY PRIZE.
• BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
Marcello FONTE in DOGMAN, directed by Matteo GARRONE
Khadja Nin and Roberto Benigni awarded the BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR Prize.
• BEST DIRECTOR PRIZE
ZIMNA WOJNA (Cold War), directed by Pawel PAWLIKOWSKI
Abderrahmane Sissako, Kristen Stewart, and Denis Villeneuve awarded the BEST DIRECTOR PRIZE.
• BEST SCREENPLAY PRIZES
Alice ROHRWACHER for LAZZARO FELICE (Happy as Lazzaro)
Jafar PANAHI for SE ROKH (3 Faces) directed by Jafar PANAHI
Robert Guédiguian and Chiara Mastroianni awarded the BEST SCREENPLAY PRIZES.
• BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
Samal YESLYAMOVA in AYKA directed by Sergey DVORTSEVOY
Ava Duvernay and Asia Argento awarded the BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS Prize.
• SPECIAL PALME D’OR
LE LIVRE D’IMAGE (Image Book) directed by Jean-Luc GODARD
Cate Blanchett awarded the SPECIAL PALME D’OR.
SHORT FILMS - COMPETITION
• PALME D’OR
ALL THESE CREATURES directed by Charles WILLIAMS
• SPECIAL DISTINCTION BY THE JURY
YAN BIAN SHAO NIAN (On the Border) directed by WEI Shujun
The President of the Short Films and Cinéfondation Jury, Bertrand Bonello, awarded the Palme d’Or and the Jury Special Mention for Shorts Films.
UN CERTAIN REGARD
• UN CERTAIN REGARD PRIZE
GRÄNS by Ali ABBASI
• PRIZE FOR BEST SCREENPLAY
SOFIA by Meryem BENM’BAREK
• PRIZE FOR BEST PERFORMANCE
Victor POLSTER for GIRL by Lukas DHONT
• PRIZE FOR BEST DIRECTOR
Sergei LOZNITSA for DONBASS
• JURY SPECIAL PRIZE
CHUVA É CANTORIA NA ALDEIA DOS MORTOS (The Dead and the Others) by João SALAVIZA and Renée NADER MESSORA
• CAMÉRA d’Or
GIRL directed by Lukas DHONT presented as part of UN CERTAIN REGARD
Ursula Meier, President of the Caméra d’Or Jury, awarded the CAMÉRA d’Or Prize.
CINÉFONDATION
The Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury awarded the 2018 Cinéfondation Prizes during a ceremony held in the Buñuel Theatre. Bertrand Bonello headed the jury.
The Cinéfondation Selection consisted of 17 student films, chosen out of 2,426 entries coming from 512 film schools around the world.
• FIRST PRIZE
EL VERANO DEL LEÓN ELÉCTRICO (The Summer of the Electric Lion), directed by Diego CÉSPEDES
Universidad de Chile (University of Chile) - ICEI, Chile
• JOINT SECOND PRIZE
KALENDAR (Calendar) directed by Igor POPLAUHIN
Moscow School of New Cinema, Moscow, Russia
DONG WU XIONG MENG (The Storms in Our Blood) directed by SHEN Di
Shanghai Theater Academy, Shanghai, China
• THIRD PRIZE
INANIMATE directed by Lucia BULGHERONI
NFTS (The National Film and Television School), United Kingdom
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May 19, 2018
Hailey Colborn crowned Miss Teen USA 2018
Photo: Hailey Colborn, Miss Kansas Teen USA 2018, is crowned the new Miss Teen USA, by Miss USA 2017, Kára McCullough, and Miss Teen USA 2017, Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff at George’s Pond, Hirsch Coliseum, Shreveport-Bossier, LA, on Friday, May 18, 2018. The new winner will become a spokesperson for various causes alongside The Miss Universe Organization. Image provided by & copyright © The Miss Universe Organization. Photographer: Patrick Prather.
Photo: Hailey Colborn, Miss Kansas Teen USA 2018, is crowned the new Miss Teen USA at the conclusion of the Miss Teen USA contest held at George’s Pond, Hirsch Coliseum, Shreveport-Bossier, LA, on Friday, May 18, 2018. The new winner will become a spokesperson for various causes alongside The Miss Universe Organization. Image provided by & copyright © The Miss Universe Organization. Photographer: Patrick Prather.
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May 16, 2018
L'Oréal Paris Announces Amber Heard As New Global Spokesperson
Photo: Hollywood actress and L’Oréal Paris Spokesperson, Amber Heard. Image provided by & copyright © L’Oréal Paris.
Paris: Amber Heard is the new global spokesperson for L’Oréal Paris. “Fearless, witty and smart, defying definition and rejecting convention, meet the Hollywood actress and committed woman making her voice heard,” the brand announced.
A Texas native who grew up training horses, Heard is the first to admit that she never really imagined herself in the world of beauty, though she did dream of beauty pageants as a young girl.
“I have always loved the fun of beauty and the power of transformation,” Amber Heard said. “To become a spokesperson for this dynamic, world-loved beauty brand that has been telling women they were of worth since before I was born, and to join the L’Oréal Paris family of changemakers is such an honor. I feel like these women, my fellow ambassadors, who represent a voice, a power, a movement, and an opinion.”
“Over the years I’ve always thought not just to be an actor, but to use my voice as a platform for making the world a slightly better place and for empowering women in the best way that I can,” Heard elaborated.
Pierre-Emmanuel Angeloglou, L’Oréal Paris Global President, remarked, “Amber Heard is one of a new generation of actresses rewriting the script when it comes to having a voice in the world. The energy Amber Heard brings to her philanthropy, to her advocacy, and to her performances, make her a powerful ambassador for L’Oréal Paris as we take ‘Because I’m Worth It’ beauty into 2018.”
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May 13, 2018
Celebrities Walk the Red Carpet at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival
Photo: Dutch model, Romee Strijd, walks the red carpet at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. May 8, 2018. Romee looked charming with de GRISOGONO necklace in white gold paired with a high Jewellery ring in white gold. Image provided by & copyright © de GRISOGONO.
Photo: Brasilian model, Raica Oliveira, walks the red carpet at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. May 12, 2018. Raica was wearing de GRISOGONO GYPSY earrings with an ALLEGRA ring, all in pink gold set with brown diamonds. Image provided by & copyright © de GRISOGONO.
Photo: Indian actress, Aishwarya Rai, walks the red carpet at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. May 12, 2018. Aishwarya was wearing a de GRISOGONO DOPPIA ring (see above) in pink gold set with white diamonds and amethysts. Image provided by & copyright © de GRISOGONO.
Photo: Half-Swedish, half-Thai actress and model, Praya Lundberg, walks the red carpet at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. May 12, 2018. Praya was wearing a de GRISOGONO VENTAGLIO set composed of earrings and a ring in white gold set with white and icy diamonds paired with a VENTAGLIO bracelet in white gold set with white diamonds. Image provided by & copyright © de GRISOGONO.
Photo: Indian actress, Kangana Ranaut, walks the red carpet at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. May 11, 2018. Kangana was wearing de GRISOGONO ONDE earrings (see above), all in white gold set with white diamonds. Image provided by & copyright © de GRISOGONO.
Photo: Brazilian model, Alessandra Ambrosio, walks the red carpet at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. May 14, 2018. Alessandra was wearing a high jewelry set (see above) composed of a necklace and a ring in white gold set with emeralds, onyx and white diamonds. Images provided by & copyright © de GRISOGONO.
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On her way to the red carpet, we captured the luminous Rose Bertram at the Hotel Martinez.
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May 8, 2018
Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala in New York: Deepika Padukone in Attendance
Photo: Indian model and actress, Deepika Padukone, attends the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018, in New York City. Photo by Getty Images. Copyright © 2018 Getty Images. Image provided by TASAKI.
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May 5, 2018
When Women Speak Up at the Cannes Film Festival 2018: Welcome to the Worth It Show by L'Oréal Paris
Photo: Deepika Padukone at Cannes in 2017. Image provided by & Copyright © de GRISOGONO.
PARIS, May 3, 2018: L’Oréal Paris, the official makeup partner to the Cannes Film festival, is creating The Worth It Show, its first talk-show inspired by the brand’s iconic slogan.
Ophélie Meunier, the new star of French television, will conduct this talk-show to honor women’s empowerment in cinema, beauty, and beyond. The show would be open to the public, from May 8th to May 14th, every night, at 8:30 P.M. It would be an entertainment-packed half-hour starring L’Oréal actress ambassadors and other personalities present at Cannes.
‘WORTH IT’ — THE SHOW TO EMPOWER WOMEN
According to L’Oréal Paris, while it has been making beauty to empower women for over 40 years, it is now creating a public-facing talk-show beyond the glamorous red carpet images. It would be “A platform to share the real people and stories behind the picture-perfection and inspire women everywhere to triumph in self-worth,” the brand explained.
TONIGHT, ON THE WORTH IT SHOW!
Join Ophélie Meunier for the Worth It Show! After her meteoric rise, Ophélie Meunier, the current face of French television, is a committed woman defending today’s societal causes. Every night, this intrepid presenter would reveal the real women behind the stars of the festival.
PROGRAM:
Ophélie Meunier meets L’Oréal Paris’ actress and actor ambassadors to discuss their careers, upcoming projects, and much more.
• May 8th — Isabelle Adjani - the rebel French screen icon who has just joined the L’Oréal Paris family.
• May 9th — Julianne Moore & Leila Behkti - the Academy Award-winning actress will join the French cinema sweetheart.
• May 10th — Deepika Padukone - the Bollywood superstar.
• May 11th — Aja Naomi King - the influential young rising actress.
• May 12th — Aishwarya Rai & Helen Mirren - the ultimate Indian goddess will join the unconditional queen.
• May 13th — Nicolaj Coster-Waldau - the discrete but irresistible new hero.
• May 14th — Jane Fonda - the screen icon.
Find out each show’s lineup of guests and entertainment day-by-day during the festival. The Worth It Show by L’Oréal Paris, live from Cannes. From May 8th to May 14th. At 8.30 pm. Martinez Hotel Beach. Open to the public.
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April 29, 2018
French Car Maker Renault celebrates its Love Story with Cannes Film Festival
Photo: Renault, official partner of the Cannes Film Festival. Aishwarya RAI and Renault TALISMAN. May 13, 2016. Image provided by & copyright © Laurent CAMPUS / Groupe Renault.
Photo: Renault, official partner of the Cannes Film Festival. Aishwarya RAI and New Renault Espace. May 17, 2015. Image provided by & copyright © Laurent CAMPUS / Groupe Renault.
Photo: Renault, official partner of the Cannes Film Festival. Marion COTILLARD and Renault TALISMAN. May 18, 2017. Image provided by & copyright © Stéphane KOSSMANN / Groupe Renault.
Photo: Renault, official partner of the Cannes Film Festival. Clotilde COURAU and Renault TALISMAN. May 18, 2017. Image provided by & copyright © Stéphane KOSSMANN / Groupe Renault.
Photo: Renault, official partner of the Cannes Film Festival. Fahriye EVCEN and Renault TALISMAN. May 22, 2017. Image provided by & copyright © Stéphane KOSSMANN / Groupe Renault.
Photo: Renault, official partner of the Cannes Film Festival. Eva LONGORIA and New Renault Espace. May 18, 2015. Image provided by & copyright © Laurent CAMPUS / Groupe Renault.
The Cannes Film Festival is joining forces with Renault for the 71st edition of the event, taking place between May 8 and 19, 2018. 300 Renault vehicles - 170 Renault Espace and 130 Talisman will constitute the official fleet. A “brand image” fleet will also be present, with Renault Trafic SpaceClass, New Renault Koleos, and the electric touch of Zoé and Twizy. Based on a schedule spanning the entire fortnight, drivers will take VIPs for film viewings and interviews, from the Croisette promenade to the red carpet. Over 20,000 journeys will take place during the Festival.
Since 1983, Renault is the official partner of the Cannes Film Festival.
The line-up for Cannes 2018 includes 18 films with the spotlight on France, Asia, and Italy. Directors, such as Jean-Luc Godard, Christophe Honoré, Spike Lee, Jafar Panahi, Lee Chang-Dong, and Kore-Eda Hirokazu are back on the scene. The festival will open on May 8 with Asghar Farhadi’s Todos lo Saben (Everybody Knows) starring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem.
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April 25, 2018
Cate Blanchett to head the Jury of the 71st Festival de Cannes
Photo: Australian actress, producer and 71st Festival de Cannes jury president, Cate Blanchett. Here she poses backstage with her Oscar at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA, on Sunday, March 2, 2014. Image provided by & copyright © Todd Wawrychuk / A.M.P.A.S.
Photo: Russian director, writer and 71st Festival de Cannes jury member, Andrey Zvyagintsev. Here Andrey Zvyagintsev is pictured at Hollywood, CA. Image provided by & copyright © Aaron Poole / A.M.P.A.S.
Photo: Canadian director, writer and 71st Festival de Cannes jury member, Denis Villeneuve. Here he arrives with a guest on the red carpet of The 89th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA, on Sunday, February 26, 2017. Image provided by & copyright © Michael Yada / A.M.P.A.S.
The Jury of the 71st Festival de Cannes, to be held from May 8 to May 19, 2018, is composed of 9 members from 7 countries. The jury will declare the winners on May 19.
THE JURY 2018
• Cate Blanchett, President
(Australian actress and producer)
• Chang Chen
(Chinese Actor)
• Ava DuVernay
(American writer, director, and producer)
• Robert Guédiguian
(French director, writer, and producer)
• Khadja Nin
(Burundian songwriter, composer, and singer)
• Léa Seydoux
(French actress)
• Kristen Stewart
(American actress)
• Denis Villeneuve
(Canadian director, and writer)
• Andrey Zvyagintsev
(Russian director, and writer)
The Short Films and Cinéfondation Jury
Bertrand Bonello will chair the short films and Cinéfondation Jury. This Jury will pick the “Palme d’or” short film awardee from 8 shortlisted films.
This Jury will also pick three winners from the 17 student films shown as part of the Cinéfondation selection.
THE JURY 2018
• BERTRAND BONELLO
French director, writer & composer
• VALESKA GRISEBACH
German director, writer & producer
• KHALIL JOREIGE
Lebanese filmmaker & artist
• ALANTÉ KAVAÏTÉ
French-Lithuanian director & screenwriter
• ARIANE LABED
French actress
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April 23, 2018
World Photography Organisation names Alys Tomlinson Photographer of the Year
Photo: Landscape. Christian pilgrimage site, France. Copyright © Alys Tomlinson, United Kingdom. Photographer of the Year, Professional, Discovery, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards.
The World Photography Organisation has named the overall winners of the prestigious 2018 Sony World Photography Awards at a London ceremony.
The jury has selected Alys Tomlinson, a London-based photographer, for the coveted Photographer of the Year title for her series Ex-Votos (religious offerings) found at pilgrimage sites of Lourdes (France), Ballyvourney (Ireland) and Grabarka (Poland). The jury praised her work for its beautiful production, technical excellence, and sensitive illustration of pilgrimage as a journey of discovery and sacrifice to a higher power.
2018 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition at Somerset House, London will display Tomlinson’s work.
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April 16, 2018
Ski Champion and Longines Ambassador of Elegance, Mikaela Shiffrin, visits Longines Headquarters in Switzerland
Photos: Alpine Ski Champion and Longines Ambassador of Elegance, Mikaela Shiffrin, paid a visit to Longines headquarters in Saint-Imier, Switzerland, where she explored the production workshops and the brand’s museum. Images provided by & copyright © Longines.
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April 13, 2018
India's National Film Awards for 2017 Announced
Photo: The Head of the Jury, Shekhar Kapur, holding a press conference to announce the 65th India National Film Awards for 2017, in New Delhi on April 13, 2018.
Photo: Actress Sridevi at the inauguration of the Indian Panorama section, during the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2017), in Panaji, Goa on November 21, 2017. Sridevi has been selected for Best Actress Award for her role in Hindi Film “MOM”.
India’s 65th National Film Awards 2017 were announced today by the Chairpersons of the juries on Feature Films, Best Writing on Cinema and members of Dadasaheb Phalke Award and Non-Feature films. The Feature Film Central panel was headed by Shekhar Kapur, an eminent filmmaker known for his works in Hindi cinema and international cinema. The Non- Feature Film panel was headed by Nakul Kamte and the Best Cinema on Writing jury by Anant Vijay. The National Film Awards would be presented by Hon’ble President of India on May 3rd, 2018. The Jury Chairpersons of the 65th National Film Awards submitted its report to the Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Smriti Zubin Irani.
Veteran Hindi film actor Vinod Khanna was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution to Indian Cinema. Other prominent winners in various categories for this year National Film Awards included Assamese movie ‘Village Rockstars’ in Best Feature Film category and ‘Baahubali - The Conclusion’ in the Best Popular Film providing Wholesome Entertainment category. Indira Gandhi Award For Best Debut Film of a Director was given to the Jasari language movie ‘Sinjar’ directed by Pampally. Marathi Movie ‘Dhappa’ was awarded the Nargis Dutt Award For Best Feature Film On National Integration. Riddhi Sen and Sridevi got the award for the Best Actor (movie- Nagarkirtan) and Best Actress award (movie- Mom) respectively.
Best Film Critic award was given to Giridhar Jha for his writings covering vast horizon of Hindi cinema with authenticity and originality. Special Mention Award was given to the Sunil Mishra for his articles on cinema. Best Book on Cinema award was given to ‘Matmagi Manipur-The first Manipuri Feature Film’ authored by Bobby Wahengbam.
Special Jury Award in the Feature category was given to the movie ‘Nagarkirtan’ directed by Kaushik Ganguly and produced by Sani Ghose Ray. The best Children’s film was given to the Marathi Movie Mhorkya, directed by Amar Bharat Deokar. A.R Rahman was awarded the Best Music Direction award for the movie ‘Kaatru Veliyidai’.
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April 12, 2018
Official Films Selections for the forthcoming 71st Festival de Cannes (8 to 19 May 2018)
Photo: Actress Penelope Cruz arrives at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA, on Sunday, March 7, 2010. Image provided by & copyright © Matt Petit / © A.M.P.A.S. Penelope Cruz stars in Asghar Farhadi’s new film, Todos Lo Saben — Everybody Knows, which is the opening film to be screened at the 71st Festival de Cannes.
This year’s forthcoming Festival de Cannes will open with a screening of Asghar Farhadi’s new film Everybody Knows (Todos Lo Saben) in Competition at the Grand Théâtre Lumière in the Palais des Festivals on Tuesday 8 May. This psychological thriller stars Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem from Spain and Ricardo Darín from Argentina.
Meanwhile, the Official Selection of the Films for the 71st Festival de Cannes (8 to 19 May 2018) was announced today during a press conference.
Here is the list of the feature films selected for screening in these categories — “In Competition”, “Un Certain Regard”, “Out of Competition”, “Midnight Screenings”, and “Special Screenings”.
The 2018 Official Selection
“In Competition”
DIRECTOR — FILM
- Asghar FARHADI — TODOS LO SABEN (EVERYBODY KNOWS)
- Stéphane BRIZÉ — AT WAR
- Matteo GARRONE — DOGMAN
- Jean-Luc GODARD — LE LIVRE D’IMAGE
- Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI — NETEMO SAMETEMO (ASAKO I & II)
- Christophe HONORÉ — SORRY ANGEL
- Eva HUSSON — GIRLS OF THE SUN
- JIA Zhang-Ke — ASH IS PUREST WHITE
- KORE-EDA Hirokazu — SHOPLIFTERS
- Nadine LABAKI — CAPERNAUM
- LEE Chang-Dong — BUH-NING (BURNING)
- Spike LEE — BLACKKKLANSMAN
- David Robert MITCHELL — UNDER THE SILVER LAKE
- Jafar PANAHI — THREE FACES
- Pawel PAWLIKOWSKI — ZIMNA WOJNA (COLD WAR)
- Alice ROHRWACHER — LAZZARO FELICE
- Kirill SEREBRENNIKOV — LETO
- A.B SHAWKY — YOMEDDINE
“Un Certain Regard”
DIRECTOR — FILM
- Ali ABBASI — GRÄNS (BORDER)
- Meryem BENM’BAREK — SOFIA
- Andréa BESCOND / Eric METAYER — LITTLE TICKLES
- BI Gan — LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
- Nandita DAS — MANTO
- Antoine DESROSIÈRES — SEXTAPE
- Lukas DHONT — GIRL
- Vanessa FILHO — ANGEL FACE
- Valeria GOLINO — EUPHORIA
- Gaya JIJI — MY FAVORITE FABRIC
- Wanuri KAHIU — RAFIKI (FRIEND)
- Etienne KALLOS — DIE STROPERS (THE HARVESTERS)
- Ulrich KÖHLER — IN MY ROOM
- Luis ORTEGA — EL ANGEL
- Adilkhan YERZHANOV — THE GENTLE INDIFFERENCE OF THE WORLD
“Out of Competition”
DIRECTOR — FILM
- Ron HOWARD — SOLO A STAR WARS STORY
- Gilles LELLOUCHE — LE GRAND BAIN
“Midnight Screenings”
DIRECTOR — FILM
- Joe PENNA — ARCTIC
- YOON Jong-Bin — GONGJAK (THE SPY GONE NORTH)
“Special Screenings”
DIRECTOR(S) — FILM
- Aditya ASSARAT / Wisit SASANATIENG / Chulayarnon SRIPHOL / Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL — 10 YEARS IN THAILAND
- Nicolas CHAMPEAUX / Gilles PORTE — THE STATE AGAINST MANDELA AND THE OTHERS
- Carlo DIEGUES — O GRANDE CIRCO MÍSTICO (THE GREAT MYSTICAL CIRCUS)
- Romain GOUPIL — LA TRAVERSÉE
- Michel TOESCA — TO THE FOUR WINDS
- WANG Bing — DEAD SOULS
- Wim WENDERS — POPE FRANCIS - A MAN OF HIS WORD
THE 2018 SHORT FILMS COMPETITION
This year, the selection committee received 3,943 short films.The 2018 Short Films Competition comprises eight films (7 works of fictions and 1 animation), from Australia, China, France, Iran, Japan, Philippines, Poland and USA.
These films are all in the running for the 2018 Short Film Palme d’or, to be awarded by Bertrand Bonello, President of the Jury, at the official award ceremony of the 71st Festival de Cannes on May 19th.
DIRECTOR(S) — FILM — COUNTRY
- Oren GERNER — GABRIEL — France
- Raymund Ribay — GUTIERREZ JUDGEMENT — Philippines
- Celine HELD & Logan GEORGE — CAROLINE — USA
- Saeed JAFARIAN TARIKI — (UMBRA) — Iran
- Marta PAJEK — III animation — Poland
- Masahiko SATO, Genki KAWAMURA, Yutaro SEKI, Masayuki TOYOTA, Kentaro HIRASE — DUALITY — Japan
- WEI Shujun — ON THE BORDER — China
- Charles WILLIAMS — ALL THESE CREATURES — Australia
THE CINÉFONDATION SELECTION 2018
The Cinéfondation Selection has chosen 17 films this year (14 live-action and 3 animated films), from among the 2,426 submitted by film schools all over the world. Fourteen countries on four continents will be represented.
The jury will hand over the three Cinéfondation prizes at a ceremony preceding the screening of the awarded films on Thursday 17th May, in the Buñuel Theatre.
DIRECTOR(S) — FILM — FILM SCHOOL
- Ori AHARON — DOLFIN MEGUMI (Rubber Dolphin) — Steve Tisch School of Film & Television, Tel Aviv University, Israel
- Zhannat ALSHANOVA — END OF SEASON — The London Film School, UK
- Louise AUBERTIN, Éloïse GIRARD, Marine MENEYROL, Jonas RITTER, Loucas RONGEART, Amandine THOMOUX — SAILOR’S DELIGHT — ESMA, France
- Lucia BULGHERONI — INANIMATE — NFTS, UK
- Diego CÉSPEDES — EL VERANO DEL LEÓN ELÉCTRICO (The Summer of the Electric Lion) — Universidad de Chile - ICEI, Chile
- Jamie DACK — PALM TREES AND POWER LINES — NYU Tisch School of the Arts, USA
- DI Shen — DONG WU XIONG MENG (The Storms in Our Blood) — Shanghai Theater Academy, China
- Laura GARCIA — FRAGMENT DE DRAME (A Piece of Tragedy) — La Fémis, France
- Constanza GATTI — CINCO MINUTOS AFUERA (Five Minutes Outside) — Universidad del Cine (FUC), Argentina
- Ariel GUTIÉRREZ — LOS TIEMPOS DE HÉCTOR (Hector’s Nightfall) — CCC, Mexico
- Eryk LENARTOWICZ — DOTS — AFTRS, Australia
- Marta MAGNUSKA — INNY (The Other) — PWSFTviT, Poland
- Georgiana MOLDOVEANU — ALBASTRU SI ROSU, IN PROPORTII EGALE (Equally Red and Blue) — UNATC I.L. CARAGIALE, Romania
- Pier Lorenzo PISANO — COSÌ IN TERRA (As It Is on Earth) — Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Italy
- Igor POPLAUHIN — KALENDAR (Calendar) — Moscow School of New Cinema, Russia
- Arian VAZIRDAFTARI — MESLE BACHE ADAM (Like a Good Kid) — Tehran University of Dramatic Arts, Iran
- Andrew ZOX — I AM MY OWN MOTHER — San Francisco State University, USA
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March 24, 2018
Chinese Superstar Angelababy (Yang Ying) is TAG Heuer's new Brand Ambassador
#DontCrackUnderPressure
Photos: Chinese superstar Angelababy (Yang Ying) has become the new TAG Heuer Brand Ambassador reflecting the brand’s spirit of #DontCrackUnderPressure in the best possible way. Images provided by and copyright © TAG Heuer.
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March 21, 2018
World’s best single images revealed by the 2018 Sony World Photography Awards
Photo: “Six”. Photographer: Jaydip Bhattacharya. A roadside play in early morning in Kolkata, India. Copyright © Jaydip Bhattacharya, India, Commended, Open, Street Photography (Open competition), 2018 Sony World Photography Awards.
Photo: “Shapes of Lofoten”. Photographer: Mikkel Beiter. Copyright © Mikkel Beiter, Denmark, Winner, Open Travel and Denmark National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards.
Photo: “Walking”. Photographer: Suphakaln Wongcompune. Walking on the U-Bein Bridge, Myanmar. Copyright © Suphakaln Wongcompune, Thailand, Commended, Open Travel and 3rd Place, Thailand National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards.
Photo: “Wish”. Photographer: JUNGHYE LEE. Lamp festival reflected in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Copyright © Junghye Lee, 2nd Place, South Korea National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards.
Photo: “Morning, the birds of Daasheng feeding their children”. Photographer: Rukui Zhang. Copyright © Rukui Zhang, China, Commended, Open, Wildlife (Open competition), 2018 Sony World Photography Awards.
Photo: “Lasso horses in snowfield”. Photographer: Shuzhen Bai. Photographed at Xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia on January 6th, 2017, this work describes scene of lassoing horses. Copyright © Shuzhen Bai, China, Commended, Open, Travel (Open competition), 2018 Sony World Photography Awards.
Photo: “Light & Shadow”. Photographer: Zeenath Shakir. Copyright © Zeenath Shakir, India, Commended, Open, Architecture (Open competition), 2018 Sony World Photography Awards.
Photo: “Lose control”. Photographer: Changzai Lu. Copyright © Changzai Lu, China, Commended, Open, Travel (Open competition), 2018 Sony World Photography Awards.
London: Selected from hundreds of thousands of entries worldwide, the winners of the Open competition and National Awards of the 2018 Sony World Photography Awards were announced today.
The 10 Open category winners were chosen by an expert panel of judges as the world’s very best single photographs, and the National Awards winners selected as the strongest single image taken by a local photographer across nearly 70 countries. The winning works and their photographers are truly international, with images coming from Australia, Argentina, Cambodia, China, Kenya, Saudi Arabia and beyond.
Subject matter across the photographs could also not have been more diverse. Photographers chose a variety of stunning landscapes, personal portraits, touching encounters and sporting moments as their inspiration.
Chair of judges Zelda Cheatle comments: “Judging the Open competition and National Awards allowed me to discover high calibre international work of great interest. In choosing the winners, the images all had to have something special - whether it be composition, impact, skill, a portrayal of a unique event or informing in a new way. Above all else, each winner had to be an exceptional photograph.”
All Open category and National Award winners receive the latest digital imaging equipment from Sony. In addition, the winning work will be published in the 2018 Awards’ book and shown at the Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition in London from April 20 - May 6. The ten Open category winners will now go on to compete for the Open Photographer of the Year, winning $5,000 (USD). This photographer, along with the Professional categories winners, will be announced in London on April 19.
Produced by the World Photography Organisation, the Sony World Photography Awards is the world’s most diverse photography competition. The 11th edition saw a record breaking 320,000 submissions by photographers from more than 200 countries and territories, presenting some of the world’s finest contemporary photography captured over the past year.
Open Category Winners
- Still Life - Richard Frishman, United States
- Portraiture - Nick Dolding, United Kingdom
- Landscape & Nature - Veselin Atanasov, Bulgaria
- Travel - Mikkel Beiter, Denmark
- Enhanced - Klaus Lenzen, Germany
- Street Photography - Manuel Armenis, Germany
- Architecture - Andreas Pohl, Germany
- Culture - Panos Skordas, Greece
- Motion - Fajar Kristianto, Indonesia
- Wildlife - Justyna Zdunczyk, Poland
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March 5, 2018
Oscars 2018: Guillermo del Toro wins Best Director Oscar for 'The Shape of Water'
Photo: Guillermo del Toro poses backstage with the Oscar for best motion picture for work on “The Shape of Water” during the live ABC Telecast of The 90th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Image provided by & copyright © Michael Baker / A.M.P.A.S.
Photo: Allison Janney poses backstage with the Oscar for performance by an actress in a supporting role for work on “I, Tonya” during the live ABC Telecast of The 90th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Image provided by & copyright © Mark Suban / A.M.P.A.S.
Photo: Lee Unkrich and Darla K. Anderson pose backstage with the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film for work on “Coco” during the live ABC Telecast of The 90th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Image provided by & copyright © Michael Baker / A.M.P.A.S.
Photo: After winning the Oscar for music written for motion pictures (original song) for “Remember Me” from “Coco”, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez pose backstage during the live ABC Telecast of The 90th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Image provided by & copyright © Michael Baker / A.M.P.A.S.
Photo: Jennifer Garner arrives on the red carpet of The 90th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Image provided by & copyright © Paul Hebert / A.M.P.A.S.
Photo: Sofia Carson arrives on the red carpet of The 90th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Image provided by & copyright © Paul Hebert / A.M.P.A.S.
Los Angeles — ‘The Shape of Water’ has won the best picture Oscar at the just concluded 90th Academy Awards. This Guillermo del Toro directorial defeated strong competition from ‘Get Out,’ ‘Lady Bird’ and ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.’
Here is the complete list of the winners:
- Best Picture: ‘The Shape of Water’
- Actress in a Leading Role: Frances McDormand for ‘Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri’
- Actor in a Leading Role: Gary Oldman for ‘Darkest Hour’
- Directing: Guillermo del Toro for ‘The Shape of Water’
- Original Song: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for ‘Remember Me’ from ‘Coco’
- Original Score: Alexandre Desplat for ‘The Shape of Water’
- Cinematography: Roger A. Deakins for ‘Blade Runner 2049’
- Original Screenplay: Jordan Peele for ‘Get Out’
- Adapted Screenplay: James Ivory for ‘Call Me by Your Name’
- Short Film (Live Action): Chris Overton and Rachel Shenton for ‘The Silent Child’
- Documentary Short Subject: Frank Stiefel for ‘Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405’
- Film Editing: Lee Smith for ‘Dunkirk’
- Visual Effects: John Nelson, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambert and Richard R. Hoover for ‘Blade Runner 2049’
- Animated Feature Film: Lee Unkrich and Darla K. Anderson for ‘Coco’
- Animated Short Film: Kobe Bryant and Glen Keane for ‘Dear Basketball’
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Sam Rockwell for ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’;
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Allison Janney for ‘I, Tonya’
- Foreign Language Film: ‘A Fantastic Woman’
- Production Design: Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, and Jeffrey A. Melvin for ‘The Shape of Water’
- Sound Mixing: Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo and Mark Weingarten for ‘Dunkirk’
- Sound Editing: Richard King and Alex Gibson for ‘Dunkirk’
- Documentary (Feature): ‘Icarus’
Indian films have had little luck at the Oscars. This year’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category, “Newton”, a dark comedy set against the backdrop of elections in the world’s largest democracy, couldn’t even make it to the final five. Only three Indian films — “Mother India” (1957), “Salaam Bombay!” (1988) and “Lagaan” (2001) — have made it to the final five nominees of the Best Foreign Language film at the Academy Awards. None have got the award.
The 90th Oscars were held on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and were televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscars were also televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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February 27, 2018
India's Information & Broadcasting Minister releases India-2018 Annual Reference Book
Photo: India’s Union Minister for Textiles and Information & Broadcasting, Smriti Irani, releasing India-2018 Annual Reference Book published by Publications Division, in New Delhi on February 27, 2018.
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February 24, 2018
Norway, Georgia, India and China triumph at World Chess Championship in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The new King and Queens of Chess are crowned at the inaugural King Salman World Open and Women’s Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships in Saudi Arabia.
Described by players as a championship to remember, the World Open and Women’s Blitz Chess Championships kept onlookers from across the world with bated breath for the jam-packed affair. Saudi Arabia welcomed male and female players from 55 countries, among them 10 men and 11 women of world’s top players, in an effort to become a sporting hub and a beacon for change.
After a suspenseful opening which saw his initial defeat, World No.1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway) found his groove and reclaimed his supremacy as Champion of World Open Blitz Chess. In the Women’s Championship, Georgian mother-of-two Nana Dzagnidze fulfilled her dream and snatched the gold with her stellar performance.
For the Rapid Chess category, Indian grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, fondly known as ‘The Tiger from Madras’, remained unbeaten against some of the highest IQs in the world and swiftly emerged as winner. The Women’s Championship was dominated by Chinese Grandmaster Ju Wenjun, who won the gold medal as the only player to finish with a win rate of nearly 80 percent.
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February 17, 2018
IWC launches its Jubilee Collection at the International Watch Show in Geneva, Switzerland
Photo: IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition “150 Years”. Image provided by & copyright © IWC.
Photo: Supermodel Adriana Lima visits the IWC booth during the launch of its Jubilee Collection at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) on January 16, 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland. Image provided by & copyright © IWC. Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images for IWC.
Photo: Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor visits the IWC booth during the launch of its Jubilee Collection at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) on January 16, 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland. Image provided by & copyright © IWC. Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images for IWC.
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February 15, 2018
India Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, visits the biggest mosque in Oman
Photo: Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, visiting the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, which is the biggest mosque in Oman, in Muscat on February 12, 2018. Image provided by the Press Information Bureau, Government of India.
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